Wednesday is Ladies Day at Cheltenham and the first race -The National Hunt Chase Challenge Cup –  is actually the oldest race at Cheltenham. It is also the longest at 4 miles and 1 furlong. This race traditionally attracts large fields attempting to win the £75000 purse. The race is open to horses aged 5 and older and only amateur jockeys are allowed to compete. This year the race is being name the Diamond Jubilee National Hunt to honour the Queens Diamond Jubilee.

2012 National Hunt Chase Challenge Trends

-          No 5 year old horse has won this race in the last 30 years, and only one 6 year old horse has won it in the last 21.

-          6 of the last 7 winners have been 7 years old.

-          24 of the last 26 winners finished in the top 4 in their last trip out.

-          Only two favourites have won the race in the last 18 runnings

-          British horses have won 13 of the last 18 races

2012 National Hunt Chase Challenge Race Card 

2012 National Hunt Chase Challenge Tips

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Previous Winners

2007 – Butlers Cabin (Jonjo O’Neill) 33/1

2008 – Old Benny (A King) 9/1

2009 – Tricky Trickster (N Twiston-Davies) 11/1

2010 – Poker De Sivola (F Murphy) 14/1

2011 – Chicago Grey (G Elliot) 5/1f