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2026 Sussex National Preview
Scheduled to take place in January of each year, usually on the first Sunday of the new year at the Plumpton racecourse is the Sussex National.
This race is open to chasers aged five or older with the race being run over a demanding three miles, four and a half furlongs on what is usually testing ground at this time of the year and they face a total of twenty fences during the race.
Sussex National Information:
Our dedicated Plumpton tips page will not only bring you predictions from the OLBG racing tipsters for the upcoming card that includes the Sussex National but will also have predictions for each meeting at Plumpton throughout the season so be sure to head over there.
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How competitive is the Sussex National market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2004 when the race had an over-round of 111%. The race in 2022 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 127%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Sussex National, the over-round has been 120%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £120 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 Sussex National 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 Sussex National Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Sussex National over the last 20 renewals:
- The Two Amigos (7:24.50) in 2019
- Minella Boys (7:27.10) in 2011
- Dom Of Mary (7:27.30) in 2024
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 Sussex National 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 -13.50. Before placing your bet on the 2026 Sussex National see which other runners today are being backed on the racing predictions page.
The runner that holds the record over the past 20 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2016 renewal when Tour Des Champs from Nigel Twiston-Davies under the guidance of Sam Twiston-Davies, won in a time of 8:07.90, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, The Two Amigos, trained by Nicky Martin and ridden by Matt Griffiths set the quickest time of 7:24.50 in the 2019 renewal.
Sussex National Past Winners
Here are the Sussex National 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 Sussex National are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 7:46.51 | Invincible Nao (FR) 7yo 10-13 100/30F | Caoilin Quinn Gary & Josh Moore (GB) |
| 2024 7:27.30 | Dom Of Mary (FR) 8yo 10-8 9/2 | Caoilin Quinn (3lbs) David Bridgwater (GB) |
| 2023 7:40.95 | Atakan (FR) 7yo 10-8 11/4 | Brendan Powell Joe Tizzard (GB) |
| 2022 7:52.00 | Go Whatever (IRE) 8yo 10-4 5/1 | Tom Cannon Chris Gordon (GB) |
| 2021 7:37.30 | Seaston Spirit (GB) 8yo 11-5 6/1 | Aidan Coleman Oliver Sherwood (GB) |
| 2020 7:48.50 | Christmas In April (FR) 8yo 11-2 9/2 | Harry Cobden Colin Tizzard (GB) |
| 2019 7:24.50 | The Two Amigos (GB) 7yo 11-12 11/8F | Matt Griffiths Nicky Martin (GB) |
| 2018 7:45.10 | Vinnie Lewis (IRE) 7yo 11-5 7/2F | Harry Bannister Harry Whittington (GB) |
| 2017 7:31.40 | Morney Wing (IRE) 8yo 11-6 12/1 | Paddy Brennan Charlie Mann (GB) |
| 2016 8:07.90 | Tour Des Champs (FR) 9yo 11-11 11/2 | Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies (GB) |
Sussex National Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Sussex National over the last 20 renewals is Gary Moore who has won the race two times with those two winners coming from Well Refreshed (2013) and Reblis (2014). There is one trainer who has not had the best of times in the Sussex National, Venetia Williams has sent a total of 10 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Sussex National 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Moore | 10-2-4 | +3.00 | +1.00 |
| David Pipe | 20-1-5 | -14.50 | -4.43 |
| Peter Bowen | 11-1-4 | -4.00 | +0.21 |
| Chris Gordon | 8-1-2 | -2.00 | -3.12 |
| David Bridgwater | 7-1-2 | -1.50 | -1.60 |
| Paul Nicholls | 5-1-2 | +2.00 | +0.50 |
| Nigel Twiston-Davies | 5-1-3 | +1.50 | +1.33 |
| Charlie Mann | 4-1-2 | +9.00 | +5.42 |
| Charlie Longsdon | 4-1-2 | +5.00 | +4.50 |
| Suzy Smith | 4-1-2 | +5.00 | +2.95 |
Sussex National Jockey Statistics
There are two leading jockeys in the Sussex National over the last 20 renewals with both Tom Cannon and Caoilin Quinn who have both won the race two times. Tom Cannon winners have been with Itoldyou (2015) and Go Whatever (2022). Caoilin Quinn winners have been with Dom Of Mary (2024) and Invincible Nao (2025).
Here are some of the top Sussex National 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Cannon | 7-2-4 | +11.00 | +7.66 |
| Caoilin Quinn | 2-2-2 | +7.83 | +4.70 |
| Brendan Powell | 6-1-4 | -2.25 | +2.15 |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 4-1-2 | +2.50 | +1.43 |
| Harry Cobden | 3-1-1 | +2.50 | +0.70 |
| Dave Crosse | 2-1-1 | +24.00 | +14.00 |
| Harry Bannister | 2-1-1 | +2.50 | +1.10 |
| Felix De Giles | 1-1-1 | +8.00 | +5.00 |
| Matt Griffiths | 1-1-1 | +1.38 | +0.83 |
| Sean Bowen | 4-0-2 | -4.00 | -1.54 |
2026 Sussex National Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 6, PU, (2, 3), 2, 2, 2, F, PU, 2, 4, 2, (4, PU), 1, 1, UR, 2, 7, 2, 6, (1, 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 (72%) - Break of 14 - 281 days (Last Place)
- 20 / 20 (78%) - Had 1 - 5 wins (Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (80%) - Achieved an RPR of 105+ (Season)
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Ran over 2m6½f - 3m6½f (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Placed within last 4 starts
- 20 / 20 (83%) - No bigger than 16/1 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Had 2 - 11 placings (Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - No bigger than 163/10 (Career Win)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Achieved a TS of 52+ (Season)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Had 1 - 6 wins (Career)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - In a field of 4 - 12 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Furthest ran 3m - 4m
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Held an OR of 93+ (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Achieved a TS of 89+ (Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Won within last 9 starts
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Plumpton racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Sussex National. 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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Sussex National Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +21.50 is when runners had 1 place in the past 180 days.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners were aged 10, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-43.
The course which has produced the most winners of the Sussex National is Plumpton, there has been a total number of 5 winners of this race who ran at Plumpton 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 207 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 16 runners.
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Sussex National despite multiple attempts:
- Supreme Leader (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Darsi (0 Wins from 5 runners)
- Turgeon (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Ironside in 2008, winning for Colin Tizzard at odds of 25/1 under the guidance of Dave Crosse. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 3 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2026 Sussex National why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today?
Route to the Sussex National
Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the Sussex National, these are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2025 - Invincible Nao Plumpton - 1st of 6 (5/2) | Tysers Handicap Chase |
| 2024 - Dom Of Mary Cheltenham - 6th of 13 (13/2) | November Meeting Handicap Chase |
| 2023 - Atakan Hereford - 3rd of 12 (5/1) | Cultura Connect Agribusiness Recruitment Specialists Handicap Chase |
| 2022 - Go Whatever Plumpton - 3rd of 9 (9/2) | Tysers Handicap Chase |
| 2021 - Seaston Spirit Ffos Las - 1st of 12 (16/1) | Walters Handicap Hurdle |
| 2020 - Christmas In April Fontwell - 1st of 4 (4/5) | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Novices Handicap Chase |
| 2019 - The Two Amigos Exeter - 1st of 8 (15/8) | Tribute "Quality Speaks For Itself" Handicap Chase |
| 2018 - Vinnie Lewis Sedgefield - 1st of 8 (11/8) | Betfred Supports Jack Berry House Handicap Chase |
| 2017 - Morney Wing Sandown - 3rd of 13 (12/1) | London National |
| 2016 - Tour Des Champs Ffos Las - 4th of 9 (6/1) | Dribuild Construction Handicap Chase |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to create and maintain this Sussex National Trends Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends are at hand, James Banting and Darren Brett. 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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