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Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase

Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase
Introduced 1834
Racecourse Cheltenham, New Course
Race Distance Approximately 2 miles & 1/2 furlong
Entry Conditions Horses aged 5 and older
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Date & Time Day 2 / Wednesday 17th March 2021 / 16:50
Leading Jockey Graham Bradley with 4 wins
Leading Trainer Paul Nicholls with 4 wins

The Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase is run on the New Course at Cheltenham over a distance of approximately 2 miles and 1/2 furlong and features 14 fences.

The race was first run in 1834 and is the oldest race at the Cheltenham Festival. It was the final race of the Festival until 2019 when it switched places with the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Hurdle and moved to be the second to last race. However, when the Liberthine Mares’ Chase replaced the Listed Novices’ Handicap Chase in 2021, the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase was moved to day 2 of the festival with the same scheduled start time of 16:50.

Johnny Henderson, whose name was added to the race title in 2005, was a racehorse owner, banker and father of trainer Nicky Henderson. Henderson, along with other Jockey Club members raised almost a quarter of a million pounds in 1964 through the Racecourse Holdings Trust (now Jockey Club Racecourses) to purchase and secure the future of Cheltenham Racecourse.

Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase Past Winners

Year   Horse Age Price Trainer Jockey Distances
2020 1st Chosen Mate 7 7-2f G Elliott D N Russell  
  2nd Eclair De Beaufeu 6 13-2 G Elliott S F O’Keeffe  1 3/4 lengths
  3rd Us And Them 9 10-1 J P O’Brien J J Slevin  3 1/2 lengths
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2019 1st Croco Bay 12 66-1 B I Case K Woods  
  2nd Brun Doran 8 11-1 T R George P J Brennan 1 1/2 Lengths
  3rd Brelan D’As 8  8-1 P F Nicholls B Frost 1 1/2 Lengths
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2018 1st Le Prezien 7 6-1 P F Nicholls B J Geraghty  
  2nd Gino Trail 11 7-1 K Lee J E Moore 4 1/2 Lengths
  3rd Top Gamble 10 25-1 K Lee D N Russell Neck
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2017 1st  Rock The World 9 5-2F J Harrington R M Power  
  2nd Gardefort 8 7-1 V Williams D A Jacob 1 3/4 Lengths
  3rd Theinval 7 10-1 N J Henderson J McGrath Neck
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2016 1st  Solar Impulse 6 28-1 P F Nicholls S Twiston-Davies  
  2nd Dandridge 7 8-1 A L T Moore D N Russell 3 3/4 Lengths
  3rd Rock The World 8 9-2 J Harrington R M Power 1/2 Length
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2015 1st  Next Sensation 8 2-1 M Scudamore T Scudamore  
  2nd Eastlake 9 14-1 Jonjo O’Neill P Carberry 4 Lengths
  3rd Croco Bay 8 3-1 B I Case K Woods 1 Length

Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase Trends

  • 14 of the last 16 Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase winners had run at the Festival previously
  • 11 of the last 16 Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase winners were 8 years of age or older
  • 16 of the last 20 Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase winners carried 11st or less

Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase Betting Offers

You’ll find a list of Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase betting offers below which are available from a range of bookmakers. Many bookies will be releasing offers on the day of the race or in the days leading up to the race and so be sure to bookmaker this page to come back on the day to see the latest offers.

We’re expecting a number of betting offers such as free bets, extra places, money-back specials, enhanced odds, best odds guaranteed and more.

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