The Golden Miller Novices' Chase, currently known for sponsorship purposes as the Turners Novices' Chase, is a Grade One National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run on the New Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 2 miles and 4 furlongs (2 miles 3 furlongs and 168 yards, or 3,976 metres), and during its running there are seventeen fences to be jumped. It is a race for novice chasers and it is scheduled to take place each year on the third day of the Cheltenham Festival in March.
| Grade One race | |
| Location | Cheltenham Racecourse Cheltenham, England |
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| Inaugurated | 2011 |
| Race type | Chase |
| Sponsor | Turners |
| Website | Cheltenham |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2m 3f 168y (3,976 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Five-years-old and up |
| Weight | 11 st 5 lb (5yo); 11 st 7 lb (6yo+) Allowances 7 lb for mares |
| Purse | £175,000 (2023) 1st: £98,473 |
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| Grey Dawning | Ginny's Destiny | Djelo |
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| Stage Star | Notlongtillmay | Mighty Potter |
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| Bob Olinger | Busselton | El Barra |
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| Chantry House | Fusil Raffles | Asterion Forlonge |
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| Samcro | Melon | Faugheen |
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| Defi Du Seuil | Lostintranslation | Mengli Khan |
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| Shattered Love | Terrefort | Benatar |
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| Yorkhill | Top Notch | Disko |
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| Black Hercules | Bristol De Mai | L'Ami Serge |
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| Vautour | Apache Stronghold | Valseur Lido |
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| Taquin Du Seuil | Uxizandre | Double Ross |
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| Benefficient | Dynaste | Changing Times |
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| Sir Des Champs | Champion Court | For Non Stop |
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| Noble Prince | Wishfull Thinking | Loosen My Load |
The race was initially sponsored by Jewson and was established in 2011 as a new race at the Festival. Jewson had sponsored a handicap race for novice chasers from 2005 to 2010, the Jewson Novices' Handicap Chase, which was run on the third day of the Festival. Jewson transferred their sponsorship to this new race at the 2011 Festival which took the place of the Novices' Handicap Chase on the third day, while the handicap race was moved to become the final race on the opening day of the Festival and retitled the Centenary Novices' Handicap Chase. The Jewson Novices' Chase was upgraded to Grade One by the British Horseracing Board from its 2014 running.[1] The race's registered unsponsored title is the Golden Miller Novices' Chase, although it has always been run under sponsored titles.
The race was sponsored by insurance brokers JLT from 2014 until 2019. The JLT group had already been associated with sponsorship of a festival race, having sponsored the Festival Trophy Handicap Chase since 2012.[2] The race was renamed the Marsh Novices' Chase from the 2020 renewal following the merger of JLT and Marsh. The transport company Turners took over the sponsorship from the 2022 running.
Records
editLeading jockey (3 wins):
- Ruby Walsh – Vautour (2015), Black Hercules (2016), Yorkhill (2017)
Leading trainer (4 wins):
- Willie Mullins – Sir Des Champs (2012), Vautour (2015), Black Hercules (2016), Yorkhill (2017)
Winners
edit| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
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| 2011 | Noble Prince | 7 | Tony McCoy | Paul Nolan |
| 2012 | Sir Des Champs | 6 | Davy Russell | Willie Mullins |
| 2013 | Benefficient | 7 | Bryan Cooper | Tony Martin |
| 2014 | Taquin du Seuil | 7 | Tony McCoy | Jonjo O'Neill |
| 2015 | Vautour | 6 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2016 | Black Hercules | 7 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2017 | Yorkhill | 7 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2018 | Shattered Love | 7 | Jack Kennedy | Gordon Elliott |
| 2019 | Defi du Seuil | 6 | Barry Geraghty | Philip Hobbs |
| 2020 | Samcro | 8 | Davy Russell | Gordon Elliott |
| 2021 | Chantry House | 7 | Nico de Boinville | Nicky Henderson |
| 2022 | Bob Olinger | 7 | Rachael Blackmore | Henry de Bromhead |
| 2023 | Stage Star | 7 | Harry Cobden | Paul Nicholls |
| 2024 | Grey Dawning | 7 | Harry Skelton | Dan Skelton |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "British Horseracing Authority Announces Upgrades to Jump Pattern Races for 2013/14". Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- ^ "JLT back Cheltenham Feature". Retrieved 9 January 2014.