| Date | Time | Class | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thur 13th March 2025 | 16:40 | Grade 3 | 2m 4f 127yds |
The Festival Plate is the premier open age group 2 mile 5 furlong handicap hurdle run at the Cheltenham Festival.
13.03.2025
Good to Soft
21
2m 4f 127y
Result
| POS | Dist | Runners |
|---|---|---|
| 1 st |
Jagwar
J : Jonjo O’Neill Jr.
T : O Greenall & J Guerriero
SP : 3/1
WGT : 68
|
|
| 2 nd | 2.75 |
Thecompanysergeant
J : C Stone-Walsh
T : G P Cromwell
SP : 4/1
WGT : 66
|
| 3 rd | 2.75 |
Masaccio
J : Tom Cannon
T : A King
SP : 11/1
WGT : 70
|
| 4 th | hd |
Mars Harper
J : Tiernan Power Roche
T : G Elliott
SP : 100/1
WGT : 64
|
| 5 th | 1 |
Jordans
J : J J Slevin
T : J P O’Brien
SP : 9/1
WGT : 72
|
| 6 th | 2.75 |
Riaan
J : D J Gilligan
T : G Elliott
SP : 66/1
WGT : 66
|
| 7 th | 4.75 |
Ginny’s Destiny
J : H Cobden
T : P F Nicholls
SP : 8/1
WGT : 72
|
| 8 th | 0.75 |
Conflated
J : Mr R James
T : G Elliott
SP : 40/1
WGT : 73
|
| 9 th | 0.75 |
Demnat
J : Ned Fox
T : Miss V Williams
SP : 20/1
WGT : 63
|
| 10 th | 4.25 |
Seddon
J : A Harvey
T : J C McConnell
SP : 28/1
WGT : 66
|
| 11 th | nk |
Path D’oroux
J : K M Donoghue
T : G P Cromwell
SP : 12/1
WGT : 70
|
| 12 th | 2 |
Il Ridoto
J : Freddie Gingell
T : P F Nicholls
SP : 25/1
WGT : 69
|
| 13 th | 2.75 |
La Malmason
J : S W Flanagan
T : G P Cromwell
SP : 28/1
WGT : 70
|
| 14 th | 0.75 |
Shakem Up’arry
J : Callum Pritchard
T : B Pauling
SP : 20/1
WGT : 68
|
| 15 th | 9 |
Fugitif
J : S Bowen
T : R Hobson
SP : 20/1
WGT : 72
|
| 16 th | 22 |
An Peann Dearg
J : S F O’Keeffe
T : P Nolan
SP : 18/1
WGT : 65
|
| 17 th | 16 |
Gemirande
J : Charlie Deutsch
T : Miss V Williams
SP : 28/1
WGT : 69
|
| PU |
Individualiste
J : P M O’Brien
T : G P Cromwell
SP : 100/1
WGT : 61
|
|
| PU |
Tahmuras
J : J J Burke
T : P F Nicholls
SP : 80/1
WGT : 68
|
|
| PU |
Personal Ambition
J : Ben Jones
T : B Pauling
SP : 9/1
WGT : 67
|
The Trustatrader Plate Handicap Chase
*Note: Betting tips are only displayed on the day of the race.
| Nap | 
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Indicated odds were updated on 2025-03-20 4:38:54 UTC. Please note that
odds are subject to change.
Tips cannot guarantee betting success. Review tipsters performance and bet responsibly.
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About the Trustatrader Plate Handicap Chase
The Festival 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 Festival Plate offers one of the more generous purses for a Cheltenham Festival 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 Festival 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
| Year | Winner | Age | Weight | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Shakem Up’arry | 10 | 11-5 | Ben Jones | Ben Pauling |
| 2023 | Seddon | 10 | 11-0 | B Harvey | J McConnell |
| 2022 | Coole Cody | 11 | 11-2 | A Wedge | Emmet Mullins |
| 2021 | The Shunter | 8 | 10-12 | Jordan Colin Gainford | Emmet Mullins |
| 2020 | Simply The Betts | 7 | 11-4 | Gavin Sheehan | Harry Whittington |
| 2019 | Siruh Du Lac | 6 | 10-08 | Lizzie Kelly | Nick Williams |
