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Aintree Bowl

Aintree Bowl

Steeplechase horse race in Britain

The Alder Hey Aintree Bowl is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Aintree over a distance of about 3 miles and 1 furlong (3 miles and 210 yards, or 5,020 metres), and during its running there are nineteen fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in early April.

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2023
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History

The event was established in 1984, and it was originally designed as a consolation prize for horses which were beaten or had been unable to participate in the previous month's Cheltenham Gold Cup. The inaugural running was backed by Perrier-Jouët, and it was titled the Perrier-Jouët Champagne Cup. For the following three years it was sponsored by Whitbread and called the Whitbread Gold Label Cup.

Subsequent sponsors have included Martell (the Martell Cup, the Martell Cognac Cup) and Betfair (the Betfair Bowl). Totesport began supporting the event as the Totesport Bowl in 2008 and the sponsorship was taken over by Betfred in 2012 after that company purchased The Tote in 2011. Betway took over sponsorship from the 2017 running. For the 2023 edition the race was run as the Alder Hey Aintree Bowl as part of the 21st anniversary of the partnership between Aintree Racecourse and the Alder Hey Children's Charity.[1]

The race was promoted to Grade 1 status in 2010. It is currently held on the opening day of the three-day Grand National meeting.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Wayward Lad – 1985, 1987
  • Docklands Express – 1993, 1994
  • First Gold – 2001, 2003
  • Silviniaco Conti – 2014, 2015
  • Clan Des Obeaux – 2021, 2022

Leading jockey (2 wins):

  • Richard Dunwoody – Aquilifer (1991), Docklands Express (1994)
  • Thierry Doumen – First Gold (2001, 2003)
  • Tony McCoy – Tiutchev (2004), Exotic Dancer (2007)
  • Timmy Murphy – Celestial Gold (2006), Our Vic (2008)
  • Noel Fehily – Silviniaco Conti (2014, 2015)
  • Paddy Brennan – Nacarat (2011), Cue Card (2016)
  • Ruby Walsh – What A Friend (2010), Kemboy (2019)
  • Harry Cobden – Clan Des Obeaux (2021, 2022)
  • Nico de Boinville – Might Bite (2018), Shishkin (2023)

Leading trainer (6 wins):

  • Paul Nicholls – See More Business (2000), What a Friend (2010), Silviniaco Conti (2014, 2015), Clan Des Obeaux (2021, 2022)

Winners

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  1. The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[2]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "GRADE ONE CHASE ON OPENING DAY TO BE RUN AS ALDER HEY AINTREE BOWL IN 2023 PLUS DETAILS OF FRANKIE THE 41ST RUNNER". www.thejockeyclub.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
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    "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspended until end of April". BBC Sport. 17 March 2020.
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