St James's Place Festival Hunter Chase prize money
The St James's Place Festival Hunter Chase is worth £50,000 for the 2023 running , £24,445 of it to the winner . That makes it the 901st richest of the 997 races on this site and the 104th 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 St James's Place Festival Hunter Chase is
Ungraded · 3m 2f 70y (5,294 metres) · Turf · Cheltenham Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Cheltenham Racecourse
- Country
- Great Britain
- Grade
- Ungraded
- Distance
- 3m 2f 70y (5,294 metres)
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Hunter chase
- Open to
- Five-years-old and up
- Direction
- Left-handed
- First run
- 1904
The winner takes 49% of the fund. The remaining £25,555 is shared between the horses behind, on a scale the racecourse sets race by race rather than a fixed one.
Where the St James's Place Festival Hunter Chase prize money goes
the British Horseracing Authority sets the shares, and the St James's Place Festival Hunter Chase is jumps racing
| Who takes it | Share of the fund | Out of this purse |
|---|---|---|
| Owner | 78.25% | £39,125 |
| Trainer | 7.85% | £3,925 |
| Jockey | 7.52% | £3,760 |
| Stable staff | 4.75% | £2,375 |
| Industry causes | 1.63% | £815 |
Every share here is a percentage of the £50,000 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 St James's Place Festival Hunter Chase winner
79 runnings, 1946 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Barton Snow9 | Henry Crow | Joe O'Shea |
| 2025 | Wonderwall9 | Rob James | Sam Curling |
| 2024 | Sine Nomine8 | John Dawson | Fiona Needham |
| 2023 | Premier Magic10 | Bradley Gibbs | Bradley Gibbs |
| 2022 | Billaway10 | Patrick Mullins | Willie Mullins |
| 2021 | Porlock Bay10 | Lorcan Williams | Will Biddick |
| 2020 | It Came to Pass10 | Maxine O'Sullivan | Eugene O'Sullivan |
| 2019 | Hazel Hill11 | Alex Edwards | Philip Rowley |
| 2018 | Pacha Du Polder11 | Harriet Tucker | Paul Nicholls |
| 2017 | Pacha Du Polder10 | Bryony Frost | Paul Nicholls |
| 2016 | On The Fringe11 | Nina Carberry | Enda Bolger |
| 2015 | On The Fringe10 | Nina Carberry | Enda Bolger |
| 2014 | Tammys Hill9 | James Smyth | Liam Lennon |
| 2013 | Salsify8 | Colman Sweeney | Roger Sweeney |
| 2012 | Salsify7 | Colman Sweeney | Roger Sweeney |
| 2011 | Zemsky8 | Derek O'Connor | Ian Ferguson |
| 2010 | Baby Run10 | Sam Twiston-Davies | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 2009 | Cappa Bleu7 | Richard Burton | Sheila Crow |
| 2008 | Amicelli9 | Oliver Greenall | Cherry Coward |
| 2007 | Drombeag9 | J. T. McNamara | Jonjo O'Neill |
| 2006 | Whyso Mayo9 | Damien Murphy | Raymond Hurley |
| 2005 | Sleeping Night9 | Colman Sweeney | Paul Nicholls |
| 2004 | Earthmover13 | Rilly Goschen | Paul Nicholls |
| 2003 | Kingscliff6 | Richard Young | Sally Alner |
| 2002 | Last Option10 | Fiona Needham | Robin Tate |
| 2000 | Cavalero11 | Alex Charles-Jones | John Manners |
| 1999 | Castle Mane7 | Ben Pollock | Caroline Bailey |
| 1998 | Earthmover7 | Joe Tizzard | Richard Barber |
| 1997 | Fantus10 | Tim Mitchell | Richard Barber |
| 1996 | Elegant Lord8 | Enda Bolger | Enda Bolger |
| 1995 | Fantus8 | Polly Curling | Richard Barber |
| 1994 | Double Silk10 | Ron Treloggen | Reg Wilkins |
| 1993 | Double Silk9 | Ron Treloggen | Reg Wilkins |
| 1992 | Rushing Wild7 | Justin Farthing | Richard Barber |
| 1991 | Lovely Citizen8 | Willie O'Sullivan | Eugene M. O'Sullivan |
| 1990 | Call Collect9 | Ray Martin | John Parkes |
| 1989 | Three Counties12 | Katie Rimell | Mercy Rimell |
| 1988 | Certain Light10 | Paul Hacking | Jean Campbell |
| 1987 | Observe11 | Charlie Brooks | Fred Winter |
| 1986 | Attitude Adjuster6 | Ted Walsh | Mouse Morris |
| 1985 | Elmboy7 | Alan Hill | Norman Mawle |
| 1984 | Venture to Cognac11 | Oliver Sherwood | Fred Winter |
| 1983 | Eliogarty8 | Caroline Beasley | Barry Kelly |
| 1982 | The Drunken Duck9 | Brod Munro-Wilson | Brod Munro-Wilson |
| 1981 | Grittar8 | Dick Saunders | Frank Gilman |
| 1980 | Rolls Rambler9 | Oliver Sherwood | Fred Winter |
| 1979 | Spartan Missile7 | John Thorne | John Thorne |
| 1978 | Timmie's Battle7 | Peter Greenall | Arthur Stephenson |
| 1977 | Long Lane9 | Richard Shepherd | Richard Shepherd |
| 1976 | False Note10 | Bryan Smart | John Horton |
| 1975 | Real Rascal12 | George Hyatt | Barbara Surman |
| 1974 | Corrie Burn8 | Ian Williams | George Fairbairn |
| 1973 | Bullocks Horn10 | Lord Oaksey | Bob Turnell |
| 1972 | Credit Call8 | Chris Collins | Arthur Stephenson |
| 1971 | Hope Again9 | Richard Smith | Denis Windel |
| 1970 | Highworth11 | Dick Woodhouse | Dick Woodhouse |
| 1969 | Queens Guide8 | G. Wade | Willie Wade |
| 1968 | Bright Beach8 | Charlie Macmillan | Geordie Dun |
| 1967 | Mulbarton11 | Nick Gaselee | Ian Pattullo |
| 1966 | Straight Lady10 | Richard Shepherd | William Shepherd |
| 1965 | Woodside Terrace12 | Dick Woodhouse | Dick Woodhouse |
| 1964 | Freddie7 | Alan Mactaggart | Reg Tweedie |
| 1963 | Grand Morn II9 | R. Bloomfield | G. Shepheard |
| 1962 | College Master12 | Laurie Morgan | Laurie Morgan |
| 1961 | College Master11 | Laurie Morgan | Laurie Morgan |
| 1960 | Whinstone Hill11 | Bobby Brewis | Bobby Brewis |
| 1959 | Some Baby10 | John Thorne | Tim Rootes |
| 1958 | Whinstone Hill9 | Bobby Brewis | Bobby Brewis |
| 1957 | The Callant9 | John Scott-Aiton | Stewart Wight |
| 1956 | The Callant8 | John Scott-Aiton | Stewart Wight |
| 1954 | Happymint9 | Danny Moralee | Stewart Wight |
| 1953 | Dunboy II (DH)9 | Charlie Scott | P. Bruce |
| 1953 | Merry (DH)13 | Gay Kindersley | Alec Kerr |
| 1952 | Parasol II7 | Ivor Kerwood | A. Walton |
| 1951 | Halloween6 | Dickie Smalley | Bill Wightman |
| 1950 | Greenwood13 | John Stuart-Evans | J. T. Evans |
| 1948 | State Control8 | Harry Llewellyn | Harry Llewellyn |
| 1947 | Lucky Purchase9 | John Nichols | Sidney Banks |
| 1946 | Iloilo9 | Harry Freeman-Jackson | Harry Freeman-Jackson |
79 of the 79 runnings name the rider, 79 name the trainer and 0 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the St James's Place Festival Hunter Chase more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
Most wins by a trainer
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Pacha Du Polder | 2 | 2017, 2018 |
| On The Fringe | 2 | 2015, 2016 |
| Salsify | 2 | 2012, 2013 |
| Earthmover | 2 | 1998, 2004 |
| Fantus | 2 | 1995, 1997 |
| Double Silk | 2 | 1993, 1994 |
| College Master | 2 | 1961, 1962 |
| Whinstone Hill | 2 | 1958, 1960 |
| The Callant | 2 | 1956, 1957 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the St James's Place Festival Hunter Chase in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 891 | Al Fahidi FortMeydan Racecourse | United Arab Emirates | £50,425 | AED 250,000 |
| 892 | Al Maktoum MileMeydan Racecourse | United Arab Emirates | £50,425 | AED 250,000 |
| 893 | Meydan SprintMeydan Racecourse | United Arab Emirates | £50,425 | AED 250,000 |
| 894 | UAE 2000 GuineasMeydan Racecourse | United Arab Emirates | £50,425 | AED 250,000 |
| 895 | UAE OaksMeydan Racecourse | United Arab Emirates | £50,425 | AED 250,000 |
| 896 | Zabeel MileMeydan Racecourse | United Arab Emirates | £50,425 | AED 250,000 |
| 897 | Ban'ei KinenObihiro Racecourse | Japan | £50,400 | ¥10,000,000 |
| 898 | Blue Riband Trial StakesEpsom Downs | Great Britain | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| 899 | Many Clouds ChaseAintree Racecourse | Great Britain | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| 900 | Nickel Coin Mares' Standard Open NH Flat RaceAintree Racecourse | Great Britain | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| 902 | Warfield Mares' HurdleAscot Racecourse | Great Britain | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| 903 | Count Fleet StakesAqueduct Racetrack | United States | £48,872 | $65,000 |
| 904 | Noel J Taylor Memorial MileAlexandra Park | New Zealand | £48,499 | NZ$110,000 |
| 905 | Grand Prix de VichyVichy Racecourse | France | £47,863 | €56,000 |
| 906 | Prix d'AumaleLongchamp Racecourse | France | £47,863 | €56,000 |
| 907 | Prix de CabourgDeauville Racecourse | France | £47,863 | €56,000 |
| 908 | Prix de la Porte MaillotLongchamp Racecourse | France | £47,863 | €56,000 |
| 909 | Prix de PsychéDeauville Racecourse | France | £47,863 | €56,000 |
| 910 | Prix de Ris-OrangisMaisons-Laffitte | France | £47,863 | €56,000 |
| 911 | Prix de Saint-GeorgesLongchamp Racecourse | France | £47,863 | €56,000 |
The 20 races closest to the St James's Place Festival Hunter 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, 104th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket Stakes | Rowley Mile | Listed | £55,000 |
| Blue Riband Trial Stakes | Epsom Downs | Listed | £50,000 |
| Many Clouds Chase | Aintree Racecourse | Grade 2 | £50,000 |
| Nickel Coin Mares' Standard Open NH Flat Race | Aintree Racecourse | Grade 2 | £50,000 |
| Warfield Mares' Hurdle | Ascot Racecourse | Grade 2 | £50,000 |
| Esher Cup | Sandown Park | Handicap | £45,000 |
| Heron Stakes | Sandown Park | Listed | £45,000 |
| Centenary Novices' Handicap Chase | Sandown Park Racecourse | Premier Handicap | £40,000 |
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 St James's Place Festival Hunter Chase winner get?
£24,445. That is 49% of the £50,000 the St James's Place Festival Hunter Chase is worth, and the rest is shared down the field.
What is the total St James's Place Festival Hunter Chase prize money?
£50,000, for the 2023 running.
Where does the St James's Place Festival Hunter Chase rank among the richest races in the world?
901st of 997. 900 races pay more, the nearest of them Al Fahidi Fort. In Great Britain it is 104th of 122.
Which horse has won the St James's Place Festival Hunter Chase most often?
Pacha Du Polder, 2 times, in 2017, 2018.
Which jockey has won the St James's Place Festival Hunter Chase most often?
Colman Sweeney, with 3 wins between 2005 and 2013.
When was the St James's Place Festival Hunter Chase first run?
1904. This page holds 79 runnings, from 1946 to 2026.
How far is the St James's Place Festival Hunter Chase?
3m 2f 70y (5,294 metres), on turf, at Cheltenham Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money