The Betfair Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase and one of the highlights of the Jumps season.
Run over the gruelling trip of three miles, one furlong and 125 yards, often in testing conditions, it’s a race that has delivered some wide-margin winners over the years.
We take a closer look at the Haydock Racecourse showpiece.
Betfair Chase date and time
The 2026 Betfair Chase will take place on Saturday 21st November with a start time yet to be confirmed.
Betfair Chase location/venue
The Betfair Chase is run at Haydock Racecourse. The dual-purpose track is located in Merseyside in the north west of England.
Betfair Chase history
Now the first Grade 1 event of the British National Hunt season, the inaugural Betfair Chase was held in 2005, though the origins of the Lancashire Chase - its original title - date back to 1884 at Manchester Racecourse.
Kingscliff was the first winner of the race for Robert Alner before the legendary Kauto Star asserted his dominance on the contest, winning four of the six editions between 2006 and 2011.
Silviniaco Conti was Ruby Walsh's fourth winner in the Betfair Chase in 2012 and delivered Paul Nicholls' sixth triumph in 2014. Those two efforts were sandwiched by Cue Card's success, with the nine-time Grade 1 winner triumphant in 2013, 2015 and 2016.
In 2017, the Betfair Chase increased in distance to over 3m 1f and with it came the first of Bristol De Mai's three successes.
A Plus Tard won the race in 2021 before going on to triumph in the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 2022.
Betfair Chase most successful jockey
Ruby Walsh is the most successful jockey in the Betfair Chase with four victories between 2006 and 2012.
Walsh was on board Kauto Star in 2006, 2009 and 2011 before returning to Haydock to triumph once more with Silviniaco Conti in 2012.
Daryl Jacob has won the event on three occasions, of which all three were on board with Bristol De Mai.
Recent victories for Protektorat and Grey Dawning mean that Harry Skelton is hot on the heels of his both Jacob and Walsh.
Betfair Chase most successful trainer
Paul Nicholls is the Betfair Chase's most successful trainer with six wins, though his last success in the race was in 2014.
Four of those victories come courtesy of Kauto Star, while the other two were delivered by Silviniaco Conti.
Colin Tizzard has four wins to his name with Cue Card emerging triumphant on three occasions before Lostintranslation knocked Bristol De Mai off his perch in 2019.
