The Tied Cottage Chase run at Punchestown is a key Irish trial/prep race for the Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.
Moscow Flyer and Big Zeb have doubled up in both races during the last decade. Sizing Europe twice won here before finishing runner up in the Chaletenham 2 mile showpiece.
The race has Grade 2 status and in run in late January/early February at Punchestown racecourse.
Tied Cottage Chase Stats 20015-2014
- Barry Geraghty, Ruby Walsh and Andrew Lynch have each ridden two winners
- Wille Mullins and Henry De Bromhead have each trained two winners
- The last three favourites have won amd five of the last 10.
- Dont be biting is the only winner in last 10 to go off at more than 7/2
- The last six winners have been aged 9+
- Form of Tied Cottage Chase winners going on to run in the Queen Mother is 141422P in the last decade.
Tied Cottage Chase Winners 2005-2014
| Year | Horse | Age | Weight | Jockey | Trainer | SP | Champion Chase |
| 2014 | Arvika Ligeonniere | 9 | 11-12 | R Walsh | W P Mullins | 2/7Fav | PU |
| 2013 | Sizing Europe | 11 | 11-12 | A E Lynch | Henry De Bromhead | 1/8Fav | 2 |
| 2012 | Sizing Europe | 10 | 11-12 | A E Lynch | Henry De Bromhead | 9/10Fav | 2 |
| 2011 | Golden Silver | 9 | 11-12 | P Townend | W P Mullins | 3/1 | 4 |
| 2010 | Big Zeb | 9 | 11-12 | B J Geraghty | C A Murphy | 5/4 | 1 |
| 2009 | Mansony | 10 | 11-12 | D N Russell | A L T Moore | 7/2 | NR |
| 2008 | Don’t Be Bitin | 7 | 11-4 | P Carberry | Eoin Griffin | 12/1 | NR |
| 2007 | Nickname | 8 | 11-12 | R Walsh | Martin Brassil | 9/10Fav | NR |
| 2006 | Central House | 9 | 11-12 | R Loughran | D T Hughes | 11/4 | 4 |
| 2005 | Moscow Flyer | 11 | 12-0 | B J Geraghty | Mrs John Harrington | 2/11Fav | 1 |
Cheltenham Festival Race Stats and Trends
