Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Betting 2011

The Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup is a three mile one and a half furlong race that was first held in 1946. The race is a National Hunt chase open to five-year-olds and older.

The Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup combines the names of successful race horse trainer Fulke Walwyn and Kim Muir, a cavalry officer who passed during the Second World War.

Challenge Cup History

Challenge Cup history is interesting because very little has changed throughout the time the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup has been held. Up until 1991 the race was known as the Kim Muir Steeplechase.

Fulke Walwyn was added to the title of the race in 1991. He is one of the most successful trainers in Cheltenham Festival and Challenge Cup history. In total Walwyn had 40 winners at the festival.

The race has only been abandoned three times in Challenge Cup history. In 1947 and 1978 there was no race due to snow and ice freezing the track. In 2001 there was no race due to the foot and mouth crisis.

Challenge Cup Records

There is a prestigious list of Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup records that are priceless to so many people, even up to the modern day.

Two horses hold The Challenge Cup records for winning the most races. Chu-The won the race in 1967 and 1968, Glyde Court won in 1985 and 1986.

Seven jockeys hold Challenge Cup records for having ridden the most winners; Peter Chisman, Giles Pitman, John Lawrence, Ted Walsh, Jim Wilson, Richard Burton and Richard Harding.

Fred Rimell is the most successful trainer in the history of the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup with a total of four winners. Rimell's record is interesting because itís similar to the many that Walwyn held.

Cheltenham Festival Last Minute Betting

The Challenge Cup is a great example of Cheltenham Free Bets Festival last minute betting on day three or any day of the festival. The Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup comes just before the charity race on day three. It's the last chance for punters to get in some Cheltenham Festival last minute betting in order to cut their losses.

This makes the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup one of the most popular races on the final day. The crowds involved in Cheltenham Festival last minute betting often go mad for any final race on any day.

Cheltenham Festival Close Races

What makes Cheltenham Festival last minute betting even more interesting for this race is that it should be one of many Cheltenham Festival close races. The handicap used for this race is designed to ensure fairness across the field of runners.

The Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup always produces a large field of runners that cannot be clearly separated in terms of betting or statistics. There will always be a strong group of horses competing for the £55,000 prize purse making the Challenge Cup one of the intense Cheltenham Festival close races.