2023 Arkle Challenge Trophy Preview, Trends & Analysis

A Grade One Chase for Novices over 2 miles on the Old Course at Cheltenham racecourse, for the Arkle Chase we are on the lookout for a future star of steeplechasing. Arkle winners including Put The Kettle On, Altior, Sprinter Sacre, Sizing Europe, Voy Per Ustedes, Moscow Flyer, Azertyuiop, Flagship Uberalles and Klairon Davis have all gone on to win the Queen Mother Champion Chase.

Arkle Challenge Trophy Content:

• Arkle Challenge Trophy Past Winners
• Arkle Challenge Trophy Trainer Statistics
• Arkle Challenge Trophy Jockey Statistics
• 2023 Arkle Challenge Trophy Trends
• Arkle Challenge Trophy Trend Analysis
• Schedule at the Cheltenham Festival

We also have a dedicated Cheltenham Betting Picks page that will cover this race as well as all of the other races on the day of the race, see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are predicting to win this race and the others on the cards.

The runner that holds the record over the past 20 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2020 renewal when Put The Kettle On from Henry De Bromhead who under the guidance of Aidan Coleman, won in a time of 4:08.14, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Western Warhorse, trained by David Pipe and ridden by Tom Scudamore set the quickest time of 3:47.04 in the 2014 renewal.

These are the top three quickest run Arkle Challenge Trophy over the last 20 renewals:

• 2014 - Western Warhorse (3:47.04)
• 2016 - Douvan (3:48.60)
• 2012 - Sprinter Sacre (3:51.10)

How competitive is the Arkle Challenge Trophy market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2021 when the race had an over-round of 110%. The race in 2017 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 134%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Arkle Challenge Trophy, the over-round has been 117%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £117 which is bet.

Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 20 if you had followed the winner of the Arkle Challenge Trophy next time out then you would have back a total of 10 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -1.98. Remember to bookmark the racing tips page so you can get easy access to the OLBG racing picks on a daily basis.

Here are the Arkle Challenge Trophy past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. The trainer of the horse at the time of winning the Arkle Challenge Trophy as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Arkle Challenge Trophy have been based:

• GB: 13 winners with an additional 20 placings from 136 runners
• IRE: 7 winners with an additional 13 placings from 74 runners
• FR: 0 winners with an additional 2 placings from 7 runners

There are two leading trainers in the Arkle Challenge Trophy over the last 20 renewals with both W P Mullins & Nicky Henderson who have both won the race 4 times. W P Mullins winners have been with Un De Sceaux (2015), Douvan (2016), Footpad (2018) & Duc Des Genievres (2019). Nicky Henderson winners have been with Sprinter Sacre (2012), Simonsig (2013), Altior (2017) & Shishkin (2021). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Arkle Challenge Trophy are Alan King (3 wins) & Henry De Bromhead (2 wins).

Here are some of the top Arkle Challenge Trophy trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

The leading jockey in the Arkle Challenge Trophy over the last 20 renewals is Nico de Boinville who has won the race 2 times. Those 2 winners came from Altior (2017) & Shishkin (2021).

Here are some of the top Arkle Challenge Trophy jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Rides, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): ,1,F,7,7,2,3,F,8,4,1,1,(2,3),1,1,1,1,7,6,1,1

The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones as you would expect them to do well.

• 20 / 20 (76%) - Beaten no more than 4½l (LTO)
• 20 / 20 (77%) - Had 3-7 placings (1 Year)
• 20 / 20 (82%) - Had 2-5 placings (180 Days)
• 20 / 20 (82%) - Beaten no more 14½l (Debut)
• 20 / 20 (84%) - Won previously with jockey
• 20 / 20 (85%) - Placed within last 17-114 days
• 20 / 20 (86%) - Won within last 17-132 days
• 19 / 20 (75%) - No bigger than 9/2 (LTO)
• 19 / 20 (76%) - Ridden 3+ times by jockey
• 19 / 20 (77%) - Placed in at least a Grade 2
• 19 / 20 (82%) - Within 2yrs of youngest runner
• 19 / 20 (85%) - Made 1-3 starts (90 Days)
• 19 / 20 (86%) - Field of no more than 8 (LTO)
• 18 / 20 (44%) - No bigger than 11/1
• 18 / 20 (49%) - Within first 5 of the betting
• 18 / 20 (57%) - Placed in at least a G2

Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Cheltenham racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Arkle Challenge Trophy. If you are looking to place on a bet this race well in advance of the actual running, then there may be an ante-post market available for you to place your bet. If you are unfamiliar with this type of betting then head over to the OLBG Betting School and have a read of our Ante-Post Horse Racing article which explains how ante-post betting works.

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The trend factor which has produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +29.03 is when runners had 1 career place at the track. The worst performing factor which has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 1 place in the past 180 days, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-35.

The course which has produced the most winners of the Arkle Challenge Trophy is Leopardstown, there has been a total number of 5 winners of this race who ran at Leopardstown last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Doncaster, there has been a total number of 3 winners of this race who ran at Doncaster last time out.

The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 19 winners from a total of 209 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 8 runners.

These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Arkle Challenge Trophy despite multiple attempts:

• Oscar (0 Wins from 5 runners)
• Presenting (0 Wins from 5 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest priced winner was Western Warhorse in 2014 when winning for David Pipe at odds of 33/1 under the guidance of Tom Scudamore. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there has been a total of 9 winning favourites in the race. Remember to use the best racing tipsters along with the information on this page to find you a bet on the 2023 Arkle Challenge Trophy.

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