Charlie Hall Chase
| Grade 2 race | |
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Wetherby Racecourse during the 2010 Charlie Hall Chase
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| Location |
Wetherby Racecourse Wetherby, England |
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| Inaugurated | 1969 |
| Race type | Chase |
| Sponsor | Bet365 |
| Website | Wetherby |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 3m 1f (5,029 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Five-years-old and up |
| Weight | 11 st 0 lb Allowances 7 lb for mares Penalties for wins 10 lb for Class 1 wfa chase * 6 lb for Class 1 h'cap chase * 6 lb for Class 2 wfa chase * 4 lb for Class 2 h'cap chase * 4 lb for Class 3 wfa chase * * since 30 Sept. last year (halved for novice chases) |
| Purse |
£100,000 (2016) 1st: £56,950 |
The Charlie Hall Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt chase in England which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Wetherby over a distance of about 3 miles and 1 furlong (5,029 metres), and during its running there are 18 fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in late October or early November.
The event was established in 1969, and it was originally called the Wetherby Pattern Chase. It replaced the Emblem Handicap Chase, a handicap named after Emblem, the winner of the Grand National in 1863.
The race became known as the Charlie Hall Memorial Wetherby Pattern Chase in 1978, in memory of the trainer Charlie Hall. This was shortened to the present title in 1990.
The Charlie Hall Chase has been sponsored by Bet365 since 2003.
Most successful horse (2 wins):
Leading jockey (3 wins):
Leading trainer (4 wins):
* The 1976 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
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