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Novice chases statistics: favourites, winners and trends

How British and Irish novice 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 novice chases on the cards for the next seven days.

3 novice chases in the next seven days · Results to 16 October 2026 · Refreshed 17 October 2026
45.1%
Favourite win %, ten seasons
230
Races last season
3
Races in the next 7 days

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Key takeaways

  • British and Irish novice chases numbered 230 races in 2025/26, with an average field of 6.7 runners, and 74 have been run so far in 2026/27.
  • Across 2021/22 to 2025/26, 81.7% of winners of novice chases started at 5/1 or shorter and 5.6% at bigger than 10/1.
  • Willie Mullins has trained the most winners of novice chases over the last five seasons and this one, with 229 at a 29.4% strike rate.
  • Favourites in British novice chases won 47.3% of their runs across 2021/22 to 2025/26, against 42.4% in Irish novice chases, where the average field was 8.3 runners.
  • The upcoming table lists every British and Irish novice chase on the cards for the next seven days, 3 at the last update, and refreshes each morning.
Novice chases: races per season in Britain and Ireland
01002003004002016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/252025/26Jumps 2016/17: 373373Jumps 2017/18: 383383Jumps 2018/19: 375375Jumps 2019/20: 322322Jumps 2020/21: 303303Jumps 2021/22: 283283Jumps 2022/23: 251251Jumps 2023/24: 205205Jumps 2024/25: 208208Jumps 2025/26: 230230

Races by Season

Novice chases by season, with the favourites' record

2026/27 to date7444.4%36815237.10
2025/2623042.1%1042471,5446.70
2024/2520840.0%862151,5977.70
2023/2420547.2%1012141,4537.10
2022/2325146.7%1202571,6816.70
2021/2228343.2%1282962,1097.50
2020/2130342.1%1333162,2567.40
2019/2032248.0%1583292,2877.10
2018/1937545.1%1743862,5716.90
2017/1838346.2%1894092,4836.50
2016/1737348.2%1873882,6067.00

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 with "novice" or "beginners" in the race name, excluding novice handicaps (in handicap chases) and novice hunters' chases (in hunter chases).

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Novice chases winners by starting price

Evens or shorter31627.0%59.2%534
11/10 to 2/128324.2%37.8%748
85/40 to 4/129525.2%23.2%1,274
9/2 to 6/11109.4%13.9%794
13/2 to 10/11028.7%8.7%1,178
11/1 to 16/1312.6%3.1%989
18/1 to 33/1282.4%2.5%1,117
Over 33/160.5%0.3%1,744

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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Novice chases winners by age

4302.6%19.4%155
512710.8%11.9%1,067
643737.3%16.1%2,717
737732.2%15.1%2,492
814712.5%11.1%1,320
9433.7%11.0%392
1090.8%5.6%160

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

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Novice chases winners by days since last run

1 to 14 days12310.5%10.9%1,132
15 to 30 days39333.4%13.4%2,932
31 to 60 days34028.9%16.3%2,083
61 to 120 days897.6%14.1%629
121 to 365 days21918.6%15.7%1,393
Over a year90.8%5.4%166

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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Novice chases winners by last-time-out position

Won29825.3%25.3%1,179
2nd23019.5%22.5%1,024
3rd16914.4%18.1%935
4th to 6th23219.7%11.2%2,065
7th or worse14011.9%6.7%2,085
Did not finish1048.8%9.9%1,047

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 novice chases

Willie Mullins22929.4%77811/52
Gordon Elliott12515.9%7864/60
Henry de Bromhead11619.7%59012/39
Gavin Cromwell5712.2%4693/31
Paul Nicholls4532.6%1380/1
Dan Skelton3225.4%1263/5
Joseph Patrick O'Brien2820.1%1390/3
Nicky Henderson2331.5%730/0
Noel Meade1915.1%1261/8
Ben Pauling1642.1%380/0
Jamie Snowden1534.1%440/1
Olly Murphy1426.4%530/1
Emmet Mullins1421.9%640/4
John C McConnell1414.6%961/11
Paul Nolan1410.7%1311/11
Thomas Gibney1314.9%870/2
John Patrick Ryan117.5%1460/7
Fergal O'Brien921.4%420/1
Barry Connell917.6%513/5
M F Morris99.9%910/0

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 novice chases

Paul Townend13441.7%3215/20
Jack Kennedy6421.8%2942/14
Darragh O'Keeffe5714.2%4018/36
Rachael Blackmore5121.5%2370/0
Keith Donoghue4914.6%3363/31
Mark Walsh4424.6%1790/1
Harry Cobden4031.5%1273/11
Danny Mullins3814.5%2623/12
Harry Skelton2825.5%1103/5
Brian Hayes2713.0%2083/17
J J Slevin2612.6%2071/14
Sean Flanagan2611.7%2234/14
Donagh Meyler2010.7%1871/12
Sean O'Keeffe209.3%2151/7
Jordan Gainford189.9%1820/5
Ben Jones1644.4%360/0
Sean Bowen1629.1%550/1
Sam Ewing169.4%1711/15
Nico de Boinville1526.8%560/0
Mike O'Connor1515.0%1004/13

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

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Novice chases: Britain v Ireland

Britain47.3%4.40360722.62
Ireland42.4%8.308171633.50

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

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Latest novice chases winners

16 Oct 26Folie Golith (FR)Uttoxeter2.75Faye BramleyHarry Cobden100 Punting Feats And Bad Beats 'Chasing Excellence' Mares' Beginners' Steepl…3
15 Oct 26Kabral Du Mathan (FR) silksKabral Du Mathan (FR)Perth1.22Dan SkeltonHarry SkeltonDownload The Free Racing TV App Now Beginners' Steeple Chase4
14 Oct 26Chanceawetmorning (IRE) silksChanceawetmorning (IRE)Punchestown (IRE)6.50Gordon ElliottJack KennedyMatchbook Betting Exchange Novice Steeplechase (Grade 3)4
14 Oct 26Captain Teague (IRE) silksCaptain Teague (IRE)Ffos Las4.50Dan SkeltonHarry SkeltonAdept GRP Cabinets Novices' Steeple Chase (Listed Race)4
12 Oct 26Potters Charm (IRE) silksPotters Charm (IRE)Worcester1.20Nigel & Willy Twiston-DaviesSam Twiston-DaviesPaul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow Novices' Steeple Chase3
11 Oct 26Claude (IRE) silksClaude (IRE)Cork (IRE)9.50Sarah Joanna ConnellAidan KellyFriends Of Castlemagner LGFA Rated Novice Steeplechase7
10 Oct 26Manoir De Mirande (FR) silksManoir De Mirande (FR)Fairyhouse (IRE)5.00Gordon ElliottJack KennedyWinter Festival Early Bird Tickets On Sale Now Beginners Steeplechase6
10 Oct 26Antrim Coast (IRE) silksAntrim Coast (IRE)Fairyhouse (IRE)7.00Rory Anthony DevineDanny MullinsO'Neills.com Irish EBF Beginners Steeplechase6
9 Oct 26Iamagetaway (IRE) silksIamagetaway (IRE)Downpatrick (IRE)4.00W R CrawfordDanny MullinsMcGrady Financial Services Beginners Steeplechase8
8 Oct 26Rattledelatch (IRE) silksRattledelatch (IRE)Tramore (IRE)2.00John QueallyIan PowerWaterford Greenway Beginners Steeplechase12
6 Oct 26Road To Home (IRE) silksRoad To Home (IRE)Galway (IRE)5.50Willie MullinsBrian HayesBOYLE Sports Shop At Galway Racecourse Beginners Steeplechase8
4 Oct 26Country Mile (IRE) silksCountry Mile (IRE)Uttoxeter1.36Dan SkeltonHarry SkeltonF Ball Stick With It Chasing Excellence Beginners' Steeple Chase3
4 Oct 26Woodstream Lad (IRE) silksWoodstream Lad (IRE)Killarney (IRE)19.00David O'SullivanAlex HarveyKillarney Races Beginners Steeplechase4
3 Oct 26Frankie John (IRE) silksFrankie John (IRE)Gowran Park (IRE)2.75Denis Gerard HoganDaniel KingLike A Butterfly Novice Steeplechase (Grade 3)5
3 Oct 26Fou De Toi (FR) silksFou De Toi (FR)Gowran Park (IRE)2.10Willie MullinsPaul TownendIrish Stallion Farms EBF Captain Christy Rated Novice Steeplechase6

The 15 most recent winners in the last 60 days of results, newest first.

Novice chases favourite win % by season
35%40%45%50%55%2016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/252025/26Favourite win % 2016/17: 48.2%Favourite win % 2017/18: 46.2%Favourite win % 2018/19: 45.1%Favourite win % 2019/20: 48%Favourite win % 2020/21: 42.1%Favourite win % 2021/22: 43.2%Favourite win % 2022/23: 46.7%Favourite win % 2023/24: 47.2%Favourite win % 2024/25: 40%Favourite win % 2025/26: 42.1%42.1%

Favourite win % by Season

Novice chases in the next seven days

18 Oct 2617:00LimerickIrish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Beginners Steeplechase52m3f125y-YieldingJumps
20 Oct 2616:17HexhamFollow @AtTheRaces On X 'Chasing Excellence' Beginners' Steeple Chase92m4f15yClass 3GoodJumps
21 Oct 2614:15WorcesterFbc Manby Bowdler 'chasing Excellence' Beginners' Steeple Chase132m4f0yClass 3GoodJumps

British and Irish races from today to seven days ahead that match the rule for novice chases, from the declared and entered cards. Runner counts include any later non-runners and fill in as declarations are made. First 50 races shown.

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How often do favourites win novice chases?

Favourites won 45.1% of their runs in novice chases over ten seasons, from 2,933 races, and 42.1% in 2025/26.

What price do winners of novice chases usually start?

Across 2021/22 to 2025/26 the median winner of novice chases started at 3 in decimal odds, and 81.7% of winners were 5/1 or shorter.

Which trainers and jockeys do best in novice chases?

Willie Mullins leads the trainers with 229 wins in novice chases over the last five seasons and this one, and Paul Townend leads the jockeys with 134. Both tables need at least 30 runs.

Are novice chases different in Britain and Ireland?

British novice chases averaged 4.4 runners across 2021/22 to 2025/26 against 8.3 in Ireland, and favourites won 47.3% of their runs in Britain against 42.4% in Ireland.

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

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

Questions people ask

What is a novice chase?

A novice chase is for horses that had not won a chase before the start of the current season (with some late-season exceptions in Ireland), and beginners' chases are for horses yet to win a chase at all. Both are counted here, while novice handicap chases sit with handicap chases.

How often do favourites win novice chases?

Favourites won 45.1% of their runs in British and Irish novice chases over ten seasons, from 3,057 favourite runs.

How does RaceWatch decide which races are novice chases?

RaceWatch counts a race as a novice chase when it is a chase with novice or beginners in its name and it is not a handicap or a hunters' chase. Novice handicaps are counted in the handicap chase figures instead.

What age are most winners of novice chases?

Across 2021/22 to 2025/26 the most common winning age in novice chases was 6, with 37.1% of all winners. The age table shows the strike rate

How often is the novice chases page updated?

The novice 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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