AON Chase
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The AON Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt chase in the United Kingdom for five-year-old and above horses run over a distance of 3 miles (4,828 metres) at Newbury Racecourse in February. There are eighteen fences to be jumped in the race.
It is one of the principal trial races for the Cheltenham Gold Cup and was first run in 2000 as a Class B race. It was upgraded to Listed status in 2002 and given Grade 2 status in 2003.
[edit] Winners
- Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr".
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | |
| 2000 | See More Business | 10 | Mick Fitzgerald | Paul Nicholls | |
| 2001 | Shotgun Willy | 7 | Joe Tizard | Paul Nicholls | |
| 2002 | Bacchanal | 8 | Mick Fitzgerald | Nicky Henderson | |
| 2003 | Valley Henry | 8 | Barry Geraghty | Paul Nicholls | |
| 2004 | Shooting Light | 11 | Richard Johnson | Martin Pipe | |
| 2005 | Farmer Jack | 9 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs | |
| 2006 no race | |||||
| 2007 | Kauto Star | 7 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls | |
