Dipper Novices' Chase| 2023 |
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| The Real Whacker | Monmiral | Thunder Rock |
| Previous years |
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| 2022 |
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| L'Homme Presse | The Glancing Queen | Fantastikas |
| 2021 |
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| Messire Des Obeaux | Protektorat | Lieutenant Rocco |
| 2020-2011 |
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| 2020 |
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| Midnight Shadow | Paint The Dream | Deyrann de Carjac |
| 2019 |
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| Lostintranslation | Defi Du Seuil | Black Op |
| 2018 |
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| Yanworth | Sizing Tennessee | Willoughby Court |
| 2017 |
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| Whisper | Clan Des Obeaux | Briery Belle |
| 2016 |
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| Seeyouatmidnight | Blaklion | Le Mercurey |
| 2015 |
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| Ptit Zig | Champagne West | Top Totti |
| 2014 |
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| Oscar Whisky | Taquin Du Seuil | Close House |
| 2012 |
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| Champion Court | Solix | Invictus |
| 2011 |
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| Hell's Bay | Medermit | Reve De Sivola |
| 2010-2001 |
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| 2010 |
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| Seven Is My Number | Pigeon Island | Only two ran |
| 2009 |
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| Calgary Bay | Kicks For Free | Tartak |
| 2008 |
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| Lead On | Predateur | Papini |
| 2007 |
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| My Way de Solzen | Turko | Dalriath |
| 2006 |
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| The Listener | Napolitain | Star De Mohaison |
| 2005 |
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| My Will | El Vaquero | Only two finished |
| 2002 |
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| Barton | Errand Boy | Shining Tyne |
| 2001 |
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| Red Striker | Gregorio | A Piece Of Cake |
| 2000-1991 |
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| 2000 |
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| Donnybrook | Robbo | Only two finished |
| 1999 |
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| Bobby Grant | Course Doctor | No Retreat |
| 1998 |
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| Celestial Choir | Jymjam Johnny | True Scot |
| 1996 |
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| Avro Anson | Lord Gyllene | Cumbrian Challenge |
| 1995 |
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| Morceli | Northern Squire | Toogood To Be True |
| 1993 |
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| Dawson City | Greek Flutter | Shuil Saor |
| 1992 |
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| Gale Again | Leigh Boy | On The Hooch |
| 1991 |
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| Meritmoore | Intarsia | Only two finished |
| 1990-1987 |
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| 1989 |
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| Blazing Walker | Third In Line | Mister Point |
| 1988 |
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| Cool Strike | Nos Na Gaoithe | The Demon Barber |
| 1987 |
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| Jim Thorpe | Saizano | Botham |
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The Dipper Novices' Chase was a Grade 2 National Hunt chase in Great Britain which was run annually from 1980 until 2023. In April of the latter year, the British Horseracing Authority announced the removal of the Dipper from the programme from the 2023/24 season onwards.
The race was open to novice chasers aged five years or older.
Before 2005 the event was usually run at Newcastle in mid January. Its distance at this venue was 2 miles and 4 furlongs (4,023 metres), and there were sixteen fences to jump. Prior to the 1990–91 season it took place in November.
After 2005, it was scheduled to take place each year on New Year's Day on the New Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 2 miles and 4½ furlongs (2 miles 4 furlongs and 127 yards or 4,175 metres), and during its running there were seventeen fences to be jumped.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
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| 1980 | Little Owl | 6 | Jonjo O'Neill | Peter Easterby |
| 1981 | Abandoned because of frost |
| 1982 | Rosewell Riever | 9 | Donal Nolan | Peter Monteith |
| 1983 | Lettoch | 6 | Graham Bradley | Michael Dickinson |
| 1984 | Jimbrook | 7 | Alan Brown | Peter Easterby |
| 1985 | Abandoned because of snow |
| 1986 | Joint Sovereignty | 6 | Mark Dwyer | Jimmy FitzGerald |
| 1987 | Jim Thorpe | 6 | Phil Tuck | Gordon W. Richards |
| 1988 | Cool Strike | 7 | Brian Storey | George M. Moore |
| 1989 | Blazing Walker | 5 | Chris Grant | Arthur Stephenson |
| 1991 | Meritmoore | 8 | Jason Callaghan | George M. Moore |
| 1992 | Gale Again | 5 | Chris Grant | Arthur Stephenson |
| 1993 | Dawson City | 6 | Lorcan Wyer | Peter Easterby |
| 1994 | Abandoned due to waterlogged state of course |
| 1995 | Morceli | 7 | Neale Doughty | Howard Johnson |
| 1996 | Avro Anson | 8 | Peter Niven | Maurice Camacho |
| 1997 | Abandoned due to frost |
| 1998 | Celestial Choir | 8 | Brian Storey | Les Eyre |
| 1999 | Bobby Grant | 8 | Robbie Supple | Chris Grant |
| 2000 | Donnybrook | 7 | Brian Harding | Bob Woodhouse |
| 2001 | Red Striker | 7 | Richard Guest | Norman Mason |
| 2002 | Barton | 9 | Tony Dobbin | Tim Easterby |
| 2003 | no race 2003–04 | | | |
| 2005 | My Will | 5 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2006 | The Listener | 7 | Andrew Thornton | Robert Alner |
| 2007 | My Way de Solzen | 7 | Robert Thornton | Alan King |
| 2008 | Lead On | 7 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs |
| 2009 | Calgary Bay | 6 | Tony McCoy | Henrietta Knight |
| 2010 | Seven Is My Number | 8 | Timmy Murphy | David Pipe |
| 2011 | Hell's Bay | 9 | Joe Tizzard | Colin Tizzard |
| 2012 | Champion Court | 7 | Alain Cawley | Martin Keighley |
| 2013 | no race 2013 | | | |
| 2014 | Oscar Whisky | 9 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
| 2015 | Ptit Zig | 6 | Sam Twiston-Davies | Paul Nicholls |
| 2016 | Seeyouatmidnight | 8 | Brian Hughes | Sandy Thomson |
| 2017 | Whisper | 9 | Davy Russell | Nicky Henderson |
| 2018 | Yanworth | 8 | Barry Geraghty | Alan King |
| 2019 | Lostintranslation | 7 | Robbie Power | Colin Tizzard |
| 2020 | Midnight Shadow | 7 | Danny Cook | Sue Smith |
| 2021 | Messire Des Obeaux | 9 | Daryl Jacob | Alan King |
| 2022 | L'Homme Presse | 7 | Charlie Deutsch | Venetia Williams |
| 2023 | The Real Whacker | 7 | Sam Twiston-Davies | Patrick Neville |
See also
Sources
- Racing Post: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
- – Dipper Novices' Chase – Cheltenham.
- – Haydock racing abandoned (4 January 2003).
- – Weather forecast unfavourable (2 January 2004).