Run at Wetherby racecourse the Bet365 Charlie Hall Chase is a Grade 2 contest run over 3m1f. With 18 fences to be jumped this gives National Hunt fans an early season chance to see some of the top chasers back on the track, and can often provide a good guide to the main jumps festivals later in the season.
We take a look back at recent winners and gives you all the stats that matter ahead of the Charlie Hall Chase (30th Oct 2021) race – did you know that 14 of the last 19 winners were aged 8 or older, while it’s a race the Nigel Twiston-Davies yard have a great record in – winning it six times, including in two of the last four seasons.
Recent Charlie Hall Chase Winners
2020 – CYRNAME (3/1)
2019 – BALLYOPTIC (11/4)
2018 – DEFINITLY RED (3/1)
2017 – BRISTOL DE MAI (6/1)
2016 – IRISH CAVALIER (16/1)
2015 – CUE CARD (11/4 fav)
2014 – MENORAH (8/1)
2013 – HARRY TOPPER (5/1)
2012 – SILVINIACO CONTI (11/10 fav)
2011 – WEIRD AL (7/1)
2010 – NACARAT (6/1)
2009 – DEEP PURPLE (9/2)
2008 – STATE OF PLAY (5/2 fav)
2007 – OLLIE MAGERN (11/4)
2006 – OUR VIC (6/1)
2005 – OLLIE MAGERN (5/2 fav)
2004 – GREY ABBEY (5/1)
2003 – BALLYBOUGH RASHER (40/1)
2002 – MARLBOROUGH (7/2)
Charlie Hall Chase Betting Trends
17/19 – Rated 151 or higher
16/19 – Were having their first run of the season
16/19 – Returned 7/1 or shorter in the betting
15/19 – Had won over at least 3m over fences before
14/19 – Aged 8 or older
13/19 – Had won at least 4 times over fences before
12/19 – Aged 8 or 9 years-old
11/19 – Ran at Ayr (3), Aintree (6) or Cheltenham (2) last time out
11/19 – Placed favourites
8/19 – Had run at Wetherby before (4 won)
7/19 – Finished 1st or 2nd last time out
4/19 – Winning favourites
4/19 – Trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies (6 wins in total)
2/19 – Trained by Paul Nicholls (4 wins in total)
2/19 – Trained by Evan Williams
Nigel Twiston-Davies has won the race in 1992, 1994, 2005, 2007, 2017 and 2019
The average winning SP in the last 19 runnings is 13/2
RACING AHEAD BEST BET: CYRNAME
RACING AHEAD DANGER: CLONDAW CASTLE
