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2025 Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race Preview
The Grade 2 Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race is scheduled to take place in April of each year at the Aintree racecourse, the race is open to runners aged between 4yo and 6yo and is run over a trip of two miles and one furlong.
The race is run at the Aintree Grand National meeting and was established in 1987.
Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race Information:
- Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race Past Winners
- Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race Trainer Statistics
- Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race Jockey Statistics
Why not use the trends shortlist below to help you narrow down the field and then head over to the dedicated Aintree tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG expert racing tipsters to find yourself a bet? We cover every race at the Aintree Grand National Meeting and below you can find links to all of the races for each of Thursday, Friday & Saturday.
How competitive is the Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2004 when the race had an over-round of 124%. The race in 2008 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 138%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race, the over-round has been 129%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £129 which is bet.
Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race Trends:
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 20 if you had followed the winner of the Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race next time out then you would have backed a total of 5 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -12.22. Ahead of the 2025 Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race why not head over to the racing predictions for tips on other races today?
When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 3:56.40 was set by Megastar in 2010, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Gary Moore and ridden by Jamie Moore. The slowest winning time was set in 2018 when Portrush Ted won in a time of 4:27.00, booked to ride was Gavin Sheehan on this Warren Greatrex trained runner.
These are the top three quickest-run Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race over the last 20 renewals:
- Megastar (3:56.40) in 2010
- Steps To Freedom (3:59.50) in 2011
- Barters Hill (4:00.40) in 2015
What the expert says...
Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race Past Winners
Here are the Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. The trainer of the horse at the time of winning the Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 4:11.68 | Horaces Pearl (FR) 6yo 11-4 14/1 | Connor Brace Fergal O'Brien (GB) |
| 2023 4:01.74 | Florida Dreams (IRE) 5yo 11-6 18/1 | Danny McMenamin Nicky Richards (GB) |
| 2022 4:04.13 | Lookaway (IRE) 5yo 11-4 28/1 | Jack Quinlan Neil King (GB) |
| 2021 4:05.35 | Knappers Hill (IRE) 5yo 11-4 8/1 | Megan Nicholls Paul Nicholls (GB) |
| 2019 4:07.84 | McFabulous (IRE) 5yo 11-4 2/1F | Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls (GB) |
| 2018 4:27.00 | Portrush Ted (IRE) 6yo 11-4 25/1 | Gavin Sheehan Warren Greatrex (GB) |
| 2017 4:04.90 | Lalor (GER) 5yo 11-4 33/1 | Richard Johnson Richard Woollacott (GB) |
| 2016 4:09.10 | Bacardys (FR) 5yo 11-4 15/2 | Mr P W Mullins W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2015 4:00.40 | Barters Hill (IRE) 5yo 11-4 11/2 | David Bass Ben Pauling (GB) |
| 2014 4:12.50 | Ballybolley (IRE) 5yo 11-4 14/1 | Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race have been based:
- GB: 18 winners with an additional 34 placings from 340 runners
- IRE: 2 winners with an additional 6 placings from 29 runners
- BEL: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race over the last 20 renewals is Nigel Twiston-Davies who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from The Cool Guy (2005), The New One (2012) and Ballybolley (2014). The only other trainer to have recorded multiple wins in the Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race is Paul Nicholls (2 wins). Multiple trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race, Nicky Henderson (0-20), Jonjo O'Neill (0-15) and Donald McCain (0-11) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple runners to the race.
Here are some of the top Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigel Twiston-Davies | 9-3-3 | +66.00 | +30.00 |
| Paul Nicholls | 17-2-5 | -5.00 | -8.30 |
| Alan King | 13-1-4 | +16.00 | +3.50 |
| W P Mullins | 10-1-5 | -1.50 | -3.25 |
| Ben Pauling | 8-1-1 | -1.50 | -4.25 |
| Fergal O'Brien | 7-1-4 | +8.00 | +2.50 |
| Warren Greatrex | 4-1-3 | +22.00 | +10.50 |
| Nicky Richards | 4-1-1 | +15.00 | +6.00 |
| Emma Lavelle | 3-1-2 | +18.00 | +8.50 |
| Tom Tate | 3-1-1 | +12.00 | +5.00 |
Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race over the last 20 renewals is Sam Twiston-Davies who has won the race two times with those two winners coming from The New One (2012) and Ballybolley (2014). Two jockeys have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race, Brian Hughes has ridden a total of 11 runners to the race without recording any wins whilst Paddy Brennan has ridden 11 without a winner.
Here are some of the top Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 7-2-2 | +17.00 | +6.00 |
| Mr P W Mullins | 7-1-4 | +1.50 | -0.75 |
| Gavin Sheehan | 4-1-3 | +22.00 | +11.90 |
| Harry Cobden | 4-1-1 | -1.00 | -1.80 |
| Mr S Crawford | 3-1-1 | +48.00 | +23.00 |
| David Bass | 3-1-1 | +3.50 | +0.75 |
| Jack Quinlan | 2-1-1 | +27.00 | +13.00 |
| Danny McMenamin | 1-1-1 | +18.00 | +9.00 |
| Connor Brace | 1-1-1 | +14.00 | +7.00 |
| Megan Nicholls | 1-1-1 | +8.00 | +4.00 |
2025 Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 3, 4, 4, 1, (3, 20), 2, 19, 2, 6, 7, (11, 13), 7, 4, 9, 17, 1, 7, 5, 2, 14
The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones as you would expect them to do well.
- 20 / 20 (78%) - Achieved an RPR of 102+ (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (79%) - Ran over 1m6f - 2m½f (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Carried 145 - 163lbs (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Within the first 16 of the market
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Highest Run is not G2-3/Cl2-3
- 18 / 20 (67%) - No bigger than 33/1
- 18 / 20 (67%) - Carried 151 - 165lbs (Last Win)
- 18 / 20 (77%) - Won by at least ½l (Last Win)
- 18 / 20 (77%) - No bigger than 11/1 (Last Win)
- 18 / 20 (80%) - Furthest Won 1m6f - 2m1½f
- 18 / 20 (80%) - Not in FRA/WAL (Last Win)
- 18 / 20 (82%) - Not on SLW/STD-SLW/STD (Last Win)
- 18 / 20 (82%) - Highest Won is not G1-3/Cl2-3
- 18 / 20 (85%) - No bigger than 25/1 (Career Win)
- 18 / 20 (86%) - No bigger than 25/1 (Career)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Aintree racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race. Did you know that we have an OLBG Betting School section on OLBG? It is a place to help you improve your betting experience with articles like How to Find Winners - 101 Tips to Choose A Winning Horse Racing Bet.
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Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +134.70 is when runners ran in a race restricted to 4-6yo on debut. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran in a field of 9 when last winning, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-37.
The courses that have produced the most winners of the Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race are Cheltenham and Newbury, there has been a total number of 4 winners from each of those courses.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 19 winners from a total of 358 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 12 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race, that stallion Kayf Tara has produced 2 winners (2014,2010).
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race despite multiple attempts:
- Oscar (0 Wins from 9 runners)
- Walk In The Park (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Flemensfirth (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Westerner (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Yeats (0 Wins from 6 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Sitting Tennant in 2009, winning for Kate Walton at odds of 66/1 under the guidance of Richie McGrath. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 2 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2025 Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today?
Schedule for Thursday at the Aintree Grand National Meeting
The three-day Grand National meeting kicks off on Thursday with four Grade 1 events on the seven-race card which features both the Aintree Hurdle and the Bowl Chase.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:45 Aintree Manifesto Novices Chase | Il Etait Temps (FR) 6yo - 3/1 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| 14:20 Aintree Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle | Sir Gino (FR) 4yo - 11/10 | Nicky Henderson Nico de Boinville |
| 14:55 Aintree Bowl Chase | Gerri Colombe (FR) 8yo - 9/4 | Gordon Elliott Jack Kennedy |
| 15:30 Aintree Aintree Hurdle | Impaire Et Passe (FR) 6yo - 1/1 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| 16:05 Aintree Foxhunters Chase | Its On The Line (IRE) 7yo - 3/1 | Emmet Mullins Mr Derek O'Connor |
| 16:40 Aintree Red Rum Handicap Chase | Sans Bruit (FR) 6yo - 5/1 | Paul Nicholls Bryony Frost |
| 17:15 Aintree Nickel Coin Mares Bumper | Diva Luna (IRE) 5yo - 13/2 | Ben Pauling Kielan Woods |
Schedule for Friday at the Aintree Grand National Meeting
Day 2 of the Grand National meeting is Ladies Day or Fabulous Friday, the highlights on the track being the Melling Chase plus there is the Topham Chase over the Grand National fences.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:45 Aintree Mildmay Novices Chase | Inothewayurthinkin (IRE) 6yo - 6/4 | Gavin Cromwell Mark Walsh |
| 14:20 Aintree William Hill National Festival Handicap Hurdle | Kateira (GB) 7yo - 5/1 | Dan Skelton Harry Skelton |
| 14:55 Aintree Top Novices Hurdle | Mystical Power (IRE) 5yo - 11/10 | W P Mullins Mark Walsh |
| 15:30 Aintree Melling Chase | Jonbon (FR) 8yo - 11/10 | Nicky Henderson Nico de Boinville |
| 16:05 Aintree Topham Chase | Arizona Cardinal (GB) 8yo - 20/1 | Stuart Edmunds Ciaran Gethings |
| 16:40 Aintree Sefton Novices Hurdle | Dancing City (FR) 7yo - 4/1 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| 17:15 Aintree Alder Hey Handicap Hurdle | El Jefe (IRE) 7yo - 40/1 | Andrew Hamilton Ben Smith |
Schedule for Saturday at the Aintree Grand National Meeting
The Grand National is obviously the showpiece of the Aintree meeting and day 3 also includes three Grade 1 events, the feature of those being the Liverpool Hurdle.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:20 Aintree Bridle Road Handicap Hurdle | Gwennie May Boy (IRE) 6yo - 9/2 | Dan Skelton Charlie Todd |
| 13:55 Aintree Mersey Novices Hurdle | Brighterdaysahead (FR) 5yo - 6/5 | Gordon Elliott Jack Kennedy |
| 14:30 Aintree William Hill National Festival Handicap Chase | Cruz Control (FR) 7yo - 9/1 | Tom Lacey Stan Sheppard |
| 15:05 Aintree Liverpool Hurdle | Strong Leader (GB) 7yo - 8/1 | Olly Murphy Sean Bowen |
| 16:00 Aintree Grand National | I Am Maximus (FR) 8yo - 7/1 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| 17:00 Aintree Maghull Novices Chase | Found A Fifty (IRE) 7yo - 11/8 | Gordon Elliott Jack Kennedy |
| 17:35 Aintree Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race | Horaces Pearl (FR) 6yo - 14/1 | Fergal O'Brien Connor Brace |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race Preview are at hand, Andy and Darren. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for National Hunt Racing.
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Tipster Competition Manager
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