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2025 Cheltenham Showcase Meeting Handicap Chase Preview
This is a fairly new race having been established in 2015, Dr Richard Newland saw his Boondooma (7/1) go on to win the inaugural event. The race itself is contested over two miles during which the runners have to contend with thirteen fences on the old course at Cheltenham.
With the race carrying a purse of £100k, the minimum distance chasers have an excellent early season chance to claim some decent prize money which is why plenty of the top trainers target this race which takes place at the Showcase Meeting in October.
Cheltenham Showcase Meeting Handicap Chase Information:
- Cheltenham Showcase Meeting Handicap Chase Past Winners
- Cheltenham Showcase Meeting Handicap Chase Trainer Statistics
- Cheltenham Showcase Meeting Handicap Chase Jockey Statistics
Why not use the trends shortlist below to help you narrow down the field and then head over to the dedicated Cheltenham 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 Cheltenham Racecourse section for links to these.
How competitive is the Cheltenham Showcase Meeting Handicap Chase market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 10 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 123%, whilst on average over the last 10 renewals of the Cheltenham Showcase Meeting Handicap Chase, the over-round has been 117%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £117 which is bet.
Cheltenham Showcase Meeting Handicap Chase Trends:
- 2025 Cheltenham Showcase Meeting Handicap Chase Trends
- Cheltenham Showcase Meeting Handicap Chase Trend Analysis
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 10 if you had followed the winner of the Cheltenham Showcase Meeting Handicap Chase next time out then you would have backed a total of 2 winners. Backing all 9 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -1.75. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2025 Cheltenham Showcase Meeting Handicap Chase.
When looking over the past 10 renewals, a time of 3:50.95 was set by Before Midnight in 2021, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Sam Thomas and ridden by Sam Twiston-Davies. The slowest winning time was set in 2019 when Saint Calvados won in a time of 4:19.90, booked to ride was Gavin Sheehan by the trainer Harry Whittington.
These are the top three quickest-run Cheltenham Showcase Meeting Handicap Chase over the last 10 renewals:
- Before Midnight (3:50.95) in 2021
- Fox Norton (3:51.00) in 2016
- Calico (3:51.55) in 2024
Cheltenham Showcase Meeting Handicap Chase Past Winners
Here are the Cheltenham Showcase Meeting Handicap 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 Cheltenham Showcase Meeting Handicap Chase are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 3:51.55 | Calico (GER) 8yo 10-13 3/1 | Harry Skelton Dan Skelton (GB) |
| 2023 4:00.42 | Dancing On My Own (IRE) 9yo 11-13 14/1 | Rachael Blackmore Henry De Bromhead (IRE) |
| 2022 4:00.33 | Dads Lad (IRE) 7yo 10-10 7/2 | Brian Hayes W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2021 3:50.95 | Before Midnight (GB) 8yo 10-3 2/1F | Sam Twiston-Davies Sam Thomas (GB) |
| 2020 3:58.37 | Rouge Vif (FR) 6yo 11-7 5/1 | Daryl Jacob Harry Whittington (GB) |
| 2019 4:19.90 | Saint Calvados (FR) 6yo 11-12 5/2F | Gavin Sheehan Harry Whittington (GB) |
| 2018 3:57.40 | Modus (GB) 8yo 11-9 4/1 | Barry Geraghty Paul Nicholls (GB) |
| 2017 3:56.20 | Foxtail Hill (IRE) 8yo 10-8 15/2 | Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies (GB) |
| 2016 3:51.00 | Fox Norton (FR) 6yo 11-1 5/2F | Noel Fehily Neil Mulholland (GB) |
| 2015 3:55.10 | Boondooma (IRE) 8yo 11-8 7/1 | William Kennedy Dr Richard Newland (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Cheltenham Showcase Meeting Handicap Chase have been based:
- GB: 8 winners with an additional 15 placings from 94 runners
- IRE: 2 winners with an additional 2 placings from 11 runners
Cheltenham Showcase Meeting Handicap Chase Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Cheltenham Showcase Meeting Handicap Chase over the last 10 renewals is Harry Whittington who has won the race two times with those two winners coming from Saint Calvados (2019) and Rouge Vif (2020).
Here are some of the top Cheltenham Showcase Meeting Handicap Chase trainer statistics over the last 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Whittington | 3-2-2 | +6.50 | +3.63 |
| Dan Skelton | 7-1-2 | -3.00 | -2.89 |
| Nigel Twiston-Davies | 5-1-2 | +3.50 | +1.44 |
| Dr Richard Newland | 5-1-1 | +3.00 | +0.38 |
| Paul Nicholls | 5-1-2 | +0.00 | -0.69 |
| Henry De Bromhead | 4-1-2 | +11.00 | +6.40 |
| Neil Mulholland | 3-1-1 | +0.50 | -0.44 |
| W P Mullins | 1-1-1 | +3.50 | +2.19 |
| Sam Thomas | 1-1-1 | +2.00 | +1.25 |
| Gary Moore | 4-0-2 | -4.00 | -1.95 |
Cheltenham Showcase Meeting Handicap Chase Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Cheltenham Showcase Meeting Handicap Chase over the last 10 renewals is Sam Twiston-Davies who has won the race two times with those two winners coming from Foxtail Hill (2017) and Before Midnight (2021).
Here are some of the top Cheltenham Showcase Meeting Handicap Chase jockey statistics over the last 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 6-2-2 | +5.50 | +1.94 |
| Harry Skelton | 6-1-2 | -2.00 | -1.89 |
| Daryl Jacob | 3-1-2 | +3.00 | +1.88 |
| Rachael Blackmore | 2-1-1 | +13.00 | +7.40 |
| William Kennedy | 1-1-1 | +7.00 | +4.38 |
| Brian Hayes | 1-1-1 | +3.50 | +2.19 |
| Gavin Sheehan | 1-1-1 | +2.50 | +1.50 |
| Brendan Powell | 6-0-1 | -6.00 | -4.60 |
| Harry Cobden | 4-0-0 | -4.00 | -4.00 |
| Adam Wedge | 4-0-0 | -4.00 | -4.00 |
2025 Cheltenham Showcase Meeting Handicap Chase Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 7, 1, 2, 3, 1, 3, 1, 6, F, 2
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.
- 10 / 10 (54%) - Had 1 - 5 placings (Chase)
- 10 / 10 (61%) - Off a break of 29 - 307 days
- 10 / 10 (63%) - Ran in 3 - 13 races (Chase)
- 10 / 10 (67%) - Fewer than 4 wins (Hcps)
- 10 / 10 (67%) - Had 1 - 6 placings (Going)
- 10 / 10 (72%) - Fewer than 8 placings (Hcps)
- 10 / 10 (72%) - No bigger than 14/1
- 10 / 10 (72%) - Achieved an RPR of 136+ (Last 3)
- 10 / 10 (74%) - Fewer than 18 races (Hcps)
- 10 / 10 (75%) - Highest Run is not LST/Cl2-3
- 10 / 10 (78%) - Ran in 12 - 35 races (Career)
- 10 / 10 (79%) - Within the first 9 of the market
- 10 / 10 (80%) - No bigger than 12/1 (Career Win)
- 10 / 10 (81%) - Ran over 1m2f - 2m2f (Debut)
- 10 / 10 (82%) - Not in a G3/LST/Cl4 (LTO)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Cheltenham racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Cheltenham Showcase Meeting Handicap Chase. If you are a newcomer to horse racing betting, then the number of types of bets can be scary! Don't let that put you off though, head over to this Types Of Horse Racing Bet article and have a read, you will then have a better knowledge of betting on racing in the future and there are plenty of other articles in the OLBG Betting School too.
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Cheltenham Showcase Meeting Handicap Chase Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 5+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +22.50 is when runners had 4 starts in the past year. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 1 start in the past 90 days, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-26.
The course which has produced the most winners of the Cheltenham Showcase Meeting Handicap Chase is Cheltenham, there has been a total number of 4 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 10 winners from a total of 100 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 5 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have been disappointed with multiple attempts but no wins in the Cheltenham Showcase Meeting Handicap Chase, that stallion is Presenting who has failed to produce a winner from 6 runners.
Looking at the winning odds over the last 10 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Dancing On My Own in 2023, winning for Henry De Bromhead at odds of 14/1 under the guidance of Rachael Blackmore. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 10 renewals there have been 3 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2025 Cheltenham Showcase Meeting Handicap Chase why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today?
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Cheltenham Showcase Meeting Handicap Chase Preview are at hand, Andy and James. 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 National Hunt Racing.
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Tipster Competition Assistant
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Content Editor
Other Principal races at Cheltenham Racecourse
Here are some other notable races at the Cheltenham racecourse throughout the racing season that you may be interested in.
Races in January (Festival Trials Day)
- Cheltenham Trophy Handicap Chase
- Classic Novices Hurdle
- Cleeve Hurdle
- Cotswold Chase
- Finesse Juvenile Novices Hurdle
- International Hurdle
- Timeform Novices Handicap Chase
Races in January
Races in March (Cheltenham Festival)
- Arkle Challenge Trophy
- Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle
- Champion Hurdle
- Close Brothers Mares Hurdle
- National Hunt Chase Challenge Cup
- Supreme Novices Hurdle
- Ultima Handicap Chase
- Baring Bingham Novices Hurdle
- Brown Advisory Novices Chase
- Champion Bumper
- Coral Cup
- Cross Country Chase
- Johnny Henderson Grand Annual
- Queen Mother Champion Chase
- Festival Plate
- Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup
- Mares Novices Hurdle
- Pertemps Network Final
- Ryanair Chase
- Stayers Hurdle
- Turners Novices Chase
- Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle
- Cheltenham Gold Cup
- County Handicap Hurdle
- Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup
- Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle
- Mrs Paddy Power Mares Chase
- Triumph Hurdle
Races in April
Races in October (Showcase Meeting)
Races in November (November Meeting)
- Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase
- Hyde Novices Hurdle
- Arkle Challenge Trophy Trial Novices Chase
- JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle
- Paddy Power Gold Cup
- Greatwood Hurdle
- Jewson Premier Handicap Chase
- Shloer Chase
