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Ultima Handicap Chase
15:20 Cheltenham Festival
2026-03-10
Winner: £84,405
Runners: 62
Going:
No. of hurdles: 20
Distance:
The Ultima Handicap Chase, also known as the Festival Trophy, is a long-distance handicap chase run as the third race on day one of the Cheltenham Festival. It is the first of five handicap chases run at the festival. Winners of the race often take part in the Grand National - those who have achieved victory in both events include Royal Tan, Team Spirit, West Tip, Seagram, Rough Quest and Corach Rambler.
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15(0)
P64-0P
Stolen Silver
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T: Georgina Nicholls
11
11-2
145
12(0)
32569F
Pied Piper
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T: Gordon Elliott
8
11-2
145
159
20(0)
28-P7P
Velvet Elvis
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T: John C McConnell
10
10-13
142
163
24(0)
74F-21
Guard Your Dreams
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T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
10
10-12
141
160
26(0)
P6-P57
Monbeg Genius
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T: Jonjo & A J O'Neill
10
10-12
141
166
57(0)
11-246
Margaret's Legacy
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T: Warren Greatrex
9
9-11
126
166
49(0)
2/1-20
O'Toole
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T: S R B Crawford
10
10-3
132
155
22(0)
49-739
American Mike
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T: Olly Murphy
9
10-13
142
161
34(0)
F5-P43
The Short Go
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T: Henry De Bromhead
9
10-9
138
158
1(0)
424-21
Iroko
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T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
8
12-0
157
161
11(0)
25-535Johnnywho
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T: Jonjo & A J O'Neill
9
11-3
146
163
31(0)
-0P0P8Hartur d'Arc
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T: John C McConnell
9
10-10
139
157
9(0)
3-3311
Lookaway
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T: Neil King
9
11-3
146
157
10(0)
1-1P23
Leave Of Absence
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T: Anthony Honeyball
9
11-3
146
162
60(0)
24-275
Eyed
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T: Hughie Morrison
9
9-7
122
163
19(0)
2P-974
Hyland
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T: Nicky Henderson
9
11-0
143
166
53(0)
11-151
Filanderer
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T: Hughie Morrison
10
9-13
128
165
21(0)
11-F4P
Myretown
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T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
9
10-13
142
167
39(0)
1P-041
King's Threshold
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T: Emma Lavelle
9
10-8
137
163
17(0)
55-373
Blow Your Wad
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T: Gary & Josh Moore
8
11-1
144
164
38(0)
7-5241
Herakles Westwood
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T: Warren Greatrex
9
10-8
137
162
32(0)
/133-FPeaky Boy
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T: Jonjo & A J O'Neill
8
10-10
139
81
37(0)
5-0182
Rock My Way
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T: Joe Tizzard
8
10-9
138
169
52(0)
P-3356
Hoe Joly Smoke
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T: Dan Skelton
8
10-1
130
162
6(0)
7-3330
Croke Park
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T: Gordon Elliott
8
11-7
150
159
45(0)
136-33
In d'Or
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T: Fergal O'Brien
8
10-6
135
166
43(0)
1-3221
Donnacha
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T: Nigel Hawke
8
10-7
136
164
30(0)
1-1150
Deep Cave
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T: Christian Williams
8
10-11
140
164
62(0)
06-232Wingmen
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T: Gordon Elliott
8
0-0
142
140
42(0)
-7020PWill Do
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T: Gordon Elliott
9
10-8
137
158
14(0)
0-022PSearch For Glory
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T: Gordon Elliott
9
11-2
145
158
41(0)
59-1F7
Uncle Bert
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T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
9
10-8
137
164
18(0)
8-1869
Henry's Friend
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T: Ben Pauling
9
11-1
144
163
13(0)
-1U113
Konfusion
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T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
8
11-2
145
166
4(0)
111224Gold Dancer
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T: W P Mullins
7
11-9
152
155
5(0)
311-32Jagwar
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T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
7
11-9
152
165
25(0)
-U1591
Pic Roc
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T: Ben Pauling
8
10-12
141
164
55(0)
-3331PRivers Corner
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T: Joe Tizzard
8
9-12
127
160
48(0)
1-0396
Theatre Native
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T: Henry De Bromhead
8
10-4
133
160
58(0)
3-9122
Alcedo
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T: Venetia Williams
8
9-11
126
164
23(0)
-2P512
The Doyen Chief
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T: Alan King
9
10-13
142
159
3(0)
41-102
Resplendent Grey
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T: Olly Murphy
8
11-10
153
160
36(0)
188-38
Insurrection
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T: Paul Nicholls
9
10-9
138
165
59(0)
1-5232
New Order
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T: Charlie Longsdon
8
9-10
125
163
27(0)
231-15
Booster Bob
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T: Olly Murphy
8
10-11
140
159
50(0)
-11P21Montregard
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T: Tom Lacey
7
10-3
132
167
16(0)
42-561
Imperial Saint
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T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
8
11-1
144
164
40(0)
2P14F4Prends Garde A Toi
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T: Gordon Elliott
7
10-8
137
157
7(0)
5-2131
Wendigo
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T: Jamie Snowden
7
11-4
147
164
33(0)
1-2422
Quebecois
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T: Paul Nicholls
7
10-10
139
160
35(0)
5-3142
Brave Fortune
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T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
7
10-9
138
156
44(0)
8-4112
Western Knight
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T: Joe Tizzard
7
10-7
136
161
54(0)
511-15
Ask Brewster
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T: Evan Williams
7
9-13
128
155
28(0)
6-3143The Enabler
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T: Gordon Elliott
7
10-11
140
165
46(0)
-78201
Backmersackme
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T: Emmet Mullins
7
10-6
135
154
29(0)
2-5141
King Of Answers
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T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
7
10-11
140
160
2(0)
1P-243
Handstands
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T: Ben Pauling
7
11-12
155
163
47(0)
-32530Patter Merchant
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T: Gordon Elliott
7
10-5
134
160
56(0)
1-2142
Knight Of Allen
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T: Jane Williams
6
9-12
127
165
8(0)
562415
Blaze The Way
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T: Ms Margaret Mullins
8
11-3
146
158
51(0)
U42245
Kim Roque
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T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
6
10-2
131
157
61(0)
51-212
Kurasso Blue
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T: Gordon Elliott
5
0-0
142
137
ULTIMA HANDICAP PREVIOUS WINNERS
| Year | Horse | Previous Form | Age | Price | Trainer | Jockey |
| 2025 | Myretown | 1-51F1 | 8 | 13/2F | Lucinda Russell | Patrick Wadge |
| 2024 | Chianti Classico | 1P-112 | 7 | 6-1 | Kim Bailey | David Bass |
| 2023 | Corach Rambler | 1-54 | 9 | 6-1JF | Lucinda Russell | Derek Fox |
| 2022 | Corach Rambler | 3114U | 8 | 10-1 | Lucinda Russell | Derek Fox |
| 2021 | Vintage Clouds | 58-753 | 11 | 28-1 | Sue Smith | Ryan Mania |
| 2020 | The Conditional | 4-3124 | 8 | 15-2 | David Bridgwater | Bredan Powell |
| 2019 | Beware The Bear | P4P-41 | 9 | 10-1 | Nicky Henderson | Jerry McGrath |
| 2018 | Coo Star Sivola | 53241 | 6 | 5-1F | Nick Williams | Lizzie Kelly |
| 2017 | Un Temps Pour Tout | 4-1036 | 8 | 9-1 | David Pipe | Tom Scudamore |
| 2016 | Un Temps Pour Tout | 3-1224 | 7 | 11-1 | David Pipe | Tom Scudamore |
| 2015 | The Druids Nephew | P-1275 | 8 | 8-1 | Neil Mulholland | Barry Geraghty |
ULTIMA HANDICAP KEY TRENDS AND STATS
Key trends
- Trained in Britain, 10/10
- Adjusted RPR of above 150, 9/10
- Beaten on their previous start, 7/10
- Aged between six and eight, 7/10
- Sent off at single-figure odds, 6/10
Other factors
- The last Irish-trained horse to win the race was the Tony Martin-trained Dun Doire in 2006.
- Un Temps Pour Tout (2017) is the only winner to have carried top weight this century
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WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR - ULTIMA HANDICAP 2026
The British dominance of the Ultima Handicap Chase, the first handicap of the meeting, continued when Myretown scored for Lucinda Russell and Patrick Wadge. It was a third success in the last four runnings of the race for Russell, who struck with Corach Rambler in 2022 and 2023. Myretown, a lightly raced, progressive chaser, was well supported and justified 13-2 favouritism by 11 lengths.