{"id":67326,"date":"2025-10-21T15:09:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T15:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=67326"},"modified":"2025-10-21T15:26:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T15:26:29","slug":"past-cheltenham-winners-running-at-showcase-meeting-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/past-cheltenham-winners-running-at-showcase-meeting-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheltenham Showcase Meeting: SEVEN Past Winners Back In 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

As we welcome back jump racing at Prestbury Park this Friday and Saturday for their two-day Showcase Meeting – we give you SEVEN horses that have won at the fixture before.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Seven Past Cheltenham Winners Returning To ‘Showcase’ Their Talent<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This week the 2025 Cheltenham Showcase Meeting will feature 14 races over the two days.<\/p>\n

The tapes go up on the first Prestbury Park fixture on Friday with the Grade Two OddsChecker Novices’ Hurdle one of the feature races – a prize trainer Dan Skelton took 12 months ago with Valgrand.<\/p>\n

Then on Saturday, there are seven more races that include the Masterson Holdings Hurdle – where all eyes will be on the Gary and Josh Moore-trained Give It To Me Oj, who is 3-from-6 over hurdles.<\/p>\n

Over the two days, the ITV Racing schedule<\/a> will be showing ten races in total.<\/p>\n

And with Cheltenham often referred to a ‘horses for courses’<\/em> track – then looking at proven winning form here can often help find winners.<\/p>\n

Which is why it could pay to note the SEVEN past Cheltenham winners, that have won at this meeting before.<\/p>\n

You can also see our Cheltenham trainer stats<\/a> ahead of this weekend – revealing seven yards to have on your radar.<\/p>\n

LISNAMULT LAD (Entry: Saturday 2:55)\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

This 8 year-old was a winner here last October – when taking the William Hill Top Price Guarantee Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase – which is the opening race on the Saturday.<\/p>\n

He’s currently entered for two contests over the meeting – the 3m1f Handicap Chase and Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle – both on the Saturday.<\/p>\n

Lisnamult Lad was last seen running second in the Topham Chase over the Grand National fences at Aintree back in April – he’s rated 4lbs higher now.<\/p>\n

This will also be the third time he’s run at the meeting – having run 4th in a Novice Hurdle here back in 2023.<\/p>\n

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INTENSE APPROACH (Entry: Saturday 4:05)\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Irish John C McConnell yard is often feared here at the Showcase Meeting and that was backed up again in 2024 when Intense Approach landed the Novice Hurdle on the Saturday – a race they’ve actually won three times since 2020.<\/p>\n

He went onto win twice more over hurdles last season – but was pulled up in the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle back at Cheltenham in March.<\/p>\n

This 6 year-old has since switched codes to run over fences and made a winning debut at Galway over the summer, when racing over the bigger obstacles for the first time.<\/p>\n

He’ll be looking to maintain that record over fences, in the 4:05pm Novices’ Chase – a race the Irish have won four times since 2016.<\/p>\n

In the past, the McConnell team also won Friday’s 1:15 in 2022 with Seddon, the 3:00 in 2022 with Fennor Cross.<\/p>\n

Plus the 3:30 on Saturday in 2018 with Pearl Of The West.<\/p>\n

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HYLAND (Entry: Saturday 2:20)\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

This Nicky Henderson-trained 8 year-old was last seen being pulled-up in the Aintree Grand National back in April – but prior to that had been running well over fences.<\/p>\n

These good runs included two wins here at Cheltenham – taking the William Hill Most Top Prices Novices’ Chase at the Showcase Meeting and also winning at the November Meeting the following month.<\/p>\n

Plus, that win 12 months ago wasn’t his only win at the Showcase – he also landed the Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle in 2023.<\/p>\n

Hyland, who has a good record fresh, returns to a track we know he loves on a mark of 147.<\/p>\n

Which is the same rating as when second in the National and Ladbrokes Trophy Handicap last season.<\/p>\n

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CALICO (Entry: Friday 3:35)\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Horse racing fans might remember Calico being a past Cheltenham winner – when landing the squareintheair.com Handicap Chase on the Friday.<\/p>\n

And he’s back in the same race this year – but is now rated 4lbs higher off a mark of 142.<\/p>\n

This Dan Skelton-trained 9 year-old hasn’t won a race since though.<\/p>\n

However, certainly wasn’t disgraced in defeat when last seen – running second in the Close Brothers Red Rum Handicap Chase at Aintree back in April.<\/p>\n

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THE NEWEST ONE (Entry: Friday 4:45)\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Nigel Twiston-Davies team have featured in our hot trainers<\/a> list in recent weeks and could have another leading chance here.<\/p>\n

This 10 year-old won the Glenfarclas Amateur Jockeys’ Handicap Chase at the meeting last year – which is run on the Friday.<\/p>\n

He contests the same race again in 2025 – which is the 4:45pm on Friday – with this past Cheltenham winner rated a pound lower.<\/p>\n

In fact, in this amateur riders’ race lat year he had a 5lb claiming jockey and has a jockey able to take off 7lbs this time – meaning he’s actually 3lbs better off this time.<\/p>\n

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MOLE COURT (Entries: Friday 4:45)\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

We’ve just mentioned the 2024 winner of the amateur riders’ race – The Newest One – but we could also see the 2023 winner Mole Court back to try and wrestle back his crown.<\/p>\n

This Ben Pauling runner is back rated the same too (115) – however, has only won once since.<\/p>\n

He returned from a wind op last month to run third (of 7) at Uttoxeter and connections have booked the useful James King to do the steering.<\/p>\n

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PIPED PIPER (Entry: Saturday 4:05)\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Gordon Elliott won the American Grand National<\/a> last weekend in New Jersey but will be hoping for more glory at Cheltenham this weekend.<\/p>\n

He’s got Pied Piper entered in two races at the moment – but being a past Cheltenham winner, then whichever race they land on he has to be respected.<\/p>\n

This New Approach gelding is still only 7 years-old and won the Masterson Holdings Hurdle here in 2022 and went onto run a neck second in the 2023 County Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival that season.<\/p>\n

He was also 4th in the County in 2024 (watch below) and has since switched to fences – where he’s 3-from-6.<\/p>\n

But has lost his way a tad in recent runs – including when last seen being well-beaten in a Novice Chase at Tipperary earlier this month, so needs to bounce back.<\/p>\n

If running in the 4:05 race – this is a contest Elliott has a good record in too. He’s won the prize twice since 2020.<\/p>\n