The Bookmakers are widely believed to enjoy Cheltenham, as they often they are perceived to do very well.
But how true is that? OddsMonkey has looked back over the last decade to see just how the Punters and Bookies fared at the biggest Festival in racing…
In 2019 we saw eight favourites win, which is around a 28% hit rate and we can reveal having looked back over the last decade – that is indeed the average for favourites at Cheltenham.
And that does mean that Cheltenham is someway beneath the average, when it comes to National Hunt racing the favourite wins on average around 34% of the time – so that is very different when it comes to Cheltenham.
Looking over the last ten years there have been 273 race winners, 79 were favourites meaning only 28.9% win.
CHELTENHAM FAVOURITES OVER LAST DECADE |
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| SKY BET SUPREME NOVICES’ HURDLE | |
| In last ten years how many winners? | Two – 20% |
| RACING POST ARKLE CHALLENGE TROPHY NOVICES’ CHASE | |
| In last ten years how many winners? | Six – 60% |
| ULTIMA HANDICAP CHASE | |
| In last ten years how many winners? | One – 10% |
| UNIBET CHAMPION HURDLE CHALLENGE TROPHY | |
| In last ten years how many winners? | Five – 50% |
| CLOSE BROTHERS MARES’ HURDLE | |
| In last ten years how many winners? | Six – 60% |
| NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY NOVICES’ HANDICAP CHASE | |
| In last ten years how many winners? | Two – 20% |
| NATIONAL HUNT CHALLENGE CUP AMATEUR RIDERS’ NOVICES’ CHASE | |
| In last ten years how many winners? | Three – 30% |
| BALLYMORE NOVICES’ HURDLE | |
| In last ten years how many winners? | Three – 30% |
| RSA INSURANCE NOVICES’ CHASE | |
| In last ten years how many winners? | Three – 30% |
| CORAL CUP HANDICAP HURDLE | |
| In last ten years how many winners? | 0% |
| BETWAY QUEEN MOTHER CHAMPION CHASE | |
| In last ten years how many winners? | Four – 40% |
| GLENFARCLAS CHASE (CROSS COUNTRY) | |
| In last ten years how many winners? | Two – 20% |
| BOODLES JUVENILE HANDICAP HURDLE (Fred Winter) | |
| In last ten years how many winners? | Two – 20% |
| WEATHERBYS CHAMPION BUMPER (STANDARD OPEN NATIONAL HUNT FLAT) | |
| In last ten years how many winners? | Two – 20% |
Odds and stats accurate at time of writing
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