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The Denman Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Newbury over a distance of about 2 miles and 7½ furlongs (2 miles 7 furlongs and 86 yards, or 4,706 metres), and during its running there are eighteen fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in February.
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| Zanza | Hitman | Does He Know |
| 2022 | ||
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| Eldorado Allen | Royale Pagaille | Clan Des Obeaux |
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| Secret Investor | Clan Des Obeaux | Kalashnikov |
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| Native River | Secret Investor | Might Bite |
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| Clan Des Obeaux | Terrefort | Ballyhill |
| 2018 | ||
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| Native River | Cloudy Dream | Saphir Du Rheu |
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| Native River | Le Mercurey | Bristol De Mai |
| 2016 | ||
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| Houblon Des Obeaux | The Giant Bolster | Splash of Ginge |
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| Coneygree | Houblon Des Obeaux | Unioniste |
| 2014 | ||
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| Harry Topper | Al Ferof | Katenko |
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| Silviniaco Conti | The Giant Bolster | Menorah |
| 2012 | ||
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| Long Run | Burton Port | What A Friend |
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| Noland | What A Friend | Fair Along |
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| 2010 | ||
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| Tricky Trickster | Niche Market | Air Force One |
| 2009 | ||
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| Madison Du Berlais | Denman | Albertas Run |
| 2008 | ||
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| Denman | Regal Heights | Celestial Gold |
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| Kauto Star | L'ami | Royal Auclair |
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| Farmer Jack | Strong Flow | Celestial Gold |
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| Shooting Light | Irish Hussar | Keen Leader |
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| Valley Henry | Chives | Truckers Tavern |
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| Bacchanal | Native Emperor | Deano's Beeno |
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| Shotgun Willy | First Gold | Kingsmark |
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| See More Business | Macgeorge | Tresor De Mai |
The event was originally named the Aon Chase, after its first sponsors Aon Group Ltd, and it was first run in 2000. It was promoted to Listed status in 2002, and to Grade 2 level in 2003. The planned running in 2009 was abandoned at Newbury because of snow, and so the race was switched to an alternative venue, Kempton Park. The rearranged event was titled the Levy Board Chase. In 2012 the sponsorship was taken over by Betfair and renamed the Denman Chase in honour of Denman, who won the race in 2008 and also won two Hennessy Gold Cups at Newbury.
The race serves as one of the principal trials for the Cheltenham Gold Cup in March. Four horses have won both events in the same year – Kauto Star (2007), Denman (2008), Coneygree (2015) and Native River (2018).
Most successful horse (3 wins):
- Native River – 2017, 2018, 2020
Leading jockey (4 wins):
- Richard Johnson – Shooting Light (2004), Farmer Jack (2005), Coneygree (2015), Native River (2018)
Leading trainer (10 wins):
- Paul Nicholls (horse racing) – See More Business (2000), Shotgun Willy (2001), Valley Henry (2003), Kauto Star (2007), Denman (2008), Tricky Trickster (2010), Noland (2011), Silvianaco Conti (2013), Clan Des Obeaux (2019), Secret Investor (2021)
- The 2009 running took place at Kempton Park
- The 2019 race took place at Ascot after the original Newbury fixture was cancelled because of an equine influenza outbreak
- pedigreequery.com – Aon Chase – Newbury.
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