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Hunter chases statistics: favourites, winners and trends

How British and Irish hunter chases have been won over the last ten seasons: the favourites' record season by season, the prices, ages and last runs of the winners, the leading trainers and jockeys and the split between Britain and Ireland. The figures refresh after every racing day, and the upcoming table lists the hunter chases on the cards for the next seven days.

0 hunter chases in the next seven days · Results to 17 October 2026 · Refreshed 18 October 2026
42.2%
Favourite win %, ten seasons
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Races last season
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Races in the next 7 days

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Key takeaways

  • British and Irish hunter chases numbered 75 races in 2025/26, with an average field of 8.2 runners, and 19 have been run so far in 2026/27.
  • Across 2021/22 to 2025/26, 76.8% of winners of hunter chases started at 5/1 or shorter and 9.6% at bigger than 10/1.
  • D M Christie has trained the most winners of hunter chases over the last five seasons and this one, with 22 at a 22.2% strike rate.
  • Favourites in British hunter chases won 44.3% of their runs across 2021/22 to 2025/26, against 35.7% in Irish hunter chases, where the average field was 9.3 runners.
  • The upcoming table lists every British and Irish hunter chase on the cards for the next seven days, 0 at the last update, and refreshes each morning.
Hunter chases: races per season in Britain and Ireland
0501001502002016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/252025/26Jumps 2016/17: 115115Jumps 2017/18: 103103Jumps 2018/19: 102102Jumps 2019/20: 7171Jumps 2020/21: 6262Jumps 2021/22: 9191Jumps 2022/23: 8585Jumps 2023/24: 7676Jumps 2024/25: 7878Jumps 2025/26: 7575

Races by Season

Hunter chases by season, with the favourites' record

2026/27 to date1940.0%8201216.40
2025/267536.7%29796168.20
2024/257831.7%26826408.20
2023/247646.8%36776158.10
2022/238551.1%45886277.40
2021/229142.6%40946347.00
2020/216247.6%306363410.20
2019/207144.0%33755397.60
2018/1910243.4%461068168.00
2017/1810338.9%421088137.90
2016/1711541.0%501229848.60

British and Irish jumps races, jumps seasons on the official British and Irish dates. Favourite = shortest starting price joint favourites each count as a run. BSP figures are not shown because the window starts before March 2024. Rule: Chases named as a hunters' chase (Hunter Chase, Hunters' Chase, Hunters' Steeple Chase), excluding hunters' handicaps.

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Hunter chases winners by starting price

Evens or shorter9022.2%54.9%164
11/10 to 2/19323.0%37.8%246
85/40 to 4/110024.7%21.1%474
9/2 to 6/14410.9%13.7%321
13/2 to 10/1399.6%9.6%405
11/1 to 16/1153.7%3.9%386
18/1 to 33/1194.7%3.9%489
Over 33/151.2%0.8%647

Five seasons, 2021/22 to 2025/26. Share of winners is the percentage of all winners in that price band. Bands with fewer than 100 runs are hidden.

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Hunter chases winners by age

64511.3%14.2%316
76315.8%14.8%426
87418.6%14.9%498
97318.3%13.4%545
106716.8%13.1%510
114010.1%10.8%371
12 or older276.8%7.8%347

2021/22 to 2025/26. Ages with fewer than 100 runs are hidden.

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Hunter chases winners by days since last run

No previous run in the data389.4%14.1%269
1 to 14 days317.7%14.6%213
15 to 30 days10124.9%15.5%650
31 to 60 days7919.5%16.2%489
61 to 120 days327.9%13.4%239
121 to 365 days7819.3%9.9%790
Over a year4611.4%9.5%482

2021/22 to 2025/26. Previous runs counted from British and Irish racing since May 2014 (Flat or jumps), so a first run here may follow runs abroad or in point-to-points. Bands with fewer than 100 runs are hidden.

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Hunter chases winners by last-time-out position

No previous run in the data389.4%14.1%269
Won8220.2%22.7%362
2nd6516.0%18.1%359
3rd4310.6%12.1%356
4th to 6th7819.3%12.2%638
7th or worse307.4%6.7%445
Did not finish6917.0%9.8%703

2021/22 to 2025/26. Position on the horse's previous British or Irish run in any race type. Did not finish covers falls, pulled up, unseated and refusals. Bands with fewer than 100 runs are hidden.

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Leading trainers in hunter chases

D M Christie2222.2%990/5
Dan Skelton2031.7%630/2
Paul Nicholls1930.6%621/1
J J O'Shea1836.7%490/0
Willie Mullins1136.7%300/0
David Kemp1031.3%320/0
Tom Ellis924.3%370/0
Kelly Morgan514.7%340/4
Alan Hill511.6%430/2
S Loxton411.1%360/2
Miss V Collins36.3%480/1
Myles Osborne13.1%320/1
Stuart Crawford12.9%350/2
Gordon Elliott11.9%520/0

2021/22 to date (five seasons plus this one), British and Irish. Minimum 30 runs. Sorted by wins.

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Leading jockeys in hunter chases

Mr Huw Edwards1726.6%641/4
Mr B O'Neill1726.6%640/3
Miss Gina Andrews1725.8%661/1
Mr William Biddick1534.9%430/0
Mr James King1314.8%881/3
Mr Dale Peters1226.1%461/1
Mr Darren Andrews1219.0%632/2
Miss Heidi Palin1134.4%321/2
Miss Olive Nicholls1131.4%351/1
Mr P W Mullins1029.4%340/1
Mr Derek O'Connor1024.4%410/1
Mr Zac Baker920.0%450/0
Mr David Maxwell718.4%380/0
Mr Sean O'Connor619.4%310/3
Mrs Izzie Hill618.8%320/0
Mr John Dawson615.0%400/3
Mr Tommie M O'Brien516.7%300/0
Mr Nick Orpwood413.3%300/2
Toby McCain-Mitchell38.8%340/0
Mr Paddy Barlow38.6%351/2

2021/22 to date (five seasons plus this one), British and Irish. Minimum 30 rides. Sorted by wins.

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Hunter chases: Britain v Ireland

Britain44.3%7.20293593.25
Ireland35.7%9.30112224.33

2021/22 to 2025/26. Region is where the race was run.

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Hunter chases favourite win % by season
20%30%40%50%60%2016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/252025/26Favourite win % 2016/17: 41%Favourite win % 2017/18: 38.9%Favourite win % 2018/19: 43.4%Favourite win % 2019/20: 44%Favourite win % 2020/21: 47.6%Favourite win % 2021/22: 42.6%Favourite win % 2022/23: 51.1%Favourite win % 2023/24: 46.8%Favourite win % 2024/25: 31.7%Favourite win % 2025/26: 36.7%36.7%

Favourite win % by Season

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How often do favourites win hunter chases?

Favourites won 42.2% of their runs in hunter chases over ten seasons, from 858 races, and 36.7% in 2025/26.

What price do winners of hunter chases usually start?

Across 2021/22 to 2025/26 the median winner of hunter chases started at 3.5 in decimal odds, and 76.8% of winners were 5/1 or shorter.

Which trainers and jockeys do best in hunter chases?

D M Christie leads the trainers with 22 wins in hunter chases over the last five seasons and this one, and Mr Huw Edwards leads the jockeys with 17. Both tables need at least 30 runs.

Are hunter chases different in Britain and Ireland?

British hunter chases averaged 7.2 runners across 2021/22 to 2025/26 against 9.3 in Ireland, and favourites won 44.3% of their runs in Britain against 35.7% in Ireland.

How do last-time-out winners do in hunter chases?

The last-time-out table covers every finishing position and non-finishers.

Questions people ask

What is a hunter chase?

A hunter chase is a steeplechase for amateur riders on horses that have qualified through hunting or point-to-point racing. RaceWatch counts every chase named as a hunters' chase, apart from hunters' handicaps.

How often do favourites win hunter chases?

Favourites won 42.2% of their runs in British and Irish hunter chases over ten seasons, from 894 favourite runs.

How does RaceWatch decide which races are hunter chases?

RaceWatch counts a race as a hunter chase when it is a chase named as a hunter chase, hunters' chase or hunters' steeple chase and it is not a handicap. Novice hunters' chases are included.

What age are most winners of hunter chases?

Across 2021/22 to 2025/26 the most common winning age in hunter chases was 8, with 18.3% of all winners. The age table shows the strike rate

How often is the hunter chases page updated?

The hunter chases figures refresh every morning after the previous day's results, so the current season row and the latest winners table move after every racing day. The upcoming races table is rebuilt at the same time from the declared and entered cards.

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