2025 Savills Chase Trends

Staged at Leopardstown racecourse, Ireland, the Grade One Savills Chase (formerly the Lexus Chase) is run over a distance of 3m and is often seen as a decent guide ahead of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, run later that season.

Some great names in recent years to land both races are Denman (2007/08) and Best Mate (2003/04), while considering the contest is staged in Ireland, we’ve actually seen eight UK-based horses come over and win the prize in the last 24 years.

While for the last two seasons (2023 and 2024) we've seen the Willie Mullins-trained Galopin Des Champs romp away with the prize.

Here at GeeGeez, we take a look back at recent winners and gives you the key trends ahead of the 2025 renewal - Sunday 28th December 2025.

Recent Savills Chase Winners

2024 - GALOPIN DES CHAMPS
2023 - GALOPIN DES CHAMPS
2022 – CONFLATED
2021 - GALVIN
2020 - A PLUS TARD
2019 – DELTA WORK
2018 - KEMBOY
2017 - ROAD TO RESPECT
2016 – OUTLANDER
2015 – DON POLI
2014 – ROAD TO RICHES
2013 – BOBS WORTH
2012 – TIDAL BAY
2011 – SYNCHRONISED
2010 – PANDORAMA
2009 – WHAT A FRIEND
2008 – EXOTIC DANCER
2007 – DENMAN
2006 – THE LISTENER
2005 – BEEF OR SALMON
2004 – BEEF OR SALMON
2003 – BEST MATE
2002 – BEEF OR SALMON

Savills Chase Betting Trends

23/24 – Returned 8/1 or shorter in the betting
23/24 – Had won at least 3 times over fences before
22/24 – Placed in the top 3 last time out
22/24 – Aged 8 or younger
20/24 – Had raced within the last 8 weeks
19/24 – Had won over at least 3m (fences) before
17/24 – Won by an Irish bred horse
16/24 – Placed favourites
14/24 – Aged either 7 or 8 years-old
12/24 – Winning distance – 4 lengths or more
9/24 – Winning favourites
8/24 – Won by a UK-based stable
6/24 – Won last time out
4/24 – Ran at Haydock last time out
3/24 – Trained by Paul Nicholls
3/24 – Ridden by Jack Kennedy (3 of the last 9)
3/24 – Went onto win that season’s Cheltenham Gold Cup
Trainers Gordon Elliott (4) and Willie Mullins (4) have won 8 of the last 10 runnings

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