Trustatrader Plate Handicap Chase Odds for Cheltenham - September 2025

How to Bet on the Plate Handicap Chase

There is a litany of Plate Handicap Chase betting markets available online. Here are the standout betting options for wagers on the Plate Handicap Chase:

  1. Futures

    Futures

    Futures or ante-post betting markets offer bettors the chance to place bets well in advance of the Plate Handicap Chase. Markets for Cheltenham races can be available as soon as the previous meet finishes, but in the case of the Plate Handicap Chase, betting will often open up in the weeks and months ahead of the race.

    Placing bets early can secure greater value for bettors, given the uncertainty over the competitors in the race, their form, and conditions on the day. Betting ante-post does come with a greater risk as the market can move against bettors, although the rewards can be more profitable.

    Non-runner no bet (NRNB) promotions are on hand for bettors who use the futures market. Bets placed under the NRNB rule are voided if your horse does not run in the event.

  2. Win

    Win

    A simple wager on whether your horse will win the Plate Handicap Chase. If your horse wins, you'll receive a payout. If your horse fails to win, your bet will settle as a loss.

  3. Place

    Place

    With up to 20 runners in the field, the Plate Handicap Chase is a perfect race to use a place bet. Bettors using place bets only require their horse to finish first, second, or third to win their wagers. Given the field's size and the Festival's importance, betting sites will often provide extra places, covering the top four or five finishers.

  4. Each-Way

    Each-Way

    Each-way bets split your wager into two parts. One part goes on your horse to win the Plate Handicap Chase outright, and the other goes on the horse to finish in the places. It gives you two chances to win a payout.

    If your horse wins, both parts of your bet will succeed. However, if your horse only places, you'll receive a payout at a fraction of the outright odds, usually 1/5.

How to Read Plate Handicap Chase Odds

Odds are available in three formats for the Plate Handicap Chase and all races at Cheltenham Festival. Bettors will find one method as their default option, which can be altered using account settings within horse racing betting sites.

Fractional odds are the default option for bettors in the UK and Ireland. You'll find your odds displayed as a fraction. These are fairly easy to understand. The number on the left of the line highlights your potential profit from the amount staked, which is the number on the right.

Betting on a horse with Plate Handicap Chase odds of 7/1, you would make a £7 profit for every £1 wagered if your bet was successful.

What is the Plate Handicap Chase?

  • First run in 1951
  • The Tsarevich and Elfast are the most successful horses with two victories apiece
  • Trainers Bobby Renton, Nicky Henderson, and Martin Pipe share the record for most victories (4)

The Plate Handicap Chase is one of the 28 races held annually at the Cheltenham Festival, which takes place in mid-March. Although not one of the Group 1 events, it still has significance as one of the oldest races at the Festival. 

The Plate Handicap Chase is one of the standout handicap steeplechase events in the National Hunt campaign. Staged on the third day of the Cheltenham Festival, the event is open to horses five years old and above. 

Horses compete over two miles and four furlongs and must clear 17 fences of the New Course at Prestbury Park. The field features up to 20 horses, with a total purse of £120,000, £70,000 of which goes to the winner.

YearWinnerJockey/Trainer
2025Jagwar

Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

2024Shakem Up'Arry

Ben Jones

Ben Pauling

2023Seddon

Ben Harvey

John McConnell

2022Coole Cody

Adam Wedge

Evan Williams

2021The Shunter

Jordan Gainford

Emmet Mullins

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Horse racing odds regularly change, and we track and reflect each alteration via our custom odds comparison tool.

By regularly checking Gambling.com's odds tool and reading our expert horse racing betting tips, bettors stand the best chance of securing the best value Plate Handicap Chase odds, and potentially selecting the winner too.

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