The Sun Racing Plate Handicap Steeple Chase

The Sun Racing Plate is the premier open age group 2 mile 5 furlong handicap hurdle run at the Cheltenham Festival.

10.03.2026 Good to Soft 23 2m 4f 44y

Result

POS Dist Runners
1 st

Madara

J : Harry Skelton T : Dan Skelton SP : 3/1 WGT : 4514
2 nd 7.5

Will The Wise

J : Keith Donoghue T : G P Cromwell SP : 10/1 WGT : 4515
3 rd 1.75

Moon D’orange

J : Callum Pritchard T : J C McConnell SP : 25/1 WGT : 571
4 th 1.25

Downmexicoway

J : Darragh O’Keeffe T : H De Bromhead SP : 9/1 WGT : 4517
5 th 3.25

Zurich

J : Brian Hayes T : H De Bromhead SP : 10/1 WGT : 4512
6 th nse

O’moore Park

J : Sean O’Keeffe T : W P Mullins SP : 22/1 WGT : 5785
7 th shd

Mclaurey

J : Mark Walsh T : E Mullins SP : 5/1 WGT : 4511
8 th 3

Western Zephyr

J : Shane Fenelon T : Mickey Bowen SP : 50/1 WGT : 5778
9 th 0.75

Boombawn

J : Tristan Durrell T : Dan Skelton SP : 80/1 WGT : 5787
10 th 1.5

Midnight It Is

J : Sean Flanagan T : G P Cromwell SP : 40/1 WGT : 6417
11 th 4

Riskintheground

J : C J Todd T : Dan Skelton SP : 80/1 WGT : 5783
12 th 4.25

Peaky Boy

J : Jonjo O’Neill Jr. T : Jonjo & A J O’Neill SP : 25/1 WGT : 5149
13 th 2.25

Jipcot

J : Kielan Woods T : Jonjo & A J O’Neill SP : 14/1 WGT : 4511
14 th 2

Dee Capo

J : Danny Gilligan T : G Elliott SP : 33/1 WGT : 4521
15 th 0.75

Theatre Native

J : Mike O’Connor T : H De Bromhead SP : 50/1 WGT : 5146
16 th 1.25

Jungle Boogie

J : Charlie Deutsch T : Miss V Williams SP : 66/1 WGT : 7693
17 th nk

No Questions Asked

J : Ben Jones T : B Pauling SP : 9/1 WGT : 5153
B

Guard Your Dreams

J : Sam Twiston-Davies T : Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies SP : 20/1 WGT : 6420
PU

Grandeur D’ame

J : Thomas Bellamy T : A King SP : 66/1 WGT : 6415
PU

Yes Indeed

J : Freddie Keighley T : M Keighley SP : 66/1 WGT : 633
PU

Embittered

J : Paddy Hanlon T : S Hosie SP : 150/1 WGT : 825
PU

Down Memory Lane

J : Jack Kennedy T : G Elliott SP : 11/2 WGT : 5155
F

Booster Bob

J : S Bowen T : O Murphy SP : 10/1 WGT : 5149

The Sun Racing Plate Handicap Steeple Chase

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About the Sun Racing Plate Handicap Chase

The Sun Racing Plate is a handicap chase covering a distance of 2 miles 5 furlongs and 17 fences on the way to the finishing post.

While the Sun Racing Plate offers one of the more generous purses for a Cheltenham Sun Racing handicap, it’s field comprises horses good enough to compete at Grade 3 handicap level, but unlikely to ever have an impact on higher rated races. Unusually, the race has produced a multiple title winner, with The Tsarevich winning the race twice in succession in the 1980s.

As with any handicap you’re going to have to do the hard yards for picking a winner yourself, screening the field for horses whose weight and staying power match race and course conditions on the day. That said, the Sun Racing Plate does favour horses who have shown form prior to competing, so horses with places or wins prior to the race are worth considering, particularly if there are wins over a similar distance.

Wins by rank outsiders are also the exception rather than the norm, which means you’re likely to find the winner lurking in the band of horses priced 16/1 or lower, although you’d be well advised to stay away from the underpriced favourites that are likely to emerge as a consequence of this race following on the day’s feature race.

Recent Winners

YearWinnerAgeWeightJockeyTrainer
2025Jagwar610-10Jonjo O’Neill Jr.Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
2024Shakem Up’arry1011-5Ben JonesBen Pauling
2023Seddon1011-0B HarveyJ McConnell
2022Coole Cody1111-2A WedgeEmmet Mullins
2021The Shunter810-12Jordan Colin GainfordEmmet Mullins
2020Simply The Betts711-4Gavin SheehanHarry Whittington
2019Siruh Du Lac610-08Lizzie KellyNick Williams

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