Day Two of The Festival has another seven races to enjoy. The feature race of the day is The Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase, a race in which we saw Altior produce a record-breaking performance of 19 consecutive Jump races, including regaining the Queen Mother Champion Chase title at The Festival™.
The Ballymore Novices' Hurdle is a Grade 1 hurdle race run on the Old Course over a distance of about 2m 5f. Horses aged four and older can enter and with 10 hurdles to jump.
It's the premier race during the Jump racing season for novice hurdlers. It's historically been won by Istabraq and Faugheen who went onto win the Unibet Champion Hurdle the following season.
Previous winners:
|
Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
|
2011 |
First Lieutenant |
6 |
Davy Russell |
Mouse Morris |
|
2012 |
Simonsig |
6 |
Barry Geraghty |
Nicky Henderson |
|
2013 |
The New One |
5 |
Sam Twiston-Davies |
Nigel Twiston-Davies |
|
2014 |
Faugheen |
6 |
Ruby Walsh |
Willie Mullins |
|
2015 |
Windsor Park |
6 |
Davy Russell |
Dermot Weld |
|
2016 |
Yorkhill |
6 |
Ruby Walsh |
Willie Mullins |
|
2017 |
Willoughby Court |
6 |
David Bass |
Ben Pauling |
|
2018 |
Samcro |
6 |
Jack Kennedy |
Gordon Elliott |
|
2019 |
City Island |
6 |
Mark Walsh |
Martin Brassil |
|
2020 |
Envoi Allen |
6 |
Davy Russell |
Gordon Elliott |
The Brown Advisory Novices' Chase is a Grade 1 Chase run on the Old Course over a distance of 3m abt ½f and open to horses aged five and older. There are 20 fences jumped.
Previous winners:
|
Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
|
2011 |
Bostons Angel |
7 |
Robbie Power |
Jessica Harrington |
|
2012 |
Bobs Worth |
7 |
Barry Geraghty |
Nicky Henderson |
|
2013 |
Lord Windermere |
7 |
Davy Russell |
Jim Culloty |
|
2014 |
O'Faolain's Boy |
7 |
Barry Geraghty |
Rebecca Curtis |
|
2015 |
Don Poli |
6 |
Bryan Cooper |
Willie Mullins |
|
2016 |
Blaklion |
7 |
Ryan Hatch |
Nigel Twiston-Davies |
|
2017 |
Might Bite |
8 |
Nico de Boinville |
Nicky Henderson |
|
2018 |
Presenting Percy |
7 |
Davy Russell |
Patrick G Kelly |
|
2019 |
Topofthegame |
7 |
Harry Cobden |
Paul Nicholls |
|
2020 |
Champ |
8 |
Barry Geraghty |
Nicky Henderson |
The Coral Cup Hurdle is a Grade 3 race, open to horses aged four years or older. It's run on the Old Course over a distance of 2m abt 5f with 10 hurdles jumped. It was introduced to The Cheltenham Festival in 1993.
Previous winners:
|
Year |
Winner |
Age |
Weight |
Jockey |
Trainer |
|
2011 |
Carlito Brigante |
5 |
10–12 |
Davy Russell |
Gordon Elliott |
|
2012 |
Son of Flicka |
8 |
10-06 |
Jason Maguire |
Donald McCain |
|
2013 |
Medinas |
6 |
11–10 |
Wayne Hutchinson |
Alan King |
|
2014 |
Whisper |
6 |
11-06 |
Nico de Boinville |
Nicky Henderson |
|
2015 |
Aux Ptits Soins |
5 |
10-07 |
Sam Twiston-Davies |
Paul Nicholls |
|
2016 |
Diamond King |
8 |
11-03 |
Davy Russell |
Gordon Elliott |
|
2017 |
Supasundae |
7 |
11-04 |
Robbie Power |
Jessica Harrington |
|
2018 |
Bleu Berry |
7 |
11-02 |
Mark Walsh |
Willie Mullins |
|
2019 |
William Henry |
9 |
11-10 |
Nico de Boinville |
Nicky Henderson |
|
2020 |
Dame De Compagnie |
7 |
10-12 |
Barry Geraghty |
Nicky Henderson |
The Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase is a 3m 6f race run on the Cross Country course. It's open to horses aged five years and older who have 32 obstacles to jump.
Previous winners:
|
Year |
Winner |
Age |
Weight |
Jockey |
Trainer |
|
2011 |
Sizing Australia |
9 |
10-09 |
Andrew Lynch |
Henry De Bromhead |
|
2012 |
Balthazar King |
8 |
10-09 |
Richard Johnson |
Philip Hobbs |
|
2013 |
Big Shu |
8 |
10-05 |
Barry Cash |
Peter Maher |
|
2014 |
Balthazar King |
10 |
11–12 |
Richard Johnson |
Philip Hobbs |
|
2015 |
Rivage d'Or |
10 |
10-10 |
Davy Russell |
Tony Martin |
|
2016 |
Josies Orders |
8 |
11-04 |
Nina Carberry |
Enda Bolger |
|
2017 |
Cause of Causes |
9 |
11-04 |
Jamie Codd |
Gordon Elliott |
|
2018 |
Tiger Roll |
8 |
11-04 |
Keith Donoghue |
Gordon Elliott |
|
2019 |
Tiger Roll |
9 |
11-04 |
Keith Donoghue |
Gordon Elliott |
|
2020 |
Easysland |
6 |
11-04 |
Jonathan Plouganou |
David Cottin |
The Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase is a Grade 3 chase run on the New Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 2m abt ½f with 14 fences to be jumped. Open to horses aged five years and older. It is the oldest race at The Cheltenham Festival, dating back to 1864 when it was run in Andoversford. From the 1900s, the race was run at Warwick, Leicester, and Melton Mowbry before returning to Cheltenham in 1913.
Why is it called Johnny Henderson? The race is named after trainer Nicky Henderson's father. In the early 1960s, he realised that Cheltenham Racecourse was attracting the interest of property developers, and to save its future, Johnny and other Jockey Club members formed the Racecourse Holdings Trust and raised £240,000 to purchase the venue.
Previous winners:
|
Year |
Winner |
Age |
Weight |
Jockey |
Trainer |
|
2011 |
Oiseau de Nuit |
9 |
10–13 |
Steven Clements |
Colin Tizzard |
|
2012 |
Bellvano |
8 |
10-02 |
Paul Carberry |
Nicky Henderson |
|
2013 |
Alderwood |
9 |
10–11 |
A.P. McCoy |
Thomas Mullins |
|
2014 |
Savello |
8 |
11-05 |
Davy Russell |
Tony Martin |
|
2015 |
Next Sensation |
8 |
11-02 |
Tom Scudamore |
Michael Scudamore, Jr. |
|
2016 |
Solar Impulse |
6 |
11-00 |
Sam Twiston-Davies |
Paul Nicholls |
|
2017 |
Rock the World |
9 |
11-05 |
Robbie Power |
Jessica Harrington |
|
2018 |
Le Prezien |
7 |
11-08 |
Barry Geraghty |
Paul Nicholls |
|
2019 |
Croco Bay |
12 |
10-12 |
Kielan Woods |
Ben Case |
|
2020 |
Chosen Mate |
7 |
11-04 |
Davy Russell |
Gordon Elliott |
The Weatherbys Champion Bumper is a Grade 1 flat race for horses aged four - six years. The race is run on the Old Course over a distance of 2m abt ½f.
The race was initially called the Festival Bumper when first established in 1992. The Weatherbys Champion Bumper is the most prestigious flat race, in the Jump racing calendar and the only race throughout the meeting in which no obstacles are jumped. Entering in the Champion Bumper is an opportunity for horses who are yet to begin their Jumping career. A race you won't want to miss!
Previous winners:
|
Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
|
2011 |
Cheltenian |
5 |
Richard Johnson |
Philip Hobbs |
|
2012 |
Champagne Fever |
5 |
Patrick Mullins |
Willie Mullins |
|
2013 |
Briar Hill |
5 |
Ruby Walsh |
Willie Mullins |
|
2014 |
Silver Concorde |
6 |
Robbie McNamara |
Dermot Weld |
|
2015 |
Moon Racer |
6 |
Tom Scudamore |
David Pipe |
|
2016 |
Ballyandy |
5 |
Sam Twiston-Davies |
Nigel Twiston-Davies |
|
2017 |
Fayonagh |
6 |
Jamie Codd |
Gordon Elliott |
|
2018 |
Relegate |
5 |
Katie Walsh |
Willie Mullins |
|
2019 |
Envoi Allen |
5 |
Jamie Codd |
Gordon Elliott |
|
2020 |
Ferny Hollow |
5 |
Paul Townend |
Willie Mullins |