Peter Marsh Chase
Steeplechase horse race in Britain
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The Peter Marsh Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Haydock Park over a distance of about 3 miles 1½ furlongs (3 miles 1 furlong and 125 yards, or 5,144 metres), and during its running there are nineteen fences to be jumped. It is a limited handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in January. It was first run in 1981.
| 2026 | ||
| Imperial Saint | Richmond Lake | Konfusion |
In April 2023 the British Horseracing Authority announced that the race would become a full weight-range Premier Handicap from the 2023/24 season.[1]
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Jodami – 1993,1997
- Royale Pagaille - 2021, 2022
Leading jockey (4 wins):
- Danny Cook – Our Vic (2010), Cloudy Too (2016), Wakanda (2019), Vintage Clouds (2020)
Leading trainer (5 wins):
- Sue Smith – The Last Fling (2000), Artic Jack (2004), Cloudy Too (2016), Wakanda (2019), Vintage Clouds (2020)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Weight |
Jockey |
Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Little Owl | 7 | 11-03 | Jim Wilson[a] | Peter Easterby |
| 1982 | Bregawn | 8 | 10-07 | Robert Earnshaw | Michael Dickinson |
| 1983 | Ashley House | 9 | 10-07 | Robert Earnshaw | Michael Dickinson |
| no race 1984–85 [b] | |||||
| 1986 | Combs Ditch | 10 | 11-08 | Colin Brown | David Elsworth |
| 1987 | The Thinker | 9 | 11-10 | Ridley Lamb | Arthur Stephenson |
| no race 1988 [c] | |||||
| 1989 | Bishops Yarn | 10 | 10-12 | Richard Guest | Toby Balding |
| 1990 | Nick the Brief | 8 | 10-09 | Martin Lynch | John Upson |
| no race 1991 [b] | |||||
| 1992 | Twin Oaks | 12 | 11-10 | Neale Doughty | Gordon W. Richards |
| 1993 | Jodami | 8 | 11-02 | Mark Dwyer | Peter Beaumont |
| 1994 | Zeta's Lad | 11 | 10-10 | Robbie Supple | John Upson |
| 1995 | Earth Summit | 7 | 10-04 | Tom Jenks | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 1996 | Scotton Banks | 7 | 11-06 | Russ Garritty | Peter Easterby |
| 1997 | Jodami | 12 | 11-10 | Norman Williamson | Peter Beaumont |
| 1998 | General Wolfe | 9 | 10-10 | Norman Williamson | Tim Forster |
| 1999 | General Wolfe | 10 | 10-12 | Norman Williamson | Venetia Williams |
| 2000 | The Last Fling | 10 | 10-12 | Seamus Durack | Sue Smith |
| no race 2001 [b] | |||||
| 2002 | Red Striker | 8 | 11-01 | Richard Guest | Norman Mason |
| 2003 | Truckers Tavern | 8 | 10-09 | Davy Russell | Ferdy Murphy |
| 2004 | Artic Jack | 8 | 10-06 | Dominic Elsworth | Sue Smith |
| 2005 | Lord Transcend | 8 | 10-04 | Graham Lee | Howard Johnson |
| 2006 | Ebony Light | 10 | 09-13 | Stephen Craine | Ginger McCain |
| 2007 | The Outlier | 9 | 10-03 | Paul O'Neill | Venetia Williams |
| no race 2008 [d] | |||||
| 2009 | Cloudy Lane | 9 | 11-10 | Jason Maguire | Donald McCain, Jr. |
| 2010 | Our Vic | 12 | 11-03 | Danny Cook | David Pipe |
| no race 2011 [b] | |||||
| 2012 | According To Pete | 11 | 11-02 | Harry Haynes | Malcolm Jefferson |
| no race 2013 [c] | |||||
| 2014 | Wychwoods Brook | 8 | 11-07 | Conor Ring | Evan Williams |
| 2015 | Samstown | 8 | 10-05 | Brian Harding | Alistair Whillans |
| 2016 | Cloudy Too | 10 | 10-04 | Danny Cook | Sue Smith |
| 2017 | Bristol De Mai | 6 | 11-02 | Daryl Jacob | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 2018 | The Dutchman | 8 | 10-06 | Harry Cobden | Colin Tizzard |
| 2019 | Wakanda | 10 | 10-10 | Danny Cook | Sue Smith |
| 2020 | Vintage Clouds | 10 | 10-11 | Danny Cook | Sue Smith |
| 2021 | Royale Pagaille | 7 | 11-10 | Tom Scudamore | Venetia Williams |
| 2022 | Royale Pagaille | 8 | 11-10 | Charlie Deutsch | Venetia Williams |
| no race 2023–24 [b] | |||||
| 2025 | Mr Vango | 9 | 10-02 | Jack Tudor | Sara Bradstock |
| 2026 | Imperial Saint | 8 | 10-07 | Callum Pritchard | Philip Hobbs & Johnson White |