Peterborough Chase

The Peterborough Chase is a Grade 2 race over two and a half miles at Huntingdon in December.

The Peterborough Chase takes place on Sunday 10th December 2023.

It was run as a handicap chase over three miles from 1969 to 1977.

Since becoming a conditions race it has been won by numerous top-class chasers including Wayward Lad (1981, 1983), One Man (1997), Best Mate (2002) and four-time winner Edredon Bleu (1998-2001).

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Peterborough Chase

Race Overview – The Peterborough Chase

Horses must be four years old or older to compete in the Grade 2 Peterborough Chase.

There are sixteen fences to jump during the race, which is run at Huntingdon over a distance of approximately 2 miles and 4 furlongs (2 miles, 3 furlongs, and 189 yards, or 3,995 metres).

Currently, early December is the race’s scheduled date.

Peterborough Chase 2023 Odds

The Peterborough Chase odds are listed below:

2.55 Huntingdon (Race 6) - BOG
  • Date: Sunday 4th of December 2022
  • Time: 14:55
  • Details: 7 Runners Chase Chase 2m 3f 189y
6 Pic D'Orhy
11/4
2 First Flow
3/1
5 Millers Bank
4/1
3 Mister Fisher
7/1
1 Allmankind
9/1
7 Pink Legend
10/1
4 Do Your Job
16/1

Peterborough Chase 2023 Tips

The Peterborough 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 Peterborough 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.

Peterborough Chase Previous Winners

Year Winner SP Jockey Trainer
1978Purdo2/7f, 3 ranBob DaviesNick Gaselee
1979Chumson100/30, 4 ranOliver Sherwood[a]Fred Winter
1980Border Incident4/7f, 8 ranRon BarryRichard Head
1981Wayward Lad1/4f, 4 ranRobert EarnshawMichael Dickinson
1983Wayward Lad4/11f, 4 ranRobert EarnshawMichael Dickinson
1984Carved Opal5/1, 5 ranJohn FrancomeFred Winter
1985The Mighty Mac6/4, 6 ranGraham BradleyMrs Monica Dickinson
1986Western Sunset7/2, 3 ranHywel DaviesTim Forster
1987Very Promising2/7f, 3 ranRichard DunwoodyDavid Nicholson
1988Townley Stone4/5f, 3 ranGeorge MernaghJohn Webber
1989Clever Folly5/4f, 3 ranNeale DoughtyGordon W. Richards
1990Pegwell Bay11/10f, 3 ranJamie RailtonTim Forster
1991Sabin du Loir4/7f, 4 ranPeter ScudamoreMartin Pipe
1992Remittance Man1/5f, 4 ranRichard DunwoodyNicky Henderson
1993Travado8/13f, 4 ranJamie OsborneNicky Henderson
1994Martha's Son2/1, 4 ranRodney FarrantTim Forster
1995Travado5/2, 7 ranRichard DunwoodyNicky Henderson
1996Dublin Flyer4/9f, 6 ranBrendan PowellTim Forster
1997One Man13/8f, 6 ranRichard DunwoodyGordon W. Richards
1998Edredon Bleu5/1, 6 ranJim CullotyHenrietta Knight
1999Edredon Bleu11/8f, 4 ranJim CullotyHenrietta Knight
2000Edredon Bleu100/30, 5 ranJim CullotyHenrietta Knight
2001Edredon Bleu10/11f, 4 ranNorman WilliamsonHenrietta Knight
2002Best Mate8/15f, 5 ranJim CullotyHenrietta Knight
2003Jair du Cochet100/30, 6 ranJacques RicouGuillaume Macaire
2004Le Roi Miguel15/8f, 8 ranRuby WalshPaul Nicholls
2005Impek5/1, 11 ranTony McCoyHenrietta Knight
2006Racing Demon13/8f, 5 ranGraham LeeHenrietta Knight
2007Racing Demon1/4f, 2 ranTony McCoyHenrietta Knight
2008Monet's Garden5/1, 10 ranDavy CondonNicky Richards
2009Deep Purple12/1, 7 ranPaul MoloneyEvan Williams
2010Tartak[b]11/4, 7 ranPaddy BrennanTom George
2011Gauvain15/2, 8 ranNoel FehilyNick Williams
2012Menorah [c]7/2, 5 ranRichard JohnsonPhilip Hobbs
2013Riverside Theatre9/4f, 7 ranBarry GeraghtyNicky Henderson
2014Wishfull Thinking13/2, 6 ranRichard JohnsonPhilip Hobbs
2015Al Ferof9/4, 5 ranHarry SkeltonDan Skelton
2016Josses Hill7/4F, 5 ranNoel FehilyNicky Henderson
2017Top Notch[d]4/9F, 4 ranDaryl JacobNicky Henderson
2018Charbel13/8F, 9 ranNoel FehilyKim Bailey
2019Top Notch15/8F, 6 ranDaryl JacobNicky Henderson
2020Mister Fisher[e]9/2, 8 ranNico de BoinvilleNicky Henderson
2021First Flow12/1, 6 ranDavid BassKim Bailey
2022Pic D'Orhy9/4, 7 ranHarry CobdenPaul Nicholls

Peterborough Chase Previous Result

Famous Peterborough Chase Winners

Wayward Lad won this race twice for Michael Dickinson and Robert Earnshaw in 1981 and 1983. He was long odds-on favourite to defeat just three rivals on both occasions. He never won the Cheltenham Gold Cup where the famous hill found him out but he was a different prospect at Kempton Park. He won the King George VI Chase in 1982, 1983 and 1985.

1997 winner One Man had a similar profile, winning the King George in 1995 and 1996. Like Wayward Lad, he struggled in the Cheltenham Gold Cup but gained a well-earned Cheltenham Festival victory in 1998. The popular grey was dropped back to two miles for the Queen Mother Champion Chase by Trainer Gordon Richards and recorded an emotional victory.

Other notable winners during the 1980’s and 1990’s include Very Promising (1987), Pegwell Bay (1990), Sabin Du Loir (1991), Remittance Man (1992) and Martha’s Son (1994). Remittance Man and Martha’s Son won the Queen Mother Champion Chase in 1992 and 1997 respectively.

Edredon Bleu made this race his own between 1998 and 2001. He raced in the same colours as stable companion and three time Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Best Mate.

Edredon Bleu’s other career victories included the Queen Mother Champion Chase in 2000 and the King George VI Chase in 2003.

Best Mate won this race in 2002 on route to his second Cheltenham Gold Cup. He was also a King George winner in 2002 and won the 2003 Ericsson Chase (now known as the Savills Chase). His three successive Gold Cup victories matched the achievement of the legendary Arkle.

More recent winners of the Peterborough Chase include Monet’s Garden (2008), Riverside Theatre (2013) and Al Ferof (2015).

Monet’s Garden won the Ascot Chase twice and the Old Roan Chase at Aintree on three occasions. The latter has carried his name since 2011.

Key Peterborough Chase Trials

Three of the last twelve Peterborough Chase winners ran in the 1965 Chase at Ascot on their previous start. Nicky Henderson’s Top Notch won both races in 2017.

Four of the twelve winners ran in the King George VI Chase next time but all were beaten.

Recent results at the Cheltenham Festival have also been disappointing in recent seasons.

Seven of the last twelve winners ran in the Ryanair Chase in March but not one of them managed to finish in the frame.

Peterborough Chase Betting Trends

There have been five winning favourites in the past twelve seasons. Only two of the twelve winners were outside the first three in the betting. Wishful Thinking returned at 13-2 in 2014 and First Flow won at odds of 12-1 in 2021.

During the same period, horses have won at all ages from six to eleven.

Wishful Thinking won as an eleven-year-old while Al Ferof was successful as a ten-year-old in 2015.

One consistent factor with the Peterborough Chase is small fields. There have only been ten or more runners on two occasions since it became a conditions race.

The official rating of the winner has usually been between 159 and 167.

The higher rating was recorded by both Riverside Theatre (2013) and Wishful Thinking (2014).

Class is a key factor in this race with all but one of the last twelve winners having previously won at least once at Grade 1 or Grade 2 level.

Peterborough Chase – Top Trainers and Jockeys

Two Trainers share the honours at the top of the all-time winner’s list for this event. Nicky Henderson and Henrietta Knight have both won it eight times. Henderson’s winners; Remittance Man (1992), Travado (1993, 1995), Riverside Theatre (2013), Josses Hill (2016), Top Notch (2017, 2019), Mister Fisher (2020).

Knight trained Edredon Bleu to win here for four successive seasons from 1998 to 2001. Her other successes came with Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Best Mate (2002), Impek (2005) and Racing Demon (2006, 2007).

Jim Culloty and Richard Dunwoody share the riding honours on four victories apiece. Culloty rode Edredon Bleu to his first three victories and also partnered Best Mate. Dunwoody won on Very Promising (1987), Remittance Man (1992), Travado (1995) and One Man (1997).

Betting on the Peterborough Chase

The Peterborough Chase has been won by some famous names over the years including Best Mate and One Man.

It tends to attract small fields and the market leaders often dominate, although their subsequent record at the Cheltenham Festival has been poor in recent seasons.

Popular Questions

What are important facts about Peterborough Chase?

Here are some important facts about Peterborough Chase:

  • The Peterborough Chase is run at Huntingdon Racecourse, Great Britain
  • The Peterborough Chase is for horses aged 4 and over
  • The Peterborough Chase is a National Hunt Chase in Great Britain
  • The Peterborough Chase distance is 2 miles and 4 furlongs

Summary of the Peterborough Chase

Thank you for checking out our Peterborough Chase guide.

Often a small field but high-class race, The Peterborough Chase is one of the top jumps races on the season.

We have looked at betting, previous winners, stats and more so you have all  you need to know when betting on or just watching the race.

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