The Foxhunter Chase is a Class B race run over 3 miles and 2 and a half furlongs on the same course as the Cheltenham Gold Cup. It has 22 fences to jump. The Foxhunter Chase is one of the oldest races at Cheltenham, having first run in 1904. The race is open to horses that are 5 years old or more and have qualified via previous foxhunter chases. The field tends to be a combination of older horses nearing retirement and younger horses making the transition from the Point to Point circuit.

2012 Christie’s Foxhunter Steeplechase Trends

-          17 of the last 19 winners have been under 11 years old

-           4 of the last 7 winners have been 9 years old

-          7 of the last 11 winners had started odds of more than 14/1

-          All of the last 10 winners had previously won over a distance of 3 miles or further

-          All of the last 10 winners had raced no more than 3 times that season

-          9 of the last 10 winners had their final race before Cheltenham in February or early March

2012 Christies’s Foxhunter Steeplechase Race Card

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2012 Christie’s Foxhunter Steeplechase Tips

Racing Post                         Baby Run

Spotlight                              Just Amazing

The Daily Express             Baby Run

The Guardian                     Baby Run

The Daily Mail                    Just Amazing

The Daily Mirror                Baby Run

The Daily Star                     Dante’s Storm

The Sun                                                Baby Run

The Daily Telegraph        Just Amazing

The Times                           On The Fringe

Previous Winners

2007 – Drombeag (J O’Neill) 20/1

2008 – Amicelli (C Coward) 33/1

2009 – Cappa Bleu (S Crow) 11-2

2010 – Baby Run (N Twiston-Davies) 9/2f

2011 – Zemsky (I Ferguson) 33/1