Arkle Challenge Trophy Form

The Arkle form is very well establish before the main contenders line up for this championship race. Throughout the National Hunt season these novice chasers go through their paces in the various trials and hope to arrive at Cheltenham fit and with enough jumping experience to ensure they run their race on the day.

The Arkle is run over the minimum distance at two miles and it is important therefore that your fancy has a good cruising speed especially if the gorund at Prestbury Park on the day is good or better. It is useful to consider previous Novice hudle winners at the Cheltenham Festival in races such as the Ballymore novices hurlde in the previous year as these novices are likely contenders for the Arkle in the following year.

Arkle 2010 Latest Form Guide

We start the Arkle form section with probably one of the best runs that we will probably see all season and it was Sizing Europe beating Harchibald in a hack canter at Punchestown in October. Before this race he was 16/1 to win the race in March and after it his odds shortened considerably to around 8/1.  Check Out the Latest Arkle Odds.

In the Bord Na Mona Novice Chase at Leopardstown on Boxing Day/St Stephens Day some would say Sizing Europe would have been beaten by Captain Cee Bee who fell when coming up to challenge at the last when going very strongly. The Captain had one more run before the festival and won easily.

Another very good trial is the Best Mate Chase at Exeter and this was won on the bridle by Tataniano from the Paul Nicholls yard and he is another early mover in the betting. But will not run in the race.

Another very informative trial at Sandown on Tingle Creek day with the Henry VIII Chase were Crack Away Jack did not jump that well and was beaten by a very impressive Somersby trained by Henrietta Knight and ridden by Tony McCoy and is now a leading contender for the race in March.

The Nicky Henderson trained Riverside Theatre jumped really well at the Kempton Christmas meeting and is another who is taken seriously for the race in March.

The Irish Arkle went to the Henry De Bromhead trained An Cathaoir Mor beating the more fancied Sportsline and Take the Breeze and it is not quite clear how good this form is but it can not be ignored as it is suggested the winner will love a fast run race which he would get in the Arkle at Cheltenham. But has not been entered for the race.

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