he Amlin Chase at Ascot is a relatively new event having been introduced in 2006. The roll of honour includes multiple Cheltenham Festival and Grade 1 winners Albertas Run and Masterminded. It has Grade 2 status and is run over 2 miles 3 furlongs.
The 2012 Amlin 1965 Chase went to Philip Hobb’s Captain Chris with the Champion Chaser Finian’s Rainbow back in fourth. The market reacted by marking both horses at 12/1 for the King George VI Chase on Boxing Day. Long Run remains 9/2 favourite for the King George after finishing runner up in the 2012 Betfair Chase.
2012 Amlin 1965 Chase Result
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Trainer | Age | Weight | Jockey | SP |
| 1st | Captain Chris (IRE) | P J Hobbs | 8 | 11-1 t | R Johnson | 7-2 | |
| Raced almost alone on inside rail, always prominent, led narrowly 6th to 10th, regained lead after 2 out (usual 3 out), ridden 2 lengths clear last, stayed on well flat | |||||||
| 2nd | 3¾ | For Non Stop (IRE) | Nick Williams | 7 | 11-7 | N Fehily | 100-30 |
| Raced centre, held up 4th and last, mistake 7th, close up 10th, outpaced after 2 out (usual 3 out), soon ridden, went 3rd approaching last, stayed on to take 2nd near finish, no impression with winner | |||||||
| 3rd | hd | Ghizao (GER) | P F Nicholls | 8 | 11-7 | D A Jacob | 10-1 |
| Raced centre, led, headed narrowly 6th, led again 10th, headed narrowly after 2 out (usual 3 out), 2 lengths down and ridden last, no impression flat, lost 2nd near finish opened 17/2 £5000-£500 | |||||||
| 4th | 20 | Finian’s Rainbow (IRE) | N J Henderson | 9 | 11-11 | B J Geraghty | 5-6f |
| Raced centre, held up in 3rd, mistake 9th, ridden and effort approaching bypassed 2 out, soon outpaced when switched right, 4th and tired when mistake last, eased flat |
Amlin 1965 Chase Stats 2006-2012
- Paul Nicholls has trained 3 of the last 7 winners
- 3 of the last 5 renewals have been won by the favourite
- 5 of the 7 winners have been aged 7 or 8
- No horse older than 8 has won the race
Amlin 1965 Chase Winners 2006-2011
| Year | Horse | Age | Jockey | Trainer | WT | SP | FOF |
| 2011 | Master Minded | 8 | Daryl Jacob | Paul Nicholls | 11-11 | 2-1 | 1,2 |
| 2010 | Master Minded | 7 | Noel Fehily | Paul Nicholls | 11-11 | 5-6 | 1 |
| 2009 | Albertas Run | 8 | Tony McCoy | Jonjo O’Neill | 11-1 | 7-1 | 2,4 |
| 2008 | My Petra | 5 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson | 10-4 | 7-4 | 1 |
| 2007 | Howle Hill | 7 | Jimmy McCarthy | Alan King | 10-12 | 12-1 | 4 |
| 2006 | Cerium | 5 | Sam Thomas | Paul Nicholls | 11-8 | 12-1 | 2, F |
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