bowles10 Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 The Aon Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Newbury over a distance of 3 miles (4,828 metres), and during its running there are eighteen fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in February. The event is named after its sponsors Aon Group Ltd, and it was first run in 2000. It was promoted to Listed status in 2002, and to Grade 2 level in 2003. The planned running in 2009 was abandoned at Newbury because of snow, and so the race was switched to an alternative venue, Kempton Park. The rearranged event was titled the Levy Board Chase. The race serves as a principal trial for the Cheltenham Gold Cup in March. Two horses have won both events in the same year – Kauto Star (2007) and Denman (2008). [edit] Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer 2000See More Business10Mick FitzgeraldPaul Nicholls2001Shotgun Willy7Joe TizzardPaul Nicholls2002Bacchanal8Mick FitzgeraldNicky Henderson2003Valley Henry8Barry GeraghtyPaul Nicholls2004Shooting Light11Richard JohnsonMartin Pipe2005Farmer Jack9Richard JohnsonPhilip Hobbs2006no race 2006 [1]2007Kauto Star7Ruby WalshPaul Nicholls2008Denman8Sam ThomasPaul Nicholls2009Madison du Berlais [2]8Tom ScudamoreDavid Pipe Last year race run at Kempton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowles10 Posted February 14, 2010 Author Share Posted February 14, 2010 Re: Key Race: Aon Chase - Newbury Sat 13th February Saturday February 13 2010 Newbury 14:30 - Result Aon Chase (grade 2) £50000 added, 5yo plus, 3m, Class 1, £28505 penalty, 6 ran Going: Good to Soft Race Report » Winning Time: 5m 56.s 13:30 14:00 14:30 15:05 15:40 16:15 16:45 Pos.Dr.Dist.HorseWtJockeyTrainerAgeSP1 Tricky Trickster (IRE) 11-3 R Walsh P F Nicholls 78/1 tracked leading pair, pushed along approaching 14th, left 8 lengths down in 2nd 3 out, still plenty to do last, rallied on inner as leader idled towards finish, driven to lead final strides opened 12/1 2 s.hNiche Market (IRE) 11-6 A Glassonbury R H Buckler 925/1 slight lead until headed 7th, chased leader, pushed along approaching 4 out, left in clear lead 4 out, still clear last, idled badly towards finish, headed final strides 3 18Air Force One (GER) 11-0 Paul Moloney C J Mann 814/1 held up, hit 4th, pushed along after 13th, struggling 4 out, left poor 3rd next touched 16/1 £10000-£600 £4200-£300 Each Way 4 9Ollie Magern 11-0 T Molloy N A Twiston-Davies 1233/1 in touch, jumped slowly 10th, in last place next, struggling 13th 5 5Wee Robbie 11-0 L Treadwell N J Gifford 1066/1 raced wide, close up, not fluent 6th, weakened 4 out UR Denman (IRE) 11-6 A P McCoy P F Nicholls 101/6 f with leader, took narrow lead 7th, going strongly and 3 lengths clear when blundered 4 out, blundered and unseated rider 3 out opened 1/8 £500-£3000 £100-£700 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewPunter Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Re: Key Race: Aon Chase - Newbury Sat 13th February- winner Tricky Trickster What did everyone make of Denman then? No chance for the Gold Cup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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