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 1951 | Grade 1 | 2 miles | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| 1 | RED STEEL | Dick Francis | F Cundell | 4/1 fav |
| 2 | SHOCK TACTICS | Dave Dick | Fulke Walwyn | 10/1 |
| 3 | CONKER III | A Mullins | Payne-Gallwey | 20/1 |
| 4 | ROSSCAR | R Harris | S Warren | 100/6 |
| 5 | YONDER HILL | R J Hamey | Hamey | 20/1 |
| 6 | MANNASON | T Moloney | Booth | 20/1 |
| 7 | KELLSBORO LAD | B Marshall | Fulke Walwyn | 6/1 |
| 8 | OLD GLORY | E Hannigan | W Tate | 10/1 |
| 9 | TAMINO | Andy Turnell | Ivor Anthony | 6/1 |
| 10 | JACQUES LOUP | F O'Connor | Champneys | 20/1 |
| 11 | BORDER WALK | R E Jenkins | Bower | 100/7 |
| 12 | GAUNTLET RETURNED | M Moloney | Champneys | 6/1 |
| 13 | ROYAL EXHIBIT | V Speck | Roberts | 100/8 |
| 14 | PATRICIA'S PRIDE | T Shone | S Parker | 8/1 |
| 15 | TRACER | J Bullock | Fred Rimell | 9/1 |
| Over round 142% | ||||
This race was staged on Thursday 26th April 1951 when Red Steel beat Shock Tactics and Conkers III by 8 lengths and 1 1/2 lengths |
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