The Charlie Hall Chase is a Grade 2 race run at Wetherby Racecourse – normally on the last weekend in October or first in November.
The intended date of the 2013 Charlie Hall Chase is 2 November 2013. The Paul Nicholl’s trained Silviniaco Conti began his 2012-13 campaign by winning here and subsequently doubled up in the Grade1 Betfair Chase at Haydock before tipping up when seemingly travelling well in the 2013 Gold Cup.
Charlie Hall Chase Day Subsidised Tickets
The JOHN SMITH’S ‘Better than Half Price’ offer is available on this day priced at just £13.50 per person and includes:
- Paddock Enclosure Admission Ticket
- Exclusive use of the JOHN SMITH’S Marquee
- Free Racecard
- Free Pint Free ‘Pie ‘n’ Peas’
- £2 Tote Discount Bet
The deal represents a saving of over £16 per package on Wetherby’s biggest day of the season.
This offer is only available to organised groups from JOHN SMITH’S pubs and clubs, and JOHN SMITH’S will be sending out posters and booking information directly to their pubs and clubs in due course. There are more details on the Wetherby Racecourse Website.
About The Charlie Hall Chase
It is a 3 mile 1 furlong chase and is usually contested by horses hoping to be competitive in Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Recent winners have been just below the very top level of staying chasers and future Gold Cup winners are more likely to be found running in the Betfair Chase at Haydock. In all four horse have won both the Charlie Hall and the Cheltenham Gold Cup but never in the same season. Davy Lad won the race in 1975 and the Gold Cup two years later. Burrough Hill Lad, See More Business and Forgive and Forget all landed the bigger prize first. Share your Charlie Hall chase memories or tips for this year on the Charlie Hall Chase thread on our discussion board.
Charlie Hall Chase Trends
- Timmy Murphy and Paul Maloney are the jockeys with best recent records. They have each won two since 2002.
- Winning horses are typically officially rated between 150-159
- Evan Williams has trained the winner of two of the last five renewals
- Ballybough Rasher ( a 40-1 winner in 2003) has been the only horse priced over 7-1 to win in the last decade.
Charlie Hall Chase Winners 2002-2012
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Age | OR | SP |
| 2012 | Silviniaco Conti | R Walsh | Nicholls, P F | 6 | 156 | 11-10F |
| 2011 | Weird Al (IRE) | Murphy, T | McCain Jnr, D | 8 | 151 | 7-1 |
| 2010 | Nacarat (FR) | Thomas, S | George, T R | 9 | 158 | 6-1 |
| 2009 | Deep Purple | Moloney, P | Williams, Evan | 8 | 151 | 9-2 |
| 2008 | State Of Play | Moloney, P | Williams, Evan | 8 | 152 | 5-2F |
| 2006 | Our Vic (IRE) | Murphy, T | Pipe, D E | 8 | 159 | 6-1 |
| 2005 | Ollie Magern | Llewellyn, C | Twiston-Davies, N A | 7 | 152 | 11-4F |
| 2004 | Grey Abbey (IRE) | Lee, G | Johnson, J Howard | 10 | 158 | 5-1 |
| 2003 | Ballybough Rasher (IRE) | Lee, G | Johnson, J Howard | 8 | 124 | 40-1 |
| 2002 | Marlborough (IRE) | Fitzgerald, M | Henderson, N J | 10 | 159 | 7-2 |
Charlie Hall Chase Odds
