Grade 1 race | |
Location | Cheltenham Racecourse Cheltenham, England |
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Race type | Steeplechase |
Sponsor | My Pension Expert |
Website | Cheltenham |
Race information | |
Distance | 1m 7f 199y (3,499 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Five-years-old and up |
Weight | 11 st 7 lb Allowances 7 lb for mares |
Purse | £175,000 (2024) 1st: £98,473 |
2024 | ||
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Gaelic Warrior | Found A Fifty | Il Etait Temps |
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2023 | ||
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El Fabiolo | Jonbon | Saint Roi |
2022 | ||
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Edwardstone | Gabynako | Blue Lord |
2021 | ||
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Shishkin | Eldorado Allen | Captain Guinness |
1990-1988 | ||
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1990 | ||
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Comandante | Kiichi | Young Snugfit |
1989 | ||
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Waterloo Boy | Southern Minstrel | Sabin Du Loir |
1988 | ||
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Danish Flight | Abbey Glen | Barnbrook Again |
The Arkle Challenge Trophy is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run on the Old Course at Cheltenham, England, over a distance of about 2 miles (1 mile, 7 furlongs and 199 yards, or 3,199 metres), and during its running there are thirteen fences to be jumped. The race is for novice chasers, and takes place each year during the Cheltenham Festival in March.
It is the leading minimum-distance chase for novices in the National Hunt calendar. It is the second race on the opening day of the festival.