Arkle Challenge Trophy
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| Grade 1 race | |
| Location | Cheltenham Racecourse Cheltenham, England |
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| Race type | Steeplechase |
| Sponsor | Racing Post |
| Website | Cheltenham |
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| Distance | 2 miles (3,219 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Five-years-old and up |
| Weight | 11 st 4 lb Allowances 7 lb for mares |
| Purse | £150,000 (2015) 1st: £85,425 |
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| Un De Sceaux | God's Own | Josses Hill |
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| Western Warhorse | Champagne Fever | Trifolium |
| 2013 | ||
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| Simonsig | Baily Green | His Excellency |
| 2012 | ||
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| Sprinter Sacre | Cue Card | Menorah |
| 2011 | ||
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| Captain Chris | Finian's Rainbow | Realt Dubh |
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| 2010 | ||
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| Sizing Europe | Somersby | Osana |
| 2009 | ||
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| Forpadydeplasterer | Kalahari King | Planet Of Sound |
| 2008 | ||
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| Tidal Bay | Kruguyrova | Noland |
| 2007 | ||
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| My Way de Solzen | Fair Along | Jack The Giant |
| 2006 | ||
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| Voy Por Ustedes | Monet's Garden | Foreman |
| 2005 | ||
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| Contraband | Ashley Brook | River City |
| 2004 | ||
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| Well Chief | Kicking King | Le Duc |
| 2003 | ||
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| Azertyuiop | Impek | Isio |
| 2002 | ||
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| Moscow Flyer | Seebald | Armaturk |
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| 2000 | ||
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| Tiutchev | Cenkos | Decoupage |
| 1999 | ||
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| Flagship Uberalles | Tresor De Mai | Nipper Reed |
| 1998 | ||
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| Champleve | Hill Society | Mandys Mantino |
| 1997 | ||
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| Or Royal | Squire Silk | Celibate |
| 1996 | ||
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| Ventana Canyon | Arctic Kinsman | Super Coin |
| 1995 | ||
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| Klairon Davis | Sound Man | Camitrov |
| 1994 | ||
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| Nakir | Baydon Star | Southolt |
| 1993 | ||
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| Travado | Wonder Man | Sybillin |
| 1992 | ||
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| Young Pokey | Tinryland | Space Fair |
| 1991 | ||
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| Remittance Man | Uncle Ernie | Redundant Pal |
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| Comandante | Kiichi | Young Snugfit |
| 1989 | ||
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| Waterloo Boy | Southern Minstrel | Sabin Du Loir |
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| Danish Flight | Abbey Glen | Barnbrook Again |
The Arkle Challenge Trophy is a Grade 1 National Hunt Steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run on the Old Course at Cheltenham, England, over a distance of about 2 miles (3,219 metres), and during its running there are thirteen fences to be jumped. The race is for novice chasers, and takes place each year during the Cheltenham Festival in March.
It is the leading minimum-distance chase for novices in the National Hunt calendar. It is the second race on the opening day of the festival.
History
The Arkle Challenge Trophy was introduced as a replacement for the Cotswold Chase, a previous event at the Cheltenham Festival, in 1969. Its title pays tribute to Arkle, a three-time winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup in the mid-1960s. The race was formerly scheduled to be run on the second day of the Festival, but it was switched to its slot on the opening day in 1980.
The first sponsor of the "Arkle" was Waterford Castle, which began supporting the event in 1991. It was backed by Guinness from 1994 to 1999, and from 2000 to 2011 it was sponsored by the Irish Independent newspaper. In 2012 the Racing Post newspaper began sponsoring the race.
Several winners of the race have subsequently achieved victory in the most prestigious two-mile chase in the National Hunt calendar, the Queen Mother Champion Chase. The most recent was Sprinter Sacre, the winner of the latter event in 2013. The 1978 winner, Alverton, went on to win the following season's Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Records
Leading jockey since 1946 (4 wins):
- Barry Geraghty – Moscow Flyer (2002), Forpadydeplasterer (2009), Sprinter Sacre (2012), Simonsig (2013)
Leading trainer since 1946 (5 wins):
- Tom Dreaper – Fortria (1958), Mountcashel King (1961), Ben Stack (1963), Flyingbolt (1965), Alpheus (1971)
- Nicky Henderson - Remittance Man (1991), Travado (1993), Tiutchev (2000), Sprinter Sacre (2012), Simonsig (2013)
Winners since 1946
- Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr".
1 The 1947 edition was abandoned due to snow and frost.
2 The 2001 running was cancelled because of a foot-and-mouth crisis.
See also
References
- cheltenham.co.uk – Media information pack (2010).
- pedigreequery.com – Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase – Cheltenham.
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- Race Recordings [1]
