St. James's Place Foxhunters Chase Race Card

St James' Place Hunters Chase Runners And Entries 2024

The runners & entries for the St James' Place Hunters Chase for this year's Cheltenham Festival can all be found below.

This is a full list of entries, but there will be declarations 5 days before the race, and final declarations 48 hours before.

St. James's Place Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase

1st
Mr John Dawson

Sine Nomine

Age: 8
Weight: 11.5
OR: 124
J:
 
Mr John Dawson
T:
 
Fiona Needham
held up in rear, midfield after 12th, went third after 3 out, short of room when on inner from 2 out, soon ridden, switched right approaching last, kept on well run-in, led towards finish
2nd
Mr Derek O'Connor

Its On The Line

Age: 7
Weight: 12.0
OR: 142
J:
 
Mr Derek O'Connor
T:
 
Emmet Mullins
led, prominent when headed after 2nd, nudged along from 15th, hit 17th, switched left and ridden 2 out, led after last, headed towards finish, stayed on
3rd
Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell

Time Leader

Age: 10
Weight: 12.0
OR: 128
J:
 
Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell
T:
 
Miss Hannah Roach
in touch with leaders, prominent from 6th, went second 4 out, led after 3 out, ridden when mistake last, soon headed, no extra final 110yds
4th
Miss Immy Robinson

D'Jango

Age: 11
Weight: 12.0
OR: 129
J:
 
Miss Immy Robinson
T:
 
Miss V Collins
held up in rear, outpaced 3 out, stayed on from 2 out, went fourth final strides

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Exeter - March 19 2024
Exeter 15:00
3
James Bowen

Numitor

J: James Bowen
T: Heather Main
James Bowen

Numitor

bet365
£10.00 Returns £110.00
10/1
midnite
£10.00 Returns £100.00
9/1
betfair
£10.00 Returns £95.00
17/2
betfred
£10.00 Returns £95.00
17/2
betMGM
£10.00 Returns £95.00
17/2
betuk
£10.00 Returns £95.00
17/2
betvictor
£10.00 Returns £95.00
17/2
betway
£10.00 Returns £95.00
17/2
coral
£10.00 Returns £95.00
17/2
grosvenor
£10.00 Returns £95.00
17/2
ladbrokes
£10.00 Returns £95.00
17/2
paddy_power
£10.00 Returns £95.00
17/2
skybet
£10.00 Returns £95.00
17/2
william_hill
£10.00 Returns £95.00
17/2
10/1
Age: 10
Weight: 11-9
OR: 132
Days: 340
DateCourseDistanceTypeWeightPosition
14/04/23AIN21Sft10-6PU
25/03/23NBY20Sft11-92
24/02/23WAR20Gd11-113
27/12/22CHP19.5Sft11-0PU
25/11/22NBY20Gd11-23
Exeter 16:00
3
Ned Fox

Desert Fortune

J: Ned Fox
T: Venetia Williams
Ned Fox

Desert Fortune

bet365
£10.00 Returns £30.00
2/1
betMGM
£10.00 Returns £30.00
2/1
betuk
£10.00 Returns £30.00
2/1
betvictor
£10.00 Returns £30.00
2/1
grosvenor
£10.00 Returns £30.00
2/1
skybet
£10.00 Returns £30.00
2/1
william_hill
£10.00 Returns £30.00
2/1
betfred
£10.00 Returns £28.75
15/8
betway
£10.00 Returns £28.75
15/8
coral
£10.00 Returns £28.75
15/8
ladbrokes
£10.00 Returns £28.75
15/8
midnite
£10.00 Returns £28.75
15/8
betfair
£10.00 Returns £27.50
7/4
paddy_power
£10.00 Returns £27.50
7/4
2/1
Age: 7
Weight: 11-4
OR: 90
Days: 21
DateCourseDistanceTypeWeightPosition
27/02/24LEI20Hy11-72
28/03/23HUN25Sft12-0PU
02/02/23FAK23.5Gd11-75
22/12/22FFO20Sft10-79
17/11/22WCN15Gd11-27
Wetherby - March 19 2024
Wetherby 16:15
3
Jordan Nailor

Mister Barclay

J: Jordan Nailor
T: Tom Symonds
Jordan Nailor

Mister Barclay

bet365
£10.00 Returns £55.00
9/2
betfair
£10.00 Returns £55.00
9/2
betfred
£10.00 Returns £55.00
9/2
betMGM
£10.00 Returns £55.00
9/2
betuk
£10.00 Returns £55.00
9/2
betvictor
£10.00 Returns £55.00
9/2
betway
£10.00 Returns £55.00
9/2
coral
£10.00 Returns £55.00
9/2
grosvenor
£10.00 Returns £55.00
9/2
ladbrokes
£10.00 Returns £55.00
9/2
midnite
£10.00 Returns £55.00
9/2
paddy_power
£10.00 Returns £55.00
9/2
skybet
£10.00 Returns £55.00
9/2
william_hill
£10.00 Returns £55.00
9/2
9/2
Age: 6
Weight: 11-6
OR: 91
Days: 23
DateCourseDistanceTypeWeightPosition
25/02/24HER21.5Sft11-27
25/01/24WET19.5Sft11-53
26/12/23WET19.5Sft10-82
17/11/23DON21Gd11-17
06/04/23HER16GS10-133
Wetherby 14:45
3
Aaron Anderson

Raffles Wonder

J: Aaron Anderson
T: Rebecca Menzies
Aaron Anderson

Raffles Wonder

bet365
£10.00 Returns £19.09
10/11
midnite
£10.00 Returns £18.50
17/20
betfred
£10.00 Returns £18.33
5/6
betvictor
£10.00 Returns £18.33
5/6
betway
£10.00 Returns £18.33
5/6
coral
£10.00 Returns £18.33
5/6
ladbrokes
£10.00 Returns £18.33
5/6
skybet
£10.00 Returns £18.33
5/6
william_hill
£10.00 Returns £18.33
5/6
betfair
£10.00 Returns £18.00
4/5
betMGM
£10.00 Returns £18.00
4/5
betuk
£10.00 Returns £18.00
4/5
grosvenor
£10.00 Returns £18.00
4/5
paddy_power
£10.00 Returns £18.00
4/5
10/11
Age: 7
Weight: 11-10
OR: 86
Days: 5
DateCourseDistanceTypeWeightPosition
14/03/24HEX16Hy11-01
24/02/24NCS17Hy11-43
07/02/24SED17Sft11-76
06/01/24NCS20.5Sft11-010
23/12/23NCS17Gd11-211
Wolverhampton (AW) - March 19 2024
Wolverhampton (AW) 20:00
2(2)
Archie Young

Prince Ali

J: Archie Young
T: Deborah Faulkner
Archie Young

Prince Ali

betfair
£10.00 Returns £37.50
11/4
betvictor
£10.00 Returns £37.50
11/4
paddy_power
£10.00 Returns £37.50
11/4
skybet
£10.00 Returns £37.50
11/4
midnite
£10.00 Returns £36.00
13/5
bet365
£10.00 Returns £35.00
5/2
betfred
£10.00 Returns £35.00
5/2
coral
£10.00 Returns £35.00
5/2
ladbrokes
£10.00 Returns £35.00
5/2
betway
£10.00 Returns £34.00
12/5
betMGM
£10.00 Returns £32.50
9/4
betuk
£10.00 Returns £32.50
9/4
grosvenor
£10.00 Returns £32.50
9/4
william_hill
£10.00 Returns £30.00
2/1
11/4
Age: 6
Weight: 9-9
OR: 62
Days: 4
DateCourseDistanceTypeWeightPosition
15/03/24WOL9.5St9-62
26/02/24WOL9.5St10-33
07/01/24WOL9.5St9-610
10/12/23WOL8.5St9-06
04/12/23WOL9.5St8-132
Wolverhampton (AW) 19:30
3(7)
Ben Coen

Bernie The Bear

J: Ben Coen
T: Linda Perratt
Ben Coen

Bernie The Bear

betfair
£10.00 Returns £40.00
3/1
betvictor
£10.00 Returns £40.00
3/1
paddy_power
£10.00 Returns £40.00
3/1
william_hill
£10.00 Returns £40.00
3/1
bet365
£10.00 Returns £37.50
11/4
betfred
£10.00 Returns £37.50
11/4
betway
£10.00 Returns £37.50
11/4
midnite
£10.00 Returns £36.00
13/5
betMGM
£10.00 Returns £35.00
5/2
betuk
£10.00 Returns £35.00
5/2
grosvenor
£10.00 Returns £35.00
5/2
skybet
£10.00 Returns £35.00
5/2
coral
£10.00 Returns £32.50
9/4
ladbrokes
£10.00 Returns £32.50
9/4
3/1
Age: 4
Weight: 9-6
OR: 52
Days: 12
DateCourseDistanceTypeWeightPosition
07/03/24NCS6St9-92
23/02/24LIN7St8-75
13/02/24NCS7St9-54
02/02/24NCS6St8-123
25/01/24NCS6St8-132
Wolverhampton (AW) 18:00
8(6)
Joey Haynes

Munificent

J: Joey Haynes
T: Chelsea Banham
Joey Haynes

Munificent

betfred
£10.00 Returns £50.00
4/1
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£10.00 Returns £50.00
4/1
coral
£10.00 Returns £50.00
4/1
ladbrokes
£10.00 Returns £50.00
4/1
midnite
£10.00 Returns £50.00
4/1
paddy_power
£10.00 Returns £50.00
4/1
skybet
£10.00 Returns £50.00
4/1
betfair
£10.00 Returns £47.50
15/4
betMGM
£10.00 Returns £45.00
7/2
betuk
£10.00 Returns £45.00
7/2
betway
£10.00 Returns £45.00
7/2
grosvenor
£10.00 Returns £45.00
7/2
william_hill
£10.00 Returns £45.00
7/2
bet365
£10.00 Returns £43.33
10/3
4/1
Age: 6
Weight: 9-3
OR: 52
Days: 19
DateCourseDistanceTypeWeightPosition
29/02/24CFD5St9-17
12/02/24WOL5St9-24
10/01/24KEM6St/Slw8-74
30/12/23WOL7St9-211
03/11/23NMK5Hy8-86

Fifth race of Gold Cup Day

The St James' Place Hunters Chase is the fifth race on the final day of the Cheltenham Festival.

The race is another race in the week that is specifically for amateur jockeys and is ran on the new Cheltenham course over 3 miles and 2 furlongs, with 22 fences for the runners to contend with. It is the same course and distance as the Gold Cup, which leads it to being referred to as the Gold Cup for the amateur riders.

The event is open to horses five and older to horses that have either placed at least twice in hunter chases, have won two point to points or won one point to point and placed at least once in a hunter’s chase.

There is prize money of £27,000 on offer to the winner.

History of the St James' Place Hunters Chase

The race was established all the way back in 1904 and has been a running part of the festival ever since. The race received sponsorship for the first time in 1972 from the Sun Alliance and London however that only lasted for two yearsand then it went back to being run without a sponsor.

The art auctioneers Christie's then took over to sponsor the race in 1979 and were long-term supporters of the event, naming the race right the way through till 2012. Following them, in 2013 the race was sponsored by the Country Gentleman's Association, who named the race through until 2015. In 2016, St James’ Palace took over the naming rights and continues to do so.

Recent years

The St. James's Place Hunters' Chase has seen a mix of familiar and new faces in the winner's circle in recent years.

  • 2023: Premier Magic caused a major upset with his win under Bradley Gibbs, who both trained and rode the horse.
  • 2020-2022: The race was not run due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • 2019: Alex Edwards and trainer Phillip Rowley claimed victory with Hazel Hill.

Before this, trainer Paul Nicholls enjoyed a strong run:

  • 2017-2018: Nicholls secured back-to-back wins with Pacha du Polder. His 2018 victory brought his total tally of wins to four, making him the joint-most successful trainer in the race's history. His earlier successes came with Earthmover (2004) and Sleeping Night (2005).

Foxhunter Chase Winners

ST JAMES’S PLACE FESTIVAL HUNTERS' CHASE WINNERS (2010 - 2023)


Year Winner Jockey Trainer
2023 Premier Magic Mr Bradley Gibbs Bradley Gibbs
2022 Billaway Patrick Mullins Willie Mullins
2021 Porlock Bay Lorcan Williams Will Biddick
2020 It Came To Pass Maxine O'Sullivan Eugene O'Sullivan
2019 Hazel Hill Alex Edwards Philip Rowley
2018 Pacha du Polder Harriet Tucker Paul Nicholls
2017 Pacha du Polder Bryony Frost Paul Nicholls
2016 On The Fringe Nina Carberry Enda Bolger
2015 On The Fringe Nina Carberry Enda Bolger
2014 Tammys Hill James Smyth Liam Lennon
2013 Salsify Colman Sweeney Roger Sweeney
2012 Salsify Colman Sweeney Roger Sweeney
2011 Zemsky Sam Waley-Cohen Robert Waley-Cohen
2010 Baby Run Sam Waley-Cohen Nicky Henderson

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