Early history:- The inaugural running of Grand Annual Chase took place on April 4 1834 at Andoversford, in the vicinity of Cheltenham when won by Fugleman owned by Mr R D’Oyley beating Conrad owned by Colonel Gilbert.
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The Grand Annual Chase is the oldest race at the Festival having first been staged on 4th April 1834 over 4 miles of open country at Andoversford, near Cheltenham. Although that race was discontinued in the 1860s, it was revived in the early 1900s, although it was staged at various courses, notably Warwick, Melton Mowbray and Leicester. It was only in 1913 that it returned permanently to Cheltenham and has been a significant part of the Festival ever since. It is run over 1 mile 7 furlongs and 199 yards and 14 fences and is now classed as a Premier Handicap. In 2005 its name was updated to the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase in recognition of the part played by Johnny Henderson, father of legendary trainer Nicky Henderson, in forming the Racecourse Holdings Trust which secured the future of Cheltenham by purchasing the Prestbury Park venue for £240,000. |
Early history:- The inaugural running of Grand Annual Chase took place on April 4 1834 at Andoversford, in the vicinity of Cheltenham when won by Fugleman owned by Mr R D’Oyley beating Conrad owned by Colonel Gilbert. |
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| Grand Annual 2010 | Premier Handicap | 2 miles | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| 1 | PIGEON ISLAND | Paddy Brennan | Nigel Twiston-Davies | Mr H R Mould 16/1 |
| 2 | FRENCH OPERA | David Bass | Nicky Henderson | Mrs Judy Wilson, Martin Landau 10/1 |
| 3 | CONSIGLIERE | Tom Scudamore | David Pipe | Mr E A P Scouller 16/1 |
| 4 | CORNAS | Daryl Jacob | Nick Williams | Gascoigne Brookes Partnership 16/1 |
| 5 | TARTAK | Robert Thornton | Tom George | Power Panels Electrics 12/1 |
| 6 | SAFARI JOURNEY | Rhys Flint | Philip Hobbs | Hill, Trembath, Bryan, Outhart 12/1 |
| 7 | NIKOLA | Sam Twiston-Davies | Nigel Twiston-Davies | Graham & Alison Jelley 28/1 |
| 8 | NAMECHECKI | Liam Treadwell | Nick Gifford | The Stewart Family 20/1 |
| 9 | LENNON | Denis O'Regan | Howard Johnson | Andrea & Graham Wylie 20/1 |
| 10 | FREE WORLD | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls | Mr Clive D Smith 7/1 |
| 11 | PEPSYROCK | Tony McCoy | Nicky Henderson | Mr & Mrs J D Cotton 16/1 |
| 12 | CALATOGAN | Phil Kinsella | Malcolm Jefferson | Mr & Mrs J Davenport 50/1 |
| 13 | TRAMANTANO | Tom Molloy | Nigel Twiston-Davies | Mr H R Mould 33/1 |
| 14 | FIGHTING CHANCE | Richard Johnson | Richard Lee | Mr Peter Bonner 10/1 |
| 15 | MOON OVER MIAMI | Jason Maguire | Charlie Mann | Mrs A Fulton, M Lynch 20/1 |
| 16 | RUSSIAN FLAG | Alex Merriam | Neil King | The Drovers & Drifters 25/1 |
| 17 | OISEAU DE NUIT | Giles Hawkins | Colin Tizzard | Mr Terry Warner 8/1 |
| 18 | BEGGARS CAP | Graham Lee | Ferdy Murphy | Mr Trevor Hemmings 16/1 |
| 19 | YOU'RE THE TOP | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson | Mr Michael Buckley 13/2 |
Won by 1 1/4 lengths and 3/4 lengths |
Over round 127% | |||
The 2010 Grand Annual was held on Friday 19th March 2010 |
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