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Our tipsters are ready to dive through the field of the Kim Muir Challenge Cup from the Cheltenham Festival, which features amateur riders.

That adds an excellent unpredictability to proceedings, but our racing experts will be looking at the ante-post market and looking for trends that could help towards betting plans for the 2023 edition.

As the Festival gets closer to the big start, tips for the Kim Muir odds and all the other races at the event will be uploaded.

Last year’s Kim Muir Challenge Cup winner was a shock one as Chambard stormed home to win at 40/1.

Tip – BEAUPORT

Nigel Twiston-Davies won the race back in 2013 with Same Difference and he looks to have another good chance this year with BEAUPORT. Seven-year-olds have a good record in the race (won 6 of the last 10) and Beauport has taken well to fences this season, winning one and finishing runner-up in another from just three races. We expect him to go well at a double-figure price.

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Kim Muir Challenge Cup – Overlooked Outsiders

Kim Muir Challenge Cup betting odds can be some of the most difficult ones to sift through at the Cheltenham Festival.

That’s because of the element of amateur riders in the contest. As a nod towards that, there have only been two favourites to have won this ungraded race in the last decade.

While there has previously a more recent trend in Kim Muir Challenge Cup odds of shorter-priced winners, Domesday Book bucked the trend in 2017.

As a 7-year-old, Domesday Book won from a 40/1 SP. This was repeated last year when Venetia William’s Chambard won at 40/1, staying on strongly to win. That highlights that sometimes the overlooked outsiders are no forlorn hope. 

Our betting experts will be uploading some of those bigger each-way players in the Kim Muir Challenge Cup odds a little closer to the Festival.

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2023 Kim Muir Challenge Cup Runners + Odds – Thursday, 16th March 5.30

Horse/Form	Silks	Jockey/Trainer	Odds
Stumptown 753711		J: B O’Neill T: Gavin Cromwell	4/1
Mr Incredible 2RP-B2		J: P W Mullins T: Willie Mullins	11/2
Angels Dawn B8421U		J: P A King T: Sam Curling	13/2
Dunboyne 66R1P2		J: J J Codd T: Gordon Elliott	13/2
Beauport 14-124		J: Zac Baker T: Nigel Twiston-Davies	9/1
Royal Thief 0/1B/1		J: J W Hendrick (5) T: Henry De Bromhead	12/1
Anightinlambourn 471121		J: Jack Andrews T: Ben Pauling	18/1
Punitive -22U10		J: J C Barry T: Gordon Elliott	28/1
Annual Invictus -P13P1		J: Freddie Gordon (3) T: Chris Gordon	33/1
Coeur Serein 5-P281		J: William Biddick T: Jonjo O’Neill	40/1
Lord Accord 531296		J: D G Lavery T: Neil Mulholland	33/1
Musical Slave 12-571		J: Derek O’Connor T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	28/1
Rapper 0-9315		J: Alice Stevens (3) T: Henry Daly	14/1
Slipway P51-19		J: Gina Andrews T: Ben Pauling	40/1
Ballykeel 433241		J: Harry Swan T: Gordon Elliott	25/1
Captain Cattistock 11-342		J: Tom Broughton (5) T: Fergal O’Brien	14/1
Chambard 11-PU4		J: Lucy Turner T: Venetia Williams	NR
Dr Kananga 12-207		J: Darren Andrews (5) T: Ben Clarke	16/1
Fontaine Collonges 41-140		J: Aine O’Connor T: Venetia Williams	16/1
Western Zara 1-2530		J: T Power Roche (7) T: Paul Nolan	25/1
Emir Sacree 231-P3		J: Tommie M O’Brien T: Nicky Henderson	40/1
Farinet 5P-150		J: James King T: Venetia Williams	50/1
Defi Bleu 6280P3		J: Brian Lawless (7) T: Gordon Elliott	50/1
Didero Vallis (RESERVE) -3U355		J: RESERVE T: Venetia Williams	14/1
Coo Star Sivola (RESERVE) 02/505		J: RESERVE T: Venetia Williams	14/1
One More Fleurie -P952P		J: Gearoid Harney (5) T: Ian Williams	NR

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How to pick a Kim Muir Challenge Cup Winner

Form and trends are the backbone of our betting experts’ recommendations for Kim Muir Challenge Cup betting.

We have already mentioned the lack of favourites winning the contest – just one in the last ten. There have been four winning favourites in the previous twenty editions.

Undoubtedly, other races at the Cheltenham Festival have had a better strike rate by favourites.

Last 10 Kim Muir Challenge Cup Winners Odds

• 2022 Chambard 40/1
• 2021 Mount Ida 3/1F
• 2020 Milan Native 9/1
• 2019 Any Second Now 6/1
• 2018 Missed Approach 8/1
• 2017 Domesday Book 40/1
• 2016 Cause Of Causes 9/2
• 2015 The Package 9/1
• 2014 Spring Heeled 12/1
• 2013 Same Difference 16/1

Six of the last ten winners of this fixture has been 7-year-olds, so that’s a trend to consider. Although last year saw a 10YO winner, and 2015 winner The Package was a 12YO.

The fixture is open to both male and female runners, but there has been just one female winner from a total of 18 that have entered across the last 20 renewals.

Other vital trends that crop up when sizing up how to pick a Kim Muir Challenge Cup winner includes each of the last 20 winners having been no bigger than 9/1 in their previous victory.

There hasn’t been a winner at a price bigger than 40/1 across the last twenty renewals, and all but one had not had a fall during the current season before winning.

There’s a lot more to the Kim Muir racing trends than that, and our experts will be taking a full deep dive to deliver Kim Muir Challenge Cup tips.

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All About The Kim Muir Challenge Cup: Past and Present

There is plenty of great history behind the Kim Muir Challenge Cup, which was established in 1946. It has been one for amateur riders right from its concept.

It’s officially the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup, a chase at a distance of 3m 2f. The fixture is played out on the turf of Cheltenham’s New Course.

It’s open to five years old and up, and only amateur riders get to participate in the contest. However, 2021 was an exception, as the Festival was restricted only to professional jockeys.

The race is a handicap fixture, controlling the weights for the contest. Only two horses have won the fixture on more than one occasion – Chu-Teh (1967, 1968) and Glyde Court (1985, 1986).

The leading jockey in the contest is Jamie Codd, with four victories under his belt, the most recent happening in 2016.

Fred Rimell is the leading trainer in the Kim Muir, having taken four wins. The latest of those was in 1977.

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How Do Horses Qualify for the Kim Muir Challenge Cup Race?

Entrants of five years old and up can run in the Kim Muir, but the race condition is amateur riders only.

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What is the Kim Muir Challenge Cup Prize Money in 2023?

The 2022 winner Chambard took the top prize of £36,667.50. The rest of the Kim Muir payouts were 2nd £18,330, 3rd £9,165, 4th £4,582, 5th £2,295 and 6th £1,147.50. We await details of the 2023 purse.

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Kim Muir Challenge Cup Past Winners

Notable former winners of the Kim Muir Challenge Cup include 1989 victor Cool Ground, who also landed the Cheltenham Gold Cup during his career. 

2010 winner Ballabriggs went on to win the Aintree Grand National the following year. Higher-profile modern-day winners include Spring Heeled, Cause of Causes and Domesday Book. 

Year	Horse	Odds	Jockey	Trainer
2022	Chambard	40/1	Lucy Turner	Venetia Williams
2021	Mount Ida	3/1F	Jack Kennedy	Denise Foster
2020	Milan Native	9/1	Rob James	Gordon Elliott
2019	Any Second Now	6/1	Derek O’Connor	Ted Walsh
2018	Missed Approach	8/1	Noel McParlan	Warren Greatrex
2017	Domesday Book	40/1	Gina Andrews	Stuart Edmunds
2016	Cause Of Causes	9/2	Jamie Codd	Gordon Elliott
2015	The Package	9/1	Jamie Codd	David Pipe
2014	Spring Heeled	12/1	Robbie McNamara	Jim Culloty
2013	Same Difference	16/1	Ryan Hatch	Nigel Twiston-Davies
2012	Sunnyhillboy	13/2F	Alan Berry	Jonjo O’Neill
2011	Junior	100/30F	Jamie Codd	David Pipe

Other Races on Day 3 of the Cheltenham Festival

The Kim Muir Challenge Cup is the final race of St Patrick’s Day on Day 3 at Cheltenham. Here are all the races for Thursday at the Festival:

13:30 The Turners Novices’ Chase (Grade 1)

14:10 The Pertemps Network Final (A Handicap Hurdle Race) (Listed)

14:50 The Ryanair Steeplechase (Grade 1)

15:30 The Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle (Grade 1)

16:10 The Paddy Power Plate (A Handicap Steeple Chase) (Grade 3)

16:50 The Mares Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2)

17:30 Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup (sponsored by the JRL Group) (0-145)