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2026 Great Yorkshire Chase Preview
The Great Yorkshire Chase is run at the Doncaster racecourse in late January. The race is a handicap chase that is run over three miles in which the runners will face eighteen fences.
Established in 1948, there has only ever been one multiple winner of the race when Ziga Boy won it back-to-back in 2016 & 2017.
Great Yorkshire Chase Information:
- Great Yorkshire Chase Past Winners
- Great Yorkshire Chase Trainer Statistics
- Great Yorkshire Chase Jockey Statistics
To see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are tipping throughout the card that includes this race, head over to the Doncaster tips on the day of the race, do they agree with the runners on the trend shortlist or are they predicting other runners? You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Other Principal Races at Doncaster Racecourse section for links to these.
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How competitive is the Great Yorkshire Chase market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2019 when the race had an over-round of 115%. The race in 2024 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 130%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Great Yorkshire Chase, the over-round has been 122%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £122 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 Great Yorkshire 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 Great Yorkshire Chase Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Great Yorkshire Chase over the last 20 renewals:
- Annual Invictus (5:51.35) in 2024
- Coopers Cross (5:53.25) in 2023
- Calgary Bay (5:54.30) in 2012
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 Great Yorkshire Chase 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 -4.50. Before placing your bet on the 2026 Great Yorkshire Chase see which other runners today are being backed on the racing predictions page.
When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 5:51.35 was set by Annual Invictus in 2024, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Chris Gordon and ridden by Freddie Gordon. The slowest winning time was set in 2007 when Simon won in a time of 6:40.70, booked to ride was Andrew Thornton by the trainer John Spearing.
Great Yorkshire Chase Past Winners
Here are the Great Yorkshire 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 Great Yorkshire Chase are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
Race Notes: The race was abandoned in 2010, 2011 & 2013 due to the weather.
| Year | Horse | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 5:55.40 | Docpickedme (IRE) 9yo 10-9 9/1 | Charlie Maggs (5lbs) Richard Hobson (GB) |
| 2024 5:51.35 | Annual Invictus (IRE) 9yo 10-12 16/1 | Freddie Gordon (5lbs) Chris Gordon (GB) |
| 2023 5:53.25 | Coopers Cross (IRE) 8yo 10-6 16/1 | Sam Coltherd Stuart Coltherd (GB) |
| 2022 6:03.12 | Windsor Avenue (IRE) 10yo 11-1 40/1 | Sean Quinlan Brian Ellison (GB) |
| 2021 6:13.20 | Takingrisks (IRE) 12yo 11-2 40/1 | Sean Quinlan Nicky Richards (GB) |
| 2020 6:02.10 | Ok Corral (IRE) 10yo 11-12 9/1 | Mr Derek O'Connor Nicky Henderson (GB) |
| 2019 5:54.80 | Go Conquer (IRE) 10yo 11-10 8/1 | Tom Bellamy Nigel Twiston-Davies (GB) |
| 2018 6:09.40 | Wakanda (IRE) 9yo 11-0 8/1 | Henry Brooke Sue Smith (GB) |
| 2017 6:06.00 | Ziga Boy (FR) 8yo 10-11 10/1 | Tom Bellamy Alan King (GB) |
| 2016 6:02.90 | Ziga Boy (FR) 7yo 10-0 8/1 | Brendan Powell Alan King (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Great Yorkshire Chase have been based:
- GB: 20 winners with an additional 43 placings from 268 runners
- FR: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 6 runners
- IRE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 6 runners
Great Yorkshire Chase Trainer Statistics
There are two leading trainers in the Great Yorkshire Chase over the last 20 renewals with both Paul Nicholls and Alan King who have both won the race two times. Paul Nicholls winners have been with Colourful Life (2005) and Big Fella Thanks (2009). Alan King winners have been with Ziga Boy (2016 & 2017). There is one trainer who has not had the best of times in the Great Yorkshire Chase, Venetia Williams has sent a total of 15 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Great Yorkshire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Nicholls | 16-2-4 | -0.50 | -2.72 |
| Alan King | 12-2-2 | +8.00 | +1.25 |
| Sue Smith | 15-1-2 | -6.00 | -7.37 |
| Nicky Henderson | 13-1-4 | -3.00 | -2.17 |
| Nigel Twiston-Davies | 11-1-2 | -2.00 | -3.50 |
| Nicky Richards | 8-1-4 | +33.00 | +24.13 |
| Philip Hobbs | 4-1-1 | +1.00 | -0.50 |
| Kim Bailey | 3-1-1 | +23.00 | +13.63 |
| Brian Ellison | 2-1-1 | +39.00 | +24.00 |
| Stuart Coltherd | 2-1-1 | +15.00 | +8.60 |
Great Yorkshire Chase Jockey Statistics
There are two leading jockeys in the Great Yorkshire Chase over the last 20 renewals with both Sean Quinlan and Tom Bellamy who have both won the race two times. Sean Quinlan winners have been with Takingrisks (2021) and Windsor Avenue (2022). Tom Bellamy winners have been with Ziga Boy (2017) and Go Conquer (2019).
Here are some of the top Great Yorkshire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Quinlan | 5-2-3 | +77.00 | +49.00 |
| Tom Bellamy | 5-2-2 | +15.00 | +8.05 |
| Brendan Powell | 3-1-2 | +6.00 | +3.94 |
| Henry Brooke | 3-1-1 | +6.00 | +3.00 |
| Nick Scholfield | 2-1-1 | +24.00 | +14.63 |
| Sam Coltherd | 2-1-1 | +15.00 | +8.60 |
| Freddie Gordon | 1-1-1 | +16.00 | +10.00 |
| Charlie Maggs | 1-1-1 | +9.00 | +5.63 |
| Mr Derek O'Connor | 1-1-1 | +9.00 | +5.63 |
| Brian Hughes | 9-0-3 | -9.00 | -1.24 |
2026 Great Yorkshire Chase Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, PU, 6, (5, UR), 6, 1, 6, (7, 10), 3, 1, PU, SU, 3, 6, 10, 3, 5, (F, F), (PU, PU), 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.
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Ran over 2m4½f - 3m5f (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Off a break of 17 - 77 days
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Ran in 3 - 21 races (Chase)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Had 2 - 15 placings (Career)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Carried 139 - 163lbs (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - No bigger than 66/1 (Career)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Break of 17 - 428 days (Last Place)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Fewer than 3 wins (1 Year)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Not on HY/GF/STD-SLW (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Achieved an RPR of 129+ (Last 5)
- 19 / 20 (67%) - Not in a G1-2/Cl2 (Last Win)
- 19 / 20 (86%) - No older than a 10yo
- 19 / 20 (86%) - Placed within last 4 starts
- 19 / 20 (88%) - Not in FRA/IRL/SCO (Last Win)
- 19 / 20 (89%) - Ran over 2m3½f - 3m2f (Last Win)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Doncaster racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Great Yorkshire 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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Great Yorkshire Chase Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +69.50 is when runners had 0 season wins.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran in a Class 2 when last winning, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-71.
The course which has produced the most winners of the Great Yorkshire Chase is Cheltenham, there has been a total number of 5 winners of this race who ran at Cheltenham last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Doncaster, there has been a total number of 4 winners of this race who ran at Doncaster 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 279 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 Great Yorkshire Chase:
- Califet (2 Wins)
- Getaway (2 Wins)
- Glacial Storm (2 Wins)
- Mahler (2 Wins)
- Primitive Rising (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Great Yorkshire Chase despite multiple attempts:
- Voix Du Nord (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Gold Well (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Milan (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Flemensfirth (0 Wins from 5 runners)
- Roselier (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Windsor Avenue in 2022, winning for Brian Ellison at odds of 40/1 under the guidance of Sean Quinlan. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 3 winning favourites in the race. Before placing your bet on the 2026 Great Yorkshire 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 Great Yorkshire 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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