totesport Bowl Next Running: Thursday April 8th, 2010

The totesport Bowl is part of the Grand National meeting at Aintree in early April.

There are nineteen fences to be jumped in the race.

It is often seen as a consolation prize for horses beaten in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and no horse has ever won both races in the same season.

It was first run in 1984 under the title of the Martell Cup Chase until 2002, when it became the Martell Cognac Cup Chase.

In 2005 and 2006, it was raced under the title of the Betfair Bowl.

However, with totesport becoming the Official Betting Partner of the Grand National meeting in February 2008, it is being run under the name of The totesport Bowl this year.

Distance:3m 1fDetails:(Grade 2) (Class 1) (5yo+)Racecourse:AintreeRace Type: Jumps

Betting Offers on the totesport Bowl

None at present.

Winning Trends for the totesport Bowl

Age Trend: Range: 7 - 11yo.

Trainer Trend: The Pipe stable has had four winners of this race in the last eight years.

Jockey Trend: TJ Murphy has ridden two of the Pipe trained winners. AP McCoy has also ridden two winners for two different trainers.

Favourite Trend: The favourite has won this race once in the last eight years.

Weight Trend: Range: 11-2 - 11-12.

Official Rating Trend: Range: 159 - 169 (No OR for the 2003 winner).

totesport Bowl Previous Winners

YEAR HORSE A/G WGT LTO FORM TRAINER JOCKEY RAN OR SP
2010 What A Friend (D) 7g 11-7 100 1-21 PF Nicholls R Walsh 5 159 5/2 (2f)
2009 Madison du Berlais (Fr) 8g 11-10 20 118 D Pipe T Scudamore 10 169 12/1
2008 Our Vic (Ire) (D) 10g 11-10 21 221 D Pipe TJ Murphy 5 168 9/1
2007 Exotic Dancer (Fr) (D) 7g 11-12 27 212 Jonjo O'Neill AP McCoy 5 168 6/4 (f)
2006 Celestial Gold (Ire) (D) 8g 11-8 20 37-U MC Pipe TJ Murphy 9 160 8/1
2005 Grey Abbey (Ire) (D) 11g 11-12 21 115 J Howard Johnson G Lee 8 166 7/2 (2f)
2004 Tiutchev 11g 11-12 14 2F3 MC Pipe AP McCoy 8 167 11/2 (3f)
2003 First Gold (Fr) (CD) 10g 11-2 21 73P F Doumen T Doumen 7 - 14/1