Early history:- The inaugural running of Grand Annual Chase took place on April 4 1834 at Andoversford, in the vicinity of Cheltenham when won by Fugleman owned by Mr R D’Oyley beating Conrad owned by Colonel Gilbert.
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The Grand Annual Chase is the oldest race at the Festival having first been staged on 4th April 1834 over 4 miles of open country at Andoversford, near Cheltenham. Although that race was discontinued in the 1860s, it was revived in the early 1900s, although it was staged at various courses, notably Warwick, Melton Mowbray and Leicester. It was only in 1913 that it returned permanently to Cheltenham and has been a significant part of the Festival ever since. It is run over 1 mile 7 furlongs and 199 yards and 14 fences and is now classed as a Premier Handicap. In 2005 its name was updated to the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase in recognition of the part played by Johnny Henderson, father of legendary trainer Nicky Henderson, in forming the Racecourse Holdings Trust which secured the future of Cheltenham by purchasing the Prestbury Park venue for £240,000. |
Early history:- The inaugural running of Grand Annual Chase took place on April 4 1834 at Andoversford, in the vicinity of Cheltenham when won by Fugleman owned by Mr R D’Oyley beating Conrad owned by Colonel Gilbert. |
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| Grand Annual 2000 | Premier Handicap | 2 miles | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| 1 | SAMAKAAN | Norman Williamson | Venetia Williams | Lady Harris 9/2 fav |
| 2 | GREEN GREEN DESERT | Joe Tizzard | Paul Nicholls | Mrs Angel Tincknell 12/1 |
| 3 | AGHAWADDA GOLD | Russ Garrity | Tom Tate | The Ivy Syndicate 10/1 |
| 4 | CLIFTON BEAT | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs | Mr M G St Quinton 14/1 |
| 5 | IRBEE | Mick Fitzgerald | Paul Nicholls | Barber & Keighley 8/1 |
| 6 | AMANCIO | Adrian Maguire | Amanda Perrett | Lady Harrison, Locke, Cohen 10/1 |
| 7 | AMBERLEIGH HOUSE | P G Hourigan | Michael Hourigan (Ire) | Mrs A Dikel 10/1 |
| 8 | DANTE'S CAVALIER | Carl Llewellyn | David Gandolfo | Mr M A Dore 16/1 |
| 9 | CHIEF'S SONG | Dean Gallagher | Simon Dow | Mrs Andrew Devine 16/1 |
| 10 | MORSTOCK | L Cummins | Ron Hodges | Mrs M Fairbairn 66/1 |
| 11 | CUMBRIAN CHALLENGE | Lorcan Wyer | Tim Easterby | Cumbrian Industrials Ltd 20/1 |
| 12 | KLAIRON DAVIS | Conor O'Dwyer | Arthur Moore | Mr C Jones 20/1 |
| 13 | WAVE ROCK | Paul Flynn | Philip Hobbs | Sterling Racing 25/1 |
| 14 | HILL SOCIETY | Jason Titley | Noel Meade | Mr Paul Garvey 15/2 |
| 15 | GO ROGER GO | Barry Geraghty | Edward O'Grady (Ire) | Mr John P McManus 8/1 |
| 16 | CARANDREW | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe | The Johnson Family 12/1 |
Won by 4 lengths and a head |
Over round 129% | |||
The 2000 Grand Annual was held on Thursday 16th March 2000 |
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