Foxhunters Chase Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Grand National Meeting)

The Foxhunters Chase is one of three races during the Grand National meeting at the Aintree racecourse which is run over the national fences, the Grand National and the Topham Chase being the other two. The race is open to runners who are at least six and is run over a trip of two miles and five furlongs in which only amateur jockeys are eligible to ride.

Foxhunters Chase Content:

• Foxhunters Chase Past Winners
• Foxhunters Chase Trainer Statistics
• Foxhunters Chase Jockey Statistics
• 2024 Foxhunters Chase Trends
• Foxhunters Chase Trend Analysis
• Schedule at The Aintree Grand National Meeting

In April, the only thing racing fans are interested in is the Grand National tips from the OLBG expert racing tipsters, which of the forty runners are they predicting to win the showcase race at Aintree?

The runner that holds the record over the past 20 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2005 renewal when Katarino from Robert Waley-Cohen under the guidance of Mr Sam Waley-Cohen, won in a time of 5:51.60, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, On The Fringe, trained by E Bolger and ridden by Ms N Carberry set the quickest time of 5:24.40 in the 2015 renewal.

These are the top three quickest-run Foxhunters Chase over the last 20 renewals:

• 2015 - On The Fringe (5:24.40)
• 2014 - Warne (5:29.40)
• 2009 - Trust Fund (5:30.50)

How competitive is the Foxhunters Chase market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2003 when the race had an over-round of 122%. The race in 2019 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 139%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Foxhunters Chase, the over-round has been 129%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £129 which is bet.

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 Foxhunters Chase next time out then you would have backed a total of 4 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -7.61. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2024 Foxhunters Chase.

Here are the Foxhunters 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 trainer of the horse at the time of winning the Foxhunters Chase 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 Foxhunters Chase have been based:

• GB: 16 winners with an additional 29 placings from 404 runners
• IRE: 4 winners with an additional 11 placings from 89 runners

There are two leading trainers in the Foxhunters Chase over the last 20 renewals with both E Bolger & Robert Waley-Cohen who have both won the race 2 times. E Bolger winners have been with On The Fringe (2015) & On The Fringe (2016). Robert Waley-Cohen winners have been with Katarino (2005) & Katarino (2006). There is one trainer who has not had the best of times in the Foxhunters Chase, Paul Nicholls has sent a total of 24 runners to the race without recording any wins.

Here are some of the top Foxhunters 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):

The leading jockey in the Foxhunters Chase over the last 20 renewals is Mr James King who has won the race 2 times. Those 2 winners came from Dineur (2017) & Cousin Pascal (2021).

Here are some of the top Foxhunters Chase jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Rides, 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):

Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): F, (2, 3), 1, 4, F, 5, 13, UR, 1, (1, F), (8, F), 3, 1, 1, PU, F, 5, 5, PU, 8

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 (60%) - Held an OR of 118+ (Last 3)
• 20 / 20 (71%) - Achieved an RPR of 115+ (Last Win)
• 20 / 20 (76%) - Achieved an RPR of 122+ (Career)
• 20 / 20 (79%) - Made 3 - 24 starts (Further)
• 20 / 20 (81%) - Made 3 - 25 starts (Chase)
• 20 / 20 (82%) - Achieved a TS of 102+ (Career)
• 20 / 20 (84%) - Beaten no more -33l (LTO)
• 20 / 20 (85%) - Not in a G1/G2/G3 (Last Win)
• 20 / 20 (86%) - Furthest Won 2m4f - 3m5f
• 20 / 20 (86%) - Had 3 - 19 placings (Career)
• 20 / 20 (87%) - Placed within last 4 starts
• 20 / 20 (89%) - Not in a G2/LST/Cl4 (LTO)
• 20 / 20 (89%) - Won by at least a neck (Last Win)
• 19 / 20 (73%) - In a field of 8+ (LTO)
• 19 / 20 (75%) - Ran over 2m5f+ (LTO)

Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Aintree racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Foxhunters Chase. 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.

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The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +121.50 is when runners had 1 win in the past year. The worst performing factor which has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran in a race restricted to 4yo+ on debut, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-70.

The course which has produced the most winners of the Foxhunters Chase is Cheltenham, there has been a total number of 8 winners of this race who ran at Cheltenham last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Aintree, there has been a total number of 3 winners of this race who ran at Aintree 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 490 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 3 runners.

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

• Exit To Nowhere (2 Wins)
• Pistolet Bleu (2 Wins)

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

• Beneficial (0 Wins from 10 runners)
• Flemensfirth (0 Wins from 9 runners)
• Glacial Storm (0 Wins from 8 runners)
• Supreme Leader (0 Wins from 8 runners)
• Be My Native (0 Wins from 7 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Tartan Snow in 2013, winning for Stuart Coltherd at odds of 100/1 under the guidance of Jamie Hamilton. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there has been a total of 5 winning favourites in the race. Remember to use the best racing tipsters along with the information on this page to find you a bet on the 2024 Foxhunters Chase.

Remember to head over to the Aintree predictions page to see which runner the racing tipsters are supporting in the Foxhunters Chase and don't forget that we also have a dedicated site for the 2024 Aintree Grand National. Below is the schedule for the 2024 Aintree Festival with links to each race blog as well as information for last year's winners.

Aintree Festival races for Thursday 11th April 2024

Aintree Festival races for Friday 12th April 2024

Aintree Festival races for Saturday 13th April 2024