Run on the second day of the Festival, the Glenfarclas Chase is the biggest cross country race at the meeting. It is 3 miles and 6 furlongs, with 32 obstacles to be jumped.
The Glenfarclas Chase is a cross country chase at Cheltenham and is run on the second day of the Festival. It will take place on Wednesday 17th March 2021. Time: 16:10.
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The 3 miles and 6 furlongs Glenfarclas Chase is open to horses at least five years old. It is a National Hunt Chase in which there are 32 obstacles. Originally, the race was a handicap race but in 2016 this changed, and the Glenfarclas Chase became a conditions race.
The race was only added to the Cheltenham Festival in 2005, when a fourth day of racing was introduced to the festival. It takes place on the second day of the festival, Ladies Day, and is one of three cross country races run at Cheltenham annually. Glenfarclas, a whisky manufacturer, has sponsored the race since 2008.
At the 2020 Cheltenham Festival, the purse for the race was £65,000 with Easysland beating the two time Grand National winner and 8/11 favourite Tiger Roll to win £40,235. Easysland ended up winning the race in some style by a lead of 17 lengths.
When the race was first run in 2005 it was Spot Thedifference who won the race for trainer Enda Bolger and jockey JT McNamara. They were priced at 4/1 and won £23,200 when they beat Luzcadou by just over two lengths. Comanche War Paint was the 100/30 favourite but fell on the 27th fence.
When Tiger Roll won the Glenfarclas Chase for the first time in 2018, connections earned £40,261. It was the same amount again in 2019 as there was no change to the prize fund.
In terms of notable winners, they don’t get much bigger than Tiger Roll. The Gordon Elliott trained horse has won this race twice and gone on to win the Grand National after each win. This year however he wasn’t able to make history and be the first horse to win the race three times in a row due to the Grand National being canceled.
Undoubtedly the greatest pairing in the history of the race was between jockey Nina Carberry and trainer Enda Bolger. Together they won it four times, the first of which was with Heads Onthe Ground in 2007. They followed that up with back-to-back wins on Garde Champetre in 2008 and 2009 and again with Josies Orders in 2016. Both currently hold the record for most wins in the race with Bolger on five and Carberry on four.
The only other horse to win the race twice was Balthazar King in 2012 and 2014. Both times Richard Johnson was on board for trainer Philip Hobbs.
Three horses have won this race twice. Garde Champetre was the first to do it in 2008 and 2009. Tiger Roll and Balthazar King are the other two to have also done it. Balthazar King however is the only horse to come back and win the race after losing it the year before, in 2014.
Nina Carberry takes the title of leading jockey in the Glenfarclas Chase. She has four wins in the race the first of which was on Heads Onthe Ground. She rode Garde Champetre to both wins and most recently on Josies Orders in 2016.
Enda Bolger is the leading trainer with five winners. He won the very first Glenfarclas Chase with Spot Thedifference in 2005 and the last one was Josies Orders. A master of cross country racing, Bolger’s record could be broken by Gordon Elliott who is currently on three wins with Cause Of Causes and Tiger Roll.
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The Glenfarclas Chase was introduced back in 2005 when a fourth day was added to the festival. It is one of only three cross country races run at Cheltenham annually and has its own course. Three horses have won it twice – Garde Champetre, Balthazar King and Tiger Roll.
The leading jockey in this race is Nina Carberry who has won it four times. With 32 obstacles to be cleared over more than three miles and six furlongs, it is the longest and one of the most difficult races at the Festival.
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The Glenfarclas Chase is the only cross country race at the Cheltenham Festival and is run on it’s own course.
The Glenfarclas Chase is run over a distance of 3 miles and 6 furlongs (6,069 metres)
During its running there are 32 obstacles to be jumped.
A relatively new race added in 2005 as part of the expansion of the Cheltenham Festival to four days.
Nina Carberry is the most successful jockey winning the race four times.
The Glenfarclas Chase as of 2020 offered a total prize fund of £65,000 with £40,000 going to the winner.
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| Time | Race | Distance | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.30 | Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle | 2m abt 5f | Hurdle |
| 14.10 | RSA Chase | 3m abt ½ f | Chase |
| 14.50 | Coral Cup Hurdle (Handicap) | 2m abt 5f | Hurdle |
| 15.30 | Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase | Abt 2m | Chase |
| 16.10 | Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase | 3m 7f | Chase |
| 16.50 | Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase | 2m abt ½f | Chase |
| 17.30 | Weatherbys Champion Bumper (A Standard Open NH Flat Race) | 2m abt ½f | Flat |
