Arkle Challenge Chase (Cotswold Chase)
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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. |
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| Arkle Challenge Chase 2023 | Grade 1 | 2 miles | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| 1 | EL FABIOLO | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins Ire | Simon Munir, Isaac Souede 11/10 fav |
| 2 | JONBON | Aidan Coleman | Nicky Henderson | Mr John P McManus 2/1 |
| 3 | SAINT ROI | Mark Walsh | Willie Mullins Ire | Mr John P McManus 11/1 |
| 4 | STRAW FAN JACK | Sean Houlihan | Sheila Lewis | Graham Wilson 50/1 |
| 5 | HA D'OR | Sean O'Keeffe | Willie Mullins Ire | Mrs Susannah Ricci 66/1 |
| 6 | EFFERNOCK FIZZ | Sam Ewing | Cian Collins | T B Sheridan 125/1 |
| 7 | BALLYBREEZE | Robert Dunne | Samuel Drinkwater | Kevin Price 150/1 |
| F | DYSART DYNAMO | Danny Mullins | Willie Mullins | Mrs Eleanor Manning 5/1 |
| PU | HOLLOW GAMES | Davy Russell | Gordon Elliott Ire | Noel & Valerie Moran 128/1 |
| Over round 115% | ||||
| This race was staged on Tuesday 14th March 2023 when El Fabiolo beat Jonbon and Saint Roi by 5 1/2 lengths and 6 1/2 lengths | ||||
