Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Cheltenham Festival)

2025 Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Preview

A handicap chase over two miles, one hundred and ten yards with fourteen fences to negotiate on the new course at Cheltenham.

The Grand Annual Chase is the oldest race at the festival with the inaugural event taking place in 1834 and in 2021 moved to a new Wednesday slot having been moved from the Friday to make way for the Mares Chase.

Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Information:

• Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Past Winners
• Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Trainer Statistics
• Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Jockey Statistics

If you are interested in other predictions at Cheltenham then head over to the Cheltenham 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. We cover every race at the Cheltenham Festival and below you can find links to all of the races for each of Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday.

How competitive is the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2005 when the race had an over-round of 126%. The race in 2017 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 136%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual, the over-round has been 131%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £131 which is bet.

Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Trends:

• 2025 Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Trends
• Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Trend Analysis

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 Johnny Henderson Grand Annual next time out then you would have backed a total of 2 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -6.67. Ahead of the 2025 Johnny Henderson Grand Annual why not head over to the racing predictions for tips on other races today?

The runner that holds the record over the past 20 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2018 renewal when Le Prezien from Paul Nicholls under the guidance of Barry Geraghty, won in a time of 4:21.80, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Oiseau De Nuit, trained by Colin Tizzard and ridden by Mr S Clements set the quickest time of 3:52.80 in the 2011 renewal.

These are the top three quickest-run Johnny Henderson Grand Annual over the last 20 renewals:

1. Oiseau De Nuit (3:52.80) in 2011
2. Sky Pirate (3:55.44) in 2021
3. Greenhope (3:55.90) in 2006

Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Past Winners

Here are the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual 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 trainer of the horse at the time of winning the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual have been based:

• GB: 13 winners with an additional 44 placings from 316 runners
• IRE: 7 winners with an additional 15 placings from 89 runners
• FR: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 6 runners

Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Trainer Statistics

The leading trainer in the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual over the last 20 renewals is Paul Nicholls who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Andreas (2007), Solar Impulse (2016) and Le Prezien (2018). The only other trainer to have recorded multiple wins in the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual is Nicky Henderson (2 wins). Multiple trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual, Venetia Williams (0-19), Philip Hobbs (0-12) and David Pipe (0-11) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple runners to the race.

Here are some of the top Johnny Henderson Grand Annual 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):

Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Jockey Statistics

The leading jockey in the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual over the last 20 renewals is Kielan Woods who has won the race two times with those two winners coming from Croco Bay (2019) and Global Citizen (2022).

Here are some of the top Johnny Henderson Grand Annual 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):

2025 Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Trends

Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 14, F, 6, 2, 8, PU, 7, 12, 1, (2, 3), (4, PU), 3, 8, F, 10, 1, F, 2, 2, 4

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 (75%) - Had 3 - 7 wins (Career)
• 20 / 20 (80%) - Carried 153 - 166lbs (LTO)
• 20 / 20 (85%) - Made 1 - 8 starts (1 Year)
• 20 / 20 (86%) - No bigger than 8/1 (Last Win)
• 20 / 20 (89%) - Fewer than 5 starts (Class)
• 20 / 20 (89%) - Highest Run is not LST/Cl2-3
• 19 / 20 (77%) - No bigger than 41/1 (Debut)
• 19 / 20 (85%) - No bigger than 25/1 (Career Place)
• 18 / 20 (69%) - No bigger than 28/1
• 18 / 20 (77%) - Won by at least 1½l (Last Win)
• 18 / 20 (78%) - Achieved a TS of 129+ (Career)
• 18 / 20 (80%) - Achieved an RPR of 140+ (Last 5)
• 18 / 20 (81%) - Carried no more than 159lbs
• 17 / 20 (74%) - No more than +13lbs (Vs Min Weight)
• 17 / 20 (78%) - No bigger than 14/1 (LTO)

Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Cheltenham racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual. If you are looking to place on a bet this race well in advance of the actual running, then there may be an ante-post market available for you to place your bet. If you are unfamiliar with this type of betting then head over to the OLBG Betting School and read our Ante-Post Horse Racing article which explains how ante-post betting works.

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Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Trend Analysis

The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +155.00 is when runners had 0 wins in the past year. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners last place was 3 starts ago, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-57.

The courses that have produced the most winners of the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual are Cheltenham and Newbury, there has been a total number of 3 winners from each of those courses.

The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 19 winners from a total of 404 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 7 runners.

These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual despite multiple attempts:

• Beneficial (0 Wins from 16 runners)
• Presenting (0 Wins from 9 runners)
• Doyen (0 Wins from 8 runners)
• Kayf Tara (0 Wins from 8 runners)
• Kapgarde (0 Wins from 6 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Croco Bay in 2019, winning for Ben Case at odds of 66/1 under the guidance of Kielan Woods. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 2 winning favourites in the race. Remember to use the best racing tipsters along with the information on this page to find you a bet on the 2025 Johnny Henderson Grand Annual.

Schedule for Tuesday at the Cheltenham Festival

Prepare for the ROAR of the Cheltenham Festival on the opening day when the tape goes up for the Supreme Novices Hurdle, the feature on Tuesday is the Champion Hurdle.

Schedule for Wednesday at the Cheltenham Festival

The dust has settled on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival and now on to day two. The feature on the second day is the Queen Mother Champion Chase. We also have the cross country scheduled on Wednesday, a race like Marmite, some love it and some don't!

Schedule for Thursday at the Cheltenham Festival

Halfway through the festival and onto day three where the Stayers Hurdle is the feature race. A hurdle race to test the stamina and see how can last best up the Cheltenham hill.

Schedule for Friday at the Cheltenham Festival

The final day of the festival and feature race that we have all been waiting for, the Cheltenham Gold Cup in which the Irish have been fairly dominant in recent years.