Ladbrokes Champion Chase Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends

Explore the Ladbrokes Champion Chase at Down Royal, delving into past winners, successful trainers, and top jockeys. Discover trends that have shaped this prestigious race, offering insights for enthusiasts and bettors alike. Join us for an exciting preview!
Ladbrokes Champion Chase Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends
Andy Powell
Andy Powell Content Editor

Horse Racing stats man, Andy has contributed to OLBG for 18 years - An Ipswich fan and F1 fanatic, he also contributes EFL football and Motor Sport opinion.

2025 Ladbrokes Champion Chase Preview

Currently, known as the Ladbrokes Champion Chase for sponsorship purposes, this race is scheduled to take place in either late October or early November of each year at the Down Royal Racecourse.

Open to runners who are aged five or older, this Grade 1 chase is run over a trip of three miles in which runners face fifteen fences and has been a fixture here since 1999.

Ladbrokes Champion Chase Information:

Why not use the trends shortlist below to help you narrow down the field and then head over to the dedicated Down Royal tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG expert racing tipsters to find yourself a bet?

How competitive is the Ladbrokes Champion Chase market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2015 when the race had an over-round of 108%. The race in 2012 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 119%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Ladbrokes Champion Chase, the over-round has been 114%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £114 which is bet.

Ladbrokes Champion 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 Ladbrokes Champion Chase next time out then you would have backed a total of 1 winner. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -14.00. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2025 Ladbrokes Champion Chase.

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 The Storyteller from Gordon Elliott under the guidance of Keith Donoghue, won in a time of 6:41.10, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Valseur Lido, trained by Henry De Bromhead and ridden by R Walsh set the quickest time of 6:00.30 in the 2016 renewal.

These are the top three quickest-run Ladbrokes Champion Chase over the last 20 renewals:

  1. Valseur Lido (6:00.30) in 2016
  2. Envoi Allen (6:04.10) in 2024
  3. Road To Respect (6:04.40) in 2018

Ladbrokes Champion Chase Past Winners

Here are the Ladbrokes Champion 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 Ladbrokes Champion Chase are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.

YearHorseInfo
2024
6:04.10
Envoi Allen (FR)
10yo 11-10 3/1
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead (IRE)
2023
6:25.70
Gerri Colombe (FR)
7yo 11-10 4/7F
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott (IRE)
2022
6:17.70
Envoi Allen (FR)
8yo 11-10 7/2
Rachael Blackmore
Henry De Bromhead (IRE)
2021
6:16.60
Frodon (FR)
9yo 11-12 3/1
Bryony Frost
Paul Nicholls (GB)
2020
6:41.10
The Storyteller (IRE)
9yo 11-12 9/2
Keith Donoghue
Gordon Elliott (IRE)
2019
6:32.10
Road To Respect (IRE)
8yo 11-10 5/2
Sean Flanagan
Noel Meade (IRE)
2018
6:04.40
Road To Respect (IRE)
7yo 11-10 6/4F
Sean Flanagan
Noel Meade (IRE)
2017
6:16.10
Outlander (IRE)
9yo 11-10 16/1
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott (IRE)
2016
6:00.30
Valseur Lido (FR)
7yo 11-10 2/1F
R Walsh
Henry De Bromhead (IRE)
2015
6:28.00
Don Cossack (GER)
8yo 11-10 2/11F
B J Cooper
Gordon Elliott (IRE)

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Ladbrokes Champion Chase have been based:

  • IRE: 14 winners with an additional 20 placings from 106 runners
  • GB: 6 winners with an additional 4 placings from 22 runners

Ladbrokes Champion Chase Trainer Statistics

There are two leading trainers in the Ladbrokes Champion Chase over the last 20 renewals with both Gordon Elliott and Paul Nicholls who have both won the race five times. Gordon Elliott winners have been with Roi Du Mee (2013), Don Cossack (2015), Outlander (2017), The Storyteller (2020) and Gerri Colombe (2023). Paul Nicholls winners have been with Taranis (2007), Kauto Star (2008 & 2010), Kauto Stone (2012) and Frodon (2021). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Ladbrokes Champion Chase are Henry De Bromhead (3 wins), Noel Meade (3 wins) and Michael Hourigan (2 wins).

Here are some of the top Ladbrokes Champion 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):

TrainerR-W-PWinEW
Gordon Elliott26-5-6+12.25+1.67
Paul Nicholls12-5-9+1.88+2.97
Henry De Bromhead15-3-7-3.50-1.08
Noel Meade13-3-5-1.50-1.65
Michael Hourigan3-2-2+2.75+1.32
Nick Mitchell2-1-1+6.00+3.20
C A Murphy2-1-2+1.75+1.42
M F Morris7-0-3-7.00-3.78
Mrs John Harrington6-0-1-6.00-4.69
W P Mullins5-0-2-5.00-2.72

Ladbrokes Champion Chase Jockey Statistics

There are two leading jockeys in the Ladbrokes Champion Chase over the last 20 renewals with both Jack Kennedy and Sean Flanagan who have both won the race two times. Jack Kennedy winners have been with Outlander (2017) and Gerri Colombe (2023). Sean Flanagan winners have been with Road To Respect (2018 & 2019).

Here are some of the top Ladbrokes Champion 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):

JockeyR-W-PWinEW
Jack Kennedy6-2-2+12.57+5.60
Sean Flanagan6-2-4+0.00+1.65
Rachael Blackmore5-1-1-0.50-0.81
Keith Donoghue4-1-1+1.50-0.30
Daryl Jacob4-1-1+1.00-0.60
Darragh O'Keeffe2-1-1+2.00+1.88
Bryony Frost1-1-1+3.00+1.88
Mark Walsh5-0-1-5.00+1.75
Sam Twiston-Davies2-0-1-2.00-0.05
Paul Townend2-0-1-2.00-0.44

Ladbrokes Champion Chase Trend Analysis

The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +20.25 is when runners had a furthest trip placed of 3m1f. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had a biggest odds run of 33/1, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-21.

The courses that have produced the most winners of the Ladbrokes Champion Chase are Aintree and Punchestown, there has been a total number of 7 winners from each of those courses.

The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 20 winners from a total of 127 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 1 runner.

Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Ladbrokes Champion Chase:

  • Gamut (3 Wins)
  • Cajetano (2 Wins)
  • Muhtathir (2 Wins)
  • Village Star (2 Wins)

These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Ladbrokes Champion Chase despite multiple attempts:

  • Presenting (0 Wins from 12 runners)
  • Beneficial (0 Wins from 5 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Outlander in 2017, winning for Gordon Elliott at odds of 16/1 under the guidance of Jack Kennedy. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 9 winning favourites in the race. Before placing your bet on the 2025 Ladbrokes Champion Chase head over to see which other runners today are being backed by the best racing tipsters today.

Article Contributor Information

We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Ladbrokes Champion 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.

Darren Brett

Darren Brett

Tipster Competition Manager

Darren has worked in the horse racing industry for decades bringing to OLBG for the last 20 years a wealth of knowledge, creating much of our content on these sports. Darren also manages our Grand National Guide and is the go-to font of knowledge for the world's greatest steeplechase.
Andy Powell

Andy Powell

Content Editor

Andy, a seasoned horse racing analyst with over 15 years of experience, delves into the intricacies of international horse racing, meticulously analyzing complex statistical data to uncover hidden trends. He spearheads the creation and management of OLBG's international horse racing trend blogs, providing valuable insights for bettors worldwide.

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