Silver Trophy Chase

The Silver Trophy Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run on the New Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 2 miles and 4½ furlongs (2 miles 4 furlongs and 127 yards, or 4,139 metres), and during its running there are seventeen fences to be jumped. It is a limited handicap race. It is scheduled to take place each year in mid April.

Silver Trophy Chase
2022
Stolen Silver Simply The Betts Coole Cody
Previous years
2021
Manofthemountain Magic Saint Romain De Senam
2020-2011
2019
Mister Whitaker Got Away Highway One O One
2018
Traffic Fluide Art Of Payroll Kalondra
2017
Henryville Foxtail Hill Casino Markets
2016
Voix D'eau Art Mauresque Johns Spirit
2015
Anay Turge French Opera Carrigmorna King
2014
Buywise Astracad Real Milan
2013
Champion Court Menorah Hunt Ball
2012
Hector's Choice Aerial The Cockney Mackem
2011
Poquelin Holmwood Legend De Boitron
2010-2003
2010
Duc De Regniere I'm So Lucky From Dawn To Dusk
2009
Atouchbetweenacara Private Be Mr Boo
2008
Stan Il Duce Glenfinn Captain
2007
Nycteos Too Forward Madison Du Berlais
2006
Our Vic Too Forward Monkerhostin
2005
Quazar Le Roi Miguel Therealbandit
2004
Seebald Tikram Jakari
2003
Poliantas Fondmort Upgrade
 

The event was established in 1986, and its original distance was 2 miles and 4 furlongs. It was given Grade 2 status in 1991, and it was extended to its present length in 1993. For a period it was a conditions race, but it became a limited handicap in 2003.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

Leading jockey (3 wins):

  • Tony McCoyUpgrade (2000), Seebald (2004), Quazar (2005)
  • Ruby WalshPoliantas (2003), Nycteos (2007), Poquelin (2011)

Leading trainer (4 wins):

  • Martin PipeBeau Ranger (1988), Upgrade (2000), Seebald (2004), Our Vic (2006)
  • Paul NichollsFadalko (2002), Poliantas (2003), Nycteos (2007), Poquelin (2011)

Winners

Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer
1986 Mr Moonraker 9 11-02 Brendan Powell Les Kennard
1987 Duke of Milan 10 10-02 Simon Sherwood Nick Gaselee
1988 Beau Ranger 10 11-00 Peter Scudamore Martin Pipe
1989 Norton's Coin 8 11-00 Richard Dunwoody Sirrel Griffiths
1990 Barnbrook Again 9 11–10 Hywel Davies David Elsworth
1991 Norton's Coin 10 11-04 Graham McCourt Sirrel Griffiths
1992 Katabatic 9 11-04 Luke Harvey Andrew Turnell
1993 Beech Road 11 11-00 Richard Dunwoody Toby Balding
1994 Gale Again 7 11-04 Declan Murphy Tommy Stack
1995 Coulton [lower-alpha 1] 8 11-07 Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood
1996 Gales Cavalier 8 11-04 Mark Dwyer David Gandolfo
1997 Strong Promise 6 11-07 Norman Williamson Geoff Hubbard
1998 The Grey Monk 10 11-07 Tony Dobbin Gordon W. Richards
1999 Super Tactics [lower-alpha 1] 11 11-04 Andrew Thornton Robert Alner
2000 Upgrade 6 11-05 Tony McCoy Martin Pipe
no race 2001 [lower-alpha 2]
2002 Fadalko 9 11–10 Mick Fitzgerald Paul Nicholls
2003 Poliantas 6 11-01 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2004 Seebald 9 10–13 Tony McCoy Martin Pipe
2005 Quazar 7 10-04 Tony McCoy Jonjo O'Neill
2006 Our Vic 8 11-01 Timmy Murphy Martin Pipe
2007 Nycteos 6 10-04 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2008 Stan 9 10-07 Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams
2009 Atouchbetweenacara 8 10-04 Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams
2010 Duc de Regniere 8 10-09 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson
2011 Poquelin 8 11–10 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2012 Hector's Choice 8 11-01 Jamie Moore Richard Lee
2013 Champion Court 8 10-07 Ian Popham Martin Keighley
2014 Buywise 7 10–12 Paul Moloney Evan Williams
2015 Anay Turge 10 10-04 Tom Scudamore Nigel Hawke
2016 Voix D'Eau 6 09-13 Michael Legg[lower-alpha 3] Harry Fry
2017 Henryville 9 10-06 Niall Madden Harry Fry
2018 Traffic Fluide 8 10-04 Joshua Moore Gary Moore
2019 Mister Whitaker 7 11-09 Jonathan Burke Mick Channon
no race 2020 [lower-alpha 4]
2021 Manofthemountain 8 10-04 Tom Bellamy Emma Lavelle
2022 Stolen Silver 7 10-13 Sam Twiston-Davies Sam Thomas
  1. The 1995 and 1999 runnings took place at Sandown Park
  2. The 2001 running was cancelled because of the 2001 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth outbreak[1]
  3. amateur rider
  4. The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[2]

See also

References


  • pedigreequery.comSilver Trophy Chase – Cheltenham.
  • Ladbrokes Pocket Companion 1990/91. Aesculus Press. 1990. p. 70. ISBN 1-871093-21-X.
  • Race Recordings
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