Arkle Challenge Chase 2020

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 2020			Grade 1	2 miles
Pos.	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner
1	PUT THE KETTLE ON	Aidan Coleman	Henry De Bromhead Ire	One for Luck Racing Synd. 16/1
2	FAKIR D'OUDAIRIES	Mark Walsh	Joseph O'Brien	John P McManus 3/1
3	ROUGE VIF	Gavin Sheehan	Harry Whittington	Kate & Andrew Brooks 9/1
4	GLOBAL CITIZEN	David Bass	Ben Pauling	The Megsons 33/1
5	AL DANCER	Sam Twiston-Davies	Nigel Twiston-Davies	Walters Plant Hire 16/1
6	NOTEBOOK	Rachael Blackmore	Henry De Bromhead Ire	Gigginstown House Stud 5/2 fav
F	MAIRIE BANRIGH	Harry Skelton	Dan Skelton	John Hales & J Diver 16/1
F	CASH BACK	Paul Townend	Willie Mullins Ire	Watch This Space Synd. 6/1
F	ESPRIT DE LARGE	Adam Wedge	Evan Williams	Mr & Mrs William Rucker 12/1
PU	OUR MERLIN	Stan Sheppard	Robert Walford	Alvin Trowbridge 100/1
UR	BREWIN'UPASTORM	Richard Johnson	Olly Murphy	Mrs Barbara Hester 6/1
				Over round 122%
This race was staged on Tuesday 10th March 2020 when Put the Kettle On beat Fakir D'Oudairies and Rouge Vif by 1 1/2 lengths and 18 length