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2026 Bobbyjo Chase Preview
The Bobbyjo Chase is a Grade 3 race that takes place at Fairyhouse in February of each year. Contested over a distance of three miles and one furlong during which the runners have to contend with twenty fences.
The race is named in honour of the 1999 Grand National winner Bobbyjo and this race is seen as a trial for the Grand National with both the 2024 winner I Am Maximus and 2025 winner Nick Rockett both going on to success at Aintree.
Bobbyjo Chase Information:
Why not use the trends shortlist below to help you narrow down the field and then head over to the dedicated Fairyhouse tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG expert racing tipsters to find yourself a bet? You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Other Principal Races at Fairyhouse Racecourse section for links to these.
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How competitive is the Bobbyjo Chase market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2009 when the race had an over-round of 108%. The race in 2010 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 128%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Bobbyjo Chase, the over-round has been 114%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £114 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 Bobbyjo 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 Bobbyjo Chase Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Bobbyjo Chase over the last 20 renewals:
- Rathvinden (6:30.70) in 2019
- The Midnight Club (6:47.40) in 2011
- Any Second Now (6:48.50) in 2022
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 Bobbyjo Chase next time out then you would have backed a total of 5 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +30.80. Before placing your bet on the 2026 Bobbyjo Chase see which other runners today are being backed on the racing predictions page.
When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 6:30.70 was set by Rathvinden in 2019, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by W P Mullins and ridden by Paul Townend. The slowest winning time was set in 2016 when Boston Bob won in a time of 7:21.30, booked to ride was R Walsh by the trainer W P Mullins.
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Bobbyjo Chase Past Winners
Here are the Bobbyjo 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 Bobbyjo Chase are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 7:02.90 | Nick Rockett (IRE) 8yo 11-0 5/6F | Paul Townend W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2024 7:13.40 | I Am Maximus (FR) 8yo 11-12 1/1F | Jody McGarvey W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2023 6:51.00 | Kemboy (FR) 11yo 11-0 15/8F | Paul Townend W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2022 6:48.50 | Any Second Now (IRE) 10yo 11-8 6/1 | Mark Walsh T M Walsh (IRE) |
| 2021 7:02.30 | Acapella Bourgeois (FR) 11yo 11-8 6/4F | Danny Mullins W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2020 7:08.00 | Acapella Bourgeois (FR) 10yo 11-0 15/8 | Danny Mullins W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2019 6:30.70 | Rathvinden (IRE) 11yo 11-8 100/30 | Paul Townend W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2018 6:59.20 | Bellshill (IRE) 8yo 11-8 8/13F | David Mullins W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2017 7:15.60 | Pleasant Company (IRE) 9yo 11-0 9/4F | R Walsh W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2016 7:21.30 | Boston Bob (IRE) 11yo 11-3 4/1 | R Walsh W P Mullins (IRE) |
Bobbyjo Chase Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Bobbyjo Chase over the last 20 renewals is W P Mullins who has won the race thirteen times with those thirteen winners coming from Homer Wells (2007), The Midnight Club (2011), Prince De Beauchene (2012), On His Own (2014), Boston Bob (2016), Pleasant Company (2017), Bellshill (2018), Rathvinden (2019), Acapella Bourgeois (2020 & 2021), Kemboy (2023), I Am Maximus (2024) and Nick Rockett (2025). The only other trainer to have recorded multiple wins in the Bobbyjo Chase is Gordon Elliott (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Bobbyjo Chase 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):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| W P Mullins | 30-13-21 | +8.37 | +8.93 |
| Gordon Elliott | 16-2-5 | -7.25 | -2.63 |
| Noel Meade | 6-1-2 | +1.00 | -0.56 |
| T M Walsh | 6-1-2 | +1.00 | -3.37 |
| M F Morris | 3-0-1 | -3.00 | -1.40 |
| Henry De Bromhead | 3-0-0 | -3.00 | -3.00 |
| S J Mahon | 3-0-0 | -3.00 | -3.00 |
| Gavin Cromwell | 2-0-1 | -2.00 | +0.60 |
| John Patrick Ryan | 2-0-1 | -2.00 | +0.00 |
| Edward P Mitchell | 2-0-1 | -2.00 | -0.60 |
Bobbyjo Chase Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Bobbyjo Chase over the last 20 renewals is Paul Townend who has won the race five times with those five winners coming from The Midnight Club (2011), Prince De Beauchene (2012), Rathvinden (2019), Kemboy (2023) and Nick Rockett (2025). The only other jockey to have recorded multiple wins in the Bobbyjo Chase is Danny Mullins (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Bobbyjo Chase jockey 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):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Townend | 13-5-9 | +0.24 | +1.23 |
| Danny Mullins | 6-2-3 | -0.62 | -1.18 |
| Mark Walsh | 7-1-1 | +0.00 | -6.00 |
| Jody McGarvey | 2-1-1 | +0.00 | -1.00 |
| Sean Flanagan | 4-0-2 | -4.00 | -0.56 |
| Jack Kennedy | 4-0-1 | -4.00 | -1.25 |
| Jordan Gainford | 3-0-0 | -3.00 | -1.00 |
| Rachael Blackmore | 3-0-0 | -3.00 | -3.00 |
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 2-0-1 | -2.00 | +1.80 |
| J J Slevin | 2-0-1 | -2.00 | -1.16 |
2026 Bobbyjo Chase Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, 3, 3, 4, UR, 1, 1, 2, 1, 3, F, 1, 1, UR, 3, 1, 3, 1, 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 (43%) - No bigger than 6/1
- 20 / 20 (46%) - Within the first 3 of the market
- 20 / 20 (66%) - Achieved an RPR of 141+ (Last 3)
- 20 / 20 (76%) - Achieved a TS of 86+ (Last 3)
- 20 / 20 (78%) - Furthest Won 2m7f - 4mf
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Furthest Placed 3mf - 4m2½f
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Achieved a TS of 101+ (Last 5)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Not BB/BR/GR in colour
- 20 / 20 (82%) - In a field of 4 - 18 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Held an OR of 135+
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Beaten no more -35l (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Achieved a TS of 122+ (Career)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Beaten no more -23l (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Achieved an RPR of 142+ (Career)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - No bigger than 16/1 (Last Win)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Fairyhouse racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Bobbyjo 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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Bobbyjo Chase Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +3.88 is when runners ran at Gowran Park last time out.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners were 4th in the betting market, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-20.
The course which has produced the most winners of the Bobbyjo Chase is Gowran Park, there has been a total number of 10 winners of this race who ran at Gowran Park last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Leopardstown, there has been a total number of 3 winners of this race who ran at Leopardstown last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 20 winners from a total of 125 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 7 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Bobbyjo Chase:
- Lavirco (2 Wins)
- Network (2 Wins)
- Old Vic (2 Wins)
- Presenting (2 Wins)
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have been disappointed with multiple attempts but no wins in the Bobbyjo Chase, that stallion is Stowaway who has failed to produce a winner from 5 runners.
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Afistfullofdollars in 2008, winning for Noel Meade at odds of 6/1 under the guidance of Paul Carberry. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 10 winning favourites in the race. Before placing your bet on the 2026 Bobbyjo Chase head over to see which other runners today are being backed by the best racing tipsters today.
Route to the Bobbyjo Chase
Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the Bobbyjo Chase, these are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2025 - Nick Rockett Gowran Park - 1st of 18 (9/2) | Thyestes Chase |
| 2024 - I Am Maximus Leopardstown - 3rd of 4 (14/1) | Irish Gold Cup |
| 2023 - Kemboy Leopardstown - 6th of 7 (16/1) | Irish Gold Cup |
| 2022 - Any Second Now Gowran Park - 6th of 9 (50/1) | John Mulhern Galmoy Hurdle |
| 2021 - Acapella Bourgeois Gowran Park - 5th of 18 (7/1) | Thyestes Chase |
| 2020 - Acapella Bourgeois Gowran Park - 6th of 18 (6/1) | Thyestes Chase |
| 2019 - Rathvinden Punchestown - 4th of 11 (10/1) | Punchestown Champion Novice Chase |
| 2018 - Bellshill Cheltenham - 3rd of 12 (5/1) | Brown Advisory Novices Chase |
| 2017 - Pleasant Company Gowran Park - 4th of 18 (10/1) | Thyestes Chase |
| 2016 - Boston Bob Gowran Park - PU of 18 (29/1) | Thyestes Chase |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Bobbyjo Chase Preview are at hand, Andy and Darren. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for International racing.
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