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2026 Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Preview
Better known as simply the Kim Muir! This race is a handicap chase for amateur jockeys only and is run over 3m2f on the new course at Cheltenham. The Kim Muir has been a stepping stone to the Grand National in the past with 2010 winner Ballabriggs going on to Aintree glory and the 2012 winner Sunnyhillboy losing out in the National by a whisker.
Additionally, Cause of Causes took this in 2016 and went on to finish runner-up in the 2017 Grand National. Ireland had not won this race since 1983 until 2014 but they have now won six of the last ten renewals so perhaps the tide is changing.
Elevate your Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup betting game using our thorough examination of historical race trends and trainer stats, then capitalize on the Cheltenham betting offers.
Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Information:
- Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Past Winners
- Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Trainer Statistics
- Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir 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.
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How competitive is the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2021 when the race had an over-round of 127%. The race in 2023 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 Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup, the over-round has been 133%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £133 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup 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 Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup over the last 20 renewals:
- Youre Special (6:10.30) in 2006
- Cloudy Lane (6:16.51) in 2007
- Junior (6:20.50) in 2011
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 Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup next time out then you would have backed a total of 3 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -10.07. Whilst we wait for the 2026 Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup remember you can get daily racing predictions from the expert tipsters on the racing predictions page.
Over the last 20 renewals, it was Youre Special, trained by Ferdy Murphy and ridden by Mr R O Harding who set the fastest winning time in the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup, the runner won the race in a time of 6:10.30 when winning the race in 2006. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer Gavin Cromwell and jockey Mr Derek O'Connor with Inothewayurthinkin who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 7:13.43 in the 2024 renewal.
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Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Past Winners
Here are the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir 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 horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 6:56.29 | Daily Present (IRE) 8yo 10-7 12/1 | Mr B T Stone (7lbs) Paul Nolan (IRE) |
| 2024 7:13.43 | Inothewayurthinkin (IRE) 6yo 12-0 13/8F | Mr Derek O'Connor Gavin Cromwell (IRE) |
| 2023 6:52.09 | Angels Dawn (IRE) 8yo 11-0 10/1 | Mr P A King S Curling (IRE) |
| 2022 6:55.29 | Chambard (FR) 10yo 10-12 40/1 | Miss Lucy Turner (3lbs) Venetia Williams (GB) |
| 2021 6:53.97 | Mount Ida (IRE) 7yo 11-9 3/1F | Jack Kennedy Mrs Denise Foster (IRE) |
| 2020 7:09.20 | Milan Native (IRE) 7yo 11-1 9/1 | Mr R James (7lbs) Gordon Elliott (IRE) |
| 2019 6:48.14 | Any Second Now (IRE) 7yo 11-11 6/1 | Mr Derek O'Connor T M Walsh (IRE) |
| 2018 7:07.90 | Missed Approach (IRE) 8yo 11-5 8/1 | Mr N McParlan Warren Greatrex (GB) |
| 2017 6:48.90 | Domesday Book (USA) 7yo 11-4 40/1 | Miss Gina Andrews Stuart Edmunds (GB) |
| 2016 6:43.80 | Cause Of Causes (USA) 8yo 11-9 9/2 | Mr J J Codd Gordon Elliott (IRE) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup have been based:
- GB: 11 winners with an additional 36 placings from 344 runners
- IRE: 8 winners with an additional 22 placings from 104 runners
- FR: 1 winner with an additional 2 placings from 8 runners
Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Trainer Statistics
There are multiple leading trainers in the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup over the last 20 renewals with David Pipe, Gordon Elliott and Donald McCain having all won the race two times. David Pipe winners have been with Junior (2011) and The Package (2015). Gordon Elliott's winners have been with Cause Of Causes (2016) and Milan Native (2020). Donald McCain winners have been with Cloudy Lane (2007) and Ballabriggs (2010). Multiple trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup, Nicky Henderson (0-22), Paul Nicholls (0-17), Philip Hobbs (0-13), Charlie Longsdon (0-12), Tom George (0-10) and W P Mullins (0-10) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple runners to the race.
Here are some of the top Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir 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):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Pipe | 29-2-4 | -14.67 | -13.29 |
| Gordon Elliott | 23-2-9 | -7.50 | +3.01 |
| Donald McCain | 11-2-3 | +7.50 | +2.51 |
| Venetia Williams | 25-1-6 | +16.00 | +21.01 |
| Jonjo O'Neill | 25-1-3 | -17.50 | -15.56 |
| Nigel Twiston-Davies | 22-1-4 | -5.00 | +4.00 |
| Evan Williams | 5-1-1 | +10.00 | +4.75 |
| Paul Nolan | 5-1-1 | +8.00 | +3.50 |
| Warren Greatrex | 5-1-2 | +4.00 | +3.50 |
| Gavin Cromwell | 4-1-2 | -1.37 | -1.04 |
Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup over the last 20 renewals is Mr Derek O'Connor who has won the race two times with those two winners coming from Any Second Now (2019) and Inothewayurthinkin (2024). Multiple jockeys have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup, Mr William Biddick (0-16), Mr P W Mullins (0-12) and Mr B O'Neill (0-12) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple rides to the race.
Here are some of the top Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir 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):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Derek O'Connor | 16-2-6 | -6.37 | -2.48 |
| Miss Gina Andrews | 10-1-1 | +31.00 | +16.00 |
| Miss Lucy Turner | 7-1-1 | +34.00 | +19.00 |
| Mr R James | 5-1-1 | +5.00 | +1.63 |
| Mr N McParlan | 5-1-2 | +4.00 | +3.50 |
| Mr P A King | 2-1-1 | +9.00 | +5.25 |
| Mr B T Stone | 1-1-1 | +12.00 | +7.50 |
| Jack Kennedy | 1-1-1 | +3.00 | +1.88 |
| Mr William Biddick | 16-0-2 | -16.00 | -10.12 |
| Mr P W Mullins | 12-0-5 | -12.00 | -5.37 |
2026 Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): (8, 9), 1, UR, 7, 3, 1, 1, 2, 7, 7, UR, UR, 2, 8, (7, 11), 1, (2, PU), 2, 1, 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 (66%) - Fewer than 5 races (Class)
- 20 / 20 (74%) - No more than 1 fall (Career)
- 20 / 20 (78%) - Not in a G3/LST/Cl2-3 (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (79%) - No bigger than 17/2 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Not in a G1/LST/Cl4-6 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Ran in 2 - 6 races (Season)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Ran in 3 - 8 races (1 Year)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Within the first 18 of the market
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Achieved a TS of 84+ (Last 3)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - No bigger than 40/1
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Won by at least ½l (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Ran in 3 - 19 races (Chase)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Not in DEU/SCO/USA/WAL (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Fewer than 21 races (Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - No bigger than 20/1 (LTO)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Cheltenham racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup. 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 covering numerous topics.
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Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor that produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +27.00 is when runners had 1 career win in Jumps (Chase) races.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had recorded 2 career falls, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-66.
The course which has produced the most winners of the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup is Haydock, there has been a total number of 3 winners of this race who ran at Haydock last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 18 winners from a total of 434 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 2 winners from a total of 22 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup:
- Old Vic (2 Wins)
- Yeats (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup despite multiple attempts:
- Beneficial (0 Wins from 19 runners)
- Saddler Maker (0 Wins from 9 runners)
- Kings Theatre (0 Wins from 8 runners)
- Westerner (0 Wins from 8 runners)
- Winged Love (0 Wins from 8 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Chambard in 2022, winning for Venetia Williams at odds of 40/1 under the guidance of Miss Lucy Turner. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 5 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2026 Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today?
Route to the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup
Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup, these are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2025 - Daily Present Punchestown - 3rd of 8 (5/2) | Sky Bet Extra Places Every Day Amateur National |
| 2024 - Inothewayurthinkin Leopardstown - 9th of 25 (11/2) | Leopardstown Handicap Chase |
| 2023 - Angels Dawn Punchestown - UR of 12 (15/8) | Punchestown Grand National Trial |
| 2022 - Chambard Huntingdon - 1st of 3 (13/8) | £25 Matched First Bet At tote.co.uk Novices Limited Handicap Chase |
| 2021 - Mount Ida Thurles - 2nd of 9 (4/1) | Coolmore N.H. Sires Kew Gardens Irish EBF Mares Novice Chase |
| 2020 - Milan Native Gowran Park - 2nd of 15 (4/1) | Download The BoyleSports App Beginners Chase |
| 2019 - Any Second Now Navan - 3rd of 6 (7/2) | Ladbrokes Acca Boosty Ten Up Novice Chase |
| 2018 - Missed Approach Musselburgh - 2nd of 12 (7/2) | bet365 Edinburgh National Handicap Chase |
| 2017 - Domesday Book Leicester - 3rd of 6 (8/1) | SIS Cavalry Handicap Chase |
| 2016 - Cause Of Causes Naas - 5th of 6 (14/1) | Paddy Power Over 260 Shops Nationwide Chase |
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.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:20 Cheltenham Supreme Novices Hurdle | Kopek Des Bordes (FR) 5yo - 4/6 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| 14:00 Cheltenham Arkle Challenge Trophy | Jango Baie (FR) 6yo - 5/1 | Nicky Henderson Nico de Boinville |
| 14:40 Cheltenham Ultima Handicap Chase | Myretown (IRE) 8yo - 13/2 | Lucinda Russell Patrick Wadge |
| 15:20 Cheltenham Close Brothers Mares Hurdle | Lossiemouth (FR) 6yo - 4/6 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| 16:00 Cheltenham Champion Hurdle | Golden Ace (GB) 7yo - 25/1 | Jeremy Scott Lorcan Williams |
| 16:40 Cheltenham Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle | Puturhandstogether (IRE) 4yo - 17/2 | Joseph Patrick O'Brien Mark Walsh |
| 17:20 Cheltenham National Hunt Chase Challenge Cup | Haiti Couleurs (FR) 8yo - 7/2 | Rebecca Curtis Ben Jones |
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!
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:20 Cheltenham Turners Novices Hurdle | The New Lion (GB) 6yo - 3/1 | Dan Skelton Harry Skelton |
| 14:00 Cheltenham Brown Advisory Novices Chase | Lecky Watson (IRE) 7yo - 20/1 | W P Mullins Sean O'Keeffe |
| 14:40 Cheltenham Coral Cup | Jimmy Du Seuil (FR) 6yo - 16/1 | W P Mullins Danny Mullins |
| 15:20 Cheltenham Cross Country Chase | Stumptown (IRE) 8yo - 5/2 | Gavin Cromwell Keith Donoghue |
| 16:00 Cheltenham Queen Mother Champion Chase | Marine Nationale (IRE) 8yo - 5/1 | Barry Connell Sean Flanagan |
| 16:40 Cheltenham Johnny Henderson Grand Annual | Jazzy Matty (FR) 6yo - 15/2 | Cian Collins Danny Gilligan |
| 17:20 Cheltenham Champion Bumper | Bambino Fever (IRE) 5yo - 4/1 | W P Mullins Miss J Townend |
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.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:20 Cheltenham Mares Novices Hurdle | Air Of Entitlement (IRE) 6yo - 16/1 | Henry De Bromhead Rachael Blackmore |
| 14:00 Cheltenham Novices Limited Handicap Chase | Caldwell Potter (FR) 7yo - 7/1 | Paul Nicholls Harry Cobden |
| 14:40 Cheltenham Pertemps Network Final | Doddiethegreat (IRE) 9yo - 25/1 | Nicky Henderson Brian Hughes |
| 15:20 Cheltenham Ryanair Chase | Fact To File (FR) 8yo - 6/4 | W P Mullins Mark Walsh |
| 16:00 Cheltenham Stayers Hurdle | Bob Olinger (IRE) 10yo - 8/1 | Henry De Bromhead Rachael Blackmore |
| 16:40 Cheltenham Festival Plate | Jagwar (FR) 6yo - 3/1 | Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero Jonjo O'Neill Jr |
| 17:20 Cheltenham Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup | Daily Present (IRE) 8yo - 12/1 | Paul Nolan Mr B T Stone |
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.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:20 Cheltenham Triumph Hurdle | Poniros (GB) 4yo - 100/1 | W P Mullins Jonjo O'Neill Jr |
| 14:00 Cheltenham County Handicap Hurdle | Kargese (FR) 5yo - 3/1 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| 14:40 Cheltenham Mrs Paddy Power Mares Chase | Dinoblue (FR) 8yo - 6/4 | W P Mullins Mark Walsh |
| 15:20 Cheltenham Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle | Jasmin De Vaux (FR) 6yo - 6/1 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| 16:00 Cheltenham Cheltenham Gold Cup | Inothewayurthinkin (IRE) 7yo - 15/2 | Gavin Cromwell Mark Walsh |
| 16:40 Cheltenham Festival Hunters Chase | Wonderwall (IRE) 9yo - 28/1 | S Curling Mr R James |
| 17:20 Cheltenham Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle | Wodhooh (FR) 5yo - 9/2 | Gordon Elliott Danny Gilligan |
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We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup 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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