The Becher Chase is a Premier Handicap National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged six years or older.
It is run over the same fences as Aintree's most famous race, the Grand National, and it serves as an early-season trial for that event.
Two winners have gone on to win the Grand National; Amberleigh House and Silver Birch.
Earth Summit won the race in 1998 following his Grand National win the previous April.
The Becher Chase was upgraded to Grade Three by the British Horseracing Board (BHA) from its 2014 running[1] and was re-classified as a Premier Handicap from the 2022 running when Grade 3 status was renamed by the BHA.