Betfair Chase: Previous Winners

The Betfair Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase and is one of the highlights of the jumping season in Great Britain.

It is known for its gruelling trip over three miles, one furlong and 125 yards, and horses competing in the contest often have to overcome testing conditions.

There have been some wide-margin winners over the years, and it remains one of the key races in the calendar as the jumps season takes precedence.

The 2000s

The race was first established in 2005, and Robert Alner celebrated his first and only success in the race in the inaugural event.

The legendary Kauto Star won the first of his four Betfair Chase races 12 months later in what would turn out to be a special event for connections.

Paul Nicholls' runner won the contest no fewer than three times in four years to prove he was the one to beat at Haydock.

Year	Horse	Jockey	Trainer
2005	Kingscliff	Robert Walford	Robert Alner
2006	Kauto Star	Ruby Walsh	Paul Nicholls
2007	Kauto Star	Sam Thomas	Paul Nicholls
2008	Snoopy Loopy	Seamus Durack	Peter Bowen
2009	Kauto Star	Ruby Walsh	Paul Nicholls

The 2010s

Nigel Twiston-Davies started the decade off well with a winner as Imperial Commander landed the spoils in 2010 under Paddy Brennan, and the duo would go on to have plenty of success in the race.

Twiston-Davies won the race three times in the next 10 years, while Brennan's partnership with Cue Card for Colin Tizzard handed him another two successes. Cue Card won the race three times in four years to put his name in the century books.

Year	Horse	Jockey	Trainer
2010	Imperial Commander	Paddy Brennan	Nigel Twiston-Davies
2011	Kauto Star	Ruby Walsh	Paul Nicholls
2012	Silviniaco Conti	Ruby Walsh	Paul Nicholls
2013	Cue Card	Joe Tizzard	Colin Tizzard
2014	Silviniaco Conti	Noel Fehily	Paul Nicholls
2015	Cue Card	Paddy Brennan	Colin Tizzard
2016	Cue Card	Paddy Brennan	Colin Tizzard
2017	Bristol De Mai	Daryl Jacob	Nigel Twiston-Davies
2018	Bristol De Mai	Daryl Jacob	Nigel Twiston-Davies
2019	Lostintranslation	Robbie Power	Colin Tizzard

The 2020s

Twiston-Davies' Bristol De Mai was another horse with multiple successes in the race, and he started the decade like he ended the previous one, as a winner.

The iconic grey won successive races in 2017 and 2018, with Daryl Jacob on board for all of those wins.

Dan Skelton's first success in the Betfair Chase came in 2022, as Protektorat landed the spoils at a price of 15/2.

Then it was Venetia Williams' turn to land her first Betfair Chase in 2023 as Royale Pagaille saw off Cheltenham Gold Cup runner-up Bravemansgame for victory.

Year	Horse	Jockey	Trainer
2020	Bristol De Mai	Daryl Jacob	Nigel Twiston-Davies
2021	A Plus Tard	Rachael Blackmore	Henry de Bromhead
2022	Protektorat	Harry Skelton	Dan Skelton
2023	Royale Pagaille	Charlie Deutsch	Venetia Williams