Arkle Challenge Chase 2018

Arkle Challenge Chase (Cotswold Chase)

	The Arkle Challenge Trophy is a Grade 1 race open to 5-year-olds and above and is run on the Old Course over 2 miles and 13 fences. The race, named in honour of the Gold Cup winner Arkle, is for novices and is traditionally run as the second race on the opening day of the Festival, but was first introduced into the Festival programme in 1969 as a replacement for the Cotswold Chase, a race which was first run at the Festival in 1923 and still exists today, but is no longer part of the Festival programme.
Early history:-The inaugural running of the Arkle Challenge Chase took place on Wednesday 19th March 1969 and was won by Chatham (10/1) trained by Fred Rimell and ridden by Terry Biddlecombe, beating Straight Fort (5/1) and King Dolphin (20/1) by 2 lengths and 8 lengths.
Over the entire history of the race 28% of favourites have been successful, placing the race 12th of the 28 current races. Over the entire history of the race a level stake bet of £10 on every favourite would have resulted in a £270 loss, placing the race 26th of the current 28 races. Over the entire history of the race the Irish have been successful 17% of occasions, placing the race 22nd of the 28 current races.

Arkle Challenge Chase 2018			Grade 1	2 miles
Pos.	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner
1	FOOTPAD	Ruby Walsh	Willie Mullins Ire	Simon Munir, Isaac Souede 5/6 fav
2	BRAIN POWER	Nico de Boinville	Nicky Henderson	Michael Buckley 14/1
3	PETIT MOUCHOIR	Davy Russell	Henry De Bromhead Ire	Gigginstown House Stud 4/1
4	SAINT CALVADOS	Aidan Coleman	Harry Whittington	A Brooks 11/4
5	ROBINSHILL	Sam Twiston-Davies	Nigel Twiston-Davies	R J Rexton 66/1
				Over round 110%
This race was staged on Tuesday 13th March 2018 when Footpad beat Brain Power and Petit Mouchoir by 14 lengths and 3/4 length