Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase
15:20 Cheltenham Festival
2025-03-12
Winner: £39,022.5
Runners: 31
Going: Soft
No. of hurdles: 31
Distance: 3m5f56y
The Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase, run over 3m6f on day two of the Cheltenham Festival, is a one-of-a-kind race at the festival as the runners face a series of unique fences and obstacles on the cross-country course before rejoining the main track for the stamina-sapping closing stages. The Cross Country Chase has been a conditions race since 2016 but will revert back to its handicap status for 2025 after becoming increasingly uncompetitive in recent years. However, in a bid to attract top level chasers the weight range will now be 20lb.
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Verdict
CROSS COUNTRY CHASE PREVIOUS WINNERS
| Year | Horse | Previous Form | Age | Price | Trainer | Jockey |
| 2024 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2023 | Delta Work | -136 | 10 | 11-10F | Gordon Elliott | Keith Donoghue |
| 2022 | Delta Work | U3-466 | 9 | 5-2F | Gordon Elliott | Jack Kennedy |
| 2021 | Tiger Roll | 52-6PU6 | 11 | 9-2 | Denise Foster | Keith Donoghue |
| 2020 | Easysland | 1-1111 | 6 | 3-1 | David Cottin | Jonathan Plouganou |
| 2019 | Tiger Roll | 511-41 | 9 | 4-1F | Gordon Elliott | Davy Russell |
| 2018 | Tiger Roll | 1P-2P5 | 8 | 7-1 | Gordon Elliott | Keith Donoghue |
| 2017 | Cause Of Causes | P-5P05 | 9 | 4-1 | Gordon Elliott | Jamie Codd |
| 2016 | Josies Orders | 1-8119 | 8 | 15-8F | Enda Bolger | Nina Carberry |
| 2015 | Rivage D’Or | 4172F | 10 | 16-1 | Tony Martin | Davy Russell |
CROSS COUNTRY CHASE KEY TRENDS AND STATS
Key trends
- Won over at least 3m, 10/10
- At least 14 chase runs, 9/10
- Trained in Ireland, 8/10
- Top-three finish with last two completed starts, 8/10
- Won or placed in a cross country race at Cheltenham or Punchestown, 6/10
Other factors
- The last eight winners were owned by either Gigginstown (five) or J P McManus (three).
- Two winners since 2008 had landed the PP Hogan at Punchestown in February, while 2013 winner Big Shu was runner-up in that event.
- Only nine British-trained runners have made the first four, although in 2014 the home team had first, second and fourth.
- Ireland has had the first four on three occasions and in 2009 had the first nine.
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WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR - CROSS COUNTRY CHASE 2024
This unique contest was abandoned on raceday last year after the cross country course, which is only used for this race at the meeting, was waterlogged.