2026 Red Rum Handicap Chase Betting Tips
Sans Bruit has run plenty of times this season without success. The eight-year-old was last seen finishing fourth out of six runners at Windsor last time out. That was in January and came after a midfield finish at Kempton Park over the festive season. Much depends on whether his handicap mark is too low although we prefer other alternatives in this race.
Inthepocket isn't guaranteed to stay on his feet after two falls in the past five outings. The other efforts have seen the Henry de Bromhead-trained charge finishing fifth each time. It was a solid effort in a field of fourteen in the Barberstown Handicap Chase at Leopardstown Racecourse. The horse had been well backed in the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual before that fall.
Highlands Legacy has achieved a couple of wins this term and the seven-year-old was last seen obliging with a win at Windsor. The 11/8 favourite was able to get up by a short head over two miles and came after a mid-December second-placed effort in December. There was also a victory at Worcester towards the end of October.
Ryan's Rocket and Stencil are both hovering at around the 10/1 mark. Fergal O'Brien's eight-year-old was a winner at Newbury at the end of November, although the horse then unseated his rider when sent off as festive favourite at Kempton. Stencil is an up and coming five-year-old who won at Chepstow before a midfield finish in the Jack Richards Novices' Limited Handicap Chase.
2025 Red Rum Handicap Chase Tips
One of the most competitive races on the Aintree Day One racecard is the Red Rum Handicap Chase, with several horses all trading at a similar price. My Mate Mozzie is a nine-year-old who has produced some bright performances this term, with the horse finishing fourth in the Grand Annual Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.
Previously to this, there was a second-placed finish in the Ryanair Handicap Chase over two miles and one furlong at Leopardstown. However, Primoz is a seven-year-old who is trading at a similar price, with the runner needing to find improvement after winding up fourteenth in the Grand Annual, although the horse could be favourably weighted here.
Petit Tonnerre is a bright contender who was unlucky to be brought down at Doncaster in early March, with that coming after a strong performance at the same course in January. It’s worth noting that the horse ran well at Aintree back in October, with the 3/1 joint-favourite giving Imperial Saint a battle all the way to the line.
Brookie has landed a couple of notable wins recently, with the eight-year-old having landed a victory at Doncaster in early March, with a victory of just over a length being achieved. Matata is also one for the shortlist, with Nigel Twiston-Davies saddling a horse who hasn’t been out of the first three in the past five appearances.
2024 Red Rum Handicap Chase Tips
Unexpected Party heads the betting market for the Red Rum Handicap Chase, with the horse having won on his previous appearance. In the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase, the horse was able to claim a Cheltenham Festival victory when obliging over two miles on soft ground.
Dan Skelton will be confident of another strong performance when it comes to this Aintree encounter although the betting market is wide open for this two mile encounter. Homme Public has won three of his previous four appearances and has to be one for the shortlist, with the latest success coming at Doncaster in early March.
Previously to this, there were wins at Wetherby and Cheltenham last autumn, with Path D’oroux trading at a similar price and the seven-year-old is bidding for a first victory of the season. Gavin Cromwell saddles a runner who has posted two runner-up spots and a third-placed finish in the past three outings, with each-way money sure to come here.
Saint Roi runs in the green and gold of JP McManus and the Willie Mullins-trained runner was last seen finishing sixth in the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase at Cheltenham, with the horse needing to find seventeen lengths on Unexpected Party, while Dancing On My Own and Heltenham are others for the shortlist.
2023 Red Rum Handicap Chase Tips
Although Third Time Lucki only finished fourth last time out, it was a solid showing at the Cheltenham Festival in the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase. Out of nineteen runners, the Dan Skelton-trained charge produced a fine performance when finishing behind eventual winner Maskada along with favourite Dinoblue and Global Citizen.
Previously to this, the eight-year-old won a handicap chase at Sandown Racecourse, although this is definitely a race for the each-way punters. Red Rookie runs for trainer Emma Lavelle, with the horse successful at Warwick at the end of March when obliging under jockey Tom Bellamy over two miles on soft ground.
Calico has raced plenty of times this season and the latest victory came in early March when touching off Pay The Piper at Doncaster Racecourse. There was also some smart form at Warwick when finishing just five lengths behind Jonbon in a two-runner race and we have to respect that sort of pointer, although the handicapper has had his way.
Douglas Talking is a seven-year-old with genuine each-way claims, with wins occurring at Sandown and Ayr after a successful wind operation. In early March came a victory in a four-runner handicap chase where the horse produced a thirteen-length win and that came after a victory in Scotland which certainly gives punters food for thought.