2024 Ultima Handicap Chase Betting Odds at Cheltenham racecourse

Tuesday, 12 March 2024

Into Overdrive and Nassalam are among the market leaders for the 2023 Ultima Handicap Chase, although the bookmakers are happy to offer big odds about any of the runners for this encounter. It could come down to which horse is most favourably handicapped, with a field of twenty-four runners set to line up in a race which takes place before the Champion Hurdle.

The Ultima is always a great race for each-way punters and you should look out for the chance to bet on extra places on Day One of the Cheltenham Festival meeting. There is the alternative betting angle of wagering on more than one selection and plenty are trading at big prices, with plenty of outsiders likely to make the frame in the final reckoning.

Monbeg Genius
Monbeg Genius
13.00
Monbeg Genius
Monbeg Genius
Best Odds13.00
All Odds12/1
Chianti Classico
Chianti Classico
13.00
Chianti Classico
Chianti Classico
Best Odds13.00
All Odds12/1
The Goffer
The Goffer
15.00
The Goffer
The Goffer
Best Odds15.00
All Odds14/1
Fastorslow
Fastorslow
15.00
Fastorslow
Fastorslow
Best Odds15.00
All Odds14/1
Salvador Ziggy
Salvador Ziggy
15.00
Salvador Ziggy
Salvador Ziggy
Best Odds15.00
All Odds14/1
Desertmore House
Desertmore House
15.00
Desertmore House
Desertmore House
Best Odds15.00
All Odds14/1
Broadway Boy
Broadway Boy
15.00
Broadway Boy
Broadway Boy
Best Odds15.00
All Odds14/1
Nassalam
Nassalam
17.00
Nassalam
Nassalam
Best Odds17.00
All Odds16/1
Stealthy Tom
Stealthy Tom
17.00
Stealthy Tom
Stealthy Tom
Best Odds17.00
All Odds16/1
Coko Beach
Coko Beach
17.00
Coko Beach
Coko Beach
Best Odds17.00
All Odds16/1
Le Milos
Le Milos
17.00
Le Milos
Le Milos
Best Odds17.00
All Odds16/1
Run Wild Fred
Run Wild Fred
17.00
Run Wild Fred
Run Wild Fred
Best Odds17.00
All Odds16/1
Malina Girl
Malina Girl
17.00
Malina Girl
Malina Girl
Best Odds17.00
All Odds16/1
Thunder Rock
Thunder Rock
17.00
Thunder Rock
Thunder Rock
Best Odds17.00
All Odds16/1
Corach Rambler
Corach Rambler
17.00
Corach Rambler
Corach Rambler
Best Odds17.00
All Odds16/1
Walk Away
Walk Away
17.00
Walk Away
Walk Away
Best Odds17.00
All Odds16/1
Gevrey
Gevrey
17.00
Gevrey
Gevrey
Best Odds17.00
All Odds16/1
Tile Tapper
Tile Tapper
21.00
Tile Tapper
Tile Tapper
Best Odds21.00
All Odds20/1
Good Risk At All
Good Risk At All
21.00
Good Risk At All
Good Risk At All
Best Odds21.00
All Odds20/1
Churchstonewarrior
Churchstonewarrior
21.00
Churchstonewarrior
Churchstonewarrior
Best Odds21.00
All Odds20/1
Into Overdrive
Into Overdrive
21.00
Into Overdrive
Into Overdrive
Best Odds21.00
All Odds20/1
City Chief
City Chief
21.00
City Chief
City Chief
Best Odds21.00
All Odds20/1
Minella Crooner
Minella Crooner
21.00
Minella Crooner
Minella Crooner
Best Odds21.00
All Odds20/1
Ciel De Neige
Ciel De Neige
21.00
Ciel De Neige
Ciel De Neige
Best Odds21.00
All Odds20/1
Enrilo
Enrilo
21.00
Enrilo
Enrilo
Best Odds21.00
All Odds20/1
Certainly Red
Certainly Red
21.00
Certainly Red
Certainly Red
Best Odds21.00
All Odds20/1
Tullybeg
Tullybeg
21.00
Tullybeg
Tullybeg
Best Odds21.00
All Odds20/1
Mars Harper
Mars Harper
21.00
Mars Harper
Mars Harper
Best Odds21.00
All Odds20/1
Foxy Jacks
Foxy Jacks
21.00
Foxy Jacks
Foxy Jacks
Best Odds21.00
All Odds20/1
Broomfield Present
Broomfield Present
21.00
Broomfield Present
Broomfield Present
Best Odds21.00
All Odds20/1
Toss Again
Toss Again
21.00
Toss Again
Toss Again
Best Odds21.00
All Odds20/1
Fighter Allen
Fighter Allen
26.00
Fighter Allen
Fighter Allen
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Weveallbeencaught
Weveallbeencaught
26.00
Weveallbeencaught
Weveallbeencaught
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Time To Rocco
Time To Rocco
26.00
Time To Rocco
Time To Rocco
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Alaphilippe
Alaphilippe
26.00
Alaphilippe
Alaphilippe
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Castle Robin
Castle Robin
26.00
Castle Robin
Castle Robin
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Bronn
Bronn
26.00
Bronn
Bronn
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Lord Accord
Lord Accord
26.00
Lord Accord
Lord Accord
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Cloudy Glen
Cloudy Glen
26.00
Cloudy Glen
Cloudy Glen
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Moroder
Moroder
26.00
Moroder
Moroder
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Mister Coffey
Mister Coffey
26.00
Mister Coffey
Mister Coffey
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Frontal Assault
Frontal Assault
26.00
Frontal Assault
Frontal Assault
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Bear Ghylls
Bear Ghylls
26.00
Bear Ghylls
Bear Ghylls
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Happygolucky
Happygolucky
26.00
Happygolucky
Happygolucky
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Life In The Park
Life In The Park
26.00
Life In The Park
Life In The Park
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Joyeux Machin
Joyeux Machin
26.00
Joyeux Machin
Joyeux Machin
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Brief Times
Brief Times
26.00
Brief Times
Brief Times
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Panda Boy
Panda Boy
26.00
Panda Boy
Panda Boy
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Tweed Skirt
Tweed Skirt
26.00
Tweed Skirt
Tweed Skirt
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Captain Cattistock
Captain Cattistock
26.00
Captain Cattistock
Captain Cattistock
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Idas Boy
Idas Boy
26.00
Idas Boy
Idas Boy
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Dolphin Square
Dolphin Square
26.00
Dolphin Square
Dolphin Square
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Guetapan Collonges
Guetapan Collonges
26.00
Guetapan Collonges
Guetapan Collonges
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Threeunderthrufive
Threeunderthrufive
26.00
Threeunderthrufive
Threeunderthrufive
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Blackjack Magic
Blackjack Magic
26.00
Blackjack Magic
Blackjack Magic
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Largy Debut
Largy Debut
34.00
Largy Debut
Largy Debut
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Slipway
Slipway
34.00
Slipway
Slipway
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Fantastikas
Fantastikas
34.00
Fantastikas
Fantastikas
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Fanion d'Estruval
Fanion d'Estruval
34.00
Fanion d'Estruval
Fanion d'Estruval
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Jet Of Magic
Jet Of Magic
34.00
Jet Of Magic
Jet Of Magic
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Pull Again Green
Pull Again Green
34.00
Pull Again Green
Pull Again Green
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Hurricane Georgie
Hurricane Georgie
34.00
Hurricane Georgie
Hurricane Georgie
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
A Wave Of The Sea
A Wave Of The Sea
34.00
A Wave Of The Sea
A Wave Of The Sea
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
The Big Breakaway
The Big Breakaway
34.00
The Big Breakaway
The Big Breakaway
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Defi Bleu
Defi Bleu
34.00
Defi Bleu
Defi Bleu
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Tea Clipper
Tea Clipper
34.00
Tea Clipper
Tea Clipper
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Killer Kane
Killer Kane
34.00
Killer Kane
Killer Kane
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Pounding Poet
Pounding Poet
34.00
Pounding Poet
Pounding Poet
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Switch Hitter
Switch Hitter
34.00
Switch Hitter
Switch Hitter
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Hometown Boy
Hometown Boy
41.00
Hometown Boy
Hometown Boy
Best Odds41.00
All Odds40/1
Any News
Any News
41.00
Any News
Any News
Best Odds41.00
All Odds40/1
Musical Slave
Musical Slave
41.00
Musical Slave
Musical Slave
Best Odds41.00
All Odds40/1
Real Steel
Real Steel
41.00
Real Steel
Real Steel
Best Odds41.00
All Odds40/1
Rose Of Arcadia
Rose Of Arcadia
41.00
Rose Of Arcadia
Rose Of Arcadia
Best Odds41.00
All Odds40/1
Cavalry Master
Cavalry Master
41.00
Cavalry Master
Cavalry Master
Best Odds41.00
All Odds40/1
Landofsmiles
Landofsmiles
41.00
Landofsmiles
Landofsmiles
Best Odds41.00
All Odds40/1
Good Boy Bobby
Good Boy Bobby
41.00
Good Boy Bobby
Good Boy Bobby
Best Odds41.00
All Odds40/1
Bangers And Cash
Bangers And Cash
51.00
Bangers And Cash
Bangers And Cash
Best Odds51.00
All Odds50/1
Truckers Lodge
Truckers Lodge
51.00
Truckers Lodge
Truckers Lodge
Best Odds51.00
All Odds50/1
Peaches And Cream
Peaches And Cream
51.00
Peaches And Cream
Peaches And Cream
Best Odds51.00
All Odds50/1

2023 Ultima Handicap Chase Betting Odds

The bookmakers will be watching where the money goes when it comes to the 2023 Ultima Handicap Chase, especially as the weights don’t always create a level playing field. Into Overdrive looks like a worthy favourite if the horse does go off as the market leader, with the eight-year-old having twice been in the winners’ enclosure and also registered a runner-up spot this season.

Mark Walford saw his runner produce a solid performance when finishing runner-up to L’Homme Presse in a handicap chase at Newcastle back in November, with the runner then winning the William Hill Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase over three miles at Warwick Racecourse and the runner beat several horses who are likely to be lining up here.

However, there are any number of potential winners, with Nassalam bidding to land a first win of the season for trainer Gary Moore. A third-placed finish in the Paddy Power New Year's Day Handicap Chase was fairly respectable and demonstrated that this runner is able to perform well at Cheltenham Racecourse, with more to come from this charge.

The Goffer has been in the frame several times this season and also merits respect, with Gordon Elliott’s horse likely to attract plenty of attention. There was a 10/1 winner in the Bulmers Leopardstown Handicap Chase at Leopardstown Racecourse in early February, although the horse struggled to make an impression in the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle last year.


2022 Ultima Handicap Chase Tips

It’s worth keeping tabs on the 2022 Ultima Handicap Chase odds and working out the Cheltenham betting site that has the biggest prices about the horse you want to back. At the time of writing, the Cheltenham bookies have different Ultima favourites, with some betting sites wanting to get on the right side of Shan Blue.

Alternatively, other firms are expecting Does He Know to take lots of beating, while Imperial Alcazar, Aye Right and Escaria Ten are among the other market leaders. Punters know that if they have an each-way bet, then they can profit if the horse finishes in the top four or five places overall.

Shan Blue the Market Mover for the Ultima Handicap Chase

Dan Skelton saw Shan Blue run a creditable race at the 2021 Cheltenham Festival when finishing fifth in the Marsh Novices’ Chase. The horse was sent off at Cheltenham betting odds of 10/1 and finishing behind eventual winner Chantry House along with Fusil Raffles, Asterion Forlonge and Chatham Street Lad. However, this is clearly a step down in class and a step up in trip.

Shan Blue then finished a distant second to Chantry House over a longer trip at Aintree, with Skelton then sending out the horse in the Charlie Hall Chase at October. The runner ran a blinder and looked the winner all ends up before falling at Wetherby, with the horse now returning to the Cheltenham track and we can see the runner going well.

Who Are the Other Ultima Handicap Chase Favourites?

Does He Know is an experienced campaigner at Cheltenham Racecourse and the Kim Bailey-trained runner finished fifth in the Ballymore Novices' Hurdle and the fact that the horse was sent off at 50/1 means that the horse outran his Cheltenham betting odds and set himself up for a successful future season.

There was a Novices’ Chase at Cheltenham in November where the horse finished second behind Threeunderthrufive over three miles and it’s clear that this Prestbury Park experience can secure him a big performance in the Ultima. However, a lot of recent successes have been achieved in a small field.


The Ultima Handicap Chase is also known as the Festival Trophy Handicap Chase, with this race being over three miles and one furlong. It is open to horses who are aged five years old or over.

At the moment, the race is sponsored by Ultima Business Solutions and the 2019 renewal saw Beware the Bear claim a victory for trainer Nicky Henderson. This was the first time that Henderson had ever enjoyed victory in this particular race.

This time around, it is GLENLOE who is trading as the favourite to win the Ultima, with the Gordon Elliott-trained charge having made three outings this season although none of those have resulted in a victory.

The nine-year-old finished fifth behind Faugheen at Punchestown before running into third at Navan in December and then finishing in the frame at Limerick on 28 December.

Glenloe did finish second in the Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle behind Delta Work two years ago, although it could be worth looking at alternatives as we get closer to the race.

THE CONDITIONAL looks another likely runner and David Bridgwater’s charge has already won at Cheltenham racecourse this season, obliging on 26 October in a Handicap Chase that also included favourite West Approach and Cogry.

The Conditional was recently fourth in a race at Warwick after making a mistake towards the end of the encounter although he’s likely to line up in this race and is certainly one to watch.

EARLY DOORS is another likely runner and we saw the Joseph O’Brien-trained horse win the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle over two miles and four furlongs.

It’s all about whether the JP McManus-owned horse can now return and win at the Cheltenham Festival for a second time, with the runner finishing second at Punchestown on New Year’s Eve, with O’Brien likely to prepare the horse for the third race of the Cheltenham meeting.