Tommy Whittle Chase
Steeplechase horse race in Britain
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The Tommy Whittle Chase is a National Hunt handicap steeplechase in England which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Haydock Park over a distance of about 2 miles and 7 furlongs (2 miles 6 furlongs and 204 yards, or 4,612 metres) and during its running there are 18 fences to be jumped. It is scheduled to take place each year in December.
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| Sam's Adventure | Sojourn | Salty Boy |
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| Lord Du Mesnil | Calipso Collonges | Vintage Clouds |
| 2018 | ||
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| Daklondike | Ballyarthur | Whoshotwho |
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| Captain Redbeard | Catamaran Du Seuil | Lake View Lad |
| 2016 | ||
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| Yala Enki | Vieux Lille | Kayfleur |
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| Seventh Sky | Spookydooky | Cloudy Too |
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| Broadway Buffalo | Toby Lerone | Fill The Power |
| 2013 | ||
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| Night Alliance | Loch Ba | No Planning |
| 2012 | ||
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| Cannington Brook | Merry King | Mac Aeda |
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| Cannington Brook | Our Island | Court Red Handed |
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| Malko De Beaumont | Atouchbetweenacara | Can'T Buy Time |
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| Cloudy Lane | Comply Or Die | High Chimes |
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| Kandjar D'allier | Wild Cane Ridge | Gallant Approach |
| 2005 | ||
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| Captain Corelli | Lord Transcend | Malek |
| 2004 | ||
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| Chives | Sir Rembrandt | Pizarro |
| 2003 | ||
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| Keen Leader | Truckers Tavern | Hussard Collonges |
| 2002 | ||
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| Sackville | Bobby Grant | Kingsmark |
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| Legal Right | Kingsmark | Bindaree |
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| Bobby Grant | King's Road | Earthmover |
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| Bobby Grant | The Last Fling | Storm Damage |
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| Suny Bay | Earth Summit | The Grey Monk |
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| The Grey Monk | Rough Quest | Coulton |
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| One Man | Monsieur Le Cure | Garrison Savannah |
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| Chatam | Black Humour | Only two finished |
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| Gambling Royal | Plenty Crack | Very Very Ordinary |
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| Twin Oaks | Pat's Jester | Espy |
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| Celtic Shot | Garrison Savannah | Nick The Brief |
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| Baies | The Thinker | Rinus |
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| The Thinker | Kissane | Canon Class |
The race was first run in 1982, and is named in honour of the late Tommy Whittle, a director of Haydock Park for 30 years, 13 of which were spent as chairman.[1]
In 2004 the race had Grade 2 status and was considered sufficiently important to be included in the British Horseracing Board's new Order of Merit series. However, the following year it was turned into a handicap, and as a result has since attracted a lower grade of runners.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Weight | Jockey | Trainer |
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| 1982 | Little Owl | 8 | 11-02 | Jim Wilson[a] | Peter Easterby |
| 1983 | Prince Rowan | 7 | 10–12 | Dermot Browne[a] | Michael Dickinson |
| 1984 | Gaye Chance | 9 | 10–12 | Sam Morshead | Mercy Rimell |
| 1985 | Earls Brig | 10 | 10–12 | Phil Tuck | W Hamilton |
| 1986 | Forgive 'n Forget | 9 | 11-02 | Mark Dwyer | Jimmy FitzGerald |
| 1987 | Abandoned because of frost | ||||
| 1988 | The Thinker | 10 | 11-02 | Alan Merrigan | Arthur Stephenson |
| 1989 | Baies | 7 | 10–12 | Peter Scudamore | Charlie Brooks |
| 1990 | Celtic Shot | 8 | 11-02 | Graham McCourt | Charlie Brooks |
| 1991 | Abandoned because of frost | ||||
| 1992 | Twin Oaks | 12 | 11-02 | Richard Dunwoody | Gordon W. Richards |
| 1993 | Gambling Royal | 10 | 10–12 | Adrian Maguire | David Nicholson |
| 1994 | Chatam | 10 | 10-05 | Richard Dunwoody | Martin Pipe |
| 1995 | One Man | 7 | 10-05 | Mark Dwyer | Gordon W. Richards |
| 1996 | Abandoned because of frost | ||||
| 1997 | The Grey Monk | 9 | 11-02 | Peter Niven | Gordon W. Richards |
| 1998 | Suny Bay | 9 | 10–12 | Graham Bradley | Simon Sherwood |
| 1999 | Bobby Grant | 8 | 11-03 | Robbie Supple | Peter Beaumont |
| 2000 | Bobby Grant | 9 | 11-08 | Russ Garritty | Peter Beaumont |
| 2001 | Legal Right | 8 | 11-02 | Tony McCoy | Jonjo O'Neill |
| 2002 | Sackville | 9 | 11-08 | Timmy Murphy | Frances Crowley |
| 2003 | Keen Leader | 7 | 11-05 | Barry Geraghty | Jonjo O'Neill |
| 2004 | Chives | 9 | 11-00 | Dominic Elsworth | Sue Smith |
| 2005 | Captain Corelli | 8 | 10-02 | Tom O'Brien | Philip Hobbs |
| 2006 | Kandjar D'allier | 8 | 11-04 | Wayne Hutchinson | Alan King |
| 2007 | Cloudy Lane | 7 | 11-03 | Jason Maguire | Donald McCain |
| 2008 | Malko De Beaumont | 8 | 10-02 | Mark Bradburne | Alan Brown |
| 2009 | Abandoned because of frost | ||||
| 2010 | Abandoned because of snow | ||||
| 2011 | Cannington Brook | 7 | 10-09 | Tom O'Brien | Colin Tizzard |
| 2012 | Cannington Brook | 8 | 11–12 | Tom O'Brien | Colin Tizzard |
| 2013 | Night Alliance | 8 | 11-00 | Leighton Aspell | Dr Richard Newland |
| 2014 | Broadway Buffalo | 6 | 10–11 | Conor O'Farrell | David Pipe |
| 2015 | Seventh Sky | 8 | 11–12 | Gavin Sheehan | Charlie Mann |
| 2016 | Yala Enki | 6 | 11-07 | Charlie Deutsch | Venetia Williams |
| 2017 | Captain Redbeard | 8 | 10-12 | Sam Coltherd | Stuart Coltherd |
| 2018 | Daklondike | 6 | 11-09 | Tom Scudamore | David Pipe |
| 2019 | Lord Du Mesnil | 6 | 10-05 | Paul O'Brien | Richard Hobson |
| 2020 | Sam's Adventure | 8 | 11-04 | Brian Hughes | Brian Ellison |
| 2021 | Enqarde | 7 | 10-09 | Charlie Hammond | Dr Richard Newland |
| 2022 | Abandoned because of frost | ||||
| 2023 | Famous Bridge | 7 | 11-09 | Sean Quinlan | Nicky Richards |
| 2024 | Egbert | 7 | 11-04 | Gavin Sheehan | Alan King |
| 2025 | Grand Geste | 6 | 10-02 | Danny McMenamin | Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith |
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