Kalendar Magazine | 2021-22 Season | The Jockey Club

THE BET FA I R CHAS E 20 NOVEMBER 2021

THE B E T FA I R CHA S E AT HAYDOCK PARK

Few races in the Jump calendar boast a roll of honour quite like the Betfair Chase

D espite only being staged for the first time in 2005, not only is the Betfair Chase now one of the most eagerly awaited contests of the season, it also attracts some of the sport’s biggest names. Run over an extended 3m 1f at Haydock Park in November. The UK’s first Grade One race of the

Chases. Nigel Twiston-Davies’ galloping grey went on to win in 2018 and finished second to Lostintranslation 12 months later, before regaining his crown in 2020. However, no horse has enjoyed more success in the race than the late, great Kauto Star, who won the 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2011 renewals. To date, his astonishing four Betfair Chase

season, the list of previous Betfair Chase winners reads like a who’s who of staying chasers. Racing fans will recall Imperial Commander triumphing in 2010 and Silviniaco Conti in 2012 and 2014. Ever-popular Cue Card was a three-time winner in 2013, 2015 and 2016, and finished second in 2017, the year Bristol De Mai landed the first of his three Betfair

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