The Becher Chase 1992 -
Becher Chase - Roll of Honour
YOUNG HUSTLER (leading), a worthy winner in 1995
Becher Chase Role of Honour
1992 KILDIMO (Sue Smith) - Lorcan Wyer (9 runners)
1993 INDIAN TONIC (NIgel Twiston-Davies) - Chris Maude (11)
1994 INTO THE RED (John White) - Richard Guest (9)
1995 YOUNG HUSTLER (Nigel Twiston-Davies) - Chris Maude (10)
1996 INTO THE RED (Mary Reveley) - Tony Dobbin (8)
1997 SAMLEE (Philip Hobbs) - Rodney Farant (11)
1998 EARTH SUMMIT (Nigel Twiston-Davies) - Tom Jenks (8)
1999 FEELS LIKE GOLD (Nicky Richards) - Tony Dobbin (12)
2000 YOUNG KENNY (Peter Beaumont) - Russ Garritty (11)
2001 AMBERLEIGH HOUSE (Donald "Ginger" McCain) - Warren Marston (15)
2002 ARDENT SCOUT (Sue Smith) - Dominic Elsworth (15)
2003 CLAN ROYAL (Jonjo O'Neill) - Liam Cooper (15)
2004 SILVER BIRCH (Paul Nicholls) - Ruby Walsh (14)
2005 GARVIVONIAN (Ned Mitchell - Ireland) - Garrett Cotter (19)
2006 EUROTREK (Paul Nicholls) - Liam Heard (21)
2007 MR POINTMENT (Paul Nicholls) - Sam Thomas (19)
2008 BLACK APALACHI (Dessie Hughes - Ireland) - Denis O'Regan (13)
2009 VIC VENTURI (Dessie Hughes - Ireland) - Paddy Flood (8)
2010 HELLO BUD (Nigel Twiston-Davies) - Sam Twiston-Davies (17)
2011 WEST END ROCKER (Alan King) - Wayne Hutchinson (14)
2012 HELLO BUD (Nigel Twiston-Davies) - Sam Twiston-Davies (16)
2013 CHANCE DU ROY (Philip Hobbs) - Tom O'Brien (22)
2014 OSCAR TIME (Robert Waley-Cohen) - Mr Sam Waley-Cohen (25)
2015 HIGHLAND LODGE (James Moffatt) - Henry Brooke (17)
2016 VIEUX LION ROUGE (David Pipe) - Tom Scudamore (22)
2017 BLAKLION (Nigel Twiston-Davies) - Gavin Sheehan (15)
2018 WALK IN THE MILL (Robert Walford) - James Best (18)
2019 WALK IN THE MILL (Robert Walford) - James Best (18)
2020 VIEUX LION ROUGE (David Pipe) - Tom Scudamore (14)
2021 SNOW LEOPARDESS (Charlie Longsden) - Aiden Coleman (21)
2022 ASHTOWN LAD (Dan Skelton) - Harry Skelton (22)
2023 CHAMBARD (Venetia Williams) - Lucy Turner (12)
Becher Chase Statistics
MOST WINS (HORSES)
2 - Into The Red (1994 & 1996)
Hello Bud (2010 & 2012)
Vieux Lion Rouge (2016 & 2020)
Walk in the Mill (2018 & 2019)
MOST WINS (TRAINER)
6 - Nigel Twiston Davies (1993, 1995, 1998, 2010, 2012 & 2017)
3 - Paul Nicholls (2004, 2006 & 2007)
2 - Robert Walford (2018 & 2019)
MOST WINS (JOCKEY)
2 - Chris Maude (1993 & 1995)
Tony Dobbin (1996 & 1999)
Tom Scudamore (2016 & 2020)
Sam Twiston-Davies (2010 & 2012)
WON ON ONLY RIDE
Liam Cooper (Clan Royal - 03)
Garrett Cotter (Garvivonian - 05)
Paddy Flood (Vic Venturi - 09)
Ruby Walsh (Silver Birch - 04)
MOST RIDES (* - still riding)
11 - Paddy Brennan*
Tom Scudamore
10 - Tony Dobbin
Brian Harding
9 - Brian Hughes
8 - Timmy Murphy
7 - Henry Brooke*
Dominic Elsworth
Carl Llewellyn
Ritchie McLernon*
Jason Maguire
Connor O'Farrell*
Sam Twiston-Davies*
MOST APPEARNCES (HORSES)
6 - Vieux Lion Rouge (2016-2021)
5 - Amberleigh House (2001-2005)
Ardent Scout (2000-2004)
Highland Lodge (2014-2018)
4 - Hello Bud (2009-2012)
3 - Ballyvesay (2010-2012)
Bindaree (2002, 2003, 2005)
Gullible Gordon (2010, 2012-13)
Into The Red (1994-1996)
Irish Raptor (2007-2009)
Just In Debt (2004-2006)
Kimberlite Candy (2019-2021)
Le Breuil (2019-2021)
Le Duc (2005-2007)
Portrait King (2015-2017)
Saint Are (2014-2016)
Smarty (2001-2002, 2004)
Swing Bill (2001, 2013-2014)
Walk in the Mill (2018-2020)
Young Hustler (1995-1997)
LARGEST WINNING MARGIN
74 lengths - Black Apalachi bt Mr Pointment (2008)
SHORTEST WINNING MARGIN
A nose - Snow Leopardess bt Hill Street (2021)
Short head - Clan Royal bt Amberleigh House (2003)
HIGHEST PRICE WINNER
33-1 - Amberleigh House (2001),
Garvivonian (2005)
SHORTEST PRICE WINNER
7-4 - Blaklion (2017)
SHORTEST PRICE LOSER
2-1 - Indian Tonic (1994) - fell,
Samlee (1998) - 2nd
MOST OPEN RENEWAL
8-1 the field in 2014
FAVOURITES
seven in thirty two renewals (21.88 %)
FIELD SIZES
25 - 2014
22 - 2013, 2016, 2022
21 - 2006, 2021
19 - 2005, 2007
18 - 2018, 2019
17 - 2010, 2015
16 - 2012
15 - 2001, 2002, 2003, 2017
14 - 2004, 2011, 2020
13 - 2008
12 - 1999, 2023
11 - 1993, 1997, 2000
10 - 1995
9 - 1992, 1994
8 - 1996, 1998, 2009
Races - 32
Runners - 481
Average field size - 15.03
HIGHEST WINNING WEIGHT
12 st - Young Hustler (95)
Earth Summit (98)
Young Kenny (00)
OLDEST WINNING HORSE
14 years - Hello Bud (2012)
YOUNGEST WINNING HORSES
7 years - Indian Tonic (1993)
Silver Birch (2004)
Vieux Lion Rouge (2016)
WINNING AGES
9-y-0 - 9 wins
8-y-0 - 7 wins
10-y-0 - 5 wins
12-y-0 - 3 wins
7-y-0 - 3 wins
11-y-0 - 3 wins
13-y-0 - 1 win
14-y-0 - 1 win
MOST FINISHERS
17 in 2022
16 in 2014
FEWEST FINISHERS
3 in 1998
FATALITIES
Merano - 1993
Bold Account - 1998
Balabriggan - 2015
Dual winnners HELLO BUD (above) and WALK IN THE MILL (below)
Becher Chase runners in that seasons National
1993 - SOUTHERN MINSTREL (2nd-pu), MISTER ED (3rd-ur), USHERS ISLAND (fell-ur)
1994 - INTO THE RED (1st-5th), OVER THE DEEL (6th-3rd)
1995 - YOUNG HUSTLER (1st-5th), SIR PETER LELY (2nd-4th), OVER THE STREAM (3rd-13th). GREENHILL RAFFLES (4th-14th), OVER THE DEEL (5th-9th), INTO THE RED (fell-15th)
1996 - GLEMOT (3rd-ur), STRAIGHT TALK (ur-fell)
1997 - SAMLEE (1st-3rd), COURT MELODY (2nd-fell), GRIFFINS BAR (5th-fell)
1998 - EARTH SUMMIT (1st-8th), SAMLEE (2nd-10th), BACK BAR (3rd-14th), CAVELERO (bd - pu)
1999 - FEELS LIKE GOLD (1st-14th), HOLLYBANK BUCK (3rd-10th), CAMELOT KNIGHT (4th-15th CALL IT A DAY (fell-6th),ESPRIT DE COTTE (fell-fell),
2000 - PADDYS RETURN (3rd-ur), FEELS LIKE GOLD (ur-ref)
2001 - SMARTY (2nd-pu), THE LAST FLING (ur-fell)
2002- AMBERLEIGH HOUSE (2nd-3rd), BLOWING WIND (3rd-8th), BINDAREE (fell-6th), GOGUENARD (ur-ur)
2003- CLAN ROYAL (1st-2nd), AMBERLEIGH SCOUT (2nd-1st), ARDENT SCOUT (3rd-7th), BINDAREE (fell-bd), WONDER WEASEL (fell-pu)
2004 - JUST IN DEBT (2nd - 9th), DOUBLE HONOUR (4th- ur), AMBERLEIGH HOUSE (5th - 10th), NATIVE EMPEROR (10th - fell)
2005- GARVIVONIAN (1st - pu), LE DUC (2nd - ur), JUST IN DEBT (3rd - fell), IT TAKES TIME (4th - pu), HAUT DE GAMME (5th - fell), HEROS COLLONGES (6th - ur), AMBERLEIGH HOUSE (7th - pu), NIL DESPERANDUM (9th - 4th), DIRECT ACCESS (fell - pu). JUVEIGNEUR (fell-fell), FOREST GUNNER (ur - 9th)
2006 - EUROTREK (1st - pu), BEWLEYS BERRY (2nd - fell) , McKELVEY (6th - 2nd), LE DUC (7th - ur), JOES EDGE (8th - pu), DUN DOIRE (fell - pu)
2007 - MR POINTMENT (1st - pu), BEWLEYS BERRY (2nd - 5th), IRON MAN (fell - ur) 2008 - BLACK APALACHI (1st - ur), IDLE TALK (4th - 12th), HIMLAYAN TRAIL (5th - fell) 2009 - VIC 2008 - VIC VENTURI (1st - fell), RoYAL ROSA (3rd - ur), PALYPSO DE CEEK (4th - ur), HELLO BUD (5th -), IDLE TALK (ur - 14th), IRISH RAPTOR (ur - fell)
2010 - HELLO BUD (1st - pu)
2011 - WEST END ROCKER (1st - fell), NICHE MARKET (2nd - pu), RARE BOB (5th - bd), SWING BILL (pu - 10th), HELLO BUD (ur - 7th)
2012 - JOIN TOGETHER (2nd - pu), BIG FELLA THANKS (3rd - ur), SWING BILL (4th - 6th), MUMBLES HEAD (fell - ref), BALLABRIGGS (pu - pu), ANY CURRENCY (ur - 17th)
2013 - CHANCE DU ROY (1st - 6th), MR MOONSHINE (3rd - 15th), SWING BILL (5th - 9th), ACROSS THE BAY (8th - 14th), ROSE OF THE MOON (10th - fell), PINEAU DE RE (fell - 1st), VESPER BELL (fell - 13th)
2014 - OSCAR TIME (1st - 15th), SAINT ARE (3rd - 2nd), CHANCE DU ROY (5th - 10th), MON PARRAIN (11th - 11th), ACROSS THE BY (13th - pu), AL CO (pu - ur)
2015 - SOLL (4th - pu), VICS CANVAS (5th - 3rd), SAINT ARE (7th - pu), UNIONISTE (8th - 10th), GOONYELLA (9th - 5th)
2016 - VIEUX LION ROUGE (1st - 6th), HIGHLAND LODGE (2nd - pu), THE LAST SAMURI (3rd - 16th), UCELLO CONTI (4th - ur), ONE FOR ARTHUR (5th - 1st), ROUGE ANGEL (10th - pu), SAINT ARE (fell - 3rd), THE YOUNG MASTER (fell - fell)
2017 - BLAKLION (1st - bd), THE LAST SAMURI (2nd - pu), VIEUX LION ROUGE (7th - 9th), LORD WINDERMERE (fell - ur)
2018 - WALK IN THE MILL (1st - 4th), VIEUX LION ROUGE (2nd - 15th), ULTRAGOLD (3rd - 14th), JUST A PAR (7th - pu), NOBLE ENDEAVOUR (9th - pu), BALLYOPTIC (fell - fell), DON POLI (pu - 19th)
2019 - 2020 Grand National abandonned due to Coronovirus pandemic
2020 - VIEUX LION ROUGE (1st - fell), KIMBERLITE CANDY (2nd - pu), JETT (8th - 8th), YALA ENKI (fell - ur), MINELLACELEBRATION (ur - ur)
2021 - SNOW LEOPARDESS (1st - pu), DOMAINE DE L'ISLE (4th - ur), TOP VILLE BEN (fell - pu)
2022 - FORTESCUE (4th - 13th), HILL SIXTEEN (7th - fell), RECITE A PRAYER (12th - ur), FRANCKY DU BERLAIS (15th - 16th)