# Silver Trophy Handicap Chase

The Silver Trophy Handicap 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.
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):
* Norton's Coin – 1989,1991
Leading jockey (3 wins):
* Tony McCoy – Upgrade (2000), Seebald (2004), Quazar (2005)
* Ruby Walsh – Poliantas (2003), Nycteos (2007), Poquelin (2011)
Leading trainer (4 wins):
* Martin Pipe – Beau Ranger (1988), Upgrade (2000), Seebald (2004), Our Vic (2006)
* Paul Nicholls – Fadalko (2002), Poliantas (2003), Nycteos (2007), Poquelin (2011)

## Winners

* Weights given in stones and pounds.
| 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 | 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 | 11 | 11-04 | Andrew Thornton | Robert Alner |
| 2000 | Upgrade | 6 | 11-05 | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe |
| | no race 2001 | | | | |
| 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 | 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 | | | | |
| 2021 | Manofthemountain | 8 | 10-04 | Tom Bellamy | Emma Lavelle |
| 2022 | Stolen Silver | 7 | 10-13 | Sam Twiston-Davies | Sam Thomas |
| 2023 | Caribean Boy | 9 | 11-12 | Daryl Jacob | Nicky Henderson |
| 2024 | In Excelsis Deo | 6 | 10-12 | Jonathan Burke | Harry Fry |
* 1 2 The 1995 and 1999 runnings took place at Sandown Park
* ↑ The 2001 running was cancelled because of the 2001 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth outbreak
* ↑ amateur rider
* ↑ The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom