Among the most fiercely contested handicaps of the week, the BetMGM Cup is staged at 2.40pm on Wednesday 17 March, day two of the 2027 Cheltenham Festival. Check out the latest BetMGM Cup odds for next year’s race below. For prices on all 28 races, see our full Cheltenham odds guide.

BetMGM Cup Odds 2027

2026 BetMGM Cup Result

Favourite backers were rewarded in the 2026 BetMGM Cup as Nicky Henderson’s Jingko Blue scored at 9/2 ahead of 50/1 shot Franciscan Rock, with Storm Heart and Ballyadam completing the first four in a 24-runner field. Last year’s full result is shown in the racecard below.

14:40 Cheltenham

BetMGM Cup Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

• Going Good To Soft
• Distance 2m 5f 0y
• Class Class 1
• Race Type Hurdle Turf
• Surface Turf
• Runners 24
• Win Time 5m 3s

GG Edge Standard Compact

Win% is implied from the betting forecast

1st 10 3 tips Jingko Blue W: 11st 3lb Age: 7 yo Gelding

9/2F
(Won)

J: James Bowen T: Nicky Henderson

OR: — RPR: — Form: 11U-72

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2nd 19 Franciscan Rock W: 10st 12lb Age: 9 yo Gelding

50/1

J: Mr J H Williamson T: M F Morris

OR: — RPR: — Form: 833495

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3rd 3 2 tips Storm Heart OUR TIP W: 11st 10lb Age: 6 yo Gelding

5/1

J: Danny Mullins T: W P Mullins

OR: — RPR: — Form: /42-11

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4th 2 Ballyadam W: 11st 11lb Age: 11 yo Gelding

40/1

J: Patrick M O’Brien T: Henry De Bromhead

OR: — RPR: — Form: 7/13-6

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5th 20 Beckett Rock W: 10st 12lb Age: 7 yo Gelding

33/1

J: Mike O’Connor T: Henry De Bromhead

OR: — RPR: — Form: -00542

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6th 14 Kateira W: 11st 0lb Age: 9 yo Mare

15/2

J: Harry Skelton T: Dan Skelton

OR: — RPR: — Form: -14389

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7th 23 1 tip Forty Coats W: 10st 11lb Age: 7 yo Gelding

20/1

J: Darragh O’Keeffe T: Henry De Bromhead

OR: — RPR: — Form: 224-73

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8th 11 2 tips Iberico Lord W: 11st 3lb Age: 8 yo Gelding

9/1

J: Nico de Boinville T: Nicky Henderson

OR: — RPR: — Form: 0-0991

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9th 21 1 tip Bunting W: 10st 12lb Age: 6 yo Gelding

14/1

J: Harry Cobden T: W P Mullins

OR: — RPR: — Form: P60-49

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10th 9 Kopeck De Mee W: 11st 4lb Age: 6 yo Gelding

10/1

J: Mark Walsh T: W P Mullins

OR: — RPR: — Form: /102-F

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11th 5 Buddy One W: 11st 8lb Age: 9 yo Gelding

40/1

J: Jack G Gilligan T: Paul John Gilligan

OR: — RPR: — Form: 7-66P4

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12th 4 Lucky Place W: 11st 10lb Age: 7 yo Gelding

12/1

J: Brian Hughes T: Nicky Henderson

OR: — RPR: — Form: 74-323

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13th 7 Colonel Mustard W: 11st 7lb Age: 11 yo Gelding

50/1

J: John Shinnick T: Mrs Lorna Fowler

OR: — RPR: — Form: -51184

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14th 12 Guard Duty W: 11st 1lb Age: 9 yo Gelding

25/1

J: Ben Jones T: Emma Lavelle

OR: — RPR: — Form: 19-231

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15th 15 Sony Bill W: 11st 0lb Age: 5 yo Gelding

50/1

J: Sean O’Keeffe T: W P Mullins

OR: — RPR: — Form: 350-F8

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16th 8 1 tip Puturhandstogether W: 11st 5lb Age: 5 yo Gelding

11/1

J: J J Slevin T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

OR: — RPR: — Form: 3-6026

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17th 13 1 tip Chart Topper W: 11st 0lb Age: 7 yo Gelding

33/1

J: Brian Hayes T: W P Mullins

OR: — RPR: — Form: 2-63PF

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18th 16 Give It To Me Oj W: 10st 13lb Age: 5 yo Gelding

50/1

J: Caoilin Quinn T: Gary & Josh Moore

OR: — RPR: — Form: 11-156

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19th 17 Rambo T W: 10st 13lb Age: 9 yo Gelding

80/1

J: Sean Bowen T: Olly Murphy

OR: — RPR: — Form: -31980

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20th 22 Minella Rescue W: 10st 12lb Age: 8 yo Gelding

125/1

J: Gavin Sheehan T: Gary Hanmer

OR: — RPR: — Form: 0-1284

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F 1 3 tips The Yellow Clay W: 12st 0lb Age: 7 yo Gelding

6/1

J: Mr M J Kenneally T: Gordon Elliott

OR: — RPR: — Form: 12-F25

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PU 6 Farren Glory W: 11st 7lb Age: 9 yo Gelding

28/1

J: Jack Kennedy T: Gordon Elliott

OR: — RPR: — Form: 233-33

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PU 18 Dargiannini W: 10st 13lb Age: 11 yo Gelding

150/1

J: Paul O’Brien T: Harry Derham

OR: — RPR: — Form: 425-1P

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F 24 HMS Seahorse W: 10st 11lb Age: 8 yo Gelding

66/1

J: Mr Eoin Staples T: Paul Nolan

OR: — RPR: — Form: 0-12FU

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25 I Started A Joke W: 10st 11lb Age: 7 yo Gelding

9/1

J: Philip Byrnes T: C Byrnes

OR: — RPR: — Form: -43412

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26 Intense Approach W: 10st 10lb Age: 7 yo Gelding

50/1

T: John C McConnell

OR: — RPR: — Form: 8-15U5

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+o+e Betting Returns

	Payout
Exacta	£283.50
Straight Forecast	£248.93
Tricast	£1238.81
Trifecta	£3187.00

Selections

LAMBOURN:

Jingko Blue

RP RATINGS:

The Yellow Clay

POSTDATA:

Iberico Lord

SPOTLIGHT:

Storm Heart

The Guardian:

Forty Coats

Daily Mirror:

Puturhandstogether

D Express:

Bunting

TOPSPEED:

Chart Topper

Daily Mail:

Jingko Blue

Daily Record:

Jingko Blue

The Times:

The Yellow Clay

The Sun:

The Yellow Clay

The Star:

Iberico Lord

Telegraph:

Storm Heart

BetMGM Cup Betting News

Ante-post prices for the 2027 BetMGM Cup are yet to be published, but several of last year’s principals could well return to Prestbury Park. Jingko Blue is likely to be higher in the weights after his success, so connections may look towards graded company instead, while runner-up Franciscan Rock ran a huge race at 50/1 for Mouse Morris and could be back for another crack.

Storm Heart shouldered 11st 10lb into third for Willie Mullins and is another who may be aimed at the race again, while Henry de Bromhead’s Ballyadam, fourth at 40/1, showed enough to suggest he could figure once more.

Other Day Two Races at Cheltenham

Day two of the 2027 Cheltenham Festival is Wednesday 17 March. These are the latest odds for the other races on the card:

• Turners Hurdle odds
• Brown Advisory odds
• Cross Country odds
• Champion Chase odds
• Grand Annual odds
• Champion Bumper odds

Betting on the BetMGM Cup

The BetMGM Cup is the big handicap betting race on day 2 of the Cheltenham Festival. There have been numerous big market movers in the BetMGM Cup betting down the years, and the BetMGM Cup odds can certainly give you a decent guide.

With huge fields lining up then bookmakers can make notable offers for punters, with extra places available with some firms. Each-way betting is hugely popular in the race, and some big-priced horses have won the race down the years.