ASW Handicap Chase
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It was run at Cheltenham over a distance of 4 miles and 1 furlong (6,637 metres), and was scheduled to take place each year on New Year's Day.
The race was first run in 1953 as the Fred Withington Handicap Chase, and was last run in 2004.
From 1975 the race was sponsored by Bass and then later by Food Brokers Ltd[1] and Intasun.
From 1988 the race was known as the Miles Gosling Handicap, after a previous chairman of Cheltenham Racecourse (took over from Johnny Henderson and succeeded by Lord Vestey) who died in 1997, aged 69.[2]
Winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Weight | Jockey | Trainer |
| 1953 | Gigolo | 8 | 10-07 | R Curran | J Wight |
| 1954 | Irish Lizard | 10 | 10-10 | Michael Scudamore | Frenchie Nicholson |
| 1955 | Irish Lizard | 11 | 10-10 | Michael Scudamore | Frenchie Nicholson |
| 1956 | Must | 7 | 10-05 | R Morrow | A Kilpatrick |
| 1957 | Henry Purcell | 10 | 10-04 | R Richards | E Smith |
| 1958 | Polar Flight | 7 | 11-04 | G Slack | G Spann |
| 1959 | The Boll | 7 | 10-09 | B Lawrence | T Yates |
| 1960 | Clover Bud | 9 | 9-08 | Stan Mellor | G Llewellin |
| 1961 | Vivant | 7 | 10-01 | R Hamey | Arthur Stephenson |
| 1962 | Abandoned because of snow | ||||
| 1963 | Abandoned because of snow and frost | ||||
| 1964 | Pappageno's Cottage | 9 | 11-09 | J Haldane | Ken Oliver |
| 1965 | Pappageno's Cottage | 10 | 11-10 | Terry Biddlecombe | Ken Oliver |
| 1966 | Mr Wonderful | 10 | 10-03 | R Vibert | Tim Forster |
| 1967 | Abandoned because of frost | ||||
| 1968 | Abandoned because of foot and mouth epidemic | ||||
| 1969 | Abandoned because of frost | ||||
| 1970 | Abandoned because of frost | ||||
| 1971 | Abandoned because of frost | ||||
| 1972 | The Ghost | 7 | 10-00 | Andy Turnell | V Cross |
| 1973 | The Spaniard | 11 | 11-01 | Mr Nicky Richards | Gordon W. Richards |
| 1974 | Meridian II | 7 | 9-07 | Colin Tinkler | Ken Oliver |
| 1975 | Junior Partner | 8 | 10-05 | John Burke | Fred Rimell |
| 1976 | Jolly's Clump | 10 | 10-03 | Ian Watkinson | Harry Thomson Jones |
| 1977 | Gay Vulgan | 9 | 10-07 | M Floyd | Fulke Walwyn |
| 1978 | Prince Rock | 10 | 10-12 | Ian Watkinson | Peter Bailey |
| 1979 | Abandoned because of snow | ||||
| 1980 | Abandoned because of frost | ||||
| 1981 | Martinstown | 9 | 11-03 | Mr Malcolm Batters | Mrs M Easton |
| 1982 | Pillager | 7 | 10-01 | Chris Kinane | Josh Gifford |
| 1983 | Bonum Omen | 9 | Kevin Mooney | Fulke Walwyn | |
| 1984 | Solihull Sport | 10 | 10-04 | A Webber | John Spearing |
| 1985 | Lucky Vane | 10 | 11-07 | John Burke | Toby Balding |
| 1986 Jan | Knock Hill | 10 | 10-01 | George Mernagh | John Webber |
| 1986 Dec | Knock Hil | 10 | 10-10 | George Mernagh | John Webber |
| 1988 | Memberson | 10 | 14-11 | Robert Bellamy | Peter Dufosee |
| 1989 | Knock Hill | 13 | 11-05 | George Mernagh | John Webber |
| 1990 | Bigsun | 9 | 10-12 | Richard Dunwoody | David Nicholson |
| 1991 | Seagram | 11 | 10-01 | Nigel Hawke | David Barons |
| 1992 | Rubika | 9 | 10-03 | Anthony Tory | Stan Mellor |
| 1993 | Abandoned | ||||
| 1994 | Moorcroft Boy | 9 | 10-12 | Adrian Maguire | David Nicholson |
| 1995 | Abandoned | ||||
| 1996 | Abandoned | ||||
| 1997 | Abandoned | ||||
| 1998 | Kendal Cavalier | 8 | 10-00 | D Salter | Rod Millman |
| 1999 | Baronet | 9 | 11-04 | Adrian Maguire | David Nicholson |
| 2000 | Kingdom of Shades | 10 | 10-11 | Norman Williamson | Venetia Williams |
| 2001 | Abandoned | ||||
| 2002 | Abandoned | ||||
| 2003 | Sir Frosty | 10 | 10-10 | Timmy Murphy | B J M Ryall |
| 2004 | Bear On Board | 9 | 11-04 | Robert Thornton | Alan King |
