Trends

Age – 11 of last 12 winners were aged between 7-9
Price – 5 of last 12 winners were favourites/joint favourites, 7/12 winners were top 3 in the betting
Last Run – 10 of last 12 winners won on their previous run before the Cheltenham Gold Cup, 9/12 winners had their last run within the last 77 days, 12/12 winners had their last run 33 days or longer ago
3/12 winners ran in the King George VI Chase (Kempton) on their last run, 2 of the 3 won, 0 placed
3/12 winners ran in the Denman Chase (Newbury) on their last run, 3 of the 3 won
Previous Course Form – 12/12 winners had at least 1 previous Cheltenham run, 6/12 had a previous win at Cheltenham
Previous Distance Form – 11/12 winners had at least 2 runs over 24 furlongs or further, 11/12 winners had at least 1 previous win over 24 furlongs or further, 7/12 winners had at least 2 wins over 24 furlongs or further
Previous Hurdle Form – 12/12 winners had at least 4 runs over hurdles, 10/12 had at least 2 wins over hurdles
Previous Chase Form – 10/12 winners had at least 7 previous chase runs, 12/12 had at least 2 previous chase wins, 8/12 had at least 4 previous chase wins
Rating – 9/12 winners were rated 166 or higher, 6/12 were rated 170 or higher
Grade 1 Wins – 12/12 winners had won at least 1 Grade 1 race, 6/12 had won at least 2
Grade 2 Wins – 9/12 winners had won at least 1 Grade 2 race, 6/12 had won at least 2
Grade 3 Wins – 9/12 winners had won at least 1 Grade 3 race
Season Form – 9/12 winners had at least 2 runs that season, 10/12 had at least 1 win that season