CHESTER VASE · GREAT BRITAIN
Chester Vase prize money
Chester Vase is worth £140,000 for the 2025 running , £79,394 of it to the winner . That makes it the 475th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 42nd richest in Great Britain.
Every figure here is the money the race announces, in the currency it announces it in. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY £140,000
TO THE WINNER £79,394
WORLD RANK 475th
RUNNINGS HELD 107
FIRST RUN 1907
What the Chester Vase is
Group 3 · 1m 4f 63y (2,472m) · Turf · Chester Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Chester Racecourse
- Country
- Great Britain
- Grade
- Group 3
- Distance
- 1m 4f 63y (2,472m)
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Flat / Thoroughbred
- Open to
- Three-year-old colts and geldings
- Direction
- Left-handed
- First run
- 1907
The winner takes 57% of the fund. The remaining £60,606 is shared between the horses behind, on a scale the racecourse sets race by race rather than a fixed one.
Run in 2:35.22 in 2026, Chester Vase pays £902 for every second of the race, which is 363rd of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 23rd in Great Britain.
Where the Chester Vase prize money goes
the British Horseracing Authority sets the shares, and Chester Vase is flat racing
| Who takes it | Share of the fund | Out of this purse |
|---|---|---|
| Owner | 80% | £112,000 |
| Trainer | 7.85% | £10,990 |
| Jockey | 5.77% | £8,078 |
| Stable staff | 4.75% | £6,650 |
| Industry causes | 1.63% | £2,282 |
Every share here is a percentage of the £140,000 fund rather than of the winner's cheque, and the rider's figure covers the whole field rather than the winning rider alone. The same rule pays every race in the country, and where a purse goes in Great Britain works it out across all of them.
Every Chester Vase winner
107 runnings, 1907 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Benvenuto Cellini2:35:22 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2025 | Lambourn2:40.12 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2024 | Hidden Law2:38.89 | William Buick | Charlie Appleby |
| 2023 | Arrest2:52.31 | Frankie Dettori | John & Thady Gosden |
| 2022 | Changingoftheguard2:43.36 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2021 | Youth Spirit2:45.83 | Tom Marquand | Andrew Balding |
| 2019 | Sir Dragonet2:42.91 | Donnacha O'Brien | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2018 | Young Rascal2:39.55 | James Doyle | William Haggas |
| 2017 | Venice Beach2:35.84 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2016 | US Army Ranger2:41.07 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2015 | Hans Holbein2:45.53 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2014 | Orchestra2:42.05 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2013 | Ruler of the World2:40.29 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2012 | Mickdaam2:50.01 | Tony Hamilton | Richard Fahey |
| 2011 | Treasure Beach2:39.10 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2010 | Ted Spread2:43.32 | Darryll Holland | Mark Tompkins |
| 2009 | Golden Sword2:33.86 | Colm O'Donoghue | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2008 | Doctor Fremantle2:37.39 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute |
| 2007 | Soldier of Fortune2:35.24 | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2006 | Papal Bull2:35.24 | Kieren Fallon | Sir Michael Stoute |
| 2005 | Hattan2:44.91 | Seb Sanders | Clive Brittain |
| 2004 | Red Lancer2:44.33 | Robert Miles | Richard Price |
| 2003 | Dutch Gold2:35.85 | Frankie Dettori | Clive Brittain |
| 2002 | Fight Your Corner2:33.70 | Kevin Darley | Mark Johnston |
| 2001 | Mr Combustible2:34.30 | Michael Hills | Barry Hills |
| 2000 | Millenary2:38.11 | Pat Eddery | John Dunlop |
| 1999 | Peshtigo2:36.63 | Michael Hills | Barry Hills |
| 1998 | Gulland2:38.18 | Michael Hills | Geoff Wragg |
| 1997 | Panama City2:46.64 | John Reid | Peter Chapple-Hyam |
| 1996 | High Baroque2:40.16 | John Reid | Peter Chapple-Hyam |
| 1995 | Luso2:38.38 | Michael Kinane | Clive Brittain |
| 1994 | Broadway Flyer2:36.03 | Michael Hills | John Hills |
| 1993 | Armiger2:35.32 | Pat Eddery | Henry Cecil |
| 1992 | Twist and Turn2:37.13 | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil |
| 1991 | Toulon2:45.69 | Pat Eddery | André Fabre |
| 1990 | Belmez2:41.42 | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil |
| 1989 | Old Vic2:34.21 | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil |
| 1988 | Unfuwain2:52.48 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern |
| 1987 | Dry Dock2:37.97 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern |
| 1986 | Nomrood2:46.08 | Richard Quinn | Paul Cole |
| 1985 | Law Society2:44:72 | Pat Eddery | Vincent O'Brien |
| 1984 | KaytuNot taken | Willie Carson | Dick Hern |
| 1982 | Super Sunrise2:41.12 | Paul Cook | Gavin Hunter |
| 1981 | Shergar2:40.47 | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute |
| 1980 | Henbit2:36.56 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern |
| 1979 | Cracaval2:49.70 | Steve Cauthen | Barry Hills |
| 1978 | Icelandic2:42.93 | Christy Roche | Paddy Prendergast |
| 1977 | Hot Grove2:45.60 | Lester Piggott | Fulke Johnson Houghton |
| 1976 | Old Bill2:44.36 | Brian Taylor | Harry Wragg |
| 1975 | Shantallah2:41.51 | Brian Taylor | Harry Wragg |
| 1974 | Jupiter Pluvius2:41.33 | John Gorton | Bruce Hobbs |
| 1973 | Proverb2:41.78 | Ernie Johnson | Barry Hills |
| 1972 | Ormindo2:40.60 | Brian Taylor | Harry Wragg |
| 1971 | Linden Tree2:38.30 | Duncan Keith | Peter Walwyn |
| 1970 | Politico2:40.40 | Sandy Barclay | Noel Murless |
| 1968 | Remand2:49.20 | Joe Mercer | Dick Hern |
| 1967 | Great Host2:42.60 | Des Lake | Paddy Prendergast |
| 1966 | General Gordon2:47.60 | Paul Cook | Jack Jarvis |
| 1965 | Gulf Pearl2:51.60 | Jimmy Lindley | Jeremy Tree |
| 1964 | Indiana2:37.20 | Joe Mercer | Jack Watts |
| 1963 | Christmas Island2:40.00 | Lester Piggott | Paddy Prendergast |
| 1962 | Silver Cloud2:41.00 | Ron Hutchinson | Jack Jarvis |
| 1961 | Sovrango2:51.60 | Joe Mercer | Harry Wragg |
| 1960 | Mr Higgins2:37.40 | Harry Carr | Humphrey Cottrill |
| 1959 | Fidalgo2:42.20 | Stan Clayton | Harry Wragg |
| 1958 | Alcide2:58.00 | Willie Snaith | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort |
| 1957 | King Babar2:54.00 | Peter Robinson | Paddy Prendergast |
| 1956 | Articulate2:55.60 | Denis Ryan | Willie Stephenson |
| 1955 | Daemon3:04.60 | Jock Wilson | Paddy Prendergast |
| 1954 | Blue Rod2:54.40 | Derrick Greening | Harvey Leader |
| 1953 | Empire Honey2:51.80 | Manny Mercer | Jack Jarvis |
| 1952 | Summer Rain3:01.00 | Manny Mercer | Jack Jarvis |
| 1951 | Supreme Court2:56.60 | Rae Johnstone | Evan Williams |
| 1950 | Castle Rock2:55.20 | Doug Smith | Jack Jarvis |
| 1949 | Swallow Tail2:52.60 | Doug Smith | Walter Earl |
| 1948 | Valognes2:35.20 | Edgar Britt | Marcus Marsh |
| 1947 | Edward Tudor2:45.80 | Gordon Richards | Fred Darling |
| 1946 | Sky High2:38.80 | Tommy Weston | Walter Earl |
| 1939 | Heliopolis2:42.00 | Tommy Weston | Walter Earl |
| 1938 | Cave Man2:40.00 | Cliff Richards | Joseph Lawson |
| 1937 | Merry Mathew2:45.00 | Billy Nevett | Matthew Peacock |
| 1936 | Taj Akbar2:40.80 | Gordon Richards | Frank Butters |
| 1935 | Valerius2:38.20 | Tommy Weston | Joseph Lawson |
| 1934 | Windsor Lad2:42.00 | Freddie Fox | Marcus Marsh |
| 1933 | Hyperion2:41.80 | Tommy Weston | George Lambton |
| 1932 | Bulandshah2:54.60 | Freddie Fox | Frank Butters |
| 1931 | Sandwich2:44.80 | Billy Nevett | Jack Jarvis |
| 1930 | Pinxit2:45.80 | Archie Burns | Norman Scobie |
| 1929 | En Garde2:43.40 | Gordon Richards | John Watts Jr. |
| 1928 | Hectare2:42.00 | Harry Graves | George Digby |
| 1927 | Lone Knight2:40.00 | Archie Burns | F Scott |
| 1926 | Swift and Sure2:38.40 | Bobby Jones | Alec Taylor Jr. |
| 1925 | Vermilion Pencil2:46.40 | Tommy Weston | Richard Dawson |
| 1924 | Inkerman2:52.40 | Frank Bullock | Alec Taylor Jr. |
| 1923 | Papyrus2:42.00 | Steve Donoghue | Basil Jarvis |
| 1922 | Fodder2:44.40 | Joe Shatwell | Etienne De Mestre |
| 1920 | Buchan2:50.80 | Frank Bullock | Alec Taylor Jr. |
| 1919 | Air Raid2:53.00 | Joe Childs | Alec Taylor Jr. |
| 1915 | Esplandian | Charles Dickens | Joseph Butters |
| 1914 | Dan Russell2:40.60 | Frank Bullock | George Lambton |
| 1913 | Cylba2:54.60 | Danny Maher | Samuel Pickering |
| 1912 | Lycaon2:42.40 | Frank Wootton | Charles Morton |
| 1911 | Maaz | Edwin Piper | Ralph Moreton |
| 1910 | Bayardo | Danny Maher | Alec Taylor Jr. |
| 1909 | St Ninian | Harry Watts | Martin Gurry |
| 1908 | Galvani | Bernard Dillon | Peter Gilpin |
| 1907 | Earlston Sancy | Charles Heckford Otto Madden | Sam Loates Alec Taylor Jr. |
107 of the 107 runnings name the rider, 107 name the trainer and 0 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the Chester Vase more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
No horse has won Chester Vase twice in the 107 runnings on this page.
Most wins by a trainer
Races worth about the same
Either side of Chester Vase in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 465 | Twilight DerbySanta Anita Park | United States | £150,376 | $200,000 |
| 466 | Baring Bingham Novices' HurdleCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 467 | Becher ChaseAintree Racecourse | Great Britain | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 468 | Festival Trophy Handicap ChaseCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 469 | Hampton Court StakesAscot Racecourse | Great Britain | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 470 | Johnny Henderson Grand Annual ChaseCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 471 | Scottish Grand NationalAyr Racecourse | Great Britain | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 472 | Spa Novices' HurdleCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 473 | Supreme Novices' HurdleCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 474 | Triumph HurdleCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 476 | Premio Presidente della RepubblicaCapannelle Racecourse | Italy | £140,000 | €163,800 |
| 477 | Coronation Futurity StakesWoodbine Racetrack | Canada | £134,200 | CA$250,000 |
| 478 | Bayerisches ZuchtrennenMunich Racecourse | Germany | £132,479 | €155,000 |
| 479 | Grosser Preis von BerlinHoppegarten Racecourse | Germany | £132,479 | €155,000 |
| 480 | Preis des WinterfavoritenKöln-Weidenpesch | Germany | £132,479 | €155,000 |
| 481 | Adrian Knox StakesRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | £132,275 | AU$250,000 |
| 482 | Angst StakesRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | £132,275 | AU$250,000 |
| 483 | Aspiration QualityRandwick Racecourse | Australia | £132,275 | AU$250,000 |
| 484 | Birthday Card StakesRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | £132,275 | AU$250,000 |
| 485 | Blue Diamond Preview (C&G)Caulfield Racecourse | Australia | £132,275 | AU$250,000 |
The 20 races closest to Chester Vase in what they pay, above and below it. Follow the ranking all the way up on the richest races in the world.
The rest of the money in Great Britain
122 races, 42nd of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Grand National | Ayr Racecourse | Premier Handicap | £150,000 |
| Spa Novices' Hurdle | Cheltenham Racecourse | Grade 1 | £150,000 |
| Supreme Novices' Hurdle | Cheltenham Racecourse | Grade 1 | £150,000 |
| Triumph Hurdle | Cheltenham Racecourse | Grade 1 | £150,000 |
| Christmas Hurdle | Kempton Park, | Grade 1 | £130,000 |
| December Gold Cup | Cheltenham Racecourse | Premier Handicap | £125,000 |
| Golden Miller Novices' Chase | Cheltenham Racecourse | Grade Two | £125,000 |
| Long Walk Hurdle | Ascot Racecourse | Grade 1 | £125,000 |
Every race in Great Britain we hold a purse for is on the Great Britain prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
How much does the Chester Vase winner get?
£79,394. That is 57% of the £140,000 Chester Vase is worth, and the rest is shared down the field.
What is the total Chester Vase prize money?
£140,000, for the 2025 running.
Where does the Chester Vase rank among the richest races in the world?
475th of 997. 474 races pay more, the nearest of them Twilight Derby. In Great Britain it is 42nd of 122.
Which jockey has won the Chester Vase most often?
Ryan Moore, with 10 wins between 2008 and 2026.
When was the Chester Vase first run?
1907. This page holds 107 runnings, from 1907 to 2026.
How far is the Chester Vase?
1m 4f 63y (2,472m), on turf, at Chester Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money