Centenary Novices Handicap Chase

The Centenary Novices Handicap Chase run over 2 miles 4 furlongs and 10 yards and 16 fences was first run in 2005 when the race was sponsored by Jewson and named the Jewson Novices Handicap Chase. At the 2011 Festival the sponsors Jewson decided to sponsor a new race, the Jewson Novices Chase which became the Golden Miller Novices Chase, and more recently the Turner Novices Chase, while the former race became known as the Centenary Novices Handicap Chase to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Cheltenham Festival. This race continued as part of the Festival card until 2020 and was transferred to Sandown Park in 2021.
Early history:-The Jewson Novices Handicap Chase, which morphed into the Centenary Novices Handicap Chase, was first contested on Thursday 17th March 2005 over 2 miles 5 furlongs and was won by King Harald (9/1) owned by P J D Pottinger, trained by Mark Bradstock and ridden by Mattie Bachelor, beating Lacdoudal (12/1) and See You Sometime (12/1).
Centenary Novices Handicap Chase Listed 2 miles 4 furlongs 10 yards
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
2005 KING HARALD Mattie Batchelor Mark Bradstock Piers Pottinger & Partners 9/1
2006 REVEILLEZ Tony McCoy James Fanshawe Mr John P McManus 9/1
2007 L'ANTARTIQUE Graham Lee Ferdy Murphy Mrs A N Durkan 20/1
2008 FINGER ONTHE PULSE Barry Geraghty Tom Taaffe (Ire) Mr Conor Clarkson 9/1
2009 CHAPOTURGEON Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls The Johnson Family 8/1
2010 COPPER BLEU Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs Mr Alan Peterson 12/1
2011 DIVERS Graham Lee Ferdy Murphy DPRP Divers Partnership 10/1
2012 HUNT BALL Nick Schofield Keiran Burke Mr Anthony Knott 13/2 fav
2013 RAJDHANI EXPRESS Sam Waley-Cohen Nicky Henderson Mr Robert Waley-Cohen 16/1
2014 PRESENT VIEW Brendan Powell jnr Jamie Snowden Sir Chips keswick 8/1
2015 IRISH CAVALIER Paul Townend Rebecca Curtis Mr A McIver 11/1
2016 BALLYALTON Brian Hughes Ian Williams Mr John Westwood 12/1
2017 TULLY EAST Denis O'Regan Alan Fleming (Ire) Mr Barry Connell 8/1
2018 MISTER WHITAKER Brian Hughes Mick Channon Mr T P Radford 13/2
2019 A PLUS TARD Rachael Blackmore Henry De Bromhead (Ire) Cheveley Park Stud 5/1 fav
2020 IMPERIAL AURA David Bass Kim Bailey Imperial Racing Partnership 4/1 jt fav