The Grand Annual Chase is a Grade 3 race for horses aged 5 years or older. It is run on Cheltenham’s New Course and runners have to jump 14 fences.
4.50 Grand Annual Chase (RTV)
Type: Grade 3 Steeplechase Race
Distance: 2m 1/2f
Age: 5 year olds +
Weight: Handicap
Prize Fund: £115,000
2010-2019 Quick Read Stats
Friday 13 March
Cheltenham (New Course) 4.50: Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (Class 1) (5yo+) 2m½f
Trainers:
- Paul Nicholls has won this twice, and the remaining races have gone to eight different trainers including Nicky Henderson has had six placed runners
Age:w
- 8yo winners: 3
- 9yo: 3
- 7yo: 2
- 6yo: 1
- 12yo: 1
Weight and Official Ratings:
- Seven winners carried between 10st11lb and 11st8lb
- Eight winners were rated between 138 and 147
SP:
- One favourite (3/1) has won in ten years, winning prices of non-favourites range from 13/2 to 40/1, with eight of them returning double-digit SPS
Form pointers:
- All ten winners had won over the distance
- Seven winners at won at least twice over fences
- Five winners had won at Cheltenham
- The five most recent winners had not raced for three months of more
- Only one runner had won its previous race – only one other winner had won a race that season