In 1990 it was upgraded to a Grade 1 race and run as a conditions chase for the first time.

The Grade 1 race is open to horses three years of age and up.

He also became the only horse to win a Grade 1 race in seven consecutive seasons.

Oldest horse to win a Grade 1 race - at age 9 (tied)

Prior to 2011 it was run as a Grade 2 race.

At one time a Grade 1 race, it was discontinued after the 1975 edition.

The race was first run as a Grade 3 race in 2003.

It was originally run as a Grade 3 race, before being given Grade 1 status in 2004.

Four of his 13 wins came in Grade 1 races, and overall, he accumulated £185,795 in career earnings.

Neptune Collonges went on to win two more Grade 1 races in his career.