Aon Chase
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The Aon Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt chase in the United Kingdom for five-year-old and above horses. It is run over a distance of 3 miles (4,828 metres) at Newbury Racecourse in February. There are eighteen fences to be jumped in the race.
It is one of the principal trial races for the Cheltenham Gold Cup and takes its name from the sponsors Aon Group Ltd. It was first run in 2000 as a Class B race, upgrading to Listed status in 2002 and to Grade 2 in 2003.
[edit] Winners
- Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr".
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
| 2000 | See More Business | 10 | Mick Fitzgerald | Paul Nicholls |
| 2001 | Shotgun Willy | 7 | Joe Tizzard | Paul Nicholls |
| 2002 | Bacchanal | 8 | Mick Fitzgerald | Nicky Henderson |
| 2003 | Valley Henry | 8 | Barry Geraghty | Paul Nicholls |
| 2004 | Shooting Light | 11 | Richard Johnson | Martin Pipe |
| 2005 | Farmer Jack | 9 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs |
| no race 2006 | ||||
| 2007 | Kauto Star | 7 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2008 | Denman | 8 | Sam Thomas | Paul Nicholls |
