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Royal & SunAlliance Chase
 A Brief History Of Royal & SunAlliance Chase The Royal & SunAlliance Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt chase for five-year-old and above novices run over a distance of 3 miles 110 yards (4,929 metres) at Cheltenham Racecourse during the Cheltenham Festival in March. There are nineteen fences to be jumped in the race. The race takes its name from its sponsors, the insurance company Royal & SunAlliance. The sponsorship dates back to 1974 - prior to the merger of Royal Insurance and Sun Alliance in 1996, the race was known as the Sun Alliance Chase. The only previous sponsor of the race was The Tote (the Totalisator Champion Novice Chase, 1964-1973), before which the race was called the Broadway Novices' Chase. Year 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1950 1949 1949 1948 1948 1947 1946 Winner Albertas Run Denman Star de Mohaison Trabolgan Rule Supreme One Knight Hussard Collonges Lord Noelie Looks Like Trouble Florida Pearl Hanakham Nahthen Lad Brief Gale Monsieur Le Cure Young Hustler Miinnehoma Rolling Ball Garrison Savannah Envopak Token The West Awake Kildimo Cross Master Antarctic Bay A Kinsman Canny Danny Brown Chamberlin Lesley Ann Lacson Master Smudge Sweet Joe Gay Spartan Tied Cottage Pengrail Ten Up Killiney Clever Scot Tantalum Proud Tarquin Spanish Steps Herring Gull Border Jet Different Class Arkloin Buona Notte Arkle Caduval Grallagh Cnoc Solfen Mac Joy Just Awake Mandarin Polar Flight Great Eliza Glenbeigh Coneyburrow Good and Plenty On View Manicou Arctic Gold Glen Fire Comeragh Blakely Grove Mountain Prince Birthlaw Age 7 7 5 7 8 7 7 7 7 6 8 7 8 8 6 9 8 7 8 7 7 9 9 8 7 7 7 8 7 6 6 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 6 6 7 6 7 7 8 7 6 6 6 7 8 7 8 8 5 5 6 8 7 9 11 Jockey Tony McCoy Ruby Walsh Barry Geraghty Mick Fitzgerald David Casey Richard Johnson Russ Garritty Jim Culloty Paul Carberry Richard Dunwoody Richard Dunwoody Warren Marston Philip Hide Peter Niven Peter Scudamore Peter Scudamore Peter Scudamore Ben de Haan Peter Hobbs Simon Sherwood Graham Bradley Reg Crank Frank Berry Geordie Dun Niall Madden John Francome Colin Brown Steve Knight Richard Hoare Steve Smith Eccles Michael Dickinson Tommy Carberry John Francome Tommy Carberry Richard Pitman David Mould David Nicholson Pat Taaffe John Cook Joe Crowley Josh Gifford David Mould Liam McLoughlin Johnnie Haine Pat Taaffe Laurie Morgan Pat Taaffe Pat Taaffe Arthur Freeman Arthur Freeman Michael Scudamore Tommy Cusack B Cooper Dave Dick Pat Taaffe Jimmy Power Bryan Marshall Lord Mildmay Glen Kelly Mr J Spencer D Kelly Joe Maguire Bryan Marshall Ted Vinall Trainer Jonjo O'Neill Paul Nicholls Paul Nicholls Nicky Henderson Willie Mullins Philip Hobbs Peter Beaumont Henrietta Knight Noel Chance Willie Mullins Ron Hodges Jenny Pitman Josh Gifford John Edwards Nigel Twiston-Davies Martin Pipe Martin Pipe Jenny Pitman Josh Gifford Oliver Sherwood Toby Balding Tom Bill Pat Hughes John Brockbank Jimmy FitzGerald Fred Winter David Elsworth Bob Hawker Arthur Barrow Tom Jones Tony Dickinson Dan Moore Fred Winter Jim Dreaper Fred Winter Tom Jones Michael Pope Tom Dreaper Edward Courage Paddy Mullins Ryan Price Peter Cazalet Tom Dreaper Bob Turnell Tom Dreaper Bogden Lubecki Joe Osbourne Willie O'Grady Ken Bailey Peter Cazalet Fulke Walwyn George Spann Danny Morgan Fulke Walwyn Joe Osbourne Jack Fawcus Fulke Walwyn Peter Cazalet Gerald Balding Syd Mercer Noel Furlong Ivor Anthony Fulke Walwyn Tommy Rayson Owner Weight |
