Foxhunter Chase

The Cheltenham Festival is highlight of the season for the hunter chase brigade. The Christie’s Foxhunter Chase is one of the oldest races at the Festival. The first running in 1904 was won by the 6/4 favourite Palmy Boy, owned and ridden by Mr J Widger. It is now the richest and most prestigious hunter chase of the season, worth a total of £40,000.

The major stables are usually represented and are fiercely contested between the Irish and UK based trainers. This contest is run over three miles about two and a half furlongs and a premium is put on the jumping and this is why experience nearly always plays a factor.

In 2003 a young pretender by the name of Kingscliff took on the establish hunters and came out well on top. Later it became clear that this young horse had potential to take on the grade 1 thoroughbreds.

This year there are 49 entries bidding to land the season’s top hunter chase, the Christie’s Foxhunter Chase, including smart French performer Roulez Cool, now trained by Cheltenham Racecourse director Robert Waley-Cohen and the mount of his son Sam.

Baby Run, who finished third in last season’s Christies Foxhunter Chase, could represent trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies and his son Sam, while the 2008 winner Amicelli is also among the entries. Sheila Crow, who saddled Cappa Bleu to win last year’s race, could run Unowatimeeen.

Foxhunter Steeple Chase Odds

We shall display the odds for this race once the runners are available and the bookmakers put up a betting market.

Foxhunter Chase Odds Today

Foxhunter Steeple Chase Form

The trend for Hunter Chasers in the UK is for older National Hunt horses to have another opportunity to shine and the Hunter Chaser come out in January to try and qualify for the Cheltenham feature

Foxhunter Chase Form

Foxhunter Steeple Chase Tips

Come the Festival we will endeavour to look into this race in more detail but we have a Hunter Chase tip that may well pay dividends in our Tips section.

Foxhunter Chase Tips

Foxhunter Steeple Chase Results

The recent winners of the Hunter Chases at the Festival are:

2009 Cappa Bleu 7 Edward Crow 11-2
2008 Amicelli 9 Mrs C A Coward 33/1
2007 Drombeag 9 Jonjo O'Neill 20/1
2006 Whyso Mayo 9 R Hurley 20/1
2005 Sleeping Night 9 P Nicholls 7/2F
2004 Earthmover 13 P Nicholls 14/1
2003 Kingscliff 6 Mrs S Alner 11/4F
2002 Last Option 10 R Tate 20/1
2000 Cavalero 11 H Manners 16/1

Foxhunter Chase Results

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• Foxhunter Steeple Chase Race Information
• Foxhunter Steeple Chase Odds
• Foxhunter Steeple Chase Tips
• Foxhunter Steeple Chase Form
• Foxhunter Steeple Chase Results