Charlie Hall Chase

Charlie Hall Chase

2016
Irish Cavalier	Menorah	Cue Card

Previous years
2015
Cue Card	Dynaste	Ballynagour
2014
Menorah	Taquin Du Seuil	Double Ross
2013
Harry Topper	Wayward Prince	Unioniste
2012
Silviniaco Conti	Wayward Prince	Midnight Chase
2011
Weird Al	Time For Rupert	Chicago Grey
2010
Nacarat	The Tother One	Deep Purple
2009
Deep Purple	Tamarinbleu	Ollie Magern
2008
State of Play	Ollie Magern	Snoopy Loopy
2007
Ollie Magern	State of Play	Monkerhostin
2006
Our Vic	Neptune Collonges	Sir Rembrandt
2005
Ollie Magern	Kingscliff	Take The Stand
2004
Grey Abbey	Sir Rembrandt	Royal Emperor
2003
Ballybough Rasher	Marlborough	Barrow Drive

The Charlie Hall Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt chase in England which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Wetherby over a distance of about 3 miles and 1 furlong (5,029 metres), and during its running there are 18 fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in late October or early November.

The event was established in 1969, and it was originally called the Wetherby Pattern Chase. It replaced the Emblem Handicap Chase, a handicap named after Emblem, the winner of the Grand National in 1863.

The race became known as the Charlie Hall Memorial Wetherby Pattern Chase in 1978, in memory of the trainer Charlie Hall. This was shortened to the present title in 1990.

The Charlie Hall Chase has been sponsored by Bet365 since 2003.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

• Wayward Lad – 1983, 1985
• Celtic Shot – 1990, 1991
• Barton Bank – 1993, 1995
• One Man – 1996, 1997
• See More Business – 1999, 2000
• Ollie Magern – 2005, 2007

Leading jockey (3 wins):

• Graham Bradley – Righthand Man (1982), Wayward Lad (1985), Celtic Shot (1991)
• Carl Llewellyn – Tipping Tim (1992), Young Hustler (1994), Ollie Magern (2005)
• Mick Fitzgerald – See More Business (1999, 2000), Marlborough (2002)

Leading trainer (4 wins):

• Gordon W. Richards – Tamalin (1974), Set Point (1976, dead-heat), One Man (1996, 1997)
• Nigel Twiston-Davies – Tipping Tim (1992), Young Hustler (1994), Ollie Magern (2005, 2007)

Winners since 1981

Earlier winners

* The 1976 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.

See also

• Horseracing in Great Britain
• List of British National Hunt races
• Recurring events established in 1969 – this race is included under its original title, Wetherby Pattern Chase.
• Race Recordings

References

• Racing Post:
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• pedigreequery.com – Charlie Hall Chase – Wetherby.
• runnersandriders.co.uk – Runners and Riders – British National Hunt and Flat Racing.
• Ladbrokes Pocket Companion 1990/91. Aesculus Press. 1990. p. 39. ISBN 1-871093-21-X.