Favourites have won 11 of 26 runnings of the Down Royal Champion Chase since 1999 in the RaceWatch results database.Sample: 26 runnings · Window: 1999 to 2025 · Source: RaceWatch results database (historical_results)
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Down Royal Champion Chase roll of honour since 1999
Every running we hold since 1999, newest first. Race titles vary with sponsors; the race name as run is in each row. First running in our results database is 1999. No 2005 running in our results database. Source: RaceWatch results database.
Winner SP (decimal) by Year
Down Royal Champion Chase trends since 1999
| Official rating | Under 140 | 2 | 18 | 1999 to 2025 | |
| Official rating | 140 to 149 | 0 | 13 | 1999 to 2025 | |
| Official rating | 150 to 159 | 5 | 44 | 1999 to 2025 | |
| Official rating | 160 to 169 | 12 | 45 | 1999 to 2025 | |
| Official rating | 170 and over | 2 | 11 | 1999 to 2025 | |
| Official rating | No rating | 1 | 5 | 1999 to 2025 | |
| Position last time out (GB/IRE run) | Won | 8 | 46 | 1999 to 2025 | |
| Position last time out (GB/IRE run) | 2nd or 3rd | 11 | 60 | 1999 to 2025 | |
| Position last time out (GB/IRE run) | 4th or worse | 6 | 42 | 1999 to 2025 | |
| Position last time out (GB/IRE run) | Did not finish | 1 | 14 | 1999 to 2025 | |
| Days since last GB/IRE run | 30 days or fewer | 10 | 74 | 1999 to 2025 | |
| Days since last GB/IRE run | 31 to 60 days | 0 | 14 | 1999 to 2025 | |
| Days since last GB/IRE run | 61 to 120 days | 0 | 2 | 1999 to 2025 | |
| Days since last GB/IRE run | 121 to 240 days | 15 | 58 | 1999 to 2025 | |
| Days since last GB/IRE run | Over 240 days | 1 | 14 | 1999 to 2025 | |
| Level of last run (GB/IRE run) | Grade 1 | 8 | 33 | 1999 to 2025 | |
| Level of last run (GB/IRE run) | Grade 2 or 3 | 7 | 70 | 1999 to 2025 | |
| Level of last run (GB/IRE run) | Listed | 0 | 2 | 1999 to 2025 | |
| Level of last run (GB/IRE run) | Handicap | 4 | 31 | 1999 to 2025 | |
| Level of last run (GB/IRE run) | Other race | 7 | 26 | 1999 to 2025 | |
| Course of last run (GB/IRE run) | Punchestown | 8 | 50 | 1999 to 2025 | |
| Course of last run (GB/IRE run) | Aintree | 7 | 20 | 1999 to 2025 | |
| Course of last run (GB/IRE run) | Limerick | 4 | 12 | 1999 to 2025 | |
| Course of last run (GB/IRE run) | Cheltenham | 3 | 16 | 1999 to 2025 | |
| Course of last run (GB/IRE run) | Any other course | 4 | 64 | 1999 to 2025 |
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 (1999 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 (1 November 2025)
| 1 | 11/4 | won | Henry de Bromhead | Darragh O'Keeffe | 162 | 11 | 11-10 | |
| 2 | 9/2 | 3¾ | Noel Meade | Donagh Meyler | 150 | 7 | 11-10 | |
| 3 | 9/4 | 5¼ | Gordon Elliott | Danny Gilligan | 157 | 6 | 11-10 | |
| 4 | 2/1F | 6½ | Gordon Elliott | Jack Kennedy | 165 | 8 | 11-10 | |
| 5 | 300/1 | dist | R K Watson | Alex Harvey | 115 | 10 | 11-10 |
All runners in the latest running we hold. Source: RaceWatch results database.
Trainers with most Down Royal Champion Chase wins since 1999
| Paul Nicholls | 5 | 13 | 2,021 | |
| Gordon Elliott | 5 | 28 | 2,023 | |
| Henry de Bromhead | 4 | 16 | 2,025 | |
| Noel Meade | 3 | 15 | 2,019 | |
| A L T Moore | 2 | 3 | 2,003 | |
| Michael Hourigan | 2 | 7 | 2,006 | |
| Noel Chance | 1 | 1 | 2,000 | |
| C A Murphy | 1 | 2 | 2,011 | |
| Nick Mitchell | 1 | 2 | 2,009 | |
| M F Morris | 1 | 9 | 2,001 | |
| Willie Mullins | 1 | 9 | 1,999 |
Trainers with at least one win, runners counted in this race only.
Jockeys with most Down Royal Champion Chase wins since 1999
| R Walsh | 4 | 10 | 2,016 | |
| Andrew J McNamara | 2 | 2 | 2,009 | |
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 2 | 3 | 2,025 | |
| Conor O'Dwyer | 2 | 6 | 2,003 | |
| Sean Flanagan | 2 | 6 | 2,019 | |
| Jack Kennedy | 2 | 7 | 2,023 | |
| B J Cooper | 2 | 8 | 2,015 | |
| Paul Carberry | 2 | 12 | 2,014 | |
| Bryony Frost | 1 | 1 | 2,021 | |
| Richard Johnson | 1 | 1 | 2,000 | |
| Timmy Murphy | 1 | 2 | 2,004 | |
| D J Casey | 1 | 3 | 2,001 | |
| Daryl Jacob | 1 | 4 | 2,012 | |
| Keith Donoghue | 1 | 4 | 2,020 | |
| Rachael Blackmore | 1 | 5 | 2,022 | |
| Davy Russell | 1 | 12 | 2,011 |
Jockeys with at least one win, rides counted in this race only.
Winners by age
| 6 | 2 | 9 | |
| 7 | 6 | 30 | |
| 8 | 8 | 42 | |
| 9 | 4 | 42 | |
| 10 | 5 | 26 | |
| 11 | 1 | 11 | |
| 12 | 0 | 2 |
Win % shown only where an age group has 100 or more runners.
Winners by starting price band
| Evens or shorter | 6 | 13 | |
| 11/10 to 3/1 | 10 | 38 | |
| 10/3 to 6/1 | 5 | 31 | |
| 13/2 to 12/1 | 3 | 30 | |
| 14/1 to 25/1 | 2 | 23 | |
| 28/1 or bigger | 0 | 27 |
Win % shown only where a band has 100 or more runners.
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Favourites year by year
| 2025 | 2/1F | 4 | Gordon Elliott | |
| 2024 | 8/11F | 3 | Gordon Elliott | |
| 2023 | 4/7F | 1 | Gordon Elliott | |
| 2022 | 5/6F | 4 | Gordon Elliott | |
| 2021 | 5/4F | 3 | Henry de Bromhead | |
| 2020 | 5/2F | 2 | Henry de Bromhead | |
| 2019 | 7/4F | 2 | Paul Nicholls | |
| 2018 | 6/4F | 1 | Noel Meade | |
| 2017 | 5/6F | 7 | Mrs John Harrington | |
| 2016 | 2/1F | 1 | Henry de Bromhead | |
| 2015 | 2/11F | 1 | Gordon Elliott | |
| 2014 | 9/4F | 3 | Willie Mullins | |
| 2013 | 9/4J | 4 | M F Morris | |
| 2013 | 9/4J | 2 | Henry de Bromhead | |
| 2012 | 2/1F | 3 | C A Murphy | |
| 2011 | 11/4F | 1 | C A Murphy | |
| 2010 | 4/7F | 1 | Paul Nicholls | |
| 2009 | EvensF | F | J T R Dreaper | |
| 2008 | 2/5F | 1 | Paul Nicholls | |
| 2007 | 10/11F | 1 | Paul Nicholls | |
| 2006 | 4/7F | 2 | M F Morris | |
| 2004 | EvensF | 1 | Michael Hourigan | |
| 2003 | EvensF | 3 | Anthony Mullins | |
| 2002 | See More Business (IRE) | 2/1F | 2 | Paul Nicholls |
| 2001 | Florida Pearl (IRE) | 4/5F | 3 | Willie Mullins |
| 2000 | Florida Pearl (IRE) | 5/4J | 4 | Willie Mullins |
| 2000 | Looks Like Trouble (IRE) | 5/4J | 1 | Noel Chance |
| 1999 | Florida Pearl (IRE) | 11/10F | 1 | Willie Mullins |
Favourite = shortest starting price joint favourites each listed. Favourites record: 11 wins from 26 runnings
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What is the Down Royal Champion Chase and when is it run?
The Down Royal Champion Chase is a Grade 1 three-mile chase at Down Royal in Northern Ireland, run at the course's big meeting in early November.
Who has won the Down Royal Champion Chase most often?
Envoi Allen has the most Down Royal Champion Chase wins in the data since 1999, with three wins, and the roll of honour marks every repeat winner.
What do the Down Royal Champion Chase trends show?
15 of the 26 Down Royal Champion Chase winners since 1999 had last run in Britain or Ireland 121 to 240 days earlier, the most common gap, and 19 of the 26 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.
How do favourites and outsiders fare in the Down Royal Champion Chase?
Favourites have won 11 of 26 runnings since 1999, and the biggest-priced winner in the data is More Than A Stroll (IRE) at 20/1.
When is the next Down Royal Champion Chase?
The next Down Royal Champion Chase is due at Down Royal in early November, and the page adds the result, the favourite's run and the updated trends the day after.
Questions people ask
Who won the latest Down Royal Champion Chase?
Envoi Allen (FR) won the Down Royal Champion Chase on 1 November 2025 at Down Royal (IRE), starting at 11/4 in a field of 5. The winner was trained by Henry de Bromhead and ridden by Darragh O'Keeffe, and the full result is in the latest running table.
How often does the favourite win the Down Royal Champion Chase?
Favourites have won 11 of 26 runnings in the data since 1999, a strike rate of 42.3%. A £1 level stake on every favourite at SP shows -4.8 points, and joint favourites are each listed in the favourites table.
Which trainer has the best record in the Down Royal Champion Chase?
Paul Nicholls (joint top with 1 other) heads the trainers' table with 5 Down Royal Champion Chase wins since 1999.
Who has won the Down Royal Champion Chase the most times?
Envoi Allen has the most Down Royal Champion Chase wins in the data since 1999, with three wins, and the roll of honour marks every repeat winner. Horses to win the Down Royal Champion Chase more than once since 1999 include Envoi Allen (2022, 2024 and 2025), Road To Respect (2018 and 2019) and Kauto Star (2008 and 2010).
When does the Down Royal Champion Chase roll of honour start?
The first running in the RaceWatch results database is 1999, and there is no 2005 running. The race has carried sponsors' names such as the JNwine.com Champion Chase and the Ladbrokes Champion Chase.
When is the next Down Royal Champion Chase?
The next Down Royal Champion Chase is due at Down Royal in early November, and the countdown at the top of this page shows the expected date. The roll of honour, trends and favourites tables update the day after the race is run.
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