The Dipper Novices Chase is a Grade 2 race run over 2m 5f on New Years Day at Cheltenham Racecourse.
The closest equivalent race at the Cheltenham Festival is the relatively new Jewson Novices Chase run on the Thursday of that meeting. the 2012 Dipper winner Champion Court was placed in that race behind Sir Des Champs.The 2013 renewal was not run as the meeting was abandoned.
Dipper Novices Chase Stats
- 3 winning favourites since 2005
- 6 of the last 8 winners priced 4-1 or less
- Last 4 winners rated 137+
- Last 8 winners has a run between 13 and 37 days beforehand
Dipper Novices Chase Winners 2003-2012
| Year | Horse | Age | Trainer | Jockey | OR | SP | Fav | LTO |
| 2012 | Champion Court | 7 | M Keighley | A P Cawley | 149 | 6-1 | 5 | 22 |
| 2011 | Hell’s Bay | 9 | C L Tizzard | J Tizzard | 143 | 16-1 | 9 | 37 |
| 2010 | Seven Is My Number | 8 | D Pipe | TJ Murphy | 148 | 4-9 | 1 | 28 |
| 2009 | Calgary Bay | 6 | Ms H C Knight | A P McCoy | 137 | 11-4 | 2 | 20 |
| 2008 | Lead On | 7 | Philip Hobbs | R Johnson | – | 7-2 | 2 | 24 |
| 2007 | My Way de Solzen | 7 | Alan King | R Thornton | – | 4-9 | 1 | 30 |
| 2006 | The Listener | 7 | R H Alner | A Thornton | – | 4-5 | 1 | 15 |
| 2005 | My Will | 5 | P F Nicholls | R Walsh | – | 4-1 | UR | 13 |
| 2004 | No race | |||||||
| 2003 | No race |
