Arkle Challenge Chase (Cotswold Chase)
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The Arkle Challenge Trophy is a Grade 1 race open to 5-year-olds and above and is run on the Old Course over 2 miles and 13 fences. The race, named in honour of the Gold Cup winner Arkle, is for novices and is traditionally run as the second race on the opening day of the Festival, but was first introduced into the Festival programme in 1969 as a replacement for the Cotswold Chase, a race which was first run at the Festival in 1923 and still exists today, but is no longer part of the Festival programme. |
| Early history:-The inaugural running of the Arkle Challenge Chase took place on Wednesday 19th March 1969 and was won by Chatham (10/1) trained by Fred Rimell and ridden by Terry Biddlecombe, beating Straight Fort (5/1) and King Dolphin (20/1) by 2 lengths and 8 lengths. | |
Over the entire history of the race 28% of favourites have been successful, placing the race 12th of the 28 current races. |
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| Cotswold Chase 1957 | Grade 1 | 2 miles | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| 1 | BALLYATOM | Mr R McCreery | Beeby | Mr D Evans-Bevan 6/1 |
| 2 | BOYS HUSSAR | Tom Taaffe | O'Brien Ire | Mr M Sheehan 11/4 |
| 3 | OASIS | Mr J R Cox | D O'Brien | Mr D O'Brien 25/1 |
| 4 | LORD RANGER | R J Hamey | Fred Rimell | Mr R Hardy 10/1 |
| 5 | BABY DON | Fred Winter | W Stephenson | Mr M Kingsley 7/4 fav |
| 6 | HIGHLAND BARD | G Milburn | Bewicke | Major J Priestman 100/8 |
| 7 | BONHEUR II | T Shone | E Reavey | Mr G Bell 20/1 |
| 8 | CROSSAKIEL | M Ewart | T H Yates | Mr E Bee 25/1 |
| 9 | PRINCE MARU | T Dearie | Payne-Gallwey | Mr P Browne 25/1 |
| 10 | DOVE COTE | R Curran | Wight | Mrs M Green 5/1 |
| 11 | FIRST FLAME | D Apsey | Kennard | Miss N Boles 25/1 |
| 12 | BADANLOCH | T Brookshaw | G R Owen | Lord Leverhulme 25/1 |
| 13 | FORT KNOX | M Scudamore | Champneys | Major J Pope 25/1 |
| Over round 138% | ||||
This race was staged on Wednesday 13th March 1957 when Ballyatom beat Boys Hurrah and Oasis by 4 lengths and 6 lengths |
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