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2025 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.
For sponsorship purposes, the race in 2025 renewal of the Great Yorkshire Chase will hold the title of 'Virgin Bet Great Yorkshire Handicap Chase'.
Great Yorkshire Chase Information:
- Great Yorkshire Chase Past Winners
- Great Yorkshire Chase Trainer Statistics
- Great Yorkshire Chase Jockey Statistics
If you are interested in other predictions at Doncaster then head over to the Doncaster 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. 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 2025 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. With the field now finalised, we have the Great Yorkshire Chase Trend Shortlist which is created using the listed trends.
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 3 winners. Backing all 20 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -1.50. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Great Yorkshire Chase remember you can get daily racing predictions from the expert tipsters 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| 2015 6:00.19 | If In Doubt (IRE) 7yo 10-11 4/1F | A P McCoy Philip Hobbs (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 269 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 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 the Great Yorkshire Chase trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals for trainers who have entries in the 2025 renewal, those not listed have not had a runner. (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigel Twiston-Davies | 11-1-2 | -2.00 | -3.50 |
| Nicky Richards | 8-1-4 | +33.00 | +24.13 |
| Venetia Williams | 15-0-3 | -15.00 | -8.68 |
| Dan Skelton | 6-0-2 | -6.00 | -0.37 |
| Emma Lavelle | 6-0-0 | -6.00 | -6.00 |
| Dianne Sayer | 2-0-2 | -2.00 | +8.38 |
| Anthony Honeyball | 1-0-1 | -1.00 | +0.88 |
| Olly Murphy | 1-0-0 | -1.00 | -1.00 |
| Mel Rowley | 1-0-0 | -1.00 | -1.00 |
| Fergal O'Brien | 1-0-0 | -1.00 | -1.00 |
| Nick Kent | 1-0-0 | -1.00 | -1.00 |
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 the Great Yorkshire Chase jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals for jockeys who have entries in the 2025 renewal, those not listed have not had a runner. (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 | 4-2-2 | +16.00 | +9.05 |
| Brendan Powell | 2-1-1 | +7.00 | +4.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 9-0-3 | -9.00 | -1.24 |
| Harry Skelton | 4-0-1 | -4.00 | -0.37 |
| Danny McMenamin | 2-0-1 | -2.00 | +4.75 |
| Richie McLernon | 2-0-0 | -2.00 | -2.00 |
| James Bowen | 2-0-0 | -2.00 | -2.00 |
| Ciaran Gethings | 2-0-0 | -2.00 | -2.00 |
| Ben Godfrey | 1-0-1 | -1.00 | +0.88 |
2025 Great Yorkshire Chase Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): PU, 1, PU, 6, (5, UR), 6, 1, 6, (7, 10), 3, 1, PU, SU, 3, 6, 10, 3, 5, (F, F), (PU, PU)
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%) - Had 2 - 15 placings (Career)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Off a break of 17 - 77 days
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Ran in 3 - 21 races (Chase)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Carried 137 - 163lbs (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Break of 17 - 428 days (Last Place)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - No bigger than 66/1 (Career)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Not on HY/GF/STD-SLW (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - In a field of 5 - 18 (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Achieved an RPR of 129+ (Last 5)
- 19 / 20 (65%) - Not in a G1-2/Cl2 (Last Win)
- 19 / 20 (85%) - Ran over 2m4f - 3m2f (Last Win)
- 19 / 20 (86%) - No older than a 10yo
- 19 / 20 (86%) - Placed within last 4 starts
- 17 / 20 (78%) - No bigger than 8/1 (Last Win)
- 17 / 20 (80%) - Won within last 6 starts
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 +71.00 is when runners ran in a race restricted to 4yo+ when last winning.
❌ 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 0-76.
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 courses which have produced the second most winners are Doncaster and Wetherby, 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 20 winners from a total of 280 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)
- 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)
- Roselier (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Flemensfirth (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. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Great Yorkshire Chase remember you can get daily racing predictions from the top racing tipsters on the best racing tipsters page.
Great Yorkshire Chase Trend Shortlist
Doncaster will host the 2025 renewal of the Great Yorkshire Chase which will be run at 3:15 pm on Saturday 25th January 2025 and these are the runners who perform best based on the trends along with the trainer and jockey and their record in the race (Runs-Wins-Places Win LSP / EW LSP):
- 15/15 Forward Plan (11/2)
- Anthony Honeyball (1-0-1 -1.00 / +0.88)
- Ben Godfrey (1-0-1 -1.00 / +0.88)
- 15/15 Tightenourbelts (7/1)
- Emma Lavelle (6-0-0 -6.00 / -6.00)
- Rex Dingle (0-0-0 0.00 / 0.00)
Others: Arizona Cardinal (14/15), Sure Touch (14/15), The Changing Man (14/15), Charlie Uberalles (14/15), Raffle Ticket (14/15), Bowtogreatness (14/15), Snipe (14/15), Sine Nomine (13/15), Famous Bridge (13/15), Young Buster (13/15), Docpickedme (12/15), Walking On Air (12/15), Frero Banbou (12/15), Idalko Bihoue (12/15) and Erne River (11/15).
*Trainer & Jockey numbers are Runs-Wins-Places Win LSP / EW LSP, Runners, Odds and Trends Passed/Failed correct at the time of posting (11:37 am Thursday 23rd January 2025), if no odds were available at the time of posting then forecasted odds are used.
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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