2026 Cotswold Chase Trends

January 19, 2026
Andy Newton

Run at Cheltenham racecourse – normally in the third week of January at their Trials Meeting – the Cotswold Chase is run over a trip of 3m 1 ½ furlongs. The race is deemed as another Cheltenham Gold Cup trial, but maybe only in name as the last horse to land both races in the same season was Looks Like Trouble in 2000, while Master Oats also landed both races back in 1995.

In 2023 we saw the Lucinda Russell-trained Ahoy Senor win the race and in 2024 Willie Mullins won the race for the first time - when his Capodanno landed the prize.

While last year in 2025, the popular L'Homme Presse landed the spoils for trainer Venetia Williams.

We take a look back at past winners of the Cotswold Chase and give you all the stats that mater ahead of the 2026 renewal – this year run on Saturday 24th January.

Cotswold Chase Past Winners

2025 - L'Homme Presse (4/5 fav)
2024 – Capodanno (7/2)
2023 – Ahoy Senor (13/2)
2022 – Chantry House (5/6 fav)
2021 - Native River (13/2)
2020 – Santini (13/8 fav)
2019 – Frodon (9/4)
2018 – Definitly Red (7/1)
2017 – Many Clouds (8/1)
2016 – Smad Place (9/2)
2015 – Many Clouds (4/1)
2014 – The Giant Bolster (6/1)
2013 - Cape Tribulation (7/1)
2012 – Midnight Chase (11/2)
2011 – Neptune Collonges (11/2)
2010 – Taranis (16/1)
2009 – Joe Lively (11/1)
2008 – Knowhere (16/1)
2007 – Exotic Dancer (6/1)
2006 – See You Sometime (18/1)
2005 – Grey Abbey (10/3)
2004 – Jair Du Cochet (11/4)

Cotswold Chase Betting Trends

22/22 – Officially rated 151 or higher
21/22 – Ran at Cheltenham over fences before (11 had won)
20/22 – Raced in the last 8 weeks
19/21 – Won over at least 3m before (fences)
17/22 – Won between 2-6 times over fences
17/22 – Priced 7/1 or less
14/22 – Went onto race in that season’s Gold Cup (no winners, all placed 8th or better)
14/22 – Placed favourites
14/22 – Ran at either Wetherby (3), Cheltenham (4) or Kempton (7) last time
12/22 – Aged 9 or 10 years-old
10/22 – Winning distance – 6 lengths or more
10/22 – Unplaced last time out
10/22 – Won by an Irish-bred horse
8/22 – Won last time out
8/22 – Won by a French-bred horse
7/22 – Winners from outside the top 3 in the market
3/22 – Won by the Paul Nicholls yard (5 wins in total)
3/22 – Favourites
2/22 - Won by the Henderson yard (2 of the last 6)
2/22 - Won by the Tizzard yard
1/22 – Irish-trained winners (2024)
1/22 – Went onto win the Grand National (Many Clouds, 2015)
1/22 – Went onto win the Ryanair Chase (Frodon, 2019)
11 of the last 18 winners were aged 9 or 10 years-old
The average winning SP in the last 22 runnings is 13/2
Looks Like Trouble (2000) was the last winner to go onto win the Cheltenham Gold Cup
Nicky Henderson has won the race 3 times (1980, 2020, 2022)
No back-to-back winners of the race