Grand Annual Handicap Chase Trends: Calico to cloth his rivals

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Our in-house Horse Racing tipster Owen McMahon has gone through the card for Wednesday's Races and made a selection for every race. Read who he's backing and why with our Cheltenham Day 2 Tips. Add to that former Jockey Katie Walsh has passed on her Cheltenham Wednesday Tips to us here at Betfred.

Check out all the latest Grand Annual Handicap Chase Odds over at Betfred

Grand Annual Handicap Chase Key Historical Trends

Age 

Look for...

• 15 of last 17 winners aged between six and nine

• Only three winners aged older than nine since 1997

Horses ticking the age trend: Touch Me Not, Inthepocket, Jazzy Matty, Vanderpoel, Ballysax Hank, Release The Beast, Ryan’s Rocket, Addragoole, Jasko Des Dames, Personal Ambition, Relieved Of Duties, Break My Soul, Jour d’Evasion, Touch Me Not, Rubaud, Special Cadeau, Western Diego, Golden Joy, Martator, The Other Mozzie.

Official Rating (OR)

Look for...

• Fourteen of last 15 winners rated 136+

• Typical winning rating range: 136–152

Horses ticking the OR trend: Be Aware, Inthepocket, Jazzy Matty, Vanderpoel, Ballysax Hank, Release The Beast, Addragoole,Jasko Des Dames, Personal Ambition, Relieved Of Duties, Break My Soul,Jor d’Evasion, Touch Me Not, Rubaud, Special Cadeau, Western Diego, Boothill, Matador, The Other Mozzie.

Last Time Out (LTO) Position 

Look for...

• Only two of last 22 winners won LTO

Horses ticking the LTO trend: Vanderpoel, Personal Ambition, Jour d’Evasion

Cheltenham Experience 

Look for...

• Seventeen of last 21 winners had previous Cheltenham run

• Four of the last winners had Cheltenham win

Horses ticking the Cheltenham experience trend: Be Aware, Inthepocket, Jazzy Matty,  Ryan’s Rocket. Addragoole, Jasko Des Dames, Personal Ambition, Relieved Of Duties, Calico, Touch Me Not, Rubaud, Western Diego, Boothill, Martator, The Other Mozzie.

Trainer Trends

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Trainers with strong records: 

• Trainer – Paul Nichols has four wins, the most recent in 2018

• The other eight races have been shared by as many as many trainers

• Last year’s winning trainer was Cian Collins. Dan Skelton won in 2024.

Trainers have entered: Rubaud, Jazzy Matty, Be Aware, Calico.

Market Trends 

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• One of last 12 winners were favourites in betting

Final Shortlist

1. Calico

2. Vanderpoel

3. Be Aware