# Ascot Chase

The Ascot Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of about 2 miles and 5 furlongs (2 miles, 5 furlongs and 85 yards, or 4,302 metres), and during its running there are seventeen fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in February.
The event was first run in 1995, as the Comet Chase, and its distance was originally set at 2 miles and 3½ furlongs (3,923 metres). This was modified slightly when the race was temporarily switched to Lingfield Park, and also upon its return to Ascot in 2007. The present length was introduced in 2008.
The race was run on a Wednesday until 1998, moving to its current Saturday in 1999. It replaced the Whitbread Trial Handicap (3 miles 100 yards) on the Wednesday card, a race which was first run in 1966.

## Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):
* Tiutchev – 2001, 2003
* Monet's Garden – 2007, 2010
* Riverside Theatre – 2011, 2012
* Cue Card – 2013, 2017
* Pic d'Orhy - 2024, 2025
Leading jockey (3 wins):
* Barry Geraghty – Monet's Garden (2010), Riverside Theatre (2011, 2012)
* Harry Cobden - Cyrname (2019), Pic d'Orhy (2024, 2025)
Leading trainer (6 wins):
* Paul Nicholls - Rockforce (2000), Kauto Star (2008), Silviniaco Conti (2016), Cyrname (2019), Pic D'Orhy (2024, 2025)

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
| 1995 | Martha's Son | 8 | Rodney Farrant | Tim Forster |
| 1996 | Sound Man | 8 | Richard Dunwoody | Edward O'Grady |
| 1997 | Strong Promise | 6 | Norman Williamson | Geoff Hubbard |
| 1998 | One Man | 10 | Tony Dobbin | Gordon W. Richards |
| 1999 | Teeton Mill | 10 | Norman Williamson | Venetia Williams |
| 2000 | Rockforce | 8 | Joe Tizzard | Paul Nicholls |
| 2001 | Tiutchev | 8 | Mick Fitzgerald | Nicky Henderson |
| 2002 | Tresor de Mai | 8 | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe |
| 2003 | Tiutchev | 10 | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe |
| 2004 | Hand Inn Hand | 8 | Mark Bradburne | Henry Daly |
| 2005 | It Takes Time | 11 | Jamie Moore | Martin Pipe |
| 2006 | Our Vic | 8 | Timmy Murphy | Martin Pipe |
| 2007 | Monet's Garden | 9 | Tony Dobbin | Nicky Richards |
| 2008 | Kauto Star | 8 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2009 | Voy Por Ustedes | 8 | Robert Thornton | Alan King |
| 2010 | Monet's Garden | 12 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Richards |
| 2011 | Riverside Theatre | 7 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
| 2012 | Riverside Theatre | 8 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
| 2013 | Cue Card | 7 | Joe Tizzard | Colin Tizzard |
| 2014 | Captain Chris | 10 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs |
| 2015 | Balder Succes | 7 | Wayne Hutchinson | Alan King |
| 2016 | Silviniaco Conti | 10 | Noel Fehily | Paul Nicholls |
| 2017 | Cue Card | 11 | Paddy Brennan | Colin Tizzard |
| 2018 | Waiting Patiently | 7 | Brian Hughes | Ruth Jefferson |
| 2019 | Cyrname | 7 | Harry Cobden | Paul Nicholls |
| 2020 | Riders Onthe Storm | 7 | Sam Twiston-Davies | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 2021 | Dashel Drasher | 8 | Matt Griffiths | Jeremy Scott |
| 2022 | Fakir D'oudairies | 7 | Mark Walsh | Joseph O'Brien |
| 2023 | Shishkin | 9 | Nico de Boinville | Nicky Henderson |
| 2024 | Pic D'Orhy | 9 | Harry Cobden | Paul Nicholls |
| 2025 | Pic D'Orhy | 10 | Harry Cobden | Paul Nicholls |
* 1 2 The 2005 and 2006 runnings took place at Lingfield Park as Ascot was closed for redevelopment