Battle is renewed between the punters and the bookies on the second day of the Cheltenham Festival. Betting turnover will be affected by the number of winning favourites on the first day. The feature race is the Champion Chase at 3:30pm.

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Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle

1:30pm – Grade 1 – 2m 5f – £125,000

Cheltenham Old Course, for horses aged four and older with 10 hurdles. All horses carry 11-07 except four-year-olds (10-12), and fillies and mares receive an allowance of seven pounds.

Novices’ Hurdle recent winners

Year	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	SP
2010	Peddlers Cross	Jason Maguire	Donald McCain	+700
2011	First Lieutenant	Davy Russell	MF Morris	+700
2012	Simonsig	Barry Geraghty	Nicky Henderson	+200
2013	The New One	Sam Twiston-Davies	Nigel Twiston-Davies	+350
2014	Faugheen	Ruby Walsh	Willie Mullins	+150
2015	Windsor Park	Davy Russell	DK Weld	+450
2016	Yorkhill	Ruby Walsh	Willie Mullins	+300
2017	Willoughby	David Bass	Ben Pauling	+1400
2018	Samcro	Jack Kennedy	Gordon Elliott	-137.49
2019	City Island	Mark Walsh	Martin Brassil	+800

Novices’ Hurdle 10-year betting trends

• Average price of winners: over +500.
• Range of starting prices: -137.49 to +1400.
• Number of outright and joint favourites: three.
• Odds-on favourites: one.
• Double-figure priced winners: one.
• Most common range of odds: three winners from +700 to +800.

Novices’ Hurdle 10-year race trends

• British-trained winners: four.
• Irish-trained winners: six.
• Most common age: six.
• Weight range: all carried 11-07.
• Leading jockey (wins): Ruby Walsh and Davy Russell (two).
• Leading trainer (wins): Willie Mullins (two).

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RSA Insurance Novices’ Chase

2:10pm – Grade 1 – 3m 80y – £175,000

Cheltenham Old Course, for horses aged five and older with 19 fences. All horses carry 11-04 except five-year-olds (11-02), and fillies and mares receive an allowance of seven pounds.

Novices’ Chase recent winners

Year	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	SP
2010	Weapon’s Amnesty	Davy Russell	C Byrnes	10/1
2011	Bostons Ange	Robbie Power	John Harrington	16/1
2012	Bobs Worth	Barry Geraghty	Nicky Henderson	9/2
2013	Lord Windermere	Davy Russell	Jim Culloty	8/1
2014	O’Faolains Boy	Barry Geraghty	Rebecca Curtis	12/1
2015	Don Poli	Bryan Cooper	Willie Mullins	13/8 F
2016	Blaklion	Ryan Hatch	Nigel Twiston-Davies	8/1
2017	Might Bite	Nico de Boinville	Nicky Henderson	7/2 F
2018	Presenting Percy	Davy Russell	Patrick G Kelly	5/2 F
2019	Topofthegame	Harry Cobden	Paul Nicholls	4/1

Novices’ Chase 10-year betting trends

• Average price of winners: over +700.
• Range of starting prices: +162.5 to +1600.
• Number of outright and joint favourites: three.
• Odds-on favourites: none.
• Double-figure priced winners: three.
• Most common range of odds: three winners from +350 to +450.

Novices’ Chase 10-year race trends

• British-trained winners: five.
• Irish-trained winners: five.
• Most common age: seven.
• Weight range: all carried 11-04.
• Leading jockey (wins): Davy Russell (three).
• Leading trainer (wins): Nicky Henderson (two).

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Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle

2:50pm – Grade 3 – 2m 5f – £100,000

Cheltenham Old Course, for horses aged four and older with 10 hurdles. This is a handicap, so horses carry a range of weights from 10-10 to 11-12.

Handicap Hurdle recent winners

Year	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	SP
2010	Spirit River	Barry Geraghty	Nicky Henderson	14/1
2011	Carlito Brigante	Davy Russell	Gordon Elliott	16/1
2012	Son Of Flicka	Jason Maguire	Donald McCain	16/1
2013	Medinas	Wayne Hutchinson	Alan King	33/1
2014	Whisper	Nico de Boinville	Nicky Henderson	14/1
2015	Aux Ptits Soins	Sam Twiston-Davies	Paul Nicholls	9/1
2016	Diamond King	Davy Russell	Gordon Elliott	12/1
2017	Supasundae	Robbie Power	Mrs John Harrington	16/1
2018	Bleu Berry	Mark Walsh	Willie Mullins	20/1
2019	William Henry	Nico de Boinville	Nicky Henderson	28/1

Handicap Hurdle 10-year betting trends

• Average price of winners: almost +1800.
• Range of starting prices: +900 to +3300.
• Number of outright and joint favourites: none.
• Odds-on favourites: none.
• Double-figure priced winners: nine.
• Most common range of odds: six winners from +1200 to +1600.

Handicap Hurdle 10-year race trends

• British-trained winners: six.
• Irish-trained winners: four.
• Most common age: five.
• Weight range: 10-03 to 11-10.
• Leading jockey (wins): Davy Russell (two).
• Leading trainer (wins): Nicky Henderson and Gordon Elliott (two).

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Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase

3:30pm – Grade 1 – 1m 7f 99y – £400,000

Cheltenham Old Course, for horses aged five and older with 12 fences. All horses carry 11-10, but mares receive an allowance of seven pounds.

Champion Chase recent winners

Year	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	SP
2010	Big Zeb	Barry Geraghty	CA Murphy	10/1
2011	Sizing Europe	AE Lynch	Henry de Bromhead	10/1
2012	Finians Rainbow	Barry Geraghty	Nicky Henderson	4/1
2013	Sprinter Sacre	Barry Geraghty	Nicky Henderson	1/4
2014	Sire de Grugy	Jamie Moore	Gary Moore	11/4
2015	Gary Moore	Sam Twiston-Davies	Paul Nicholls	9/2
2016	Sprinter Sacre	Nico de Boinville	Nicky Henderson	5/1
2017	Special Tiara	Noel Fehily	Henry de Bromhead	11/1
2018	Altior	Nico de Boinville	Nicky Henderson	F
2019	Altior	Nico de Boinville	Nicky Henderson	4/11 F

Champion Chase 10-year betting trends

• Average price of winners: almost +500.
• Range of Starting Prices: -400 to +1100.
• Number of outright and joint favourites: four.
• Odds-on favourites: two.
• Double-figure priced winners: three.
• Most common range of odds: three winners from +1000 to +1100.

Champion Chase 10-year race trends

• British-trained winners: seven.
• Irish-trained winners: three.
• Most common age: nine.
• Weight range: all winners carried 11-10.
• Leading jockey (wins): Barry Geraghty and Nico de Boinville (three).
• Leading trainer (wins): Nicky Henderson (five).

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Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase

4:10pm – Ungraded – 3m 6f 37y – £65,000

Cheltenham Cross Country Course, for horses aged five and older with 32 obstacles. All horses carry 11-04, but mares receive an allowance of seven pounds.

Cross Country Chase recent winners

Year	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	SP
2010	A New Story	AP Heskin	Michael Hourigan	25/1
2011	Sizing Australia	AE Lynch	Henry de Bromhead	13/2
2012	Balthazar King	Richard Johnson	Philip Hobbs	11/2
2013	Big Shu	BM Cash	Peter Maher	14/1
2014	Balthazar King	Richard Johnson	Philip Hobbs	4/1
2015	Rivage D’Or	Davy Russell	AJ Martin	16/1
2016	Josies Orders	Nina Carberry	Enda Bolger	15/8 F
2017	Cause Of Causes	JJ Codd	Gordon Elliott	4/1
2018	Tiger Roll	Keith Donoghue	Gordon Elliott	7/1
2019	Tiger Roll	Keith Donoghue	Gordon Elliott	5/4 F

Cross Country Chase 10-year betting trends

• Average price of winners: over +850.
• Range of starting prices: +125 to +2500.
• Number of outright and joint favourites: two.
• Odds-on favourites: none.
• Double-figure priced winners: three.
• Most common range of odds: five winners from +400 to +700.

Cross Country Chase 10-year race trends

• British-trained winners: two.
• Irish trained winners: eight.
• Most common age: eight.
• Weight range: 9-07 to 11-12. (Handicap until 2016.)
• Leading jockey (wins): Richard Johnson and Keith Donoghue (two).
• Leading trainer (wins): Gordon Elliott (three).

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Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle

4:50pm – Grade 3 – 2m 87y – £80,000

Cheltenham Old Course, for horses aged four and with eight hurdles. The race is a handicap, so horses carry a range of weights from 10-00 to 11-10.

Juvenile Handicap Hurdle recent winners

Year	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	SP
2010	Sanctuaire	Ruby Walsh	Paul Nicholls	33/1
2011	What A Charm	Paul Townend	ALT Moore	25/1
2012	Une Artiste	Jeremiah McGrath	Nicky Henderson	40/1
2013	Flaxen Flare	Davy Condon	Gordon Elliott	25/1
2014	Hawk High	Brian Hughes	Tim Easterby	33/1
2015	Qualando	Nick Scholfield	Paul Nicholls	25/1
2016	Diego Du Charmil	Sam Twiston-Davies	Paul Nicholls
2017	Flying Tiger	Richard Johnson	Nick Williams	33/1
2018	Veneer of Charm	Jack Kennedy	Gordon Elliott	33/1
2019	Band Of Outlaws	JJ Slevin	Joseph O’Brien	7/2 F

Juvenile Handicap Hurdle 10-year betting trends

• Average price of winners: over +2100.
• Range of Starting Prices: +350 to +4000.
• Number of outright and joint favourites: two.
• Odds-on favourites: none.
• Double-figure priced winners: six.
• Most common range of odds: six winners from +2500 to +4000.

Juvenile Handicap Hurdle 10-year race trends

• British-trained winners: six.
• Irish-trained winners: four.
• Most common age: All winners aged four.
• Weight range: 10-04 to 11-08.
• Leading jockey (wins): No multiple-winning jockey.
• Leading trainer (wins): Paul Nicholls (three).

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Weatherbys Champion Bumper

5:30pm – Grade 1 – 2m 87y – £75,000

Cheltenham Old Course, for horses aged from four to six on the flat. Horses aged four carry 10-11, other horses carry 11-05 and mares receive a seven-pound allowance.

Champion Bumper recent winners

Year	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	SP
2010	Cue Card	Joe Tizzard	Colin Tizzard	40/1
2011	Cheltenian	Richard Johnson	Philip Hobbs	14/1
2012	Champagne Fever	PW Mullins	Willie Mullins	16/1
2013	Briar Hill	Ruby Walsh	Willie Mullins	25/1
2014	Silver Concorde	Robbie McNamara	DK Weld	16/1
2015	Moon Racer	Tom Scudamore	David Pipe	9/2 F
2016	Ballyandy	Sam Twiston-Davies	Nigel Twiston-Davies	5/1
2017	Favonagh	JJ Codd	Gordon Elliott	7/1
2018	Relegate	Katie Walsh	Willie Mullins	25/1
2019	Envoi Allen	JJ Codd	Gordon Elliott	2/1 F

Champion Bumper 10-year betting trends

• Average price of winners: over +1500.
• Range of starting prices: +200 to +4000.
• Number of outright and joint favourites: two.
• Odds-on favourites: none.
• Double-figure priced winners: six.
• Most common range of odds: three winners from 14/1 to 16/1.

Champion Bumper 10-year race trends

• British-trained winners: four.
• Irish-trained winners: six.
• Most common age: five.
• Weight range: 10-12 to 11-02.
• Leading jockey (wins): JJ Codd (two).
• Leading trainer (wins): Willie Mullins (three).