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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| Arkle Challenge Chase 1990 | Grade 1 | 2 miles | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| 1 | COMANDANTE | Peter Hobbs | Josh Gifford | Maurice Pinto 9/2 |
| 2 | KIICHI | Brendan Sheridan | Dermot Weld Ire | Dr Michael Smurfit 12/1 |
| 3 | YOUNG SNUGFIT | Jamie Osborne | Oliver Sherwood | John Poynton 9/2 |
| 4 | ANTINOUS | Lorcan Wyer | M H Easterby | Lt-Colonel R Warden 14/1 |
| 5 | BLITZKREIG | T J Ryan | Eddie O'Grady Ire | P Hopkins 8/1 |
| 6 | CELTIC SHOT | Peter Scudamore | Charlie Brooks | D E Horton 4/1 fav |
| 7 | THE MUSICAL PRIEST | Tommy Carmody | Miss E Purcell | Mrs S Purcell 40/1 |
| 8 | SIRE NANTAIS | Jonathon Lower | Martin Pipe | N C Biggs 9/1 |
| F | ANOTHER CORAL | Mark Dwyer | David Nicholson | M R Deeley 20/1 |
| F | GUIBURN'S NEPHEW | Hwyel Davies | Philip Hobbs | Mrs R O Steed 14/1 |
| PU | WESTERN DANDY | Brendan Powell snr | Nick Gaselee | Mrs Derek Fletcher 40/1 |
| PU | MISTER POINT | R Marley | M H Easterby | M Battle 25/1 |
| PU | FOR THE GRAIN | Richard Dunwoody | David Nicholson | H J Joel 16/1 |
| PU | IN THE BREEZE | Liam Cusack | T W Cunningham | M Sams 500/1 |
| Over round 119% | ||||
| This race was staged on Tuesday 13th March 1990 when Comandante beat Kiichi and Young Snugfit by 1 length and a neck | ||||
