Peterborough Chase Runners 2025 Headed By Djelo

Djelo All The Rage To Defend Peterborough Chase Crown

Updated –Dec 7, 2025

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Sunday’s Grade Two at Huntington will only see a handful of Peterborough Chase runners – which will give last year’s winner Djelo a huge chance of winning the £45k first prize again.

Djelo Will Be Hard To Beat For Peterborough Chase Repeat

Twelve months ago the Venetia Williams-trained DJELO romped away to a six-length win in the Peterborough Chase.

And with his year’s race looking less competitive the best horse racing betting sites are saying he’s all the rage to follow-up.

Last year Djelo was rated just 149 and had to face the 166-rated Protektorat, getting just three pounds.

However, he slammed the Dan Skelton horse and as a result has shot up the ratings to now be at 163 coming into Sunday’s big ITV Racing contest.

The opposition this year looks thin on the ground again though – and so it’s no shock to see the seven year-old odds-on in the market.

Djelo also heads to Huntingdon in winning form after a gutsy success in the Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby (watch below).

WATCH: Djelo Winning The Peterborough Chase in 2024

Connections have given Djelo 36 days to get over that last race and will head into Sunday’s contest as the top-rated (163) – providing Jonbon runs in the Tingle Creek Chase as planned.

The 2024 win gave trainer Venetia Williams her first Peterborough Chase success.

And if Djelo can follow-up on Sunday would be the first ‘back-to-back’ winner since Racing Demon in 2006 and 2007.

But it’s worth pointing out Top Notch has won two Peterborough Chases since (2017 and 2019) – just not in consecutive seasons.

Prior to Racing Demon – this was a race the classy former King George VI Chase winner Edredon Bleu used to like.

He won the prize four times between 1998 and 2001. Both horses were trained by Henrietta Knight, who also won this race with Impek (2005) and three-time Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Best Mate (2002).

She’s the joint winning-most trainer (eight wins) with Nicky Henderson.

You can see if Djelo can defend his Peterborough Chase crown on Sunday at 3pm – live on ITV4.

2025 Peterborough Chase Race Details

📅Date: Sunday 7th December 2025
⌚Time: 3:00pm
🏇Racecourse: Huntingdon
🔄Trip: 2m4f
💷Winning Purse: £45,560
📺 TV: ITV4 / Racing TV

Who Are The Likely Peterborough Chase Dangers To Djelo?

There are four other Peterborough Chase runners looking to take on Djelo.

With Jonbon a Tingle Creek Chase runner at Sandown on Saturday – he’ll miss this race now.

But Edwardstone will head to Huntingdon and will be looking to turn back the clock at the age off 11.

However, his last win was in Feb 2024 – ten runs back and was well beaten last time in the Shloer Chase.

Willie Mullins will bring over Saint Sam though and being rated 160 this looks to add a bit of oppo to Djelo.

Meaning this Irish raider only has to find three pounds with the Venetia Williams horse.

He was last seen running Found A Fifty close at Fairyhouse in April and hasn’t finished out of the first two in his last seven.

Saint Sam certainly looks the main danger.

The Dan Skelton-trained Boombawn will run too and will get three pounds off Djelo.

But is still rated 11lbs inferior to last year’s winner – so place claims at best you feel as the yard look to add to their win with Al Ferof in 2015.

Paul Nicholls surprisingly only has two wins to his name in this race, but could change that if Hitman goes.

This nine year-old only has six pounds to find on the official ratings with Djelo.

And finally broke a run of 14 races without a win last time out when taking the Old Roan Chase at Aintree (watch below).