Some of the season’s most progressive novice chasers meet off handicap marks in the Jack Richards Novices’ Handicap Chase on Thursday 18 March, day three of the 2027 Cheltenham Festival. Check out the latest Jack Richards odds for next year’s race below. You can find the betting for the rest of the week on our Cheltenham odds page.

Jack Richards Novices’ Handicap Chase Odds 2027

2026 Jack Richards Novices’ Handicap Chase Result

Ben Pauling’s Meetmebythesea scored at 9/1 in the 2026 Jack Richards under Ben Jones, while Willie Mullins-trained 25/1 shot Gold Dancer chased him home. Regent’s Stroll, one of the 5/1 joint-favourites, was third and King Alexander fourth in last year’s racecard below.

14:00 Cheltenham

Jack Richards Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase (Grade 2) (Registered As The Golden Miller) (GBB Race)

• Going Good
• Distance 2m 4f 127y
• Class Class 1
• Race Type Chase Turf
• Surface Turf
• Runners 18
• Win Time 5m 10s

GG Edge Standard Compact

Win% is implied from the betting forecast

1st 11 3 tips Meetmebythesea W: 10st 13lb Age: 6 yo Gelding

9/1
(Won)

J: Ben Jones T: Ben Pauling

OR: — RPR: — Form: 13-116

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2nd 1 Gold Dancer W: 11st 12lb Age: 7 yo Gelding

25/1

J: Anna McGuinness T: W P Mullins

OR: — RPR: — Form: 111224

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3rd 4 2 tips Regents Stroll OUR TIP W: 11st 5lb Age: 7 yo Gelding

5/1J

J: Harry Cobden T: Paul Nicholls

OR: — RPR: — Form: 12-312

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4th 6 King Alexander W: 11st 4lb Age: 8 yo Gelding

20/1

J: Danny Mullins T: W P Mullins

OR: — RPR: — Form: 03-231

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5th 8 Kiss Will W: 11st 1lb Age: 6 yo Gelding

11/1

J: J J Slevin T: W P Mullins

OR: — RPR: — Form: 71-322

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6th 3 Slade Steel W: 11st 6lb Age: 8 yo Gelding

5/1J

J: Darragh O’Keeffe T: Henry De Bromhead

OR: — RPR: — Form: 22-2B2

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7th 16 The Bluesman W: 10st 8lb Age: 7 yo Gelding

12/1

J: Sean Bowen T: Olly Murphy

OR: — RPR: — Form: 13-121

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8th 10 4 tips Jordans Cross W: 11st 0lb Age: 6 yo Gelding

11/2

J: Sam Twiston-Davies T: Anthony Honeyball

OR: — RPR: — Form: 2-1F11

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9th 7 1 tip Wingmen W: 11st 2lb Age: 8 yo Gelding

9/1

J: Jack Kennedy T: Gordon Elliott

OR: — RPR: — Form: 06-232

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10th 13 1 tip Stencil W: 10st 11lb Age: 5 yo Gelding

15/2

J: Jonathan Burke T: Noel George & Amanda Zetterholm

OR: — RPR: — Form: 20-521

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11th 5 Ol Man Dingle W: 11st 5lb Age: 7 yo Gelding

40/1

J: Ricky Doyle T: Eoin Griffin

OR: — RPR: — Form: 45-115

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12th 18 Kdeux Saint Fray W: 10st 6lb Age: 6 yo Gelding

12/1

J: Rex Dingle T: Anthony Honeyball

OR: — RPR: — Form: -F1243

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13th 14 Western Knight W: 10st 10lb Age: 7 yo Gelding

20/1

J: Brendan Powell T: Joe Tizzard

OR: — RPR: — Form: 8-4112

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14th 19 Dr Eggman W: 10st 6lb Age: 8 yo Gelding

66/1

J: John Shinnick T: W P Mullins

OR: — RPR: — Form: 29-833

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15th 17 Wheres My Jet W: 10st 7lb Age: 7 yo Gelding

25/1

J: Sean O’Keeffe T: W P Mullins

OR: — RPR: — Form: U47F06

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16th 12 Intense Approach W: 10st 11lb Age: 7 yo Gelding

80/1

J: Alex Harvey T: John C McConnell

OR: — RPR: — Form: 8-15U5

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PU 9 Moon Rocket W: 11st 0lb Age: 6 yo Gelding

33/1

J: Tom Bellamy T: Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls

OR: — RPR: — Form: 2P-126

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PU 20 Ben Solo W: 10st 6lb Age: 7 yo Gelding

33/1

J: Brian Hughes T: Rebecca Curtis

OR: — RPR: — Form: 8-512U

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Non-runners

Sixmilebridge, Old Cowboy

+o+e Betting Returns

	Payout
Exacta	£315.10
Straight Forecast	£224.08
Tricast	£1283.03
Trifecta	£3249.50

Selections

TOPSPEED:

Jordans Cross

WEST COUNTRY:

Meetmebythesea

SPOTLIGHT:

Regent’s Stroll

POSTDATA:

Sixmilebridge

The Times:

Stencil

The Sun:

Wingmen

The Guardian:

Jordans Cross

Daily Mail:

Jordans Cross

Daily Mirror:

Jordans Cross

D Express:

Meetmebythesea

The Star:

Meetmebythesea

Telegraph:

Regent’s Stroll

Daily Record:

Sixmilebridge

Jack Richards Novices’ Handicap Chase Betting News

The 2027 Jack Richards market is yet to open, and with the race restricted to novices, a fresh batch of improving chasers will need to emerge over the winter before the betting takes shape.

Last year’s winner Meetmebythesea already heads the early Plate betting, with third-placed Regent’s Stroll also prominent in that market, underlining the Jack Richards as a useful pointer to the big handicap chases further down the line.

Other Day Three Races at Cheltenham

Day three of the 2027 Cheltenham Festival is Thursday 18 March. These are the latest odds for the other races on the card:

• Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle odds
• Mares’ Hurdle odds
• Stayers’ Hurdle odds
• Ryanair odds
• Pertemps Final odds
• Kim Muir odds

Betting on the Jack Richards Novices’ Handicap Chase 2027

One of the most exciting betting heats of the day at Cheltenham the Jack Richards Novices’ Handicap Chase will see a whole host of improving chasers looking for glory. With plenty of runners heading to the post then the bookmakers will be offering some attractive offers, with extra places certainly likely to be available on the day of the race. They will also have some terrific each-way betting available, so make sure you keep an eye on the odds all the way to the start.