Scilly Isles Novices' Chase
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The Scilly Isles Novices' Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt chase in the United Kingdom for five-year-old and above novices. It is run over a distance of 2 miles 4½ furlongs (4,124 m) at Sandown Park Racecourse in early February. There are seventeen fences to be jumped in the race.
Prior to 1988 the race was run over 2 miles 18 yards (3,235 m).
[edit] Winners since 1983
- Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr".
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
| 1983 | Kilbrittain Castle | 7 | Bill Smith | Fulke Walwyn |
| 1984 | Norton Cross | 6 | Alan Brown | Peter Easterby |
| 1985 | Karenomore | 7 | Jonjo O'Neill | Peter Easterby |
| 1986 | Berlin | 7 | Dermot Browne | Nick Gaselee |
| 1987 | First Bout | 6 | Steve Smith Eccles | Nicky Henderson |
| 1988 | Yeoman Broker | 7 | Richard Rowe | Josh Gifford |
| 1989 | The Bakewell Boy | 7 | Jimmy Frost | Richard Frost |
| no race 1990 * | ||||
| 1991 | Tildarg | 7 | Jamie Osborne | Oliver Sherwood |
| 1992 | Bradbury Star | 7 | Declan Murphy | Josh Gifford |
| 1993 | Young Hustler | 6 | Carl Llewellyn | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 1994 | Baydon Star | 7 | Richard Dunwoody | David Nicholson |
| 1995 | Banjo | 5 | Adrian Maguire | Martin Pipe |
| 1996 | Senor El Betrutti | 7 | Graham Bradley | Susan Nock |
| 1997 | Stately Home | 6 | Norman Williamson | Peter Bowen |
| 1998 | Jack Doyle | 7 | Carl Llewellyn | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 1999 | Hoh Express | 7 | Jamie Osborne | Paul Webber |
| 2000 | Upgrade | 6 | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe |
| 2001 | Best Mate | 6 | Jim Culloty | Henrietta Knight |
| 2002 | Golden Goal | 6 | Norman Williamson | Venetia Williams |
| 2003 | Tarxien | 9 | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe |
| 2004 | Patricksnineteenth | 7 | Tom Doyle | Paul Webber |
| 2005 | El Vaquero | 7 | Jim Culloty | Henrietta Knight |
| 2006 | Napolitain | 5 | Tony McCoy | Paul Nicholls |
| 2007 | New Little Bric | 6 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2008 | Silverburn | 7 | Sam Thomas | Paul Nicholls |
* The 1990 race was abandoned due to a waterlogged course.

