Jim Ford Challenge Cup

The Jim Ford Challenge Cup was a National Hunt Listed chase in England. It was run at Wincanton over a distance of 3 miles and 1½ furlongs (5,130 metres), and it was scheduled to take place each year in February, on the same card as the Kingwell Hurdle.

Jim Ford Challenge Cup
2008
YELLOW, Red star, Yellow sleeves and White armlet, Yellow cap and Red star Dark Blue and Emerald Green stripes, Red cap, Dark Blue star Emerald green and yellow hoops, white cap
Neptune Collonges Naunton Brook Butler's Cabin
Previous years
2007
Light blue, royal blue hoop, armlets and cap Black and white (halved), red sleeves and cap Black, yellow stars, black sleeves, yellow cap
Little Brick My Will Preacher Boy
2006
Orange, grey cross belts Royal blue, emerald green sleeves, white cap, emerald green spots Emerald green, scarlet hooped sleeves and cap
All in the Stars Celtic Son Horus
2005
YELLOW, Red star, Yellow sleeves and White armlet, Yellow cap and Red star Red, yellow sash, striped sleeves and star on cap Emerald green, yellow spots, yellow and emerald green halved sleeves, purple cap
Heros Collonges Bathwick Annie Royal Auclair
2004
Red, Yellow diamond and sleeves, Yellow cap, Red diamond Emerald green, yellow spots, yellow and emerald green halved sleeves, purple cap Yellow, emerald green spots and armlets, dark green cap
Exit Swinger Royal Auclair Mister One
2003
Dark green, white chevron, light green sleeves, dark green and white check cap Royal blue, emerald green sleeves, white cap, emerald green spots Emerald green and yellow hoops, white cap
See More Business Iris Bleu First Gold
2002
Mauve and pink check, white sleeves, pink cap Light blue, maroon chevron, halved sleeves, light blue and maroon quartered cap Black, white hoops, checked sleeves, hooped cap
See More Business Upgrade Kadou Nonantais
2001
Mauve and pink check, white sleeves, pink cap Yellow, red armlets, quartered cap Yellow, blue stripes, stars on sleeves, striped cap
Marlborough Double Thriller Course Doctor
2000-1991
2000
Claret, grey disc and armlets, quartered cap Black, white hoops, spots on sleeves, hooped cap Mauve and yellow check, yellow sleeves
Spendid Escartefigue Mulligan
1999
Yellow, red armlets, quartered cap Maroon, grey chevron Dark green, red seams, hooped sleeves, quartered cap
Double Thriller Wayward King Melling
1998
Turquoise and silver diamonds Emerald green, white sleeves, emerald green and white check cap Royal blue, emerald green sleeves, white cap, emerald green spots
Go Ballistic Strong Promise Eudipe
1997
Dark blue, white cross belts, white cap, dark blue star Light blue, royal blue triple diamond, royal blue diamonds on sleeves and cap Orange, purple chevrons and armlets, white cap
Coome Hill Unguided Missile Hanakham
1995
Orange, black and white hooped cap Yellow, green cross-belts and sleeves, quartered cap Orange, black star, striped sleeves, star on cap
Monsieur Le Cure Sunley Bay Garrison Savannah
1994
Dark green, white chevron, light green sleeves, dark green and white check cap Maroon, white sleeves, orange and white quartered cap RUST, green sash and cuffs, quartered cap
See More Indians Another Coral Second Schedual
1993
Green, pink cross-belts Orange, black star, striped sleeves, star on cap Dark blue, yellow star and sleeves, yellow star on cap
Cavvies Clown Garrison Savannah Cool Ground
1992
Green, pink cap Emerald green, scarlet hooped sleeves and cap Black and yellow stripes, hooped sleeves, quartered cap
Kings Fountain Aquilifer Boraceva
1991
Dark blue, yellow star and sleeves, yellow star on cap Royal Blue, Pink epaulets, Pink cap Light blue, red cross belts, red cap
Cool Ground Arctic Call Seagram
1990-1988
1990
Green, pink cross-belts Dark blue, yellow star and sleeves, yellow star on cap Orange, dark green stripe
Cavvies Clown Cool Ground Golden Friend
1989
Green, pink cross-belts Black, red cross of lorraine, sleeves and cap Only two finished
Cavvies Clown Golden Freeze Only two finished
1988
Mauve and yellow check, yellow sleeves Dark blue, grey sleeves and cap Kingfisher blue, orange and black hooped sleeves, orange cap
Kildimo Desert Orchid Burrough Hill Lad
 

The race was last run in 2008 having been turned into a handicap in 2006. During the eighties and early nineties the race regularly featured contests between David Elsworth's locally trained horses (Combs Ditch, Desert Orchid, Cavvies Clown, Lesley Ann) attempting to preserve local honour in the face of invasion by the big battalions from Lambourn (Burrough Hill Lad, Brown Chamberlin, Diamond Edge) and Yorkshire (Bregawn, Silver Buck).

The race was named in honour of Jim Ford, a local trainer who won the 1955 Cheltenham Gold Cup with Gay Donald.

Winners since 1980
Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer
1980Diamond Edge911-11Bill SmithFulke Walwyn
1981Silver Buck911-11Tommy CarmodyMichael Dickinson
1982Henry Bishop911-11Hywel DaviesJosh Gifford
1983Combs Ditch711-11Colin BrownDavid Elsworth
1984Burrough Hill Lad811-11John FrancomeJenny Pitman
1985Abandoned due to snow and frost
1986Abandoned due to frost
1987Desert Orchid811-11Colin BrownDavid Elsworth
1988 Kildimo 8 11-11 Graham Bradley Toby Balding
1989 Cavvies Clown 9 11-10 Russ Arnott David Elsworth
1990 Cavvies Clown 10 11-06 Graham Bradley David Elsworth
1991 Cool Ground 9 11-00 Jimmy Frost Reg Akehurst
1992 Kings Fountain 9 11-02 Anthony Tory Kim Bailey
1993 Cavvies Clown 13 11-02 Graham Bradley Jenny Pitman
1994 See More Indians 7 10-10 Graham Bradley Paul Nicholls
1995 Monsieur Le Cure 9 10-10 Peter Niven John Edwards
1996 Abandoned due to frost
1997 Coome Hill 8 11-02 Jamie Osborne Walter Dennis
1998 Go Ballistic 9 11-08 Tony Dobbin John O'Shea
1999 Double Thriller 9 11-05 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls
2000 Spendid 8 11-07 Richard Johnson Alan King
2001 Marlborough 9 11–12 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson
2002 See More Business 12 11–12 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls
2003 See More Business 13 11–12 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2004 Exit Swinger 9 11-02 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2005 Heros Collonges 10 11-02 Christian Williams Paul Nicholls
2006 All in the Stars 8 10–12 Daryl Jacob D P Keane
2007 Little Brick 8 10-07 Tony McCoy David Pipe
2008 Neptune Collonges 7 11-07 Liam Heard Paul Nicholls

References
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