Cheltenham 2010 – Arkle Chase

The Arkle Challenge Trophy is one of the leading races at the Cheltenham Festival and the race has produced a number of top class winners that have gone on to be victorious at future Festivals. The Arkle Chase is named after the famous Irish Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Cheltenham Gold Cup three times in the 1960s.

With the race often being run at a furious pace, the Arkle winner needs to be a fast and accurate jumper.

Arkle Chase Details

Trip: 2 Miles

Fences: 12

Class: Grade 1

First Run: 1946

Next running: Tuesday 16th March 2010

Arkle Chase Trends

Only one favourite has been successful in the last fifteen years.

Only one horse older than 7 years has won the race since 1991

The Pipe yard, Alan King and Paul Nicholls have all won the Arkle twice in the last ten years.

21 of the last 23 winners finished first or second last time out.

No winner in the last ten years returned bigger than 11/1.

No winner in the last ten years had run more than five times over fences.

2010 Arkle Chase Betting

2010 Arkle Chase

This year’s renewal of the Arkle Chase at Cheltenham is looking like one of the most competitive for a long time. Sizing Europe currently heads the market but is now being challenged for favouritism by the horse that would probably have beaten him in the Bord Na Mona – With Nature Novice Chase had it not been for a last fence fall, Captain Cee Bee. JP Macmanus’ charge won the Supreme Novices Hurdle in 2008 and must hold every chance in the 2010 Arkle as long as that fall has not left any adverse effects.

With Mikael D’Haguenet yet to make his debut over fences, his quote of just 12/1 tells you exactly how weary the bookies are of that particular runner. Another Irish challenger Cousin Vinny was beaten on his chase debut at Navan but he can’t be discounted lightly.

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