The Sun Racing Plate Handicap Chase betting will be hugely competitive for the race, which is the penultimate race on day one of the Cheltenham Festival. Taking place at 4.40pm on Tuesday 16 March, 2027, we will have the latest Sun Racing Plate Handicap Chase odds here.

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2026 Sun Racing Plate Handicap Chase Odds

16:40 Cheltenham

Sun Racing Plate Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

• Going Good To Soft
• Distance 2m 4f 44y
• Class Class 1
• Race Type Chase Turf
• Surface Turf
• Runners 23
• Win Time 5m 3s

GG Edge Standard Compact

Win% is implied from the betting forecast

1st 9 4 tips Madara W: 11st 0lb Age: 7 yo Gelding

3/1F (Won)

J: Harry Skelton T: Dan Skelton

OR: — RPR: — Form: 842-52

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2nd 12 1 tip Will The Wise W: 10st 13lb Age: 7 yo Gelding

10/1

J: Keith Donoghue T: Gavin Cromwell

OR: — RPR: — Form: -22140

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3rd 22 Moon Dorange W: 10st 2lb Age: 8 yo Gelding

25/1

J: Callum Pritchard T: John C McConnell

OR: — RPR: — Form: 005670

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4th 6 2 tips Downmexicoway W: 11st 5lb Age: 7 yo Gelding

9/1

J: Darragh O’Keeffe T: Henry De Bromhead

OR: — RPR: — Form: P01213

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5th 15 1 tip Zurich W: 10st 8lb Age: 7 yo Gelding

10/1

J: Brian Hayes T: Henry De Bromhead

OR: — RPR: — Form: 30-113

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6th 7 OMoore Park W: 11st 1lb Age: 9 yo Gelding

22/1

J: Sean O’Keeffe T: W P Mullins

OR: — RPR: — Form: 0-2050

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7th 17 1 tip McLaurey W: 10st 7lb Age: 7 yo Gelding

5/1

J: Mark Walsh T: Emmet Mullins

OR: — RPR: — Form: 0-4374

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8th 19 Western Zephyr W: 10st 6lb Age: 9 yo Gelding

50/1

J: Shane Fenelon T: Mickey Bowen

OR: — RPR: — Form: 230P-2

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9th 5 1 tip Boombawn W: 11st 7lb Age: 9 yo Gelding

80/1

J: Tristan Durrell T: Dan Skelton

OR: — RPR: — Form: -44380

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10th 14 Midnight It Is W: 10st 9lb Age: 10 yo Gelding

40/1

J: Sean Flanagan T: Gavin Cromwell

OR: — RPR: — Form: 83-097

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11th 13 Riskintheground W: 10st 11lb Age: 9 yo Gelding

80/1

J: Charlie Todd T: Dan Skelton

OR: — RPR: — Form: 196049

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12th 11 Peaky Boy W: 10st 13lb Age: 8 yo Gelding

25/1

J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

OR: — RPR: — Form: /133-F

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13th 16 Jipcot W: 10st 7lb Age: 7 yo Gelding

14/1

J: Kielan Woods T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

OR: — RPR: — Form: 0P-314

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14th 1 Dee Capo W: 12st 0lb Age: 7 yo Gelding

33/1

J: Danny Gilligan T: Gordon Elliott

OR: — RPR: — Form: 40-1U4

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15th 18 Theatre Native W: 10st 7lb Age: 8 yo Mare

50/1

J: Mike O’Connor T: Henry De Bromhead

OR: — RPR: — Form: 1-0396

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16th 4 Jungle Boogie W: 11st 8lb Age: 12 yo Gelding

66/1

J: Charlie Deutsch T: Venetia Williams

OR: — RPR: — Form: /1P-7P

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17th 3 1 tip No Questions Asked W: 11st 9lb Age: 8 yo Gelding

9/1

J: Ben Jones T: Ben Pauling

OR: — RPR: — Form: 0-1231

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PU 2 2 tips Down Memory Lane OUR TIP W: 11st 12lb Age: 8 yo Gelding

11/2

J: Jack Kennedy T: Gordon Elliott

OR: — RPR: — Form: 324-01

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BD 8 Guard Your Dreams W: 11st 1lb Age: 10 yo Gelding

20/1

J: Sam Twiston-Davies T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

OR: — RPR: — Form: 74F-21

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F 10 Booster Bob W: 11st 0lb Age: 8 yo Gelding

10/1

J: Sean Bowen T: Olly Murphy

OR: — RPR: — Form: 231-15

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PU 20 Grandeur DAme W: 10st 5lb Age: 10 yo Gelding

66/1

J: Tom Bellamy T: Alan King

OR: — RPR: — Form: P-F03P

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PU 21 Embittered W: 10st 4lb Age: 12 yo Gelding

150/1

J: Paddy Hanlon T: Syd Hosie

OR: — RPR: — Form: 719P27

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PU 23 Yes Indeed W: 10st 2lb Age: 9 yo Gelding

66/1

J: Mr Freddie Keighley T: Martin Keighley

OR: — RPR: — Form: 11-P34

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+o+e Betting Returns

	Payout
Exacta	£71.20
Straight Forecast	£35.44
Tricast	£720.62
Trifecta	£1268.90

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Madara

The Times:

Downmexicoway

SPOTLIGHT:

Down Memory Lane

The Guardian:

Zurich

The Star:

Will The Wise

D Express:

McLaurey

TOPSPEED:

No Questions Asked

POSTDATA:

Boombawn

Daily Record:

Downmexicoway

Daily Mirror:

Down Memory Lane

Telegraph:

Madara

Daily Mail:

Madara

The Sun:

Madara

Sun Racing Plate Handicap Chase Betting News 2026

The betting for the Sun Racing Plate Handicap Chase will be hugely competitive and one of those towards the head of the betting is Dan Skelton’s Madara, who was last seen finish second at Kempton. Fourth at Down Royal, Mclaurey could be taking his chance off an attractive mark and is another prominent figure in the betting, whilst Downmexicoway, Will The Wise and Down Memory Lane add depth to the event.

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Betting on the Sun Racing Plate Handicap Chase

The Plate had been regarded as one of the trickiest handicaps of Cheltenham week and has seen some big-priced winners down the years. On occasions you can see hugely progressive staying chasers use victory in this as a springboard to bigger and better things, but one thing is for sure, the betting is sure to be exciting.

With a big field heading to post then bookmakers can often extra places in their each-way markets, whilst there’s plenty of value to be had further down the betting in the Sun Racing Plate Handicap Chase Odds.