The December Novices' Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Doncaster over a distance of about 3 miles (4,828 metres), and during its running there are eighteen fences to be jumped. The race is for novice chasers, and it is scheduled to take place each year in December.
The race was first run in 1988. Prior to 2014 it was run at Lingfield Park and was the only National Hunt event run at the course with graded status. It was transferred to Doncaster by Arena Racing Company, the owner of both courses. The Summit Juvenile Hurdle used to be contested on the same day at Lingfield but was transferred to Doncaster in 2010 - the two races are now both run at the same meeting again.
Winners
1 The 2005 and 2011 runnings were abandoned because of frost.
2 The 2006 and 2008 editions were abandoned due to waterlogging.
3 The 2010 running was abandoned due to snow.