Altcar Novices’ Chase

Horses five years old or older may compete in the Grade 2 National Hunt steeplechase, the Altcar Novices’ Chase.

There are seventeen fences that must be jumped throughout the race, which is raced at Haydock Park over a distance of around 2 miles and 4 furlongs (2 miles 3 furlongs and 203 yards, or 4,099 metres).

The novice chasers’ race is scheduled to take place in January each year.

Find out more about the Altcar Novices’ Chase:

Contents

1 Altcar Novices’ Chase 2023 Odds
2 Altcar Novices’ Chase Tips
3 Altcar Novices’ Chase Previous Winners
4 Altcar Novices’ Chase Previous Result
5 Facts about the Altcar Novices’ Chase
6 Summary of the Altcar Novices’ Chase
7 Resources
8 Other Popular Horse Races in January

Altcar Novices’ Chase 2023 Odds

The Altcar Novices’ Chase odds are listed below:

The odds for this race have not yet been released.

Altcar Novices’ Chase Tips

The Altcar Novices’ Chase tips are below:

2 points to win for TBC at odds of TBC
1 point each way for TBC at odds of TBC

Many Altcar Novices’ Chase horses will race in more races throughout the years. Stay updated on the horses and place ante-post bets if you want to wager on them.

If you are looking for more racing tips for events taking place at Haydock Racecourse then check out our Haydock Park tips page.

Altcar Novices’ Chase Previous Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer
1996	Nahthen Lad	Warren Marston	Jenny Pitman
1997	Simply Dashing	Richard Dunwoody	Mick Easterby
1998	Diwali Dancer	Tony McCoy	Martin Pipe
1999	Fourth in Line	Norman Williamson	Venetia Williams
2000	Toto Toscato	Richard Johnson	Alan King
2002	Ifni Du Luc	Mick Fitzgerald	Nicky Henderson
2003	It Takes Time	Tony McCoy	Martin Pipe
2004	Our Armageddon	Liam McGrath	Richard Guest
2005	Jazz D'Estruval	Tony Dobbin	Nicky Richards
2006	Don't Be Shy	Timmy Murphy	Martin Pipe
2007	My Way de Solzen	Robert Thornton	Alan King
2009	Will Be Done	Jason Maguire	Donald McCain, Jr.
2010	Diamond Harry	Barry Geraghty	Nick Williams
2008	no race 2011[a]
2012	Our Mick	Jason Maguire	Donald McCain, Jr.
2011	no race 2013 [b]
2014	Taquin Du Seuil	Tony McCoy	Jonjo O'Neill
2015	Wakanda	Danny Cook	Sue Smith
2016	Bristol De Mai	Daryl Jacob	Nigel Twiston-Davies
2017	Waiting Patiently	Brian Hughes	Malcolm Jefferson
2018	Testify	Will Kennedy	Donald McCain, Jr.
2019	Castafiore	Paul O'Brien	Charlie Longsdon
2020	Sam Brown	Aidan Coleman	Anthony Honeyball
2021	Silver Hallmark	Adam Wedge	Fergal O'Brien
2022	Minella Drama	Brian Hughes	Donald McCain Jr

Altcar Novices’ Chase Previous Result

Minella Drama returns to winning ways in great style as the seven-year-old eases clear under Brian Hughes to land the Grade 2 Patrick Coyne Memorial Altcar Novices' Chase for trainer @donaldmccain 🏆 pic.twitter.com/fgUSWVAgOl

— Haydock Park Races (@haydockraces) January 22, 2022

Facts about the Altcar Novices’ Chase

The Altcar Novices’ Chase is a National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older.
It is run at Haydock racecourse over a distance of about 2 miles and 4 furlongs (4,023 metres), and during its running, there are seventeen fences to be jumped.
The race is scheduled to take place each year in January.