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ASW Handicap Chase

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The ASW Handicap Chase was a National Hunt handicap chase in England which was open to horses aged five years and older.

It was run at Cheltenham over a distance of 4 miles and 1 furlong (6,637 metres), and was scheduled to take place each year on New Year's Day.

The race was first run in 1953 as the Fred Withington Handicap Chase, and was last run in 2004.

From 1975 the race was sponsored by Bass and then later by Food Brokers Ltd[1] and Intasun.

From 1998 the race was known as the Miles Gosling Handicap, after a previous chairman of Cheltenham Racecourse who died in 1997, aged 69.[2]

Winners

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Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer
1953 Gigolo 8 10-07 R Curran J Wight
1954 Irish Lizard 10 10-10 Michael Scudamore Frenchie Nicholson
1955 Irish Lizard 11 10-10 Michael Scudamore Frenchie Nicholson
1956 Must 7 10-05 R Morrow A Kilpatrick
1957 Henry Purcell 10 10-04 R Richards E Smith
1958 Polar Flight 7 11-04 G Slack G Spann
1959 The Bell 7 10-09 Brian Lawrence T Yates
1960 Clover Bud 9 09-08 Stan Mellor G Llewellin
1961 Vivant 7 10-01 R Hamey Arthur Stephenson
1962Abandoned because of snow
1963Abandoned because of snow and frost
1964 Pappageno's Cottage 9 11-09 J Haldane Ken Oliver
1965 Pappageno's Cottage 10 11-10 Terry Biddlecombe Ken Oliver
1966 Mr Wonderful 10 10-03 R Vibert Tim Forster
1967Abandoned because of frost
1968Abandoned because of foot and mouth epidemic
1969Abandoned because of frost
1970Abandoned because of frost
1971Abandoned because of frost
1972 The Ghost 7 10-00 Andy Turnell V Cross
1973 The Spaniard 11 11-01 Nicky Richards[a] Gordon W. Richards
1974 Meridian II 7 09-07 Colin Tinkler Ken Oliver
1975 Junior Partner 8 10-05 John Burke Fred Rimell
1976 Jolly's Clump 10 10-03 Ian Watkinson Harry Thomson Jones
1977 Gay Vulgan 9 10-07 M Floyd Fulke Walwyn
1978 Prince Rock 10 10–12 Ian Watkinson Peter Bailey
1979Abandoned because of snow
1980Abandoned because of frost
1981 Martinstown 9 11-03 Malcolm Batters[a] Mrs M Easton
1982 Pillager 7 10-01 Chris Kinane Josh Gifford
1983 Bonum Omen 9 10-13 Kevin Mooney Fulke Walwyn
1984 Solihull Sport 10 10-04 A Webber John Spearing
1985 Lucky Vane 10 11-07 John Burke Toby Balding
1986 Jan Knock Hill 10 10-01 George Mernagh John Webber
1986 Dec Knock Hil 10 10-10 George Mernagh John Webber
1988 Memberson 10 10–12 Robert Bellamy Peter Dufosee
1989 Knock Hill 13 11-05 George Mernagh John Webber
1990 Bigsun 9 10–12 Richard Dunwoody David Nicholson
1991 Seagram 11 10-01 Nigel Hawke David Barons
1992 Rubika 9 10-03 Anthony Tory Stan Mellor
1993 Abandoned due to frost
1994 Moorcroft Boy 9 10–12 Adrian Maguire David Nicholson
1995 Abandoned due to frost
1996 Abandoned due to frost
1997 Abandoned due to frost
1998 Kendal Cavalier 8 10-00 D Salter Rod Millman
1999 Baronet 9 11-04 Adrian Maguire David Nicholson
2000 Kingdom of Shades 10 10–11 Norman Williamson Venetia Williams
2001 Abandoned due to frost
2002 Abandoned due to frost
2003 Sir Frosty 10 10-10 Timmy Murphy B J M Ryall
2004 Bear on Board 9 11-04 Robert Thornton Alan King
  1. ^ a b amateur jockey

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Death of Desmond Cracknell". Daily Telegraph. 23 May 2001. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Death of Miles Gosling". The Independent. 25 February 1997. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.