Festival Trophy Handicap Chase prize money
The Festival Trophy Handicap Chase is worth £150,000 for the 2025 running , £84,405 of it to the winner . That makes it the 468th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 35th 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.
What the Festival Trophy Handicap Chase is
Premier Handicap · 3m 1f (5,029 metres) · Turf · Cheltenham Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Cheltenham Racecourse
- Country
- Great Britain
- Grade
- Premier Handicap
- Distance
- 3m 1f (5,029 metres)
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Steeplechase
- Open to
- Five-years-old and up
- Direction
- Left-handed
The winner takes 56% of the fund. The remaining £65,595 is shared between the horses behind, on a scale the racecourse sets race by race rather than a fixed one.
Where the Festival Trophy Handicap Chase prize money goes
the British Horseracing Authority sets the shares, and the Festival Trophy Handicap Chase is jumps racing
| Who takes it | Share of the fund | Out of this purse |
|---|---|---|
| Owner | 78.25% | £117,375 |
| Trainer | 7.85% | £11,775 |
| Jockey | 7.52% | £11,280 |
| Stable staff | 4.75% | £7,125 |
| Industry causes | 1.63% | £2,445 |
Every share here is a percentage of the £150,000 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 Festival Trophy Handicap Chase winner
78 runnings, 1946 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Johnnywho9 | Richie McLernon | Jonjo & AJ O'Neill |
| 2025 | Myretown8 | Patrick Wadge | Lucinda Russell |
| 2024 | Chianti Classico7 | David Bass | Kim Bailey |
| 2023 | Corach Rambler9 | Derek Fox | Lucinda Russell |
| 2022 | Corach Rambler8 | Derek Fox | Lucinda Russell |
| 2021 | Vintage Clouds11 | Ryan Mania | Sue Smith |
| 2020 | The Conditional8 | Brendan Powell Jnr | David Bridgwater |
| 2019 | Beware The Bear9 | Jeremiah McGrath | Nicky Henderson |
| 2018 | Coo Star Sivola6 | Lizzie Kelly | Nick Williams |
| 2017 | Un Temps Pour Tout8 | Tom Scudamore | David Pipe |
| 2016 | Un Temps Pour Tout7 | Tom Scudamore | David Pipe |
| 2015 | The Druids Nephew8 | Barry Geraghty | Neil Mulholland |
| 2014 | Holywell7 | Richie McLernon | Jonjo O'Neill |
| 2013 | Golden Chieftain8 | Brendan Powell Jnr | Colin Tizzard |
| 2012 | Alfie Sherrin9 | Richie McLernon | Jonjo O'Neill |
| 2011 | Bensalem8 | Robert Thornton | Alan King |
| 2010 | Chief Dan George10 | Paddy Aspell | James Moffatt |
| 2009 | Wichita Lineman8 | Tony McCoy | Jonjo O'Neill |
| 2008 | An Accordion7 | Tom Scudamore | David Pipe |
| 2007 | Joes Edge10 | Davy Russell | Ferdy Murphy |
| 2006 | Dun Doire7 | Ruby Walsh | Tony Martin |
| 2005 | Kelami7 | Robert Thornton | François Doumen |
| 2004 | Fork Lightning8 | Robert Thornton | Alan King |
| 2003 | Youlneverwalkalone9 | Barry Geraghty | Christy Roche |
| 2002 | Frenchman's Creek8 | Paul Carberry | Hughie Morrison |
| 2000 | Marlborough8 | Mick Fitzgerald | Nicky Henderson |
| 1999 | Betty's Boy10 | Norman Williamson | Kim Bailey |
| 1998 | Unguided Missile10 | Paul Carberry | Gordon W. Richards |
| 1997 | Flyer's Nap11 | David Bridgwater | Robert Alner |
| 1996 | Maamur8 | Andrew Thornton | Tim Forster |
| 1995 | Rough Quest9 | Mick Fitzgerald | Terry Casey |
| 1994 | Antonin6 | John Burke | Sue Bramall |
| 1993 | Givus a Buck10 | Paul Holley | David Elsworth |
| 1992 | Tipping Tim7 | Carl Llewellyn | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 1991 | Seagram11 | Nigel Hawke | David Barons |
| 1990 | Bigsun9 | Richard Dunwoody | David Nicholson |
| 1989 | Dixton House10 | Tom Morgan | John Edwards |
| 1988 | Aquilifer8 | Paul Croucher | David Murray Smith |
| 1987 | Gainsay8 | Ben de Haan | Jenny Pitman |
| 1986 | Charter Party8 | Peter Scudamore | David Nicholson |
| 1985 | West Tip8 | Richard Dunwoody | Michael Oliver |
| 1984 | Tracys Special7 | Steve Knight | Andrew Turnell |
| 1983 | Scot Lane10 | Craig Smith | Martin Tate |
| 1982 | Scot Lane9 | Craig Smith | Martin Tate |
| 1981 | Current Gold10 | Neale Doughty | Gordon W. Richards |
| 1980 | Again the Same7 | Jim Wilson | John Edwards |
| 1979 | Fair View9 | Ridley Lamb | George Fairbairn |
| 1977 | Gay Vulgan9 | Bill Smith | Fulke Walwyn |
| 1976 | Barmer8 | Jimmy McNaught | Robin Blakeney |
| 1975 | King Flame9 | John Francome | Richard Head |
| 1974 | Cuckolder9 | Andrew Turnell | Bob Turnell |
| 1973 | The Chisler7 | Michael Dickinson | Tony Dickinson |
| 1972 | Jomon6 | David Mould | Harry Thomson Jones |
| 1971 | Lord Jim10 | Johnny Haine | Fulke Walwyn |
| 1970 | Charter Flight8 | Andrew Turnell | Bob Turnell |
| 1969 | Chancer7 | Pat McCarron | Charlie Hall |
| 1968 | Battledore7 | Kit Stobbs | Arthur Stephenson |
| 1967 | Different Class7 | David Mould | Peter Cazalet |
| 1966 | Arkloin7 | Pat Taaffe | Tom Dreaper |
| 1965 | Rondetto9 | Johnny Haine | Bob Turnell |
| 1964 | Prudent Barney10 | Terry Biddlecombe | Bobby Renton |
| 1963 | Team Spirit11 | Willie Robinson | Fulke Walwyn |
| 1962 | Longtail7 | Stan Mellor | Dick Curran |
| 1961 | Ravencroft8 | Fred Winter | Fulke Walwyn |
| 1960 | Isle of Skye9 | Tony Keen | Alec Kilpatrick |
| 1959 | Winning Coin7 | Dave Dick | George Beeby |
| 1958 | Sentina8 | Tom Taaffe | Tom Dreaper |
| 1957 | Sentina7 | Pat Taaffe | Tom Dreaper |
| 1956 | Kerstin6 | George Milburn | Verly Bewicke |
| 1955 | Limber Hill8 | Tim Molony | Bill Dutton |
| 1954 | Holly Bank7 | Peter Brookshaw | Fred Rimell |
| 1953 | Four Ten7 | Tommy Cusack | John Roberts |
| 1952 | Royal Tan8 | Phonsie O'Brien | Vincent O'Brien |
| 1951 | Land Fort7 | Johnny Bullock | Fred Rimell |
| 1950 | Silver Fame11 | Martin Molony | George Beeby |
| 1949 | Frere Jacques II7 | Ted Vinall | Fred Rimell |
| 1948 | Cavaliero7 | Ted Vinall | Fred Rimell |
| 1946 | Dunnshaughlin8 | Bobby O'Ryan | Charles Rogers |
78 of the 78 runnings name the rider, 78 name the trainer and 0 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the Festival Trophy Handicap Chase more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
Most wins by a trainer
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Corach Rambler | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
| Un Temps Pour Tout | 2 | 2016, 2017 |
| Scot Lane | 2 | 1982, 1983 |
| Sentina | 2 | 1957, 1958 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Festival Trophy Handicap Chase in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 458 | Lone Star DerbyLone Star Park | United States | £150,376 | $200,000 |
| 459 | Mathis Mile StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | £150,376 | $200,000 |
| 460 | Peter Pan StakesBelmont Park | United States | £150,376 | $200,000 |
| 461 | Robert B. Lewis StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | £150,376 | $200,000 |
| 462 | San Vicente StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | £150,376 | $200,000 |
| 463 | Smarty Jones Stakes (Parx)Parx Casino and Racing | United States | £150,376 | $200,000 |
| 464 | Sunshine Millions ClassicSanta Anita Park, Arcadia, California & | United States | £150,376 | $200,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 475 | Chester VaseChester Racecourse | Great Britain | £140,000 | £140,000 |
| 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 |
The 20 races closest to the Festival Trophy Handicap Chase 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, 35th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midlands Grand National | Uttoxeter Racecourse, | Premier Handicap | £160,000 |
| Paddy Power Gold Cup | Cheltenham Racecourse | Premier Handicap | £160,000 |
| Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle | Cheltenham Racecourse | Grade 1 | £150,000 |
| Becher Chase | Aintree Racecourse | Premier Handicap | £150,000 |
| Hampton Court Stakes | Ascot Racecourse | Group 3 | £150,000 |
| Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase | Cheltenham Racecourse | Premier Handicap | £150,000 |
| Scottish Grand National | Ayr Racecourse | Premier Handicap | £150,000 |
| Spa Novices' Hurdle | Cheltenham Racecourse | Grade 1 | £150,000 |
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 Festival Trophy Handicap Chase winner get?
£84,405. That is 56% of the £150,000 the Festival Trophy Handicap Chase is worth, and the rest is shared down the field.
What is the total Festival Trophy Handicap Chase prize money?
£150,000, for the 2025 running.
Where does the Festival Trophy Handicap Chase rank among the richest races in the world?
468th of 997. 467 races pay more, the nearest of them Lone Star Derby. In Great Britain it is 35th of 122.
Which horse has won the Festival Trophy Handicap Chase most often?
Corach Rambler, 2 times, in 2022, 2023.
Which jockey has won the Festival Trophy Handicap Chase most often?
Richie McLernon, with 3 wins between 2012 and 2026.
When was the Festival Trophy Handicap Chase first run?
This page holds 78 runnings, from 1946 to 2026.
How far is the Festival Trophy Handicap Chase?
3m 1f (5,029 metres), on turf, at Cheltenham Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money