Favourites have won 13 of 36 runnings of the Arkle Chase since 1990 in the RaceWatch results database.Sample: 36 runnings · Window: 1990 to 2026 · Source: RaceWatch results database (historical_results)
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Arkle Chase roll of honour since 1990
| 2026 | 10 Mar 26 | Cheltenham | 6 | 11-0 | 7/1 | - | 149 | Willie Mullins | Danny Mullins | Kenneth Alexander | 6 | 2.25 | Good To Soft | 2m | |
| 2025 | 11 Mar 25 | Cheltenham | 6 | 11-7 | 5/1 | - | 153 | Nicky Henderson | Nico de Boinville | Countrywide Park Homes Ltd | 5 | 0.75 | Good To Soft | 2m | |
| 2024 | 12 Mar 24 | Cheltenham | 6 | 11-7 | 2/1F | Yes | 157 | Willie Mullins | Paul Townend | Mrs S Ricci | 10 | 8.50 | Soft | 2m | |
| 2023 | 14 Mar 23 | Cheltenham | 6 | 11-7 | 11/10F | Yes | 162 | Willie Mullins | Paul Townend | Simon Munir & Isaac Souede | 9 | 5.50 | Soft | 2m | |
| 2022 | 15 Mar 22 | Cheltenham | 8 | 11-4 | 5/2F | Yes | 159 | Alan King | Tom Cannon | Robert Abrey, Ian Thurtle | 11 | 4.25 | Good To Soft | 2m | |
| 2021 | 16 Mar 21 | Cheltenham | 7 | 11-4 | 4/9F | Yes | 164 | Nicky Henderson | Nico de Boinville | Mrs J Donnelly | 5 | 12.00 | Soft | 2m | |
| 2020 | 10 Mar 20 | Cheltenham | 6 | 10-11 | 16/1 | - | 144 | Henry de Bromhead | Aidan Coleman | One For Luck Racing Syndicate | 11 | 1.50 | Soft | 2m | |
| 2019 | 12 Mar 19 | Cheltenham | 6 | 11-4 | 5/1 | - | 151 | Willie Mullins | Paul Townend | Sullivan Bloodstock Limited | 12 | 13.00 | Soft | 2m | |
| 2018 | 13 Mar 18 | Cheltenham | 6 | 11-4 | 5/6F | Yes | 162 | Willie Mullins | R Walsh | Simon Munir & Isaac Souede | 5 | 14.00 | Heavy | 2m | |
| 2017 | 14 Mar 17 | Cheltenham | 7 | 11-4 | 1/4F | Yes | 170 | Nicky Henderson | Nico de Boinville | Mrs Patricia Pugh | 9 | 6.00 | Good To Soft | 2m | |
| 2016 | 15 Mar 16 | Cheltenham | 6 | 11-4 | 1/4F | Yes | 161 | Willie Mullins | R Walsh | Mrs S Ricci | 7 | 7.00 | Good To Soft | 2m | |
| 2015 | 10 Mar 15 | Cheltenham | 7 | 11-4 | 4/6F | Yes | 166 | Willie Mullins | R Walsh | Edward O'Connell | 11 | 6.00 | Good To Soft | 2m | |
| 2014 | 11 Mar 14 | Cheltenham | 6 | 11-4 | 33/1 | - | 135 | David Pipe | Tom Scudamore | R S Brookhouse | 9 | 0.20 | Good To Soft | 2m | |
| 2013 | 12 Mar 13 | Cheltenham | 7 | 11-7 | 8/15F | Yes | 160 | Nicky Henderson | Barry Geraghty | R A Bartlett | 7 | 2.25 | Soft | 2m | |
| 2012 | 13 Mar 12 | Cheltenham | 6 | 11-7 | 8/11F | Yes | 169 | Nicky Henderson | Barry Geraghty | Mrs Caroline Mould | 6 | 7.00 | Good | 2m | |
| 2011 | 15 Mar 11 | Cheltenham | 7 | 11-7 | 6/1 | - | 153 | Philip Hobbs | Richard Johnson | Mrs Diana L Whateley | 10 | 2.75 | Good | 2m | |
| 2010 | 16 Mar 10 | Cheltenham | 8 | 11-7 | 6/1 | - | 157 | Henry de Bromhead | A E Lynch | Ann Alan Potts Partnership | 12 | 0.75 | Good To Soft | 2m | |
| 2009 | 10 Mar 09 | Cheltenham | 7 | 11-7 | 8/1 | - | 152 | Thomas Cooper | Barry Geraghty | Goat Racing Syndicate | 17 | 0.10 | Good To Soft | 2m | |
| 2008 | 11 Mar 08 | Cheltenham | 7 | 11-7 | 6/1 | - | 154 | Howard Johnson | Denis O'Regan | Andrea Graham Wylie | 14 | 13.00 | Good To Soft | 2m | |
| 2007 | 13 Mar 07 | Cheltenham | 7 | 11-7 | 7/2 | - | - | Alan King | Robert Thornton | B Winfielda Longmanj Wright C Fenton | 13 | 5.00 | Soft | 2m | |
| 2006 | 14 Mar 06 | Cheltenham | 5 | 11-2 | 15/2 | - | - | Alan King | Robert Thornton | Sir Robert Ogden | 14 | 1.25 | Good To Soft | 2m | |
| 2005 | 15 Mar 05 | Cheltenham | 7 | 11-7 | 7/1 | - | 147 | M C Pipe | Timmy Murphy | The Johnson Family | 19 | 1.00 | Good | 2m | |
| 2004 | 16 Mar 04 | Cheltenham | 5 | 11-3 | 9/1 | - | - | M C Pipe | A P McCoy | The Johnson Family | 16 | 1.00 | Good | 2m | |
| 2003 | 11 Mar 03 | Cheltenham | 6 | 11-8 | 5/4F | Yes | - | Paul Nicholls | R Walsh | J Hales | 9 | 11.00 | Good | 2m | |
| 2002 | 12 Mar 02 | Cheltenham | 8 | 11-8 | 11/2 | - | - | Mrs John Harrington | Barry Geraghty | Brian Kearney | 12 | 4.00 | Good To Soft | 2m | |
| 2000 | 14 Mar 00 | Cheltenham | 7 | 11-8 | 8/1 | - | - | Nicky Henderson | Mick Fitzgerald | The Liars Poker Partnership | 12 | 8.00 | Good | 2m | |
| 1999 | 16 Mar 99 | Cheltenham | 5 | 11-0 | 11/1 | - | - | Paul Nicholls | Joe Tizzard | E Gutner M Krysztofiak Racing | 14 | 2.50 | Good To Soft | 2m | |
| 1998 | 17 Mar 98 | Cheltenham | Champleve (FR) | 5 | 11-0 | 13/2 | - | - | M C Pipe | A P McCoy | The Johnson Family | 16 | 0.10 | Good | 2m |
| 1997 | 11 Mar 97 | Cheltenham | Or Royal (FR) | 6 | 11-8 | 11/2 | - | - | M C Pipe | A P McCoy | The Johnson Family | 9 | 0.50 | Good | 2m |
| 1996 | 12 Mar 96 | Cheltenham | Ventana Canyon (IRE) | 7 | 11-8 | 7/1 | - | - | E J O'Grady | R Dunwoody | Philip F Myerscough | 16 | 20.00 | Good To Soft | 2m |
| 1995 | 14 Mar 95 | Cheltenham | Klairon Davis (FR) | 6 | 11-8 | 7/2F | Yes | - | A L T Moore | F Woods | C Jones | 11 | 0.50 | Soft | 2m |
| 1994 | 15 Mar 94 | Cheltenham | Nakir (FR) | 6 | 11-8 | 9/1 | - | - | S Christian | Jamie Osborne | Jim Lewis | 10 | 8.00 | Good To Soft | 2m |
| 1993 | 16 Mar 93 | Cheltenham | Travado (GB) | 7 | 11-8 | 5/1 | - | - | Nicky Henderson | Jamie Osborne | Mrs Michael Ennever | 8 | 1.00 | Good | 2m |
| 1992 | 10 Mar 92 | Cheltenham | Young Pokey (GB) | 7 | 11-8 | 4/1 | - | - | Oliver Sherwood | Jamie Osborne | M L Oberstein | 11 | 3.50 | Good | 2m |
| 1991 | 12 Mar 91 | Cheltenham | Remittance Man (GB) | 7 | 11-8 | 85/40F | Yes | - | Nicky Henderson | R Dunwoody | J E H Collins | 14 | 6.00 | Good To Soft | 2m |
| 1990 | 13 Mar 90 | Cheltenham | Comandante (GB) | 8 | 11-8 | 9/2 | - | - | J T Gifford | Peter Hobbs | Maurice Pinto | 14 | 1.00 | Good To Firm | 2m |
Every running we hold since 1990, newest first. Race titles vary with sponsors; the race name as run is in each row. No 2001 running (Festival lost to foot-and-mouth disease). Source: RaceWatch results database.
Winner SP (decimal) by Year
Arkle Chase trends since 1990
| Official rating | Under 140 | 1 | 15 | 2008 to 2026 | |
| Official rating | 140 to 149 | 2 | 69 | 2008 to 2026 | |
| Official rating | 150 to 159 | 8 | 75 | 2008 to 2026 | |
| Official rating | 160 to 169 | 7 | 16 | 2008 to 2026 | |
| Official rating | 170 and over | 1 | 1 | 2008 to 2026 | |
| Position last time out (GB/IRE run) | Won | 26 | 192 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Position last time out (GB/IRE run) | 2nd or 3rd | 7 | 124 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Position last time out (GB/IRE run) | 4th or worse | 0 | 36 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Position last time out (GB/IRE run) | Did not finish | 2 | 27 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Position last time out (GB/IRE run) | No previous GB/IRE run | 0 | 1 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Days since last GB/IRE run | 30 days or fewer | 9 | 139 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Days since last GB/IRE run | 31 to 60 days | 20 | 170 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Days since last GB/IRE run | 61 to 120 days | 6 | 65 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Days since last GB/IRE run | 121 to 240 days | 0 | 5 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Days since last GB/IRE run | No previous GB/IRE run | 0 | 1 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Level of last run (GB/IRE run) | Grade 1 | 10 | 69 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Level of last run (GB/IRE run) | Grade 2 or 3 | 8 | 75 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Level of last run (GB/IRE run) | Listed | 0 | 8 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Level of last run (GB/IRE run) | Handicap | 1 | 23 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Level of last run (GB/IRE run) | Other race | 16 | 204 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Course of last run (GB/IRE run) | Leopardstown | 9 | 72 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Course of last run (GB/IRE run) | Kempton | 4 | 38 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Course of last run (GB/IRE run) | Doncaster | 3 | 24 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Course of last run (GB/IRE run) | Ascot | 3 | 20 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Course of last run (GB/IRE run) | Any other course | 16 | 225 | 1991 to 2026 |
Official rating is the rating the horse ran off in this race, counted only in runnings where at least 80% of runners had a rating (2008 onward). Weight bands appear for handicaps only. Last run and days since use the previous run in Britain or Ireland only (runs abroad are not in our results database), from 1991. Win % shown where a group has 100 or more runners. Source: RaceWatch results database.
Favourites by Result
Latest running: full result (10 March 2026)
| 1 | 7/1 | won | Willie Mullins | Danny Mullins | 6 | 11-0 | 149 | |
| 2 | 11/8 | 2¼ | Willie Mullins | Paul Townend | 6 | 11-7 | 158 | |
| 3 | 11/10F | 4¾ | Nicky Henderson | Nico de Boinville | 5 | 11-7 | 163 | |
| 4 | 33/1 | 22¾ | Lucy Wadham | Tom Cannon | 7 | 11-7 | 146 | |
| 5 | 16/1 | 24 | Sam Thomas | Dylan Johnston | 8 | 11-7 | 153 | |
| PU | 100/1 | - | Gary & Josh Moore | Caoilin Quinn | 8 | 11-7 | 137 |
All runners in the latest running we hold. Source: RaceWatch results database.
Trainers with most Arkle Chase wins since 1990
| Nicky Henderson | 8 | 25 | 2,025 | |
| Willie Mullins | 7 | 31 | 2,026 | |
| M C Pipe | 4 | 14 | 2,005 | |
| Alan King | 3 | 7 | 2,022 | |
| Henry de Bromhead | 2 | 15 | 2,020 | |
| Paul Nicholls | 2 | 23 | 2,003 | |
| Thomas Cooper | 1 | 1 | 2,009 | |
| Oliver Sherwood | 1 | 3 | 1,992 | |
| S Christian | 1 | 3 | 1,994 | |
| A L T Moore | 1 | 4 | 1,995 | |
| David Pipe | 1 | 5 | 2,014 | |
| Howard Johnson | 1 | 6 | 2,008 | |
| J T Gifford | 1 | 6 | 1,990 | |
| Mrs John Harrington | 1 | 6 | 2,002 | |
| E J O'Grady | 1 | 7 | 1,996 | |
| Philip Hobbs | 1 | 8 | 2,011 |
Trainers with at least one win, runners counted in this race only.
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Jockeys with most Arkle Chase wins since 1990
| Barry Geraghty | 4 | 13 | 2,013 | |
| R Walsh | 4 | 17 | 2,018 | |
| Nico de Boinville | 3 | 6 | 2,025 | |
| Jamie Osborne | 3 | 8 | 1,994 | |
| Paul Townend | 3 | 10 | 2,024 | |
| A P McCoy | 3 | 16 | 2,004 | |
| Robert Thornton | 2 | 7 | 2,007 | |
| R Dunwoody | 2 | 9 | 1,996 | |
| A E Lynch | 1 | 1 | 2,010 | |
| Peter Hobbs | 1 | 1 | 1,990 | |
| Denis O'Regan | 1 | 2 | 2,008 | |
| F Woods | 1 | 2 | 1,995 | |
| Tom Cannon | 1 | 2 | 2,022 | |
| Danny Mullins | 1 | 3 | 2,026 | |
| Joe Tizzard | 1 | 5 | 1,999 | |
| Aidan Coleman | 1 | 6 | 2,020 | |
| Tom Scudamore | 1 | 6 | 2,014 | |
| Timmy Murphy | 1 | 7 | 2,005 | |
| Mick Fitzgerald | 1 | 8 | 2,000 | |
| Richard Johnson | 1 | 13 | 2,011 |
Jockeys with at least one win, rides counted in this race only.
Winners by age
| 5 | 4 | 43 | |
| 6 | 14 | 86 | |
| 7 | 14 | 159 | |
| 8 | 4 | 81 | |
| 9 | 0 | 20 | |
| 10 | 0 | 3 | |
| 11 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | 0 | 1 |
Win % shown only where an age group has 100 or more runners.
Winners by starting price band
| Evens or shorter | 7 | 9 | |
| 11/10 to 3/1 | 5 | 25 | |
| 10/3 to 6/1 | 12 | 66 | |
| 13/2 to 12/1 | 10 | 97 | |
| 14/1 to 25/1 | 1 | 98 | |
| 28/1 or bigger | 1 | 99 |
Win % shown only where a band has 100 or more runners.
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Favourites year by year
| 2026 | 11/10F | 3 | Nicky Henderson | |
| 2025 | 1/2F | 3 | Willie Mullins | |
| 2024 | 2/1F | 1 | Willie Mullins | |
| 2023 | 11/10F | 1 | Willie Mullins | |
| 2022 | 5/2F | 1 | Alan King | |
| 2021 | 4/9F | 1 | Nicky Henderson | |
| 2020 | 5/2F | 6 | Henry de Bromhead | |
| 2019 | 100/30F | 7 | Gordon Elliott | |
| 2018 | 5/6F | 1 | Willie Mullins | |
| 2017 | 1/4F | 1 | Nicky Henderson | |
| 2016 | 1/4F | 1 | Willie Mullins | |
| 2015 | 4/6F | 1 | Willie Mullins | |
| 2014 | 11/4J | 2 | Willie Mullins | |
| 2014 | 11/4J | 3 | C Byrnes | |
| 2013 | 8/15F | 1 | Nicky Henderson | |
| 2012 | 8/11F | 1 | Nicky Henderson | |
| 2011 | 11/4F | 4 | Alan King | |
| 2010 | 5/2F | 8 | Edward P Harty | |
| 2009 | 4/1F | F | Paul Nicholls | |
| 2008 | 7/4F | 3 | Paul Nicholls | |
| 2007 | 100/30F | 2 | Philip Hobbs | |
| 2006 | 9/2F | 7 | Henrietta C Knight | |
| 2005 | 11/4F | 7 | M F Morris | |
| 2004 | 5/2F | F | Paul Nicholls | |
| 2003 | 5/4F | 1 | Paul Nicholls | |
| 2002 | 5/2F | 2 | M C Pipe | |
| 2000 | Decoupage (GB) | 7/4F | 3 | Charles Egerton |
| 1999 | His Song (IRE) | 4/1F | 5 | M F Morris |
| 1998 | Kadastrof (FR) | 11/2F | 10 | Robin Dickin |
| 1997 | Mulligan (IRE) | 11/10F | F | D Nicholson |
| 1996 | Draborgie (FR) | 7/2F | PU | M C Pipe |
| 1995 | Klairon Davis (FR) | 7/2F | 1 | A L T Moore |
| 1994 | Baydon Star (GB) | 5/2F | 2 | D Nicholson |
| 1993 | Sybillin (GB) | 4/5F | 3 | J G Fitzgerald |
| 1992 | Deep Sensation (GB) | 3/1F | 4 | J T Gifford |
| 1991 | Remittance Man (GB) | 85/40F | 1 | Nicky Henderson |
| 1990 | Celtic Shot (GB) | 4/1F | 6 | Charlie Brooks |
Favourite = shortest starting price joint favourites each listed. Favourites record: 13 wins from 36 runnings
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What is the Arkle Chase?
The Arkle Chase is the Grade 1 championship for two-mile novice chasers, run on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival in March. There was no running in 2001.
Who has won the Arkle Chase?
The roll of honour lists every Arkle Chase winner since 1990 with SP, age, weight, trainer, jockey and owner. Winners on the list include Sprinter Sacre, Moscow Flyer, Altior, Douvan and Shishkin.
What do the Arkle Chase trends show?
20 of the 35 Arkle Chase winners since 1991 had last run in Britain or Ireland 31 to 60 days earlier, the most common gap, and 33 of the 35 had finished in the first three on their previous run. The trends table also splits runners by official rating, level and course of the last run, with winners, runners and win % for each group.
Which trainers and jockeys do best in the Arkle Chase?
Nicky Henderson leads the Arkle Chase trainers with 8 wins and Barry Geraghty (joint top with 1 other) leads the riders with 4. Both tables show runners, strike rate and the year of each name's last win.
When is the next Arkle Chase?
The next Arkle Chase is due in early March at Cheltenham; the banner at the top of this page shows the expected date and, once made, the entries. The roll of honour adds the result the evening it is run.
Questions people ask
Who won the latest Arkle Chase?
Kargese (FR) won the most recent running on 10 March 2026, trained by Willie Mullins and ridden by Danny Mullins at an SP of 7/1. The full result of that running, with every finisher and the distances beaten, sits below the roll of honour.
Which trainer has won the Arkle Chase the most times?
Nicky Henderson heads the Arkle Chase trainers' table, which is sorted by wins, with 8 since 1990 in the RaceWatch results database. The trainers table also shows runners in the race, strike rate and, from 30 runners
Which jockey has ridden the most Arkle Chase winners?
Barry Geraghty (joint top with 1 other) heads the Arkle Chase jockeys' table, sorted by wins, with 4 winning rides since 1990. Results before 1990 are outside the RaceWatch results database, so the jockeys table covers the modern era only.
How do favourites do in the Arkle Chase?
Favourites have won 13 of 36 runnings since 1990, a strike rate of 36.1%. A £1 level stake on every favourite at SP shows -7.8 points, and the favourites table lists each one year by year.
What is the biggest-priced Arkle Chase winner?
Western Warhorse (IRE) is the longest-priced winner since 1990, returned at 33/1. The starting price band table shows how many winners came from each price range, with profit or loss at SP.
When is the next Arkle Chase?
The next Arkle Chase is due in early March at Cheltenham, and the banner at the top of this page shows the expected date. Once the race is run, the winner joins the roll of honour and every table on the page updates.
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