The Coral Trophy is a Premier Handicap
National Hunt
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in Great Britain which is open to
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aged five years or older. It is run at
Kempton Park over a distance of about 3 miles (), and during its running there are eighteen fences to be jumped. It is a
handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in late February.
The race was first run in 1949, but in 1988 it was rebranded as the Racing Post Chase and increased in value. The sponsorship by the
Racing Post
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continued until 2011. In the 2012 the sponsorship was taken over by rival weekend newspaper Racing Plus who backed the race until 2013, and in 2014 the sponsorship passed to
BetBright
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. It was sponsored by
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in 2018,
888sport
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in 2020 and
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Ladbrokes Coral
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took over the sponsorship. The race held Grade 3 status until 2022 and was re-classified as a Premier Handicap from the 2023 running when Grade 3 status was renamed by the
British Horseracing Authority
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.
The race often serves as a trial for the
Grand National
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, and two horses have won both races in the same year. Both of these horses, Rhyme 'n' Reason (1988) and
Rough Quest (1996), also competed in the
Cheltenham Gold Cup
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between their victories.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
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– ''1991, 1992''
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Nacarat – ''2009, 2012''
Leading jockey (5 wins):
*
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– ''Gloria Victis (2000), Young Spartacus (2001), Gunther McBride (2002), Farmer Jack (2005), Quinz (2011)''
Leading
trainer (4 wins):
*
Peter Cazalet Peter Cazalet may refer to:
* Peter Cazalet (Royal Navy officer) (1899 – 1982)
* Peter Cazalet (racehorse trainer) (1907 – 1973)
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- ''Lochroe (1958), The Rip (1965), Kapeno (1966), Different Class (1968)''
*
Philip Hobbs
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His biggest wins have come with Flagship Uberalles in the 20 ...
– ''Dr Leunt (1999), Gunther McBride (2002), Farmer Jack (2005), Quinz (2011)''
Winners
* ''Weights given in
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See also
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Horse racing in Great Britain
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List of British National Hunt races
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References
Sources
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Racing Post
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* {{cite book, title=Ladbrokes Pocket Companion 1990/91, year=1990, publisher=Aesculus Press, isbn=1-871093-21-X, page=54
External links
* Race Recordings (1980-2004
youtube.com
National Hunt races in Great Britain
Kempton Park Racecourse
National Hunt chases
Horse races established in 1949
1949 establishments in England