Arkle Challenge Chase (Cotswold Chase)
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The Arkle Challenge Trophy is a Grade 1 race open to 5-year-olds and above and is run on the Old Course over 2 miles and 13 fences. The race, named in honour of the Gold Cup winner Arkle, is for novices and is traditionally run as the second race on the opening day of the Festival, but was first introduced into the Festival programme in 1969 as a replacement for the Cotswold Chase, a race which was first run at the Festival in 1923 and still exists today, but is no longer part of the Festival programme. |
| Early history:-The inaugural running of the Arkle Challenge Chase took place on Wednesday 19th March 1969 and was won by Chatham (10/1) trained by Fred Rimell and ridden by Terry Biddlecombe, beating Straight Fort (5/1) and King Dolphin (20/1) by 2 lengths and 8 lengths. | |
Over the entire history of the race 28% of favourites have been successful, placing the race 12th of the 28 current races. |
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| Cotswold Chase 1928 | Grade 1 | 2 miles | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| 1 | MANITO | E Davey | Davey | Mr Johnstone 100/6 |
| 2 | OLD HICKORY | L Rees | Hastings | Mr A Bostwick 10/1 |
| 3 | ANNAN DALE | J Livesey | M Jackson | Mr Mackay 5/1 |
| 4 | SCARLET STRIPES | T Cullinan | Barthropp | Mr Power 13/8 fav |
| 5 | BULL'S EYE II | Gorst | R Thompson | Mrs Rankin100/6 |
| 6 | SHAKESPEARE | J Hamey | Smallwood | Mr Unwin 100/6 |
| 7 | CALIBRE | E Foster | W Nightingall | Lord Stanley 5/2 |
| 8 | BRECONIAN | C Ancil | Lindsay | Mr Coldicutt 100/6 |
| 9 | NORTH RIDING | Waudby | Peacock | Mr Dugdale 10/1 |
| 10 | FLASHING LIGHT | F Gurney | C Piggott | Mr Green 100/6 |
| 11 | WHITE FLAG | W Stott | D Harrison | Mrs Mundy 100/6 |
| 12 | FOOTER | F Rees | F Hartigan | Mr Savill 10/1 |
| 13 | THE MILLER | Fulford | Whitelaw | Mr Whitelaw 100/6 |
| Over round 151% | ||||
| This race was staged on Wednesday 14th March 1928 when Manito beat Old Hickory and Annan Dale by 10 lengths and 3 lengths | ||||
