Clonmel Oil Chase Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends

Get ready for the Clonmel Oil Chase, run at Clonmel over 2m5f. Here we look back through the race's history, showcasing the most successful trainers and jockeys, and identifying the statistical trends that could help you find the next winner.
Clonmel Oil Chase Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends
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2026 Clonmel Oil Chase Preview

Scheduled to take place in November of each year at the Clonmel racecourse is the Clonmel Oil Chase, a Grade 2 Chase which is run over a trip of two miles and five furlongs, and the race is open to runners who are aged four or older.

The race was originally run over three miles, but was cut to the current trip in 1994. The following year, in 1995, the race was given Grade 3 status, which was upgraded to Grade 2 a year later.

Clonmel Oil Chase Information:

Our dedicated Clonmel tips page will not only bring you predictions from the OLBG racing tipsters for the upcoming card that includes the Clonmel Oil Chase, but will also have predictions for each meeting at Clonmel throughout the season, so be sure to head over there.

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How competitive is the Clonmel Oil Chase market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2006 when the race had an over-round of 107%. The race in 2012 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 121%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Clonmel Oil Chase, the over-round has been 113%, which means the bookie expects to pay out ÂŁ100 for every ÂŁ113 which is bet.

Below you will find the 2026 Clonmel Oil Chase Trends. See which patterns have occurred over the recent renewals that you may be able to use for the next renewal. We also have a section that looks at the Clonmel Oil Chase Trend Analysis.

These are the top three quickest-run Clonmel Oil Chase races over the last 20 renewals:

  1. Arvika Ligeonniere (4:54.80) in 2013
  2. Alelchi Inois (4:57.40) in 2016
  3. Mossbank (5:00.80) in 2007

Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? Over the past 20 renewals, if you had followed the winner of the Clonmel Oil Chase next time out, then you would have backed a total of 6 winners. Backing all 17 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of +2.70. Whilst we wait for the 2026 Clonmel Oil Chase, remember you can get daily racing predictions from the expert tipsters on the racing predictions page.

When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 4:54.80 was set by Arvika Ligeonniere in 2013, trained by W P Mullins and ridden by R Walsh, which is the quickest time over that period. The slowest winning time was set in 2023 when Allaho won in a time of 6:05.90 for trainer W P Mullins, who booked Paul Townend in the saddle.

What the expert says...
The Punchestown Gold Cup has supplied five winners of this race since 2010, with the latest of those being Allaho, who won both races in 2023.

Andy Powell - Horse Racing Betting Expert - OLBG.com

Clonmel Oil Chase Past Winners

Here are the Clonmel Oil Chase 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 horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Clonmel Oil Chase are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.

YearHorseInfo
2025
5:21.20
Il Etait Temps (FR)
7yo 11-12 2/9F
Paul Townend
W P Mullins (IRE)
2024
5:07.00
Saint Sam (FR)
7yo 11-8 6/4F
Paul Townend
W P Mullins (IRE)
2023
6:05.90
Allaho (FR)
9yo 11-3 1/4F
Paul Townend
W P Mullins (IRE)
2022
5:56.00
Blue Lord (FR)
7yo 11-8 5/6F
Paul Townend
W P Mullins (IRE)
2021
5:38.10
Fakir Doudairies (FR)
6yo 12-0 5/4F
Mark Walsh
Joseph Patrick O'Brien (IRE)
2020
5:46.10
Bachasson (FR)
9yo 11-7 9/4
David Mullins
W P Mullins (IRE)
2019
5:33.50
Douvan (FR)
9yo 11-5 4/5F
Paul Townend
W P Mullins (IRE)
2018
5:01.30
Kemboy (FR)
6yo 11-4 11/8F
Paul Townend
W P Mullins (IRE)
2017
5:37.40
Alpha Des Obeaux (FR)
7yo 11-4 7/1
Sean Flanagan
M F Morris (IRE)
2016
4:57.40
Alelchi Inois (FR)
8yo 11-5 2/1F
R Walsh
W P Mullins (IRE)

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Clonmel Oil Chase Trainer Statistics

The leading trainer in the Clonmel Oil Chase over the last 20 renewals is W P Mullins, who has won the race ten times, with those ten winners coming from Arvika Ligeonniere (2013), Champagne Fever (2014), Alelchi Inois (2016), Kemboy (2018), Douvan (2019), Bachasson (2020), Blue Lord (2022), Allaho (2023), Saint Sam (2024) and Il Etait Temps (2025). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Clonmel Oil Chase are Noel Meade (3 wins) and E J O'Grady (2 wins). There is one trainer who has not had the best of times in the Clonmel Oil Chase; Gordon Elliott has sent a total of 18 runners to the race without recording any wins.

Here are some of the top Clonmel Oil Chase 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):

TrainerR-W-PWinEW
W P Mullins21-10-11-0.24+1.51
Noel Meade8-3-3+3.50-0.55
E J O'Grady4-2-2+0.16-1.43
Henry De Bromhead6-1-1-4.86-4.91
M F Morris5-1-1+3.00+0.38
Joseph Patrick O'Brien5-1-1-2.75-3.00
T J Taaffe2-1-1+1.50+0.56
Michael Hourigan1-1-1+3.50+2.10
Gordon Elliott18-0-6-18.00-7.44
John Patrick Ryan3-0-0-3.00-2.00

Clonmel Oil Chase Jockey Statistics

The leading jockey in the Clonmel Oil Chase over the last 20 renewals is Paul Townend, who has won the race seven times, with those seven winners coming from Champagne Fever (2014), Kemboy (2018), Douvan (2019), Blue Lord (2022), Allaho (2023), Saint Sam (2024) and Il Etait Temps (2025).

Here are some of the top Clonmel Oil Chase 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):

JockeyR-W-PWinEW
Paul Townend10-7-8+2.71+0.35
Mark Walsh9-1-2-6.75-3.12
Sean Flanagan5-1-1+3.00+0.38
Jack Kennedy4-0-4-4.00+0.75
Danny Mullins4-0-0-4.00-2.00
Keith Donoghue3-0-1-3.00-1.50
J J Slevin2-0-0-2.00-1.00
Rachael Blackmore2-0-0-2.00-1.00
Mark Enright2-0-0-2.00-2.00
Robbie Colgan1-0-0-1.00+0.00

Clonmel Oil Chase Trend Analysis

✅ The trend factor, which has produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +9.06, is when runners were 1st in the betting market.

❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners were 3rd in the betting market, when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-22.

The course which has produced the most winners of the Clonmel Oil Chase is Punchestown; there have been a total of 10 winners of this race who ran at Punchestown last time out.

The race is open to both sexes, with the Male runners having produced a total of 20 winners from a total of 106 runners, whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 2 runners.

Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Clonmel Oil Chase:

  • Be My Native (2 Wins)
  • Sea Raven (2 Wins)
  • Voix Du Nord (2 Wins)

Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have been disappointed with multiple attempts but no wins in the Clonmel Oil Chase; that stallion is Oscar, who has failed to produce a winner from 5 runners.

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Alpha Des Obeaux in 2017, winning for M F Morris at odds of 7/1 under the guidance of Sean Flanagan. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals, there have been 15 winning favourites in the race. Before placing your bet on the 2026 Clonmel Oil Chase, head over to see which runners the best racing tipsters are tipping today.

Route to the Clonmel Oil Chase

Many trainers target races as preparation for the Clonmel Oil Chase. These are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:

InfoLast Race
2025 - Il Etait Temps
Sandown - 1st of 7 (9/2)
Celebration Chase
2024 - Saint Sam
Auteuil - 1st of 12 (2/1)
Prix de lOrleanais
2023 - Allaho
Punchestown - 1st of 9 (6/5)
Punchestown Gold Cup
2022 - Blue Lord
Punchestown - 1st of 6 (2/1)
Barberstown Castle Novice Chase
2021 - Fakir Doudairies
Punchestown - 3rd of 6 (11/2)
Punchestown Gold Cup
2020 - Bachasson
Clonmel - 1st of 5 (4/6)
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2019 - Douvan
Punchestown - 2nd of 9 (4/5)
Punchestown Champion Chase
2018 - Kemboy
Punchestown - 1st of 18 (11/4)
Punchestown Listed Novice Handicap Chase
2017 - Alpha Des Obeaux
Down Royal - 4th of 8 (12/1)
BetVictor Champion Chase
2016 - Alelchi Inois
Merano - 3rd of 12 (23/20)
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Article Contributor Information

We are fortunate to have an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to the creation and maintenance of this Clonmel Oil Chase Preview are Andy and Darren. They both work on the Horse racing tips 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.

Darren Brett

Darren Brett

Expert Guide

Darren has worked in the horse racing industry for decades bringing to OLBG for the last 20 years a wealth of knowledge, creating much of our content on these sports. Darren also manages our Grand National Guide and is the go-to font of knowledge for the world's greatest steeplechase.
Andy Powell

Andy Powell

Expert Guide

Andy, a seasoned horse racing expert with over 15 years of experience, possesses a comprehensive understanding of the sport, from delving into complex statistical data for jump racing in the UK and Ireland to crafting insightful national hunt racing blogs for OLBG.

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