Saturday stats: a couple of fast-rising class acts fit strong Cheltenham trends

AIS December Gold Cup

1.50 Cheltenham

Key trends

• Won at least a Class 3 chase, ten winners in last ten runnings
• Won over at least 2m4f, 10/10
• Had run within the past 40 days, 10/10
• Officially rated no higher than 149, 9/10
• Top-three finish on last completed start, 8/10
• Top-three finish at the track, 8/10 (three won)
• Aged six to eight, 7/10 (two exceptions were four-year-olds trained by Paul Nicholls)
• No more than seven runs over fences, 6/10

Other factors