Ladbrokes Trophy 2021

Ladbrokes Trophy

A Grade 3 handicap chase run over 3¼ miles, the Ladbrokes Trophy acts as one of the most important early trials for the Gold Cup at Cheltenham and these days comes with a prize fund of £250,000.

The race was established in 1957 and run for many years as the Hennessy Gold Cup, those days at Cheltenham. Since 1960 though the event has been run at Newbury at the end of November or beginning of December every year. Hennessy gave up their sponsorship after the 60th running in 2016 with Ladbrokes picking up the mantle.

As a tough test over the Gold Cup distance, it is a proper Blue Riband trial but as a handicap it’s always possible that Cheltenham contenders have too much weight to carry. Only Denman and Bobs Worth have gone on to win the big one in March having first taken this race.

The 2021 edition will take place on Saturday November 27, so make sure to check best Cheltenham offers and get the most out of your bets!

2021 Ladbrokes Trophy Runners & Favourites

The Ladbrokes Trophy 2021 is one of the most prestigious handicap chases of the season. Notable recent winners include Cheltenham Gold Cup winners Denman, Bobs Worth and Native River and Grand National winner Many Clouds.

This year’s entries include Ladbrokes Trophy 2020 winner Cloth Cap who shaped encouragingly on his reappearance at Cheltenham. Other notable Ladbrokes Trophy Chase 2021 runners include Ontheropes, trained by Willie Mullins, and Henry De Bromhead’s Eklat De Rire. Paul Nicholls relies on Enrilo while others with claims include Fiddlerontheroof and Kitty’s Light.

Ladbrokes Trophy 3.00 Newbury – Saturday 27th November

1. Chris’s Dream (Henry de Bromhead)
2. Brahma Bull (Willie Mullins)
3. Eklat De Rire (Henry de Bromhead)
4. Cloth Cap (Jonjo O’Neill)
5. Annamix (Willie Mullins)
6. Ontheropes (Willie Mullins)
7. Fiddlerontheroof (Colin Tizzard)
8. Kitty’s Light (Christian Williams)
9. Brave Eagle (Nicky Henderson)
10. Mister Malarky (Colin Tizzard)
11. Copperhead (Colin Tizzard)
12. Potterman (Alan King)
13. Enrilo (Paul Nicholls)
14. Remastered (David Pipe)
15. Canelo (Alan King)
16. The Hollow Ginge (Nigel Twiston-Davies)
17. Demachine (Kerry Lee)
18. Cloudy Glen (Venetia Williams)
19. Fortescue (Henry Daly)
20. Full Back (Gary Moore)
21. One More Fleurie (Ian Williams)
22. Danny Whizzbang (Milton Harris)

Ladbrokes Trophy 2021 Ante Post Tips

Ante-post betting offers early prices on big races but at the risk of losing your stake if your selection does not run. This applies to all ante-post odds unless otherwise stated by your bookmaker. You will get your stake returned for non-runners if you bet after the final declaration stage but the odds for the remaining runners may be subject to deductions.

Ladbrokes Trophy 2021 ante-Post betting this year has featured moves for several runners. Henry De Bromhead’s Eklat De Rire was a promising novice chaser last season and is fit from a recent victory at Wexford. On The Ropes has attracted plenty of support, runner-up to Monkfish at Fairyhouse last November and a ready winner of the Munster National at Limerick in October. Enrilo and Fiddlerontheroof have emerged as the best-backed home-trained runners.

Ontheropes

There will be plenty of Ladbrokes Trophy 2021 tips for the Willie Mullins-trained Ontheropes after his impressive success in the Munster National. That was his first run for almost a year since chasing home leading novice Monkfish at Fairyhouse. His win at Limerick was all the more commendable as it was only his sixth race over fences and it came in a large field. That experience will hold him in good stead for Saturday’s competitive contest.

The handicapper has raised him 12lbs so he is set to carry 11st 3lbs at Newbury. He would ideally prefer soft ground and the forecast suggests that there may be sufficient rain to ease the going in Berkshire in time for the big race. Ontheropes races in the colours of Cheveley Park Stud, successful last weekend with A Plus Tard in the Betfair Chase at Haydock.

Eklat De Rire

Any rain would also be welcomed by connections of Eklat De Rire, currently second favourite in the Ladbrokes Trophy 2021 betting. He beat a smart novice in Escaria Ten in heavy ground at Naas in January but unseated Rachael Blackmore at the Cheltenham Festival. The French-bred gelding returned to action at Wexford when comfortably beating Conflated by four and a half lengths.

He looked as though he would improve considerably for the outing after a 222-day absence. Trainer Henry De Bromhead’s seven-year-old is currently around 25-1 in the Cheltenham Gold Cup betting. If he is in that class he should go very close here with 11st 4lbs on his back, providing the rain arrives in time.

Cloth Cap

Last year’s winner Cloth Cap returns to the scene of his greatest triumph, running in the colours of the late Trevor Hemmings. Although the horse followed up stylishly in the listed Premier Chase at Kelso on his next start, it has not been smooth sailing for him since. He started 11-2 favourite to provide Hemmings with a fourth Grand National victory but he weakened quickly and was pulled up before three out.

He has since had a wind operation and ran promisingly for a long way at Cheltenham last month. Trainer Jonjo O’Neill plotted the same path to Newbury 12 months’ ago but Cloth Cap now races off an 18lbs higher mark. There will be plenty of Ladbrokes Trophy 2021 tips for the gelding, especially if he gets his favoured good to soft ground.

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Ladbrokes Trophy Stats & Trends

As you can see from the list of Ladbrokes Trophy Chase winners, there’s nothing much we can glean from jockeys as the success has been well spread out. Generally speaking, the race is won by a top yard as despite this being a handicap it is one of the more important early Gold Cup trials, so give a little more credence to those coming from successful stables.

In terms of the pattern of Ladbrokes Trophy betting, 6 out of 19 favourites have won the race since 2000 which is actually bang on the average for the number of winning favourites across UK racing. Furthermore, 14 out of 19 were priced at 10/1 or lower so despite a very fair average return of 9/1 it seems concentrating on those near the head of the market can pay dividends.

Knowing the statistics that lie behind a big betting race like the Ladbrokes Trophy can help you to find the winner. There are no guarantees of course, but prevailing trends often help you to make better decisions when betting. These Ladbrokes Trophy stats are well worth knowing:

• Most successful horses – Just three horses in the storied history of this race have won it more than once. All of them have events of their own: Mandarin (1957 and 1961), Arkle (1964 and 1965), and Denman (2007 and 2009).
• Most successful jockeys – Willie Robinson still holds the record for most winning rides in the Ladbrokes Trophy with three. Of active jockeys, Tom Scudamore has two victories.
• Most successful trainers – Legendary handler Fulke Walwyn stands alone, saddling seven winners of the Ladbrokes Trophy when it was the Hennessy Gold Cup. Of active trainers, both Nicky Henderson and Paul Nicholls have enjoyed three successes in the race. Colin Tizzard, meanwhile, has the best record in recent years with two victories in the last four years.
• Age – The vast majority of Ladbrokes Trophy winners are aged between six and eight. This race clearly favours younger horses, particularly those who are second season steeplechasers moving from novice company into this open handicap.
• Favourites – Four of the last 11 market leaders have justified their status at the head of the betting. This is a better than average record for favourites in races of this nature. Half of the previous 12 winners were in the first three in the betting.
• Ratings – In 11 of the last dozen renewals of the Ladbrokes Trophy, the winning horse had an official handicap mark of 147 or higher. It takes a top-class performer to land the spoils.
• Weight – Six of the previous eight and 11 of the last 15 winners all carried over 11 stone to victory. This suggests that heavier weights are no barrier to success in the Ladbrokes Trophy.

Past Ladbrokes Trophy Winners