Coral Trophy Handicap Chase
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| Pilgrims Bay | Double Shuffle | Theatre Guide |
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| Theatre Guide | Opening Batsman | Roc D'apsis |
| 2015 | ||
| Rocky Creek | Le Reve | Bally Legend |
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| Bally Legend | Bury Parade | Tour Des Champs |
| 2013 | ||
| Opening Batsman | Rolling Aces | Duke of Lucca |
| 2012 | ||
| Nacarat | Hector's Choice | Planet of Sound |
| 2011 | ||
| Quinz | Mount Oscar | Nacarat |
| 2010-2001 | ||
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| 2010 | ||
| Razor Royale | Nacarat | Le Burf |
| 2009 | ||
| Nacarat | Possol | Big Fella Thanks |
| 2008 | ||
| Gungadu | Kelami | Le Volfoni |
| 2007 | ||
| Simon | Cornish Sett | Lacdoudal |
| 2006 | ||
| Innox | L'ami | My Will |
| 2005 | ||
| Farmer Jack | Iznogoud | Banker Count |
| 2004 | ||
| Marlborough | Gunther McBride | Iznogoud |
| 2003 | ||
| La Landiere | Gunther McBride | Ryalux |
| 2002 | ||
| Gunther McBride | Eau De Cologne | Mr Baxter Basics |
| 2001 | ||
| Young Spartacus | Commanche Court | Dark Stranger |
| 2000-1991 | ||
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| 2000 | ||
| Gloria Victis | Marlborough | Bouchasson |
| 1999 | ||
| Dr Leunt | The Land Agent | Even Flow |
| 1998 | ||
| Super Tactics | Land Afar | Callisoe Bay |
| 1997 | ||
| Mudahim | King Lucifer | Percy Smollett |
| 1996 | ||
| Rough Quest | Percy Smollett | Egypt Mill Prince |
| 1995 | ||
| Val D'Alene | Southolt | Antonin |
| 1994 | ||
| Antonin | Docklands Express | The Fellow |
| 1993 | ||
| Zeta's Lad | Docklands Express | Bradbury Star |
| 1992 | ||
| Docklands Express | Pegwell Bay | Romany King |
| 1991 | ||
| Docklands Express | Cuddy Dale | Ballyhane |
| 1990-1988 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ||
| Desert Orchid | Delius | Seagram |
| 1989 | ||
| Bonanza Boy | Gainsay | Ballyhane |
| 1988 | ||
| Rhyme 'N' Reason | Lean Ar Aghaidh | Mr Frisk |
The Coral Trophy is a Premier Handicap National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Kempton Park over a distance of about 3 miles (4,828 metres), and during its running there are eighteen fences to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in late February.
The race was first run in 1949, but in 1988 it was rebranded as the Racing Post Chase and increased in value. The sponsorship by the Racing Post continued until 2011. In the 2012 the sponsorship was taken over by rival weekend newspaper Racing Plus who backed the race until 2013, and in 2014 the sponsorship passed to BetBright. It was sponsored by Betdaq in 2018, 888sport in 2019, Betway in 2020 and Close Brothers Group in 2021. In 2022 Ladbrokes Coral took over the sponsorship. The race held Grade 3 status until 2022 and was re-classified as a Premier Handicap from the 2023 running when Grade 3 status was renamed by the British Horseracing Authority.
The race often serves as a trial for the Grand National, and two horses have won both races in the same year. Both of these horses, Rhyme 'n' Reason (1988) and Rough Quest (1996), also competed in the Cheltenham Gold Cup between their victories.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Docklands Express – 1991, 1992
- Nacarat – 2009, 2012
Leading jockey (5 wins):
- Richard Johnson – Gloria Victis (2000), Young Spartacus (2001), Gunther McBride (2002), Farmer Jack (2005), Quinz (2011)
Leading trainer (4 wins):
- Peter Cazalet- Lochroe (1958), The Rip (1965), Kapeno (1966), Different Class (1968)
- Philip Hobbs – Dr Leunt (1999), Gunther McBride (2002), Farmer Jack (2005), Quinz (2011)
Winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Weight | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Royal Mount | 10 | 11-05 | Patrick Doyle | Major Bay Powell |
| 1950 | Printers Pie | 6 | 11-02 | Len Stephens | Gerald Wilson |
| 1951 | Cadamstown | 11 | 10-09 | Jack Dowdeswell | V Brunt |
| 1952 | Mont Tremblant | 6 | 11-05 | Dave Dick | Fulke Walwyn |
| 1953 | Wigby | 7 | 11-00 | Dick Francis | Frank Cundell |
| 1954 | Claude Duval | 9 | 10–13 | John Beasty | Peter Thrale |
| 1955 | Halloween | 10 | 12-06 | Fred Winter | Bill Wightman |
| 1956 | Abandoned because of snow and frost | ||||
| 1957 | Pointsman | 9 | 12-01 | Bert Morrow | A Kilpatrick |
| 1958 | Lochroe | 10 | 11–13 | Edward Cazalet | Peter Cazalet |
| 1959 | Stanton Johnie | 9 | 09-12 | Ralph Hirons | Derek Ancil |
| 1960 | Dandy Scot | 10 | 11-04 | Fred Winter | Ryan Price |
| 1961 | Pouding | 8 | 10–08 | Fred Winter | Fulke Walwyn |
| 1962 | Frenchman's Cove | 7 | 11–13 | Stan Mellor | Harry Thomson Jones |
| 1963 | Dark Venetian | 8 | 10–10 | Dave Bassett | Bob Bassett |
| 1964 | Abandoned because of frost | ||||
| 1965 | The Rip | 10 | 12-00 | Dave Dick | Peter Cazalet |
| 1966 | Kapeno | 9 | 11-01 | David Mould | Peter Cazalet |
| 1967 | Maigret | 10 | 10-04 | Johnny Haine | Ivor Herbert |
| 1968 | Different Class | 8 | 11-09 | David Mould | Peter Cazalet |
| 1969 | Bassnet | 10 | 11-09 | Josh Gifford | Ryan Price |
| 1970 | Titus Oates | 8 | 11–12 | Stan Mellor | Gordon W. Richards |
| 1971 | The Laird | 10 | 11-00 | Jeff King | Bob Turnell |
| 1972 | Crisp | 9 | 12-00 | Richard Pitman | Fred Winter |
| 1973 | Pendil | 8 | 12-00 | Richard Pitman | Fred Winter |
| 1974 | Pendil | 9 | 12-00 | Richard Pitman | Fred Winter |
| 1975 | Cuckolder | 10 | 10-00 | Andy Turnell | Bob Turnell |
| 1976 | Canadius | 7 | 10-09 | Jonjo O'Neill | Gordon W. Richards |
| 1977 | Don't Hesitate | 7 | 09-09 | Martin O'Halloran | Peter Cundell |
| 1978 | Fort Devon | 12 | 12-00 | Bill Smith | Fulke Walwyn |
| 1979 | Strombolus | 8 | 10–10 | Bob Champion | Peter Bailey |
| 1980 | Father Delaney | 8 | 10–11 | Alan Brown | Peter Easterby |
| 1981 | Sugarally | 8 | 10-00 | Peter Scudamore | G Fairbairn |
| 1982 | Two Swallows | 9 | 10-09 | Anthony Webber | Roddy Armytage |
| 1983 | Manton Castle | 9 | 11-07 | Hywel Davies | Josh Gifford |
| 1984 | Tom's Little Al | 8 | 10-03 | Colin Brown | W R Williams |
| 1985 | Abandoned because of frost | ||||
| 1986 | Abandoned because of frost | ||||
| 1987 | Combs Ditch | 11 | 11-07 | Colin Brown | David Elsworth |
| 1988 | Rhyme 'n' Reason | 9 | 10–11 | Brendan Powell | David Elsworth |
| 1989 | Bonanza Boy | 8 | 11-01 | Peter Scudamore | Martin Pipe |
| 1990 | Desert Orchid | 11 | 12-03 | Richard Dunwoody | David Elsworth |
| 1991 | Docklands Express | 9 | 10-07 | Anthony Tory | Kim Bailey |
| 1992 | Docklands Express | 10 | 11–10 | Anthony Tory | Kim Bailey |
| 1993 | Zeta's Lad | 10 | 10–10 | John White | John Upson |
| 1994 | Antonin | 6 | 10-04 | John Burke | Sue Bramall |
| 1995 | Val d'Alene | 8 | 11-02 | Adam Kondrat | François Doumen |
| 1996 | Rough Quest | 10 | 10-08 | Richard Dunwoody | Terry Casey |
| 1997 | Mudahim | 11 | 10-02 | Rodney Farrant | Jenny Pitman |
| 1998 | Super Tactics | 10 | 10–10 | Andrew Thornton | Robert Alner |
| 1999 | Dr Leunt | 8 | 11-05 | Richard Dunwoody | Philip Hobbs |
| 2000 | Gloria Victis | 6 | 11–10 | Richard Johnson | Martin Pipe |
| 2001 | Young Spartacus | 8 | 11-03 | Richard Johnson | Henry Daly |
| 2002 | Gunther McBride | 7 | 10-03 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs |
| 2003 | La Landiere | 8 | 11-07 | Warren Marston | Richard Phillips |
| 2004 | Marlborough | 12 | 11–12 | Ruby Walsh | Nicky Henderson |
| 2005 | Farmer Jack | 9 | 11–12 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs |
| 2006 | Innox | 10 | 11-00 | Tony McCoy | François Doumen |
| 2007 | Simon | 8 | 11-05 | Andrew Thornton | John Spearing |
| 2008 | Gungadu | 8 | 11–12 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2009 | Nacarat | 8 | 10–13 | Tony McCoy | Tom George |
| 2010 | Razor Royale | 8 | 10-05 | Paddy Brennan | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 2011 | Quinz | 7 | 11-00 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs |
| 2012 | Nacarat | 11 | 11-08 | Paddy Brennan | Tom George |
| 2013 | Opening Batsman | 7 | 10-05 | Noel Fehily | Harry Fry |
| 2014 | Bally Legend | 9 | 10–12 | Ian Popham | Caroline Keevil |
| 2015 | Rocky Creek | 9 | 11–11 | Sam Twiston-Davies | Paul Nicholls |
| 2016 | Theatre Guide | 9 | 10-06 | Paddy Brennan | Colin Tizzard |
| 2017 | Pilgrims Bay | 7 | 10-02 | James Best | Neil Mulholland |
| 2018 | Master Dee | 9 | 11-05 | Barry Geraghty | Fergal O'Brien |
| 2019 | Walt | 8 | 10-06 | Sam Twiston-Davies | Neil Mulholland |
| 2020 | Mister Malarky | 7 | 11-00 | Jonjo O’Neill Jr | Colin Tizzard |
| 2021 | Clondaw Castle | 9 | 11-08 | Jonathan Burke | Tom George |
| 2022 | Cap Du Nord | 9 | 10-00 | Jack Tudor | Christian Williams |
| 2023 | Our Power | 8 | 10-08 | Sam Twiston-Davies | Sam Thomas |
| 2024 | Forward Plan | 8 | 10-06 | Ben Godfrey | Anthony Honeyball |
| 2025 | Katate Dori | 7 | 10-05 | Charlie Deutsch | Sam Thomas |
| 2026 | Lookaway | 9 | 11-02 | Jack Quinlan | Neil King |
See also
Sources
- Racing Post: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
- – Racing Post Chase – Kempton.
- Ladbrokes Pocket Companion 1990/91. Aesculus Press. 1990. p. 54. ISBN 1-871093-21-X.
External links
- Race Recordings (1980-2004)