Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Cheltenham Festival)

2025 Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup Preview

The Foxhunter Chase is run over the Gold Cup distance of three miles and two and a half furlongs restricted to amateur riders only, the 'Amateurs Gold Cup' here at Cheltenham.

The race is open to runners who have either twice won a Point to Point (PTP) race or those who have finished in the first two of a Hunter Chase at least twice.

Many of the older runners will have contested handicap chases under national hunt rules in their early days. Who are our racing tipsters tipping to win the 'Amateurs Gold Cup'? Head over to the best bets for Cheltenham page to find out.

Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup Information:

• Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup Past Winners
• Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup Trainer Statistics
• Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup Jockey Statistics

We also have a dedicated Cheltenham tips page that will cover this race as well as all of the other races on the day of the race, see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are predicting to win this race and the others on the cards. We cover every race at the Cheltenham Festival and below you can find links to all of the races for each of Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday.

How competitive is the Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2024 when the race had an over-round of 120%. The race in 2007 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 136%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup, the over-round has been 129%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £129 which is bet.

Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup Trends:

• 2025 Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup Trends
• Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup Trend Analysis

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 Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup next time out then you would have backed a total of 9 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +7.87. Before placing your bet on the 2025 Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup see which other runners today are being backed on the racing predictions page.

When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 6:37.20 was set by Zemsky in 2011, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by I R Ferguson and ridden by Mr Derek O'Connor. The slowest winning time was set in 2024 when Sine Nomine won in a time of 7:17.70, booked to ride was Mr John Dawson on this Fiona Needham trained runner.

These are the top three quickest-run Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup over the last 20 renewals:

1. Zemsky (6:37.20) in 2011
2. Whyso Mayo (6:42.70) in 2006
3. Pacha Du Polder (6:42.80) in 2017

Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup Past Winners

Here are the Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup 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 Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup have been based:

• GB: 11 winners with an additional 23 placings from 331 runners
• IRE: 9 winners with an additional 18 placings from 117 runners

Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup Trainer Statistics

The leading trainer in the Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup over the last 20 renewals is Paul Nicholls who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Sleeping Night (2005) and Pacha Du Polder (2017 & 2018). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup are E Bolger (2 wins) and Rodger Sweeney (2 wins). There is one trainer who has not had the best of times in the Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup, Alan Hill has sent a total of 10 runners to the race without recording any wins.

Here are some of the top Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup 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):

Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup Jockey Statistics

Multiple jockeys have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup, Mr William Biddick (0-10), Mr J J Codd (0-10) and Mr B O'Neill (0-10) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple rides to the race.

Here are some of the top Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup 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):

2025 Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup Trends

Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, PU, 2, PU, 12, (1, BD), (4, UR), 2, 1, 5, 3, 1, 4, 8, 1, 2, 2, 1, 7, 2

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 (80%) - No older than an 11yo
• 20 / 20 (81%) - Won within last 5 starts
• 20 / 20 (81%) - No bigger than 66/1
• 20 / 20 (87%) - No more than 2 falls (Career)
• 20 / 20 (88%) - Fewer than 1 starts (Trip)
• 20 / 20 (89%) - Not BB/BL/BR/RG in colour
• 19 / 20 (73%) - Furthest ran 3m½f - 4m
• 19 / 20 (75%) - No more than +4yrs (Vs Min Age)
• 19 / 20 (81%) - Off a break of 20 - 364 days
• 19 / 20 (82%) - Not in a Handicap (Last Win)
• 19 / 20 (84%) - Highest Run is not Cl3-4/Cl6
• 19 / 20 (85%) - No bigger than 18/1 (Career Win)
• 19 / 20 (86%) - Beaten no more -25l (LTO)
• 19 / 20 (88%) - Carried 152 - 174lbs (Last Win)
• 19 / 20 (88%) - Furthest Placed 2m6½f - 4m

Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Cheltenham racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup. If you are a newcomer to horse racing betting, then the number of types of bets can be scary! Don't let that put you off though, head over to this Types Of Horse Racing Bet article and have a read, you will then have a better knowledge of betting on racing in the future and there are plenty of other articles in the OLBG Betting School too.

Are you already a member? If not, then why not? With over £6,000 given away each month in the tipster competition, why not get involved? Remember, It is completely FREE! So, head over to the registration page to sign up today! If you are already a member, then share your thoughts on the Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup by adding a tip on the race here.

Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup Trend Analysis

The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +32.13 is when runners had 1 win in the past 180 days. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 2 career wins in Non-Handicap races, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-83.

The course which has produced the most winners of the Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup is Leopardstown, there has been a total number of 5 winners of this race who ran at Leopardstown last time out.

The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 19 winners from a total of 435 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 13 runners.

Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup:

• Beneficial (2 Wins)
• Exit To Nowhere (2 Wins)
• Muhtathir (2 Wins)
• Presenting (2 Wins)

These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup despite multiple attempts:

• Oscar (0 Wins from 12 runners)
• Turgeon (0 Wins from 9 runners)
• Flemensfirth (0 Wins from 8 runners)
• Kings Theatre (0 Wins from 8 runners)
• Old Vic (0 Wins from 8 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Premier Magic in 2023, winning for Bradley Gibbs at odds of 66/1 under the guidance of Mr Bradley Gibbs. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 6 winning favourites in the race. Before placing your bet on the 2025 Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup head over to see which other runners today are being backed by the best racing tipsters today.

Schedule for Tuesday at the Cheltenham Festival

Prepare for the ROAR of the Cheltenham Festival on the opening day when the tape goes up for the Supreme Novices Hurdle, the feature on Tuesday is the Champion Hurdle.

Schedule for Wednesday at the Cheltenham Festival

The dust has settled on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival and now on to day two. The feature on the second day is the Queen Mother Champion Chase. We also have the cross country scheduled on Wednesday, a race like Marmite, some love it and some don't!

Schedule for Thursday at the Cheltenham Festival

Halfway through the festival and onto day three where the Stayers Hurdle is the feature race. A hurdle race to test the stamina and see how can last best up the Cheltenham hill.

Schedule for Friday at the Cheltenham Festival

The final day of the festival and feature race that we have all been waiting for, the Cheltenham Gold Cup in which the Irish have been fairly dominant in recent years.