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2025 Troytown Handicap Chase Preview
The Troytown Handicap Chase is scheduled to take place in November of each year at the Navan racecourse, this Grade 3 Chase is run over a trip of three miles and is open to runners who are aged four or older who have run at least three times over fences.
Troytown Handicap Chase Information:
- Troytown Handicap Chase Past Winners
- Troytown Handicap Chase Trainer Statistics
- Troytown Handicap Chase Jockey Statistics
If you are interested in other predictions at Navan then head over to the Navan tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG racing tipsters and also compare those predictions to the runners that make the trend shortlist when added below.
How competitive is the Troytown Handicap Chase market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2015 when the race had an over-round of 125%. The race in 2014 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 157%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Troytown Handicap Chase, the over-round has been 140%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £140 which is bet.
Troytown Handicap Chase 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 Troytown Handicap Chase 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 +21.53. Before placing your bet on the 2025 Troytown Handicap Chase see which other runners today are being backed on the racing predictions page.
Over the last 20 renewals, it was Royal County Star, trained by A J Martin and ridden by Robbie Colgan who set the fastest winning time in the Troytown Handicap Chase, the runner won the race in a time of 6:10.00 when winning the race in 2007. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer J T R Dreaper and jockey A E Lynch with Notre Pere who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 6:53.10 in the 2008 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Troytown Handicap Chase over the last 20 renewals:
- Royal County Star (6:10.00) in 2007
- Stuzzikini (6:10.40) in 2024
- Tout Est Permis (6:10.90) in 2018
Troytown Handicap Chase Past Winners
Here are the Troytown Handicap 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 Troytown Handicap Chase are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 6:10.40 | Stuzzikini (IRE) 6yo 10-6 20/1 | Gavin Brouder (5lbs) Gordon Elliott (IRE) |
| 2023 6:48.40 | Coko Beach (FR) 8yo 11-5 20/1 | Danny Gilligan (5lbs) Gordon Elliott (IRE) |
| 2022 6:22.30 | The Big Dog (IRE) 9yo 11-10 11/1 | Keith Donoghue Peter Fahey (IRE) |
| 2021 6:16.30 | Run Wild Fred (IRE) 7yo 11-6 4/1F | Davy Russell Gordon Elliott (IRE) |
| 2020 6:31.40 | The Jam Man (IRE) 7yo 10-6 5/2F | Paul Townend Ronan M P McNally (IRE) |
| 2019 6:34.50 | Chriss Dream (IRE) 7yo 11-7 9/2F | Robbie Power Henry De Bromhead (IRE) |
| 2018 6:10.90 | Tout Est Permis (FR) 5yo 10-12 9/1 | Sean Flanagan Noel Meade (IRE) |
| 2017 6:35.60 | Mala Beach (IRE) 9yo 11-9 12/1 | Davy Russell Gordon Elliott (IRE) |
| 2016 6:24.60 | Empire Of Dirt (IRE) 9yo 11-8 12/1 | B J Cooper Gordon Elliott (IRE) |
| 2015 6:29.70 | Riverside City (IRE) 6yo 9-8 8/1 | Jack Kennedy (5lbs) Gordon Elliott (IRE) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Troytown Handicap Chase have been based:
- IRE: 20 winners with an additional 57 placings from 387 runners
- GB: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Troytown Handicap Chase Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Troytown Handicap Chase over the last 20 renewals is Gordon Elliott who has won the race seven times with those seven winners coming from Balbriggan (2014), Riverside City (2015), Empire Of Dirt (2016), Mala Beach (2017), Run Wild Fred (2021), Coko Beach (2023) and Stuzzikini (2024). There is one trainer who has not had the best of times in the Troytown Handicap Chase, Mrs John Harrington has sent a total of 10 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Troytown Handicap 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):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Elliott | 91-7-16 | -4.00 | -3.74 |
| Noel Meade | 33-1-4 | -23.00 | -19.87 |
| W P Mullins | 21-1-3 | -13.00 | -12.49 |
| Henry De Bromhead | 12-1-1 | -6.50 | -8.19 |
| A J Martin | 9-1-3 | -4.67 | -1.67 |
| T J Taaffe | 4-1-1 | +7.00 | +3.25 |
| J T R Dreaper | 4-1-1 | +3.00 | +0.75 |
| S J Mahon | 4-1-1 | +2.50 | +0.44 |
| Peter Fahey | 3-1-2 | +9.00 | +6.88 |
| J A Berry | 1-1-1 | +25.00 | +15.63 |
Troytown Handicap Chase Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Troytown Handicap Chase over the last 20 renewals is Paul Townend who has won the race two times with those two winners coming from Beroni (2009) and The Jam Man (2020). There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the Troytown Handicap Chase, Mark Walsh has ridden 14 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Troytown Handicap 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):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Townend | 12-2-4 | -0.50 | -0.93 |
| Sean Flanagan | 10-1-4 | +0.00 | +3.13 |
| Robbie Colgan | 10-1-2 | -5.67 | -4.67 |
| Keith Donoghue | 8-1-3 | +4.00 | +11.13 |
| Jack Kennedy | 6-1-1 | +3.00 | +0.00 |
| Gavin Brouder | 4-1-1 | +17.00 | +9.50 |
| Kevin Sexton | 4-1-1 | +1.00 | -0.50 |
| Danny Gilligan | 1-1-1 | +20.00 | +12.50 |
| Mark Walsh | 14-0-2 | -14.00 | -10.75 |
| Danny Mullins | 8-0-2 | -8.00 | -3.00 |
2025 Troytown Handicap Chase Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 3, 5, 1, CO, (6, F, UR), 10, 5, 9, 5, 1, PU, 4, F, PU, 1, 1, 1, 5, 2, 6
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 (65%) - Break of 12 - 280 days (Last Place)
- 20 / 20 (80%) - Had 1 - 6 placings (1 Year)
- 20 / 20 (81%) - No bigger than 25/1
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Ran over 2m½f - 3m4f (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Furthest Won 2m4f - 3m4f
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Placed within last 5 starts
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Within the first 16 of the market
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Ran over 1m7½f - 2m4f (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Ran in 10 - 39 races (Career)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Highest Won is not LST/Cl4-5
- 18 / 20 (82%) - No bigger than 16/1 (LTO)
- 18 / 20 (84%) - No more than -22lbs (Vs Max Weight)
- 18 / 20 (86%) - No more than 2 falls (Career)
- 18 / 20 (87%) - No bigger than 16/1 (Career Win)
- 18 / 20 (88%) - No older than a 9yo
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Navan racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Troytown Handicap Chase. 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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Troytown Handicap Chase Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +32.50 is when runners had 1 season place.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 0 places in the past year, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-62.
The courses that have produced the most winners of the Troytown Handicap Chase are Galway and Cork, there has been a total number of 5 winners from each of those courses.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 20 winners from a total of 372 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 16 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Troytown Handicap Chase, that stallion Mahler has produced 2 winners (2022,2019).
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Troytown Handicap Chase despite multiple attempts:
- Flemensfirth (0 Wins from 16 runners)
- Oscar (0 Wins from 9 runners)
- Stowaway (0 Wins from 8 runners)
- Milan (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Gold Well (0 Wins from 6 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Cootamundra in 2013, winning for J A Berry at odds of 25/1 under the guidance of Robbie Moran. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 5 winning favourites in the race. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Troytown Handicap Chase remember you can get daily racing predictions from the top racing tipsters on the best racing tipsters page.
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Troytown Handicap Chase Preview are at hand, Andy and James. 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 International racing.
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