2026 Ascot Chase Trends

February 9, 2026
Andy Newton

The Grade One Betfair Ascot Chase is staged at Ascot raceourse every February and run over a distance of 2m5 ½f with 17 fences to tackle.

First run in 1995 the race has been won by some well-known names – including One Man, Monet’s Garden, Voy Por Ustedes, Kauto Star and Riverside Theatre, who landed the prize in 2011 & 2012, while Cue Card took the 2013 running before going on win the Ryanair Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.

In more recent years, the likes of Silviniaco Conti (2016), Waiting Patiently (2018) and the top-rated chaser in the UK – Cyrname (2019) – have graced the hall-of-fame, while in 2023, the Nicky Henderson-trained Shishkin bounced back to form to win and Pic D'Orhy has won the the race for the Paul Nicholls yard for the last two seasons and is back for more in 2026.

Here at GeeGeez we look back at recent winners and gives you the key stats to take into the 2026 renewal – this year staged on 14th February.

Recent Ascot Chase Winners

2025 - PIC D'ORHY (9/5)
2024 - PIC D'ORHY (13/8)
2023 – SHISHKIN (2/1)
2022 – FAKIR D’OUDAIRIES (9/4 fav)
2021 - DASHEL DRASHER (4/1)
2020 – RIDERS ONTHE STORM (7/2)
2019 – CYRNAME (3/1)
2018 – WAITING PATIENTLY (2/1 fav)
2017 – CUE CARD (4/9 fav)
2016 – SILVINIACO CONTI (2/1 fav)
2015 – BALDER SUCCES (4/1)
2014 – CAPTAIN CHRIS (8/11 fav)
2013 – CUE CARD (15/8 fav)
2012 – RIVERSIDE THEATRE (13/8 fav)
2011 – RIVERSIDE THEATRE (11/10 fav)
2010 – MONET’S GARDEN (11/2)
2009 – VOY POR USTEDES (6/5 fav)
2008 – KAUTO STAR (4/11 fav)
2007 – MONET’S GARDEN (11/10 fav)
2006 – OUR VIC (2/1 fav)
2005 - IT TAKES TIME (14/1)
2004 – HAND INN HAND (15/2)
2003 – TIUTCHEV (15/8 fav)

Ascot Chase Betting Trends

22/23 – Won over at least 2m4f (fences) previously
22/23– Priced at 15/2 or shorter in the market
21/23 – Winners from the top 3 in the market
19/23 – Officially rated 157 or higher
18/23 – Ran within the last 7 weeks
18/23 – Winning distance – 4 lengths or more
17/23 – Winners that didn’t win their next start
15/23 – Favourites placed
15/23 – Priced 2/1 or shorter in the market
13/23 – Winning favourites
11/23 – Won between 1-4 times over fences previously
11/23 – Won over fences at Ascot previously
9/23 – Won their last race
8/23 – Unplaced in their latest race
7/23 – Raced at Kempton (King George) last time out
6/23 – Winners that ran in that season’s Ryanair Chase (2 winners, Cue Card & Riverside Theatre) later that year
5/23– Trained by Paul Nicholls (4 of the last 10) (6 in total)
3/23 – Raced at Cheltenham last time out
3/23 – Trained by Nicky Henderson
2/23 – Trained by Alan King
14 of the last 19 winners returned 2/1 or shorter in the betting
Jockey Harry Cobden has won the race three times (3 of the last 7)
Note: The 2005 & 2006 - Run at Lingfield Park