The Charlie Hall Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt steeplechase in England which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Wetherby over a distance of about 3 miles (3 miles and 45 yards, or 4,869 metres), with 19 fences. The race is scheduled to take place each year in late October or early November.
The event was established in 1969, and it was originally called the Wetherby Pattern Chase. It replaced the Emblem Handicap Chase, a handicap named after Emblem, the winner of the Grand National in 1863.
The race became known as the Charlie Hall Memorial Wetherby Pattern Chase in 1978, in memory of the trainer Charlie Hall. This was shortened to the present title in 1990.
The Charlie Hall Chase has been sponsored by Bet365 since 2003.
Records Most successful horse (2 wins): Wayward Lad – 1983, 1985 Celtic Shot – 1990, 1991 Barton Bank – 1993, 1995 One Man – 1996, 1997 See More Business – 1999, 2000 Ollie Magern – 2005, 2007
Leading jockey (3 wins): Graham Bradley – Righthand Man (1982), Wayward Lad (1985), Celtic Shot (1991) Carl Llewellyn – Tipping Tim (1992), Young Hustler (1994), Ollie Magern (2005) Mick Fitzgerald – See More Business (1999, 2000), Marlborough (2002)
Leading trainer (6 wins): Nigel Twiston-Davies – Tipping Tim (1992), Young Hustler (1994), Ollie Magern (2005, 2007), Bristol de Mai (2017), Ballyoptic (2019)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer 1969 Arcturus 8 Pat Buckley Neville Crump 1970 Kildrummy 5 Ron Barry Wilf Crawford1971Abandoned due to snow and frost 1972 Coxswain 7 Mr G Macmillan Arthur Stephenson 1973 Dunrobin 6 Stephen P Taylor Wilf Crawford 1974 Tamalin 7 Jonjo O'Neill Gordon W. Richards 1975 Davy Lad 5 Dessie Hughes Mick O'Toole 1976(dh) Current GoldSet Point 58 David GouldingTommy Stack Gordon W. RichardsLady Herries 1977 Goolagong 7 Mr H Orde-Howlett Neville Crump 1978 Fighting Fit 6 Ridley Lamb Ken Oliver 1979 Sparkie's Choice 6 Colin Hawkins Neville Crump 1980 Manton Castle 6 G Holmes Maurice Camacho 1981 Gay Return 6 Tommy Ryan Edward O'Grady 1982 Righthand Man 5 Graham Bradley Michael Dickinson 1983 Wayward Lad 8 Robert Earnshaw Michael Dickinson 1984 Burrough Hill Lad 8 Phil Tuck Jenny Pitman 1985 Wayward Lad 10 Graham Bradley Monica Dickinson 1986 Forgive 'n Forget 9 Mark Dwyer Jimmy FitzGerald 1987 Cybrandian 9 Chris Grant Peter Easterby 1988 High Edge Grey 7 Tim Reed Ken Oliver 1989 Durham Edition 11 Alan Merrigan Arthur Stephenson 1990 Celtic Shot 8 Peter Scudamore Charlie Brooks 1991 Celtic Shot 9 Graham Bradley Charlie Brooks 1992 Tipping Tim 7 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies 1993 Barton Bank 7 Adrian Maguire David Nicholson 1994 Young Hustler 7 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies 1995 Barton Bank 9 Adrian Maguire David Nicholson 1996 One Man 8 Richard Dunwoody Gordon W. Richards 1997 One Man 9 Richard Dunwoody Gordon W. Richards 1998 Strath Royal 12 Martin Brennan Owen Brennan 1999 See More Business 9 Mick Fitzgerald Paul Nicholls 2000 See More Business 10 Mick Fitzgerald Paul Nicholls 2001 Sackville 9 David Casey Frances Crowley 2002 Marlborough 10 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson 2003 Ballybough Rasher 8 Graham Lee Howard Johnson 2004 Grey Abbey 10 Graham Lee Howard Johnson 2005 Ollie Magern 7 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies 2006 Our Vic 8 Timmy Murphy David Pipe 2007 Ollie Magern 9 Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies 2008 State of Play 8 Paul Moloney Evan Williams 2009 Deep Purple 8 Paul Moloney Evan Williams 2010 Nacarat 9 Sam Thomas Tom George 2011 Weird Al 8 Timmy Murphy Donald McCain, Jr. 2012 Silviniaco Conti 6 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2013 Harry Topper 6 Jason Maguire Kim Bailey 2014 Menorah 9 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs 2015 Cue Card 9 Paddy Brennan Colin Tizzard 2016 Irish Cavalier 7 Jonathan Moore Rebecca Curtis 2017 Bristol De Mai 6 Daryl Jacob Nigel Twiston-Davies 2018 Definitly Red 9 Danny Cook Brian Ellison 2019 Ballyoptic 9 Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies 2020 Cyrname 8 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls 2021 Fusil Raffles 6 Daryl Jacob Nicky Henderson 2022 Bravemansgame 7 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls 2023 Gentlemansgame 7 Darragh O'Keeffe Mouse Morris 2024 The Real Whacker 8 Brian Hughes Patrick Neville 2025 Djelo 7 Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British National Hunt races Recurring events established in 1969 – this race is included under its original title, Wetherby Pattern Chase.
References Racing Post: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , pedigreequery.com – Charlie Hall Chase – Wetherby. runnersandriders.co.uk – Runners and Riders – British National Hunt and Flat Racing.
External links
Race Recordings (1983, 1984, 1986-1988, 1990, 1992-2007) youtube.com