Henry VIII Novices' Chase Tips & Odds
One of the premier Grade 1 novice chases on the National Hunt calendar, the Henry VIII Novices' Chase is a two-mile contest taking place at Sandown Park in December on the same day as the Tingle Creek Chase. Read More
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Sandown 13:50
Betfair Henry VIII Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)
- 4yo+, 6 Runners
- Jumps,Turf , 1m 7f 99y , Chase course - GOOD, Good to soft in places; Hurdle course - GOOD TO SOFT, Good in places (GoingStick: Chase 5.7, Hurdle 5.2)
- Winner £56,950, 2nd £21,370, 3rd £10,700, 4th £5,330, 5th £2,680, 6th £1,340
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• 1 (5) = Horse number with the draw number in brackets.
• Number alongside the horse name is the days since the horse last ran.
• Numbers/letters under the jockey silk is the horse form with the most recent figure on the right. Numbers = finishing position (0 = finished outside the top 10), P = pulled up, F = fell, U = Unseated, B = brought down, R = refused, C = carried out, D = disqualified, HR = hit rails, L = left at start, O = ran out, S = slipped up, V = void race. A dash between figures indicates a year between the runs and a slash indicates a new season.
• % alongside jockey/trainer names = strike rate in last 30 days.
• Key to pointers: C = Course winner, D = Distance winner, CD = Course & Distance winner, BF = Beaten Favourite last time out, WS = Has had wind surgery since last run, LT = Longest Travellers, b = Wearing blinkers, b1 = Wearing blinkers for the first time, h = Wearing a hood, h1 = Wearing a hood for the first time, t = Wearing a tongue strap, t1 = Wearing a tongue strap for the first time, v = Wearing a visor, v1 = Wearing a visor for the first time, p = Wearing cheek pieces. OR = Official Rating. RPR = Racing Post Rating. Topspeed is a figure calculated using race times and the going to show how fast the horse can run.
Henry VIII Novices' Chase Tips
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What is the Henry VIII Novices' Chase?
The Henry VIII Novices' Chase is a Grade 1 race run at Sandown Park over two miles and is open to horses aged four years or older. Run on the same day as the Tingle Creek Chase, the Henry VIII Novices' Chase attracts some of the premier two-mile novice chasers in training, who are all looking to use the event as a trial for the Arkle Challenge Trophy at the Cheltenham Festival. Some notable names have tasted victory in the Henry VIII Novices' Chase including Fondmort (2001), Al Ferof (2011), Altior (2016) and Allmankind (2020).
What happened in the 2023 Henry VIII Novices' Chase?
Gary Moore's Le Patron was a shock 16/1 winner of the Henry VIII Novices' Chase, as the outsider got the better of Colonel Harry in an energy-sapping renewal.