Red Rum Handicap Chase
The Red Rum Handicap Chase is a Grade 3 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run on the Mildmay course at Aintree over a distance of about 2 miles (1 mile, 7 furlongs and 176 yards, or 3,178 metres), and during its running there are twelve fences to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in early April.
| Grade 3 race | |
| Location | Aintree Racecourse Merseyside, England |
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| Race type | Steeplechase |
| Sponsor | Close Brothers Group |
| Website | Aintree |
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| Distance | 1m 7f 176y (3,178 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Five-years-old and up |
| Weight | Handicap |
| Purse | £90,000 (2019) 1st: £50,517 |
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| Moon Over Germany | Lady Buttons | Champagne At Tara |
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| Bentelimar | Theinval | Gino Trail |
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| Double W's | Theinval | Bun Doran |
| 2016 | ||
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| Katachenko | Dandridge | Viconte Du Noyer |
| 2015 | ||
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| Surf And Turf | Darwins Fox | Pearls Legend |
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| Parsnip Pete | Turn Over Sivola | Claret Cloak |
| 2013 | ||
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| Oiseau de Nuit | Tanks For That | Kie |
| 2012 | ||
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| Edgardo Sol | Astracad | Echo Bob |
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| Silk Drum | Oiseau de Nuit | I'm Delilah |
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| Chaninbar | Doctor David | Oiseau de Nuit |
| 2009 | ||
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| Oh Crick | Lord Jay Jay | Tramantano |
| 2008 | ||
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| Stan | Dev | Lord Henry |
| 2007 | ||
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| Bambi De L'orme | Marshall Hall | Locksmith |
| 2006 | ||
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| Jacks Craic | Nyrche | Andreas |
| 2005 | ||
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| Fota Island | Kadount | Bambi De L'orme |
| 2004 | ||
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| Tidour | Armaturk | St Pirran |
| 2003 | ||
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| Golden Alpha | Dark'n Sharp | Risk Accessor |
| 2002 | ||
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| Dark'n Sharp | Lord York | Glenelly Gale |
| 2001 | ||
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| Aghawadda Gold | Wahiba Sands | Ichi Beau |
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| 2000 | ||
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| Jungli | Samakaan | Clifton Beat |
| 1999 | ||
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| Flying Instructor | Green Green Desert | Celibate |
| 1998 | ||
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| Jeffell | Flying Instructor | Lake Kariba |
| 1997 | ||
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| Down The Fell | Lord Dorcet | Wee River |
| 1996 | ||
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| Arctic Kinsman | Time Won't Wait | Uncle Ernie |
| 1995 | ||
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| Coulton | Clay County | Oh So Grumpy |
| 1994 | ||
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| Uncle Ernie | Viking Flagship | My Young Man |
| 1993 | ||
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| Boutzdaroff | Fragrant Dawn | Young Pokey |
| 1992 | ||
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| Katabatic | Master Rajh | Redundant Pal |
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| Blitzkreig | Redundant Pal | Nos Na Gaoithe |
The event is named in memory of Red Rum, a three-time winner of the Grand National in the 1970s. It was formerly known as the Aintree Chase, and it was retitled the Red Rum Chase in 1997.
The race used to be contested as a limited handicap (a race where a restricted weight range is specified), and it was given Grade 2 status in 1991. It became a standard handicap in 2001, and since then it has been called the Red Rum Handicap Chase. This version was initially classed at Listed level, and it was promoted to Grade 3 status in 2004.
Winners since 1976
| Year | Winner | Age | Weight | Jockey | Trainer |
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| 1976 | Menehall | 9 | 10-00 | M Floyd | Fulke Walwyn |
| 1977 | Skymas | 12 | 12-00 | Mouse Morris | Brian Lusk |
| 1978 | Even Melody | 9 | 11-06 | Colin Hawkins | Neville Crump |
| 1979 | Funny Baby | 8 | 10-07 | Ridley Lamb | George Fairbairn |
| 1980 | Drumgora | 8 | 10-07 | Tommy McGivern | Arthur Moore |
| 1981 | Western Rose | 9 | 10-07 | Sam Morshead | Fred Rimell |
| 1982 | Little Bay | 7 | 10-07 | Jonjo O'Neill | Gordon W. Richards |
| 1983 | Artifice | 12 | 11-00 | Peter Scudamore | John Thorne |
| 1984 | Little Bay | 9 | 11-07 | John Francome | Gordon W. Richards |
| 1985 | Kathies Lad | 8 | 11-07 | Steve Smith Eccles | Alan Jarvis |
| 1986 | Kathies Lad | 9 | 10–13 | Steve Smith Eccles | Alan Jarvis |
| 1987 | Sea Merchant | 10 | 10-07 | Ridley Lamb | Arthur Stephenson |
| 1988 | Prideaux Boy | 10 | 10-07 | Allen Webb | Graham Roach |
| 1989 | Feroda | 8 | 10-07 | Tom Taaffe | Arthur Moore |
| 1990 | Nohalmdun | 9 | 10-07 | Lorcan Wyer | Peter Easterby |
| 1991 | Blitzkreig | 8 | 10–13 | Tommy Carmody | Edward O'Grady |
| 1992 | Katabatic | 9 | 12-00 | Simon McNeill | Andrew Turnell |
| 1993 | Boutzdaroff | 11 | 10-07 | Mark Dwyer | Jimmy FitzGerald |
| 1994 | Uncle Ernie | 9 | 10-08 | Mark Dwyer | Jimmy FitzGerald |
| 1995 | Coulton | 8 | 11-08 | Jamie Osborne | Oliver Sherwood |
| 1996 | Arctic Kinsman | 8 | 11-00 | Carl Llewellyn | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 1997 | Down the Fell | 8 | 10–07 | Norman Williamson | Howard Johnson |
| 1998 | Jeffell | 8 | 12-00 | Conor O'Dwyer | Arthur Moore |
| 1999 | Flying Instructor | 9 | 11-05 | Jimmy McCarthy | Paul Webber |
| 2000 | Jungli | 7 | 10-07 | Jimmy McCarthy | Paul Webber |
| 2001 | Aghawadda Gold | 9 | 11-02 | Russ Garritty | Tom Tate |
| 2002 | Dark'n Sharp | 7 | 10-08 | Richard Johnson | Richard Phillips |
| 2003 | Golden Alpha | 9 | 10–13 | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe |
| 2004 | Tidour | 8 | 10–11 | Tom Doyle | Paul Webber |
| 2005 | Fota Island | 9 | 11-10 | Tony McCoy | Mouse Morris |
| 2006 | Jacks Craic | 7 | 10-02 | Tony Evans | John Spearing |
| 2007 | Bambi de l'Orme | 8 | 10-02 | Dominic Elsworth | Ian Williams |
| 2008 | Stan | 9 | 09-09 | Aidan Coleman | Venetia Williams |
| 2009 | Oh Crick | 6 | 11-01 | Robert Thornton | Alan King |
| 2010 | Chaninbar | 7 | 10-08 | Sean Quinlan | Milton Harris |
| 2011 | Silk Drum | 6 | 09-09 | Paul Gallagher | Howard Johnson |
| 2012 | Edgardo Sol | 5 | 11-00 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2013 | Oiseau de Nuit | 11 | 11-08 | Brendan Powell | Colin Tizzard |
| 2014 | Parsnip Pete | 8 | 10-10 | Paddy Brennan | Tom George |
| 2015 | Surf And Turf | 9 | 10-05 | Brian Hughes | Kevin Frost |
| 2016 | Katachenko | 7 | 10-10 | Wayne Hutchinson | Donald McCain |
| 2017 | Double W's | 7 | 11-01 | Brian Hughes | Malcolm Jefferson |
| 2018 | Bentelimar | 9 | 10-08 | Jonathan Burke | Charlie Longsdon |
| 2019 | Moon Over Germany | 8 | 10-07 | Rachael Blackmore | Henry de Bromhead |
| no race 2020 [lower-alpha 1] |
- The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[1]
References
- "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspended until end of April". BBC Sport. 17 March 2020.
- Racing Post:
- Timeform Chasers & Hurdlers Statistical Companion 1992–93. Portway Press. 1993. p. 171.
- aintree.co.uk – 2010 John Smith's Grand National Media Guide.
- pedigreequery.com – Red Rum Chase – Aintree.
- Ladbrokes Pocket Companion 1990/91. Aesculus Press. 1990. p. 68. ISBN 1-871093-21-X.
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