2024 Arkle Chase Betting Odds at Cheltenham racecourse

Tuesday, 12 March 2024

After the excitement of the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle on Day One of the 2023 Cheltenham Festival, we now have the prospect of an Arkle Chase where two of the leading protagonists can make a strong claim for victory. El Fabiolo has been backed recently and is now trading as the betting favourite for the first chase race of the entire meeting.

However, Jonbon will have his supporters and the seven-year-old can boast three straight wins this season, with Nicky Henderson hoping that the horse produces a season-best performance to claim a victory. Dysart Dynamo has had a mixed bag of outings recently although there will be bookmakers offering extra places for each-way punters.

Constitution Hill
Constitution Hill
2.75
Constitution Hill
Constitution Hill
Best Odds2.75
All OddsSP7/4SP
Marine Nationale
Marine Nationale
3.50
Marine Nationale
Marine Nationale
Best Odds3.50
All Odds5/25/29/4
Facile Vega
Facile Vega
6.00
Facile Vega
Facile Vega
Best Odds6.00
All Odds5/14/17/2
Impaire Et Passe
Impaire Et Passe
7.00
Impaire Et Passe
Impaire Et Passe
Best Odds7.00
All OddsSP6/1SP
State Man
State Man
11.00
State Man
State Man
Best Odds11.00
All OddsSP10/1SP
Mister Policeman
Mister Policeman
13.00
Mister Policeman
Mister Policeman
Best Odds13.00
All Odds12/112/112/1
Inthepocket
Inthepocket
15.00
Inthepocket
Inthepocket
Best Odds15.00
All Odds14/114/114/1
Sharjah
Sharjah
21.00
Sharjah
Sharjah
Best Odds21.00
All Odds16/1SP20/1
Hercule Du Seuil
Hercule Du Seuil
26.00
Hercule Du Seuil
Hercule Du Seuil
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/114/116/1
Brandy Love
Brandy Love
21.00
Brandy Love
Brandy Love
Best Odds21.00
All OddsSPSP20/1
Champ Kiely
Champ Kiely
21.00
Champ Kiely
Champ Kiely
Best Odds21.00
All OddsSPSP20/1
Gala Marceau
Gala Marceau
21.00
Gala Marceau
Gala Marceau
Best Odds21.00
All OddsSPSP20/1
Lossiemouth
Lossiemouth
26.00
Lossiemouth
Lossiemouth
Best Odds26.00
All Odds16/120/125/1
Gaelic Warrior
Gaelic Warrior
34.00
Gaelic Warrior
Gaelic Warrior
Best Odds34.00
All Odds14/114/133/1
Il Etait Temps
Il Etait Temps
34.00
Il Etait Temps
Il Etait Temps
Best Odds34.00
All Odds20/120/133/1
Knappers Hill
Knappers Hill
26.00
Knappers Hill
Knappers Hill
Best Odds26.00
All OddsSPSP25/1
Makin'yourmindup
Makin'yourmindup
26.00
Makin'yourmindup
Makin'yourmindup
Best Odds26.00
All OddsSPSP25/1
Il Est Francais
Il Est Francais
34.00
Il Est Francais
Il Est Francais
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1SP20/1
Vauban
Vauban
51.00
Vauban
Vauban
Best Odds51.00
All Odds16/125/150/1
I Like To Move It
I Like To Move It
34.00
I Like To Move It
I Like To Move It
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/133/125/1
Quilixios
Quilixios
41.00
Quilixios
Quilixios
Best Odds41.00
All Odds25/1SP40/1
Zarak The Brave
Zarak The Brave
41.00
Zarak The Brave
Zarak The Brave
Best Odds41.00
All OddsSP25/140/1
Irish Point
Irish Point
34.00
Irish Point
Irish Point
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSPSP33/1
American Mike
American Mike
34.00
American Mike
American Mike
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSPSP33/1
L'astroboy
L'astroboy
34.00
L'astroboy
L'astroboy
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSPSP33/1
Joyeux Machin
Joyeux Machin
34.00
Joyeux Machin
Joyeux Machin
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSPSP33/1
Uncle Phil
Uncle Phil
34.00
Uncle Phil
Uncle Phil
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSPSP33/1
The Carpenter
The Carpenter
34.00
The Carpenter
The Carpenter
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSPSP33/1
Hunters Yarn
Hunters Yarn
34.00
Hunters Yarn
Hunters Yarn
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSPSP33/1
Birdie Or Bust
Birdie Or Bust
34.00
Birdie Or Bust
Birdie Or Bust
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSPSP33/1
Arctic Bresil
Arctic Bresil
34.00
Arctic Bresil
Arctic Bresil
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSPSP33/1
Rare Edition
Rare Edition
34.00
Rare Edition
Rare Edition
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSPSP33/1
Jupiter Du Gite
Jupiter Du Gite
34.00
Jupiter Du Gite
Jupiter Du Gite
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSPSP33/1
Tahmuras
Tahmuras
41.00
Tahmuras
Tahmuras
Best Odds41.00
All Odds40/133/133/1
Saint Felicien
Saint Felicien
41.00
Saint Felicien
Saint Felicien
Best Odds41.00
All OddsSPSP40/1
Rare Middleton
Rare Middleton
41.00
Rare Middleton
Rare Middleton
Best Odds41.00
All OddsSPSP40/1
Rubaud
Rubaud
51.00
Rubaud
Rubaud
Best Odds51.00
All Odds40/1SP50/1
High Definition
High Definition
51.00
High Definition
High Definition
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSPSP50/1
Maximilian
Maximilian
51.00
Maximilian
Maximilian
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSPSP50/1
Maxxum
Maxxum
51.00
Maxxum
Maxxum
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSPSP50/1
Luccia
Luccia
51.00
Luccia
Luccia
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSPSP50/1
Iroko
Iroko
51.00
Iroko
Iroko
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSPSP50/1
Nusret
Nusret
51.00
Nusret
Nusret
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSPSP50/1
Blood Destiny
Blood Destiny
51.00
Blood Destiny
Blood Destiny
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSPSP50/1
Under Control
Under Control
51.00
Under Control
Under Control
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSPSP50/1
Ile Atlantique
Ile Atlantique
51.00
Ile Atlantique
Ile Atlantique
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSPSP50/1
Strong Leader
Strong Leader
51.00
Strong Leader
Strong Leader
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSPSP50/1
Afadil
Afadil
51.00
Afadil
Afadil
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSPSP50/1
Jet Powered
Jet Powered
51.00
Jet Powered
Jet Powered
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSPSP50/1
Chasing Fire
Chasing Fire
67.00
Chasing Fire
Chasing Fire
Best Odds67.00
All OddsSPSP66/1
Bo Zenith
Bo Zenith
67.00
Bo Zenith
Bo Zenith
Best Odds67.00
All Odds66/1SP66/1
Watch House Cross
Watch House Cross
67.00
Watch House Cross
Watch House Cross
Best Odds67.00
All Odds66/1SPSP
Heart Wood
Heart Wood
67.00
Heart Wood
Heart Wood
Best Odds67.00
All OddsSPSP66/1
Foxy Girl
Foxy Girl
67.00
Foxy Girl
Foxy Girl
Best Odds67.00
All OddsSPSP66/1
Found A Fifty
Found A Fifty
101.00
Found A Fifty
Found A Fifty
Best Odds101.00
All Odds66/1SP100/1

2023 Arkle Chase Betting Tips

The 2023 Arkle Chase is always a treat and we will see some of the younger pretenders travelling at speed over the bigger obstacles. This includes El Fabiolo, with Willie Mullins hoping that his charge is able to continue the winning trend this season. The six-year-old could certainly take all the beating based on his performance in the recent Irish Arkle.

A ten length victory over the field means that El Fabiolo has now been installed as the favourite to win this second race on Day One of the 2023 Cheltenham Festival, with the horse obliging at betting odds of 9/2 and it was a comfortable victory over race favourite Appreciate It, with potentially more to come from a runner who should run fine at Cheltenham.

Jonbon is another horse to have landed a recent string of wins, with Nicky Henderson’s runner finishing a distant second to Constitution Hill in last year’s Supreme Novices’ Hurdle before beating El Fabiolo by a neck at Aintree a month later. The two are now set to clash again, with the English horse having secured victories at Sandown Park and Warwick twice this season.

Dysart Dynamo can’t be ruled out of the reckoning and many each-way punters will be looking to wager on the Mullins horse who does have over ten lengths to find on stablemate El Fabiolo, while Appreciate It and Banbridge might also be competing for the place money in this race. We’re looking forward to comparing the odds and seeing where the money goes.


2022 Arkle Chase Tips

Edwardstone is the favourite when it comes to the Cheltenham Arkle betting odds, with the eight-year-old having been in the winning habit during the past National Hunt season. Alan King has trained winners at the Cheltenham Festival before and the latest victory was in the Ladbrokes Wayward Lad Novices' Chase at Kempton Racecourse.

Sent off as the 8/13 betting favourite, Edwardstone won the race by ten lengths, although perhaps a more impressive performance came in the Close Brothers Henry VIII Novices' Chase on 4 December when the runner was sent off at 3/1 before winning by a mighty sixteen lengths and we have to respect this horse based on that performance.

Can Blue Lord Win the Best 2022 Arkle Betting Tip?

Blue Lord also has a winning record to put on the line, with the horse having won three consecutive times this season and we’re excited to see how the Willie Mullins-trained runner can perform at the 2022 Cheltenham Festival. Many Cheltenham betting sites have Blue Lord as their favourite and there has been money for a horse who is among the leading contenders.

The horse fell in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle at the 2021 Cheltenham Festival, with the horse then winning a Beginners Chase at Punchestown Racecourse, with the horse then winning a Novice Chase at Naas, while the most impressive performance of all came in the Patrick Ward & Co Solicitors Irish Arkle Novice Chase when being sent off at 5/2.

Riviere D'etel Bidding to Make it Third Time Lucky

Riviere D'etel was sent off favourite to win the Irish Arkle Novice Chase and there was only half a length between him and eventual winner Blue Lord. Gordon Elliott will now have the horse primed for the big race and the Cheltenham betting odds indicate that the five-year-old is among the favourites.

In the Racing Post Novice Chase on Boxing Day, there was also a second-placed finish behind Ferny Hollow, with Jack Kennedy giving the horse a cracking spin and Third Time Lucki is another runner who is going to be an interesting each-way bet.


Is Shishkin a Banker for the Arkle at Cheltenham 2021?

Shishkin was sent off as 8/11 favourite in the Prodec Networks Maiden Hurdle at Newbury Racecourse on 18 December 2019, although the horse has subsequently gone on to impress and currently boasts four consecutive victories including that win in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle.

The six-year-old recently returned to the track to land a victory in a Beginners’ Chase, although the plain fact was that the horse was sent off as the 1/4 favourite and didn’t beat a lot of rivals, so perhaps there is scope for opposing him this time around.

Which Horses Can Beat Shishkin in the Arkle Chase?

We certainly think the horse is trading too short for this chase race and it only takes one horse to beat the favourite, with Envoi Allen potentially lining up in this clash and Gordon Elliott will have every confidence in this horse should this be the desired route, with multiple entries an inevitability when it comes to this runner.

At the time of writing, no horse has beaten Envoi Allen and he won a Grade 1 Novices’ Chase at Fairyhouse on 29 November 2020, with the horse previously being sent off as the 4/7 favourite to win the Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle and he’s likely to act in any ground.

Abacadabras is the stablemate of Envoi Allen and let’s not forget that he only lost by a head against Shishkin in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, with jockey Jack Kennedy having helped the horse to victory in the recent Morgiana Hurdle and it will now be interesting to see if the runner reacts to bigger obstacles.


The Arkle will take place on Tuesday 10 March 2020, with this being the second race that occurs at the 2020 Cheltenham Festival and it’s naturally seen as the stepping stone to the Queen Mother Champion Chase.

Indeed, this is a race over two miles and it’s a stiff test for the horses who line up, with Laurina currently among the favourites to land a victory in this Group 1 encounter.

Trainer Willie Mullins has decided to take the fillie over the bigger obstacles for the coming National Hunt season, with the six-year-old having run in the 2019 Cheltenham Festival when she could only finish fourth despite being strongly fancied.

Indeed, Laurina looked to have the race at her mercy thanks to Buveur D’Air falling in that race and Apples Jade failing to make an impression, although she wasn’t able to make an impression and owners Sullivan Bloodstock Limited have now made the decision to go over fences.

It’s not yet clear whether Laurina will act well over the bigger jumps although she’s among the current favourites to win the Arkle, while Fakir D’Oudairies is available at a similar price and this is another French-bred horse who could cause a stir.

The four-year-old already has an impressive track record in his short career and recently made an appearance at Navan where the Joseph O’Brien-trained charge was able to win at odds of 2/1.

The fact that Fakir D’Oudairies was able to beat favourite Melon suggests that the JP McManus horse could put in a good showing in the Arkle, with the horse having previously ran a creditable fourth in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle at the 2019 Cheltenham Festival.

The horse was also narrowly beaten at Aintree by Pentland Hills and connections are now taking their chances over the bigger fences in the hope of landing a Cheltenham Festival winner.

It’s not clear where Samcro will be tilted when it comes to the 2020 Cheltenham Festival although the Arkle is certainly an option for a horse which has previously arrived with a star billing.

The Irish raider won the Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle as an odds-on favourite although he subsequently fell at Punchestown and hasn’t been the same horse since.

However, the Gigginstown horse did enjoy a facile victory when landing the spoils recently at Down Royal and perhaps that’s the start of things to come for a talented beast.

Felix Desjy was another horse that ran in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle and a fifth placed finish suggests that he’s another to watch when it comes to the road to the Arkle.

This is another Gordon Elliott horse and the six-year-old hasn’t yet been seen at a track over fences, although it finished second behind Klassical Dream last season at Punchestown before being given the last few months off.