Grade 2 race | |
Location | Cheltenham Racecourse Cheltenham, England |
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Inaugurated | 1860 |
Race type | Steeplechase |
Website | Cheltenham |
Race information | |
Distance | 3m 5f 201y |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Five-years-old and up |
Weight | 11 st 3 lb (157 lb; 71 kg) (5yo); 11 st 7 lb (161 lb; 73 kg) (6yo+) Allowances 7 lb (3.2 kg) for mares |
Purse | £125,000 (2024) 1st: £60,388 |
2024 | ||
Corbetts Cross | Embassy Gardens | Mr Vango |
Previous years | ||
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2023 | ||
Gaillard Du Mesnil | Chemical Energy | Mister Coffey |
2022 | ||
Stattler | Run Wild Fred | Vanillier |
2021 | ||
Galvin | Next Destination | Escaria Ten |
1990-1988 | ||
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1990 | ||
Topsham Bay | Royal Battery | Ballinhassig |
1989 | ||
Boraceva | Gallic Prince | Leagaune |
1988 | ||
Over The Road | Caspar Carrot | Good Waters |
The National Hunt Challenge Cup is a Grade 2 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain for amateur riders which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run on the Old Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 3 miles 6 furlongs (3 miles 5 furlongs and 201 yards, or 6,018 metres), and during its running there are twenty-three fences to be jumped. The race is for novice chasers, and it is scheduled to take place each year during the Cheltenham Festival in March.