Maghull Novices Chase

Last Ran: 5th April 2008

A Grade 1 National Hunt chase the Maghull Novice Chase is part of the Grand National meeting held at Aintree racecourse every year in April.

It is run over a distance of 2 miles, the horses and jockeys have to tackle twelve fences.

Horses that have ran in the previous Arkle Challenge Trophy.are quite often entered in this race and punters usually look to that race to help make their selection for the Maghull Novice Chase.

Key Trends For The Maghull Novice Chase

Look for horses that came in the top three in the Arkle at Cheltenham or at least contested the race as the majority of winners here can be found there.
The Irish struggle to get a winner here.
Five year olds have a fifty per cent strike rate since 1999.
Trainer Paul Nicholls has been very successful with his five year olds having had four winners in recent years at this age.
Look to horses that are towards the top of the betting.

Check back close to race day for a Maghull Novice Chase betting preview and to view all the latest odds.

Race Facts
Age Limit	5yo
Distance	2m
Entrants	Open

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Previous Winners of the Maghull Novices Chase

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Odds	View
2008	Tidal Bay	Denis O´Regan	Howard Johnson
2008	Intense Focus (USA)	K J Manning	J S Bolger	20/1
2007	Twist Magic	Ruby Walsh	Paul Nicholls
2006	Foreman	Tony McCoy	Thierry Doumen
2005	Ashley Brook	Paddy Brennan	Kevin Bishop
2004	Well Chief	Tony McCoy	Martin Pipe
2003	Le Roi Miguel	Ruby Walsh	Paul Nicholls
2002	Armaturk	Timmy Murphy	Paul Nicholls
2001	Ballinclay King	Adrian Maguire	Ferdy Murphy
2000	Cenkos	David Casey	Oliver Sherwood
1999	Flagship Uberalles	Joe Tizzard	Paul Nicholls
1998	Direct Route	Paul Carberry	Howard Johnson
1997	Squire Silk	Jamie Osborne	Andrew Turnell
1996	Ask Tom	Peter Niven	Tom Tate
1995	Morceli	Norman Williamson	Howard Johnson

Other Horse Races

Scottish Grand National (19th April 2008)
Punchestown Champion Chase (22nd April 2008)
Punchestown Gold Cup (23rd April 2008)
Punchestown World Series Hurdle (24th April 2008)
Punchestown Champion Hurdle (25th April 2008)

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