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Shloer Chase: Past Winners, Stats & History

Cheltenham November Meeting
Course:
Cheltenham
Old Course
Grade:
Grade 2
Length:
2m
Last Winner:
Nube Negra @ 1/10
Prize Money:
£100,000 (2022)

The third and final day of the Cheltenham November meeting is packed full of quality races. Arguably the classiest contest of the entire meeting is this race, the two mile Shloer Chase.

A relative newcomer to the jump racing scene, this was first run in 2009. Officially known as the Cheltenham Chase, Shloer have been the sponsors since 2011.

As the meeting’s third most valuable race, high calibre entrants are often involved. The 2019 winner Defi Du Seuil won multiple Grade 1 races before and after his Shloer Chase victory. The 2015 winner was dual Queen Mother Champion Chaser, Sprinter Sacre.

Shloer Chase Course Map (Old Course)

Cheltenham Old Course Map

Shloer Chase Past Winners

Year Winner SP Trainer Jockey
2022 Nube Negra 1/10 Dan Skelton Harry Skelton
2021 Nube Negra 9/4 Dan Skelton Harry Skelton
2020 Put The Kettle On 7/4 Henry De Bromhead Aidan Coleman
2019 Defi Du Seuil 11/8 Philip Hobbs Barry Geraghty
2018 Sceau Royal 5/4 Alan King Daryl Jacob
2017 Fox Norton 4/5 Colin Tizzard Bryan Cooper
2016 Fox Norton 5/2 Colin Tizzard Aidan Coleman
2015 Sprinter Sacre 15/8 Nicky Henderson Nico de Boinville
2014 Uxizandre 15/8 Alan King Barry Geraghty
2013 Kid Cassidy 4/1 Nicky Henderson A P McCoy
2012 Wishfull Thinking 8/11 Philip Hobbs Richard Johnson
2011 Gauvain 2/1 Nick Williams Noel Fehily
2010 Gauvain 16/1 Nick Williams Daryl Jacob
2009 Well Chief 11/4 David Pipe Timmy Murphy

About the Shloer Chase

Cheltenham Winners Enclosure

The Cheltenham Chase, known since 2011 as the Shloer Chase for sponsorship reasons, is a well regarded chase that takes place fairly early in the jumps season. It was initially introduced as a conditions race before being promoted to Listed status and then to a Grade 2 since when it has been won by some incredibly high class horses.

Proven Jumping Quality a Must

The Shloer Chase has very quickly become an important contest for minimum distance chasers. It doesn’t always attract the biggest field to Cheltenham’s November Meeting but those who do line up for it are always of a certain class. Many big name trainers use this Grade 2 contest as a chance to test horses out at Cheltenham ahead of a possible tilt at either the Queen Mother Champion Chase or the Ryanair Chase, so it is certainly well worth your attention.

Shloer Chase Winners at the Cheltenham Festival: 2009/10 to 2021/22

Season Horse Festival Race Race Position
2021/22 Nube Negra Queen Mother Champion Chase Non-Runner
2020/21 Put The Kettle On Queen Mother Champion Chase Winner
2019/20 Defi Du Seuil Queen Mother Champion Chase 4th
2018/19 Sceau Royal Queen Mother Champion Chase 3rd
2017/18 Fox Norton Did Not Run N/A
2016/17 Fox Norton Queen Mother Champion Chase 2nd
2015/16 Sprinter Sacre Queen Mother Champion Chase Winner
2014/15 Uxizandre Ryanair Chase 7th
2013/14 Kid Cassidy Queen Mother Champion Chase 7th
2012/13 Wishfull Thinking Queen Mother Champion Chase 3rd
2011/12 Gauvain Queen Mother Champion Chase 4th
2010/11 Gauvain Ryanair Chase 8th
2009/10 Well Chief Queen Mother Champion Chase 7th

The nature of those races that usually follow the Shloer Chase tells you a lot about what it takes to win this 2 mile contest. It is vital to have plenty of pace as it’s a race that tends to be run at quite a lick so horses without an extra turn of speed will find they are left for dead as the leaders make a burst for home late on.

This is also a race that puts the jumping of every competitor under the microscope. There are 13 fences in total for the horses to navigate, each of which must be taken at speed. In staying chases, horses are almost able to take it easy going over the fences but there’s none of that in the Shloer Chase. Every mistake has the potential to either bring a horse down or at least end their chances of winning so punters should pretty much discount horses who are yet to display class over fences.

The Winner is Often One to Watch…But Maybe Not Next Time Out

One of the quirks of the Shloer Chase is the poor record that winners have in their next race. Even with such a high calibre field competing every year, only one of the first 10 winners of the Shloer Chase won their next contest. That horse was the phenomenal Sprinter Sacre, one of the highest rated horses in the history of jumps racing, so it is easy to see why he might be the exception to the rule.

Chart Showing Performance of the Shloer Chase Winners in Their Next race Between 2009 and 2021

Perhaps the reason that Sprinter Sacre was able to win his next race (and then the Champion Chase in the same season) was because he was already a highly experienced chaser by the time he competed in the Shloer Chase. The Nicky Henderson trained gelding was nine when he won this race, older than all but one winner. Plenty of well regarded younger horses have got the job done and have subsequently gone on to even bigger things but for some reason found the Shloer Chase left too much of a mark for them to win next up. Defi Du Seuil bucked that trend to a degree after winning his next two races after victory here, but finished fourth in the Champion Chase wasn’t able to recapture his best form despite great promise.

Despite that quirk, winners of the Shloer Chase have always been of considerable quality, especially since the promotion to Grade 2 level. That’s certainly not been missed by the bookies as upsets are very rare. Indeed, of the first 12 editions of the Shloer Chase, only one was won by a horse outside of the top two in the betting. Moreover, they have typically gone on to record some very decent wins, especially since the race was upgraded, as the chart below shows:

Chart Showing the Career Earnings of the Shloer Chase Winners Between 2009 and 2022

Other Races of Note at Cheltenham

  • Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle
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