Maghull Novices' Chase
| Class | Grade 1 |
|---|---|
| Location | Aintree Racecourse Merseyside, England |
| Inaugurated | 1954 |
| Race type | steeplechase |
| Sponsor | Poundland |
| Website | Aintree |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1m 7f 176y miles (3,178 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Five-years-old and up |
| Weight | 11 st 4 lb Allowances 7 lb for mares |
| Purse | £120,000 (2022) 1st: £67,524 |
| 2025 | ||
| Kalif Du Berlais | Brookie | L'eau Du Sud |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ||
| Found A Fifty | Master Chewy | Libberty Hunter |
| 2023 | ||
| Jonbon | Marvel De Cerisy | Fusain |
| 2022 | ||
| Gentleman De Mee | Edwardstone | Third Time Lucki |
| 2021 | ||
| Shishkin | Funambule Sivola | Gumball |
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| 1990-1988 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ||
| Boutzdaroff | Young Snugfit | Elfast |
| 1989 | ||
| Feroda | Fuego Boy | One More Knight |
| 1988 | ||
| Jim Thorpe | Danish Flight | Fervent Hope |
The Maghull Novices' Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Aintree over a distance of about 2 miles (1 mile 7 furlong and 176 yards, or 3,178 metres), and during its running there are twelve fences to be jumped. The race is for novice chasers, and it is scheduled to take place each year during the Grand National meeting in early April.
The event was established in 1954, and it has been known by various titles. It is currently named after Maghull, a town located to the north of Aintree. For a period the race was classed at Grade 2 level, and it was promoted to Grade 1 status in 1995.
The Maghull Novices' Chase usually features horses which ran previously in the Arkle Challenge Trophy, and the last to win both events was Shishkin in 2021.