▁the ▁late ▁cl erk ▁of ▁the ▁course ▁John ▁Hugh es . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁race ▁was ▁won ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁consecutive ▁year ▁by ▁Always ▁W aining , ▁trained ▁by ▁Peter ▁Bow en ▁and ▁r idden ▁by ▁Tom ▁O ' B rien . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁inaug ural ▁running ▁of ▁the ▁T oph am ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁The ▁T oph am ▁is ▁now ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁races ▁run ▁over ▁the ▁Grand ▁National ▁f ences ▁at ▁the ▁A int ree ▁Festival , ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁races ▁being ▁the ▁Fox h un ters ' ▁Ch ase ▁for ▁amateur ▁j ock e ys ▁and ▁the ▁Grand ▁National ▁itself . ▁The ▁T oph am ▁Ch ase ▁is ▁currently ▁run ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁meeting . ▁ ▁W inners ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Hor se ▁racing ▁in ▁Great ▁Britain ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁British ▁National ▁H unt ▁races ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Racing ▁Post ▁ ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁ ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁ ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁ ▁, ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Race ▁Record ings ▁( 1 9 8 1 - 2 0 0 3 ) ▁▁ ▁Category : A int ree ▁Race course ▁Category : National ▁H unt ▁ch ases ▁Category : Rec urr ing ▁sport ing ▁events ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁Category : 1 9 4 9 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁England <0x0A> </s> ▁Fred dy