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Lightly raced youngsters are the ones who fare best

CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 13: Paul Townend riding Al Boum Photo (R, yellow/black check) clear the last to win The Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase on Gold Cup day at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 13, 2020 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhur
Al Boum Photo (right) wins last year's Cheltenham Gold CupCredit: Alan Crowhurst (Getty Images)

Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase

3.30 Cheltenham, March 19

Key trends

  • Grade 1 chase winner, ten winners in the last ten runnings
  • Aged between seven and nine, 9/10
  • No more than 12 starts over fences, 9/10
  • Adjusted RPR of at least 172, 9/10
  • Within 12lb of RPR top-rated, 9/10
  • Won over at least 3m, 9/10
  • No more than four runs that season, 9/10
  • Won a Graded chase that season, 8/10
  • Won or placed previously at the festival, 7/10

Other factors

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