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BetBright Chase

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The BetBright Chase is a Grade 3 National Hunt chase 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 , 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.

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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. 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 - 2008, 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

  • Weights given in stones and pounds.

    • 1 The 2006 running took place at Sandown Park as Kempton was closed for redevelopment.

    References

    BetBright Chase Wikipedia
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