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2024 Irish Champion Stakes Trends

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The Group One Irish Champion Stakes is staged at Leopardstown racecourse and run over a distance of 1m2f.

In recent years, the race has been dominated by trainer Aiden O’Brien – he’s won the race 12 times since 2000, including for the last 5 years - can he make it 12?

Here at Geegeez we are on hand with all the key stats ahead of the 2024 renewal - this year run on Saturday 14th September.

Irish Champion Stakes Recent Winners

2023 - Auguste Rodin (11/4 fav)
2022 – Luxembourg (7/2)
2021 – St Mark’s Basilica (5/6 fav)
2020 - Magical (9/2)
2019 – Magical (11/10 fav)
2018 – Roaring Lion (8/11 fav)
2017 – Decorated Knight (25/1)
2016 – Almanzor (7/1)
2015 – Golden Horn (5/4 fav)
2014 – The Grey Gatsby (7/1)
2013 – The Fugue (4/1)
2012 – Snow Fairy (15/8)
2011 – So You Think (1/4 fav)
2010 – Cape Blanco (6/1)
2009 – Sea The Stars (4/6 fav)
2008 – New Approach (8/13 fav)
2007 – Dylan Thomas (8/15 fav)
2006 – Dylan Thomas (13/8 fav)
2005 – Oratorio (7/1)
2004 – Azamour (8/1)
2003 – High Chaparral (4/1)

Irish Champion Stakes Betting Trends

22/22 – Previous Group 1 winner
21/22 – Returned 8/1 or shorter in the betting
20/22 – Won 4 or more times before
19/22 – Had won over 1m2f before
18/22 – Finished in the top 3 last time out
18/22 – Ran at York, Sandown or Ascot last time out
18/22 – Aged 3 or 4 years-old
16/22 – Rated 120+
16/22 – Placed favourites
15/22 – Had 4 or more previous runs that season
14/22 – Trained in Ireland
13/22 – Aged 3 years-old
11/22 – Won last time out
11/22 – Trained by Aidan O’Brien (12 wins in total)
10/22 – Winning favourites
9/22 – Previous course winners
6/22 – Returned odds-on
5/22 – Ridden by Ryan Moore (5 of the last 10)
3/22 – Trained by John Gosden (3 of the last 11)
3/212– Ridden by Seamie Heffernan
3/22 – Won the Coral Eclipse last time out
The average winning SP in the last 22 years is 4/1

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2024 Irish Gold Cup Trends

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Staged at Leopardstown racecourse the Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup is run over a distance of 3m 1/2f, with 17 fences to be tackled.

First run in 1987, the contest now another recognised trial for the Cheltenham Gold Cup run a month later with Jodami (1993), Imperial Call (1996) and Sizing John (2017) the only horses to take both races in the same season. The 2013, Sir Des Champs, went onto finish runner-up in that season’s Cheltenham Gold Cup, while the last horse win both the Irish Gold Cup and the Cheltenham Gold Cup in the same campaign was Sizing John in 2017.

Leading Irish trainer, Willie Mullins, is always feared as he’s sent out 12 of the last 24 winners, including 3 of the last 5 renewals, while UK raiders have taken 2 of the last 16 runnings with popular greys The Listener (2008) and 2012 Grand National hero, Neptune Collonges (2009).

However, the other main Irish yards of Gordon Elliott (2 wins), despite winning it in 2020 and 2022 and Henry de Bromhead (no wins) are yet to really stamp their mark on this prize the way Willie Mulins has.

Here at GeeGeez, we look back at recent winners and gives you all the key stats to take into the 2024 renewal – this year run on Saturday 3rd February.

Recent Irish Gold Cup Winners

2023 – GALOPIN DES CHAMPS (30/100 fav)
2022 – CONFLATED (18/1)
2021 - KEMBOY (11/4)
2020 - DELTA WORK (5/2)
2019 - BELLSHILL (2/1)
2018 - EDWULF (33/1)
2017 - SIZING JOHN (100/30)
2016 – CARLINGFORD LOUGH (20/1)
2015 – CARLINGFORD LOUGH (4/1)
2014 – LAST INSTALMENT (8/1)
2013 – SIR DES CHAMPS (11/8)
2012 – QUEL ESPRIT (5/4 fav)
2011 – KEMPES (5/1)
2010 – JONCOL (9/4 fav)
2009 – NEPTUNE COLLONGES (8/13 fav)
2008 – THE LISTENER (2/1 fav)
2007 – BEEF OR SALMON (11/4)
2006 – BEEF OR SALMON  (2/5 fav)
2005 – RULE SUPREME (11/2)
2004 – FLORIDA PEARL (5/1)
2003 – BEEF OR SALMON (Evs fav)

Irish Gold Cup Betting Trends

21/21 – Had run at Leopardstown over fences before
20/21 – Last ran was 6 weeks or less
18/21 – Had won over at least 3m before in their career (any code)
17/21– Aged 9 or younger
16/21 – Had won a Grade 1 Chase before
16/21 – Had won between 3-5 times over fences (rules) before
15/21 – Ran in the Savills Chase (Leopardstown) last time out
15/21 – Placed favourites
15/21 – Came from the top 3 in the betting
14/20 – Winners that went onto run in that season’s Gold Cup (1 winner, Sizing John 2017)
13/21 – Irish-bred
13/21 – Had won over fences at Leopardstown before
13/21 – Rated 160 or higher
13/21 – Placed in the top 3 last time out
11/21 – Winning distance – 3 lengths or more
8/21 – Trained by Willie Mullins (12 wins in total)
8/21 – Won last time out
7/21 – Winning favourites
3/21 – Won by a previous winner of the race
2/21 – Won by a UK-based trainer
The average winning SP in the last 20 runnings is 11/2

 

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2024 Irish Champion Hurdle Trends

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The Irish Champion Hurdle is a Grade One race run over 2m and held at Leopardstown racecourse each year in early February.

In recent years, top hurdlers like Istabraq, Hardy Eustace, Brave Inca, and, more recently, Hurricane Fly, have graced the roll of honour and the race is always a decent guide ahead of the Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival with Hurricane Fly the most recent horse to land both races in 2011 and 2013.

Trainer Willie Mullins has won 7 of the last 13 runnings, including 12 months ago with State Man, so anything he runs is always respected.

It’s also been a big race for punters in recent years with the last 13 Irish Champion Hurdle favourites all winning! Backed up again 2020, 2021 & 2022 with the classy mare – Honeysuckle – winning the race for trainer Henry De Bromhead and jockey Rachael Blackmore, plus State Man in 2023 winning as the market leader.

Here at GeeGeez we are on hand with all the key stats ahead of the 2024 renewal – this year staged on Sunday 4th February.

Recent Irish Champion Hurdle Winners

2023 – STATE MAN (6/5 Fav)
2022 - HONEYSUCKLE (1/5 fav)
2021 - HONEYSUCKLE (10/11 fav)
2020 – HONEYSUCKLE (8/11 fav)
2019 – APPLE’S JADE (8/11 fav)
2018 – SUPASUNDAE (8/1)
2017 – PETIT MOUCHOIR (9/10 fav)
2016 – FAUGHEEN (3/10 fav)
2015 – HURRICANE FLY (11/10 fav)
2014 – HURRICANE FLY (4/7 fav)
2013 – HURRICANE FLY (1/6 fav)
2012 – HURRICANE FLY (4/5 fav)
2011 – HURRICANE FLY (4/9 fav)
2010 - SOLWHIT (5/6 fav)
2009 – BRAVE INCA (11/4)
2008 – SIZING EUROPE (10/3)
2007 – HARDY EUSTACE (9/1)
2006 – BRACE INCA (6/5 fav)
2005 – MACS JOY (11/8 fav)
2004 – FOREMAN (8/1)

Key Irish Champion Hurdle Trends

19/20 – Placed in the top three last time
17/20 – Raced within the last 2 months
17/20 – Had won at Leopardstown before
17/20 – Returned 10/3 or shorter in the betting
17/20 – Rated 158 or higher
16/20 – Winning distance – 1 length or more
16/20 – Won last time out
14/19 – Went onto finish in the top six of that season’s Champion Hurdle
15/20 – Winning favourites
12/20 – Raced within the last 5 weeks
12/20 – Raced at Leopardstown last time out
11/20 – Irish bred
7/20 – Trained by Willie Mullins (7 of last 13 runnings)
5/20 - Trained by Henry De Bromhead (4 of the last 7 runnings)
5/19 – Went onto win the Champion Hurdle
3 of the last 15 winners were second season hurdlers
The average winning SP in the last 20 runnings is 2/1

 

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