Arkle Trophy Chase Form Guide 2012

The 2012 Arkle Trophy Chase form will unravel as the season goes on with some of the top two-milers looking for some chasing experience as the Cheltenham Festival approaches.

In what is usually an ultra-competitive affair it's paramount that trainers get their horses jumping fluently before venturing to Prestbury Park and no doubt during the season we will see the leading contenders gaining that much-needed experience for March.

Arkle Form Guide 2011/12

• 03/12/11 - Al Ferof battles to Henry VIII Novices' Chase glory at Sandown
• 26/11/11 - Peddlers Cross eases to second victory at Bangor
• 13/11/11 - Al Ferof saunters to victory on chasing debut at Cheltenham
• 11/11/11 - Cue Card falls as Grands Crus impresses at Cheltenham
• 09/11/11 - Peddlers Cross produces exemplary performance at Bangor-on-Dee
• 01/11/11 - Menorah falls on chasing debut at Exeter
• 08/10/11 - Cue Card shines on jumping debut to propel himself into 2012 Arkle Betting

Race Trends

• There has only been one favourite win this race in the last fifteen years
• It is usually a smaller a field than average at the Festival
• The race is usually won by a horse from one of the top trainers such as Nicholls, Pipe, King, Henderson and Johnson. The Pipe stable have won it four times since 1994.
• The winner usually has had a form record of finishing in the first two in all his previous starts.
• There has only been one winner aged 7 or over since 1990.

Please refer to our Arkle Trophy Chase Tips page to see who we think might be the winner.