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2025 Michael Hickey Memorial Chase Preview
Scheduled to take place in October of each year at the Wexford racecourse is the Michael Hickey Memorial Chase, which is registered as the Bettyville Chase. It is a Listed chase which is open to runners aged five or older, and it is run over a trip of two miles and seven furlongs.
Michael Hickey Memorial Chase Information:
- Michael Hickey Memorial Chase Past Winners
- Michael Hickey Memorial Chase Trainer Statistics
- Michael Hickey Memorial Chase Jockey Statistics
We also have a dedicated Wexford tips 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.
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How competitive is the Michael Hickey Memorial Chase market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 16 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2022 when the race had an over-round of 109%. The race in 2012 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 126%, whilst on average over the last 16 renewals of the Michael Hickey Memorial Chase, the over-round has been 114%, which means the bookie expects to pay out ÂŁ100 for every ÂŁ114 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2025 Michael Hickey Memorial Chase Trends. See which patterns have occurred over the recent renewals that you may be able to use for the next renewal. We also have a section that looks at the Michael Hickey Memorial Chase Trend Analysis. With the field now finalised, we have the Michael Hickey Memorial Chase Trend Shortlist, which is created using the listed trends.
These are the top three quickest-run Michael Hickey Memorial Chase races over the last 16 renewals:
- Ballinahow Lady (5:18.20) in 2012
- Blazing Beacon (5:29.10) in 2011
- Siegemaster (5:29.60) in 2009
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? Over the past 16 renewals, if you had followed the winner of the Michael Hickey Memorial Chase next time out, then you would have backed a total of 3 winners. Backing all 16 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of -6.82. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2025 Michael Hickey Memorial Chase.
When looking over the past 16 renewals, a time of 5:18.20 was set by Ballinahow Lady in 2012, trained by David M O'Brien and ridden by Paul Townend, which is the quickest time over that period. The slowest winning time was set in 2015 when Urano won in a time of 6:42.80 for trainer W P Mullins, who booked Danny Mullins in the saddle.
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Michael Hickey Memorial Chase Past Winners
Here are the Michael Hickey Memorial Chase 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 horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Michael Hickey Memorial Chase are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 6:24.70 | Heart Wood (FR) 6yo 10-9 8/13F | Darragh O'Keeffe Henry De Bromhead (IRE) |
| 2023 6:28.70 | Minella Crooner (IRE) 7yo 11-0 4/1 | Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott (IRE) |
| 2022 6:13.20 | Noble Yeats (IRE) 7yo 11-0 15/8 | Sean Bowen Emmet Mullins (IRE) |
| 2021 6:20.30 | Eklat De Rire (FR) 7yo 11-9 10/11F | Rachael Blackmore Henry De Bromhead (IRE) |
| 2020 6:08.00 | Minella Indo (IRE) 7yo 11-2 8/13F | Rachael Blackmore Henry De Bromhead (IRE) |
| 2019 6:01.20 | Champagne Classic (IRE) 8yo 10-9 6/4 | Robbie Power Gordon Elliott (IRE) |
| 2018 5:58.30 | Peregrine Run (IRE) 8yo 11-4 5/4F | Roger Loughran Peter Fahey (IRE) |
| 2017 6:13.80 | A Genie In Abottle (IRE) 6yo 11-4 1/2F | Sean Flanagan Noel Meade (IRE) |
| 2016 5:41.60 | Bay Of Freedom (IRE) 7yo 10-9 8/1 | Kevin Sexton Peter Fahey (IRE) |
| 2015 6:42.80 | Urano (FR) 7yo 11-0 5/4F | Danny Mullins W P Mullins (IRE) |
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Michael Hickey Memorial Chase Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Michael Hickey Memorial Chase over the last 16 renewals is Henry De Bromhead, who has won the race three times, with those three winners coming from Minella Indo (2020), Eklat De Rire (2021) and Heart Wood (2024). The only other trainer to have recorded multiple wins in the Michael Hickey Memorial Chase is Gordon Elliott (2 wins).
Here are the Michael Hickey Memorial Chase trainer statistics over the last 16 renewals for trainers who have entries in the 2025 renewal; those not listed have not had a runner. (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):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry De Bromhead | 5-3-3 | +0.15 | -1.00 |
| Gordon Elliott | 12-2-4 | -4.50 | -2.06 |
| W P Mullins | 4-1-1 | -1.75 | -1.00 |
| Paul Nolan | 3-0-0 | -3.00 | -1.00 |
Michael Hickey Memorial Chase Jockey Statistics
Here are the Michael Hickey Memorial Chase jockey statistics over the last 16 renewals for jockeys who have rides in the 2025 renewal; those not listed have not had a runner. (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):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Kennedy (Search For Glory) | 5-1-3 | +0.00 | -0.06 |
| Paul Townend (Blizzard Of Oz) | 3-1-1 | +3.00 | +2.00 |
| Darragh O'Keeffe (Gorgeous Tom) | 3-1-1 | -1.38 | +0.00 |
| Sean Flanagan (Kiltealy Park) | 3-1-1 | -1.50 | +0.31 |
| J J Slevin (Monbeg Park) | 1-0-0 | -1.00 | +0.00 |
| Sean O'Keeffe (Ifiwerearichman) | 1-0-0 | -1.00 | +0.00 |
2025 Michael Hickey Memorial Chase Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, 4, 1, 4, 1, (1, 2), 1, 5, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 3, 4, 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.
- 16 / 16 (66%) - Achieved a TS of 76+ (Going)
- 16 / 16 (67%) - Placed within last 2 starts
- 16 / 16 (67%) - Achieved an RPR of 115+ (Going)
- 16 / 16 (68%) - No bigger than 8/1
- 16 / 16 (74%) - Achieved an RPR of 121+ (Last 3)
- 16 / 16 (75%) - Achieved a TS of 110+ (Career)
- 16 / 16 (76%) - Within the first 4 of the market
- 16 / 16 (76%) - Achieved an RPR of 129+ (Career)
- 16 / 16 (78%) - Held an OR of 119+ (Career)
- 16 / 16 (79%) - Fewer than 7 races (180 Days)
- 16 / 16 (84%) - Had 2 - 9 wins (Career)
- 16 / 16 (85%) - Furthest Placed 2m5½f - 4m2½f
- 16 / 16 (85%) - Break of 13 - 282 days (Last Place)
- 16 / 16 (86%) - Highest Run is not LST/Cl2-3
- 16 / 16 (87%) - Ran in 5 - 31 races (Career)
Remember to use the trends listed above, along with the Wexford racing predictions, to see if you can find the winner of the Michael Hickey Memorial Chase. Did you know that we have an OLBG Betting School section on OLBG? It is a place to help you improve your betting experience with articles covering numerous topics.
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Michael Hickey Memorial Chase Trend Shortlist
Wexford will host the 2025 renewal of the Michael Hickey Memorial Chase, which will be run at 3:30 pm on Monday, 27th October 2025, and these are the runners who perform best based on the trends, along with the trainer and jockey and their record in the race (Runs-Wins-Places Win LSP / EW LSP):
- 15/15 Rockys Diamond (7/4)
- Declan Queally (0-0-0 0.00 / 0.00)
- Michael Kenneally (0-0-0 0.00 / 0.00)
Others: Blizzard Of Oz (14/15), Monbeg Park (12/15), Gorgeous Tom (11/15), Search For Glory (11/15), Ifiwerearichman (9/15) and Kiltealy Park (8/15).
*Trainer & Jockey numbers are Runs-Wins-Places Win LSP / EW LSP, Runners, Odds and Trends Passed/Failed correct at the time of posting (8:28 pm Sunday 26th October 2025), if no odds were available at the time of posting, then forecasted odds are used.
Michael Hickey Memorial Chase Trend Analysis
â The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 2 career wins in Non-Handicap races, when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-25.
The course which has produced the most winners of the Michael Hickey Memorial Chase is Limerick; there have been a total of 4 winners of this race who ran at Limerick last time out. The next best course, which has produced the second most winners, is Cheltenham; there have been a total of 3 winners of this race who ran at Cheltenham last time out.
The race is open to both sexes, with the Male runners having produced a total of 15 winners from a total of 66 runners, whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 19 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Michael Hickey Memorial Chase; that stallion, Beneficial, has produced 2 winners (2017,2012).
Looking at the winning odds over the last 16 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Bay Of Freedom in 2016, winning for Peter Fahey at odds of 8/1 under the guidance of Kevin Sexton. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 16 renewals, there have been 10 winning favourites in the race. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Michael Hickey Memorial Chase, remember you can get daily racing predictions from the top racing tipsters on the best racing tipsters page.
Route to the Michael Hickey Memorial Chase
Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the Michael Hickey Memorial Chase. These are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2024 - Heart Wood Aintree - 3rd of 6 (5/1) | Mildmay Novices Chase |
| 2023 - Minella Crooner Cheltenham - PU of 10 (13/2) | National Hunt Chase Challenge Cup |
| 2022 - Noble Yeats Auteuil - PU of 11 (15/2) | Prix Heros XII |
| 2021 - Eklat De Rire Cheltenham - UR of 6 (10/1) | Brown Advisory Novices Chase |
| 2020 - Minella Indo Cheltenham - 2nd of 10 (3/1) | Brown Advisory Novices Chase |
| 2019 - Champagne Classic Fairyhouse - 1st of 6 (1/1) | Winter Festival November 30th & December 1st Beginners Chase |
| 2018 - Peregrine Run Gowran Park - 3rd of 7 (11/4) | PWC Champion Chase |
| 2017 - A Genie In Abottle Galway - 1st of 5 (6/4) | Ryans Cleaning Chase |
| 2016 - Bay Of Freedom Listowel - 1st of 7 (8/1) | Kevin McManus Beginners Chase |
| 2015 - Urano Limerick - 7th of 16 (13/2) | Munster National |
Article Contributor Information
We are fortunate to have an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to the creation and maintenance of this Michael Hickey Memorial Chase Preview are Andy and Darren. They both work on the Horse racing tips team, looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for National Hunt Racing.
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