The 2012 Cheltenham Festival Trophy is a Grade 3 National Hunt Chase which is open to horses aged 5 years or older. It is run on the Cheltenham Old Course over a distance of 3 miles and 110 yards with 19 fences to negotiate. William Hill have sponsored the race since 1998 up until last year when the sponsorship has been undertaken by the Stewart Family. Winners of the race will often go on to race in the Grand National.

2012 Festival Trophy Trends

-          Five previous winners of the Festival Trophy have gone on to win subsequent Cheltenham Gold Cup races

-          Only 2 pre-race favourites have ever won this race

-          The last 10 winners have carried less than 11 stone

-          No horse aged over 11 has ever been placed in the Festival Trophy

-          No jockey has won this race more than once in the last 5 years

2012 Festival Trophy Race Card

2012 Festival Trophy Tips

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Previous Winners

2007 – Joes Edge (D Russell)

2008 – An Accordian (T Scudamore)

2009 – Wichita Linesman (AP McCoy)

2010 – Chief Dan George (P Aspell)

2011 – Bensalem (R Thornton)