Mildmay Novices’ Chase – 10 Year Trends
The Mildmay Novices’ Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt chase which is run at Aintree during the Grand National Festival. The current sponsor is Betway.
This year’s race will be held on Friday 8th April 2022
The Mildmay Novices’ Chase often features horses which ran previously in the Brown Advisory Novices Chase.
This race is open to is open to horses aged five years old and over. It is run on the Mildmay Course at Aintree over a distance of about 3 miles and 1 furlong. During the race there are nineteen fences to be negotiated.
Previous Winners of the Mildmay Novices’ Chase
| Date | Track | Distance | Going | Runners | Winner | Stallion | Age | Jockey (Clm) | Trainer | Odds | Weight | OR | Days |
| 9.04.2021 | Aintree | 3m1f | Good To Soft | 7 | Chantry House (IRE) | Yeats (IRE) | 7 | Boinville, Nico | Henderson, N J | 11/8 | 11-4 | 159 | 22d |
| 5.04.2019 | Aintree | 3m1f | Soft | 6 | Lostintranslation (IRE) | Flemensfirth (USA) | 7 | Power, R M | Tizzard, C L | 3/1 | 11-4 | 157 | 22d |
| 13.04.2018 | Aintree | 3m1f | Soft | 9 | Terrefort (FR) | Martaline | 5 | Jacob, Daryl | Henderson, N J | 3/1 | 11-4 | 153 | 29d |
| 7.04.2017 | Aintree | 3m1½f | Good | 5 | Might Bite (IRE) | Scorpion (IRE) | 8 | Boinville, Nico | Henderson, N J | 8/13 | 11-4 | 161 | 23d |
| 8.04.2016 | Aintree | 3m1f | Good To Soft | 8 | Native River (IRE) | Indian River (FR) | 6 | Johnson, Richard | Tizzard, C L | 11/2 | 11-4 | 149 | 24d |
| 10.04.2015 | Aintree | 3m1f | Good | 9 | Saphir Du Rheu (FR) | Al Namix (FR) | 6 | Twiston-Davies, Sam | Nicholls, P F | 13/8 | 11-4 | 163 | 29d |
| 4.04.2014 | Aintree | 3m1f | Good | 6 | Holywell (IRE) | Gold Well | 7 | McCoy, A P | ONeill, Jonjo | 7/2 | 11-4 | 157 | 24d |
| 5.04.2013 | Aintree | 3m1f | Good | 6 | Dynaste (FR) | Martaline | 7 | Scudamore, Tom | Pipe, D E | 9/4 | 11-4 | 157 | 22d |
| 13.04.2012 | Aintree | 3m1f | Good | 5 | Silviniaco Conti (FR) | Dom Alco (FR) | 6 | Walsh, R | Nicholls, P F | 7/4 | 11-4 | 154 | 55d |
| 8.04.2011 | Aintree | 3m1f | Good | 8 | Quito De La Roque (FR) | Saint Des Saints (FR) | 7 | Russell, D N | Murphy, C A | 6/1 | 11-4 | 152 | 54d |
Horses
Due to the conditions of the race no horse can run in the Mildmay Novices’ Chase more than once.
Course Form
The table shows the number of times the 69 horses, who have run in the Mildmay Novices’ Chase during the last 10 years, had previously run at Aintree.
8 of the last 10 winners had previously never run at Aintree.
| Course Runs | Bets | Wins | Win% | P/L(SP) | Places | Place% |
| 0 | 43 | 8 | 18.6 | -12.87 | 15 | 34.88 |
| 1 | 20 | 1 | 5 | -16 | 6 | 30 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 0.5 | 3 | 75 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
Winning Distance Form
The table shows the number of times the 69 horses, who have run in the Mildmay Novices’ Chase during the last 10 years, had previously won over a similar distance.
None of the last 10 winners had previously won at the distance.
| Distance Wins | Bets | Wins | Win% | P/L(SP) | Places | Place% |
| 0 | 60 | 10 | 16.67 | -21.37 | 24 | 40 |
| 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 0 | 0 |
Winning Going Form
The table shows the number of times the 69 horses, who have run in the Mildmay Novices’ Chase during the last 10 years, have previously won a race with a similar going description.
6 winners had won on similar going at least once.
| Going Wins | Bets | Wins | Win% | P/L(SP) | Places | Place% |
| 0 | 21 | 4 | 19.05 | -3.62 | 9 | 42.86 |
| 1 | 21 | 2 | 9.52 | -14.25 | 5 | 23.81 |
| 2 | 18 | 3 | 16.67 | -5.12 | 5 | 27.78 |
| 3 | 6 | 1 | 16.67 | -4.38 | 4 | 66.67 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 100 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
Trainers
Winners
6 trainers have saddled a winner of the Mildmay Novices’ Chase in the last 10 years.
Nicky Henderson has been the most successful training 3 of those winners.
| Trainer | Bets | Wins | Win% | P/L(SP) | Places | Place% |
| Henderson, N J | 9 | 3 | 33.33 | -1 | 4 | 44.44 |
| Nicholls, P F | 10 | 2 | 20 | -4.62 | 4 | 40 |
| Tizzard, C L | 6 | 2 | 33.33 | 4.5 | 4 | 66.67 |
| Murphy, C A | 1 | 1 | 100 | 6 | 1 | 100 |
| Pipe, D E | 3 | 1 | 33.33 | 0.25 | 1 | 33.33 |
| ONeill, Jonjo | 1 | 1 | 100 | 3.5 | 1 | 100 |
Places (includes wins)
15 trainers have been responsible for the 24 horses to make the frame in the last 10 years.
| Trainer | Bets | Wins | Win% | P/L(SP) | Places | Place% |
| Henderson, N J | 9 | 3 | 33.33 | -1 | 4 | 44.44 |
| Nicholls, P F | 10 | 2 | 20 | -4.62 | 4 | 40 |
| Tizzard, C L | 6 | 2 | 33.33 | 4.5 | 4 | 66.67 |
| West, Miss Sheena | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 100 |
| Murphy, C A | 1 | 1 | 100 | 6 | 1 | 100 |
| Webber, P R | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 100 |
| Bowen, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 100 |
| Twiston-Davies, N A | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 50 |
| Keighley, M | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 100 |
| King, A | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 100 |
| Pipe, D E | 3 | 1 | 33.33 | 0.25 | 1 | 33.33 |
| Elliott, Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 100 |
| ONeill, Jonjo | 1 | 1 | 100 | 3.5 | 1 | 100 |
| Skelton, Daniel | 4 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 | 25 |
| Honeyball, A J | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 100 |
Age
8 of the last 10 winners of the Mildmay Novices’ Chase have been aged between 6 and 7 years old.
| Age | Bets | Wins | Win% | P/L(SP) | Places | Place% |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 33.33 | 1 | 1 | 33.33 |
| 6 | 18 | 3 | 16.67 | -6.12 | 7 | 38.89 |
| 7 | 37 | 5 | 13.51 | -15.87 | 13 | 35.14 |
| 8 | 9 | 1 | 11.11 | -7.38 | 2 | 22.22 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 50 |
Sex
All of the winners of the Mildmay Novices’ Chase in the previous 10 years have been geldings.
Just 1 mare has run and she was placed.
Headgear
8 of the winners of the Mildmay Novices’ Chase and 19 of the 24 horses to make the frame in the last 10 years have been without headgear.
| Headgear | Bets | Wins | Win% | P/L(SP) | Places | Place% |
| None | 54 | 8 | 14.81 | -26.37 | 19 | 35.19 |
| Cheekpieces | 7 | 1 | 14.29 | -0.5 | 4 | 57.14 |
| Blinkers | 4 | 1 | 25 | 0.5 | 1 | 25 |
| Visor | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hood | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
Official Rating (OR)
The following table shows the official rating of every placed horse in the