Paddy Power Cheltenham Countdown Podcast Handicap Chase
The Paddy Power Cheltenham Countdown Podcast is a Premier Handicap National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run on the New Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 2 miles and 4½ furlongs (2 miles 4 furlongs and 127 yards, or 4,139 metres) and during the race there are 17 fences to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and is scheduled to take place each year in late January. Prior to 2014 it was run as the Murphy Group Chase and from 2014 to 2016 it was sponsored by freebets.com[1] It is currently sponsored by the Paddy Power bookmaking company.
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| Il Ridoto | Fugitif | Precious Eleanor |
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| Torn And Frayed | Galahad Quest | Spiritofthegames |
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| Cepage | Spiritofthegames | Lalor |
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| Siruh Du Lac | Janika | Ballyhill |
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| Frodon | Shantou Flyer | King's Odyssey |
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| Foxtail Hill | Saphir Du Rheu | Tenor Nivernais |
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| Annacotty | Tenor Nivernais | Lost Legend |
| 2015 | ||
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| Annacotty | Big Fella Thanks | Tap Night |
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| Wishfull Thinking | Double Ross | Tap Night |
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| Katenko | Fruity O'Rooney | Nadiya De La Vega |
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| The Giant Bolster | Poquelin | Billie Magern |
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| Wishfull Thinking | Calgary Bay | Bakbenscher |
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| The Sawyer | Private Be | Mister McGoldrick |
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| The Sawyer | Akilak | Too Forward |
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| Maljimar | Burntoakboy | Preacher Boy |
| 2007 | ||
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| Whispered Secret | New Alco | Idole First |
| 2005 | ||
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| Buckby Lane | Kandjar D'allier | Palarshan |
| 2004 | ||
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| Hunters Tweed | Kelrev | La Landiere |
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| Lady Cricket | Shamawan | Hermes III |
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| Foly Pleasant | Lady Cricket | Just Jasmine |
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| Young Spartacus | Red Marauder | Robbo |
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| Makounji | Celibate | Storm Damage |
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| Dr Leunt | Storm Damage | Even Flow |
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| Papillon | Pete The Parson | Dublin Flyer |
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| Dublin Flyer | Addington Boy | Hill Of Tullow |
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| Couldnt Be Better | Southolt | Beech Road |
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| Waterloo Boy | Richville | Southern Minstrel |
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| Ryde Again | Beech Road | Repeat The Dose |
The race was first run in 1993 and was awarded Listed status in 2002, when it was known as the Ladbroke Trophy Chase. It was awarded Grade 3 status in 2005 and re-classified as a Premier Handicap in 2023.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Weight | Jockey | Trainer |
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| 1993 | Ryde Again | 10 | 11-09 | Mark Pitman | Jenny Pitman |
| 1994 | Waterloo Boy | 11 | 12-00 | Richard Dunwoody | David Nicholson |
| 1995 | Couldnt Be Better | 8 | 10-04 | Graham Bradley | Charlie Brooks |
| 1996 | Abandoned because of frost | ||||
| 1997 | Dublin Flyer | 11 | 12-00 | Brendon Powell Snr | Tim Forster |
| 1998 | Papillon | 7 | 10-03 | Norman Williamson | Ted Walsh |
| 1999 | Dr Leunt | 8 | 10-03 | Norman Williamson | Philip Hobbs |
| 2000 | Makounji | 6 | 10-08 | Mick Fitzgerald | Nicky Henderson |
| 2001 | Young Spartacus | 8 | 10-09 | Richard Johnson | Henry Daly |
| 2002 | Foly Pleasant | 8 | 11-10 | Jim Culloty | Henrietta Knight |
| 2003 | Lady Cricket | 9 | 11-12 | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe |
| 2004 | Hunters Tweed | 8 | 10-03 | Graham Lee | Peter Beaumont |
| 2005 | Buckby Lane | 9 | 10-04 | Tom Doyle | Paul Webber |
| 2006 | Abandoned because of frost | ||||
| 2007 | Whispered Secret | 8 | 10-03 | Rodi Greene | David Pipe |
| 2008 | Maljimar | 8 | 10-07 | Daryl Jacob | Nick Williams |
| 2009 | The Sawyer | 9 | 10-00 | Will Kennedy | Bob Buckler |
| 2010 | The Sawyer | 10 | 10-10 | Nathan Sweeney | Bob Buckler |
| 2011 | Wishfull Thinking | 8 | 11-03 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs |
| 2012 | The Giant Bolster | 7 | 10-03 | Tom Scudamore | David Bridgwater |
| 2013 | Katenko | 7 | 10-13 | Aidan Coleman | Venetia Williams |
| 2014 | Wishfull Thinking | 11 | 11-12 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs |
| 2015 | Annacotty | 7 | 11-08 | Gavin Sheehan | Martin Keighley |
| 2016 | Annacotty | 8 | 11-09 | Ian Popham | Alan King |
| 2017 | Foxtail Hill | 8 | 10-00 | Jamie Bargary | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 2018 | Frodon | 6 | 11-07 | Bryony Frost | Paul Nicholls |
| 2019 | Siruh Du Lac | 6 | 10-06 | Lizzie Kelly | Nick Williams |
| 2020 | Cepage | 8 | 11-12 | Charlie Deutsch | Venetia Williams |
| 2021 | Abandoned because of water logging | ||||
| 2022 | Torn and Frayed | 8 | 10-10 | Sam Twiston-Davies | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 2023 | Il Ridoto | 6 | 10-12 | Harry Cobden | Paul Nicholls |
References
- "3-year Deal for Freebets.com Trophy Steeplechase at Cheltenham's Festival Trials Day". www.freebets.com. Retrieved 17 February 2016.