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2025 Clonmel Oil Chase Preview
Scheduled to take place in November of each year at the Clonmel racecourse is the Clonmel Oil Chase, a Grade 2 Chase which is run over a trip of two miles and four furlongs and the race is open to runners who are aged four or older.
The race was originally run over three miles but was cut to the current trip in 1994, the following year in 1995 the race was given Grade 3 status which was upgraded to Grade 2 a year later.
Clonmel Oil Chase Information:
- Clonmel Oil Chase Past Winners
- Clonmel Oil Chase Trainer Statistics
- Clonmel Oil Chase Jockey Statistics
If you are interested in other predictions at Clonmel then head over to the Clonmel tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG racing tipsters and also compare those predictions to the runners that make the trend shortlist when added below.
How competitive is the Clonmel Oil Chase market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2006 when the race had an over-round of 107%. The race in 2012 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 121%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Clonmel Oil Chase, the over-round has been 113%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £113 which is bet.
Clonmel Oil Chase Trends:
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 Clonmel Oil Chase next time out then you would have backed a total of 6 winners. Backing all 17 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +2.70. Before placing your bet on the 2025 Clonmel Oil Chase see which other runners today are being backed on the racing predictions page.
Over the last 20 renewals, it was Arvika Ligeonniere, trained by W P Mullins and ridden by R Walsh who set the fastest winning time in the Clonmel Oil Chase, the runner won the race in a time of 4:54.80 when winning the race in 2013. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer W P Mullins and jockey Paul Townend with Allaho who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 6:05.90 in the 2023 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Clonmel Oil Chase over the last 20 renewals:
- Arvika Ligeonniere (4:54.80) in 2013
- Alelchi Inois (4:57.40) in 2016
- Mossbank (5:00.80) in 2007
Clonmel Oil Chase Past Winners
Here are the Clonmel Oil 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 Clonmel Oil Chase are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 5:07.00 | Saint Sam (FR) 7yo 11-8 6/4F | Paul Townend W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2023 6:05.90 | Allaho (FR) 9yo 11-3 1/4F | Paul Townend W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2022 5:56.00 | Blue Lord (FR) 7yo 11-8 5/6F | Paul Townend W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2021 5:38.10 | Fakir Doudairies (FR) 6yo 12-0 5/4F | Mark Walsh Joseph Patrick O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2020 5:46.10 | Bachasson (FR) 9yo 11-7 9/4 | David Mullins W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2019 5:33.50 | Douvan (FR) 9yo 11-5 4/5F | Paul Townend W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2018 5:01.30 | Kemboy (FR) 6yo 11-4 11/8F | Paul Townend W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2017 5:37.40 | Alpha Des Obeaux (FR) 7yo 11-4 7/1 | Sean Flanagan M F Morris (IRE) |
| 2016 4:57.40 | Alelchi Inois (FR) 8yo 11-5 2/1F | R Walsh W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2015 5:16.40 | Road To Riches (IRE) 8yo 11-12 8/13F | B J Cooper Noel Meade (IRE) |
Clonmel Oil Chase Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Clonmel Oil Chase over the last 20 renewals is W P Mullins who has won the race nine times with those nine winners coming from Arvika Ligeonniere (2013), Champagne Fever (2014), Alelchi Inois (2016), Kemboy (2018), Douvan (2019), Bachasson (2020), Blue Lord (2022), Allaho (2023) and Saint Sam (2024). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Clonmel Oil Chase are Noel Meade (3 wins), M F Morris (2 wins) and E J O'Grady (2 wins). There is one trainer who has not had the best of times in the Clonmel Oil Chase, Gordon Elliott has sent a total of 18 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Clonmel Oil 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 | 19-9-10 | +0.54 | +1.51 |
| Noel Meade | 8-3-3 | +3.50 | -0.55 |
| M F Morris | 7-2-2 | +2.50 | -0.31 |
| E J O'Grady | 4-2-2 | +0.16 | -1.43 |
| Henry De Bromhead | 6-1-1 | -4.86 | -4.91 |
| Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 5-1-1 | -2.75 | -3.00 |
| T J Taaffe | 2-1-1 | +1.50 | +0.56 |
| Michael Hourigan | 1-1-1 | +3.50 | +2.10 |
| Gordon Elliott | 18-0-6 | -18.00 | -7.44 |
| Mrs John Harrington | 3-0-2 | -3.00 | +0.40 |
Clonmel Oil Chase Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Clonmel Oil Chase over the last 20 renewals is Paul Townend who has won the race six times with those six winners coming from Champagne Fever (2014), Kemboy (2018), Douvan (2019), Blue Lord (2022), Allaho (2023) and Saint Sam (2024).
Here are some of the top Clonmel Oil 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 | 9-6-7 | +2.49 | +0.35 |
| Mark Walsh | 8-1-2 | -5.75 | -3.12 |
| Sean Flanagan | 5-1-1 | +3.00 | +0.38 |
| Jack Kennedy | 4-0-4 | -4.00 | +0.75 |
| Danny Mullins | 4-0-0 | -4.00 | -2.00 |
| Keith Donoghue | 3-0-1 | -3.00 | -1.50 |
| Rachael Blackmore | 2-0-0 | -2.00 | -1.00 |
| Mark Enright | 2-0-0 | -2.00 | -2.00 |
| Brian Hayes | 1-0-0 | -1.00 | +0.00 |
| Liam Quinlan | 1-0-0 | -1.00 | +0.00 |
2025 Clonmel Oil Chase Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, 1, 8, 5, 4, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 3, 1, 1, 2, 1, 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 (55%) - No bigger than 7/1
- 20 / 20 (71%) - Placed within last 3 starts
- 20 / 20 (73%) - Within the first 4 of the market
- 20 / 20 (79%) - Achieved a TS of 115+ (Last 5)
- 20 / 20 (80%) - Beaten no more -18½l (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (81%) - No bigger than 14/1 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Achieved a TS of 129+ (Career)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Fewer than 2 races (Course)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Not BB/CH in colour
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Ran in 11 - 42 races (Career)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Achieved an RPR of 138+ (Last 3)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Fewer than 3 races (90 Days)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - In a field of 5 - 18 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Achieved an RPR of 142+ (Last 5)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Furthest Won 2m1f - 3m
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Clonmel racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Clonmel Oil Chase. if you are unaware of what trends and statistics are, how they can be used etc then head over to the OLBG Betting School and read this Stats And Trends article which will make everything much clearer.
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Clonmel Oil Chase Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +9.34 is when runners were 1st in the betting market.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners were 3rd in the betting market, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-22.
The course which has produced the most winners of the Clonmel Oil Chase is Punchestown, there has been a total number of 11 winners of this race who ran at Punchestown 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 107 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 2 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Clonmel Oil Chase:
- Be My Native (2 Wins)
- Sea Raven (2 Wins)
- Voix Du Nord (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 Clonmel Oil Chase, that stallion is Oscar 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 Alpha Des Obeaux in 2017, winning for M F Morris at odds of 7/1 under the guidance of Sean Flanagan. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 15 winning favourites in the race. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Clonmel Oil Chase remember you can get daily racing predictions from the top racing tipsters on the best racing tipsters page.
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Clonmel Oil 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 International racing.
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