Festival Hunters Chase
Festival Hunters Chase
The Festival Hunters’ Chase is run over the same course and distance as the Cheltenham Gold Cup and is restricted to amateur jockeys. For this reason it is often referred to as the amateurs’ Gold Cup.
To qualify, a horse must have finished 1st or 2nd twice in hunter chases, or have won two open point-to-point races, or have won one open point-to-point race and finished 1st or 2nd in a hunter chase.
Friday 16.40| 5yo+ | Listed
3 miles 2½ furlongs | 22 fences | New Course
Weight: 11st 13lb (5yo) / 12st (6yo+) | Allowance: 7lb for mares
Prize money: £50,000 | 1st: £24,445
PREVIOUS WINNERS
| YEAR | WINNER | SP |
| 2024 | Sine Nomine | 8/1 |
| 2023 | Premier Magic | 66/1 |
| 2022 | Billaway | 13/8jf |
| 2021 | Porlock Bay | 16/1 |
| 2020 | It Came To Pass | 66/1 |
| 2019 | Hazel Hill | 7/2f |
| 2018 | Pacha Du Polder | 25/1 |
| 2017 | Pacha Du Polder | 16/1 |
| 2016 | On The Fringe | 13/8f |
| 2015 | On The Fringe | 6/1 |
| 2014 | Tammy’s Hill | 15/2 |
| 2013 | Salsify | 2/1 |
| 2012 | Salsify | 7/1 |
| 2011 | Zemsky | 33/1 |
| 2010 | Baby Run | 9/2jf |
| 2009 | Cappa Bleu | 11/2 |
| 2008 | Amicelli | 33/1 |
| 2007 | Drombeag | 20/1 |
| 2006 | Whyso Mayo | 20/1 |
| 2005 | Sleeping Night | 7/2f |
| 2004 | Earthmover | 14/1 |
| 2003 | Kingscliff | 11/4f |
| 2002 | Last Option | 20/1 |
| 2001 | FESTIVAL CANCELLED | N/A |
| 2000 | Cavalero | 16/1 |
