| Date | Time | Class | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12th March 2025 | 16:40 | Grade 3 | 2 miles |
The Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase is the oldest race run in National Hunt racing and the Cheltenham Festival’s premier 2 mile handicap chase.
12.03.2025
Good to Soft (Good in places (XC))
20
1m 7f 199y
Result
| POS | Dist | Runners |
|---|---|---|
| 1 st |
Jazzy Matty
J : D J Gilligan
T : C Collins
SP : 15/2
WGT : 66
|
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| 2 nd | 1.5 |
Unexpected Party
J : Harry Skelton
T : D Skelton
SP : 11/2
WGT : 70
|
| 3 rd | 1.5 |
Midnight It Is
J : S W Flanagan
T : G P Cromwell
SP : 25/1
WGT : 66
|
| 4 th | 3.75 |
My Mate Mozzie
J : K M Donoghue
T : G P Cromwell
SP : 13/2
WGT : 73
|
| 5 th | nk |
Jasko Des Dames
J : D J O’Keeffe
T : H De Bromhead
SP : 22/1
WGT : 64
|
| 6 th | 3.75 |
Conyers Hill
J : S F O’Keeffe
T : P Nolan
SP : 18/1
WGT : 64
|
| 7 th | 3 |
Traprain Law
J : P W Wadge
T : Miss Lucinda V Russell
SP : 20/1
WGT : 67
|
| 8 th | 1.25 |
General Medrano
J : Ben Jones
T : Miss E C Lavelle
SP : 10/1
WGT : 70
|
| 9 th | 1.5 |
American Mike
J : J C Gainford
T : G Elliott
SP : 14/1
WGT : 72
|
| 10 th | nse |
Martator
J : Charlie Deutsch
T : Miss V Williams
SP : 50/1
WGT : 72
|
| 11 th | 2 |
Fringill Dike
J : Charlie Hammond
T : Jedd O’Keeffe
SP : 33/1
WGT : 69
|
| 12 th | 3.5 |
Jpr One
J : Brendan Powell
T : J Tizzard
SP : 8/1
WGT : 76
|
| 13 th | 4.5 |
So Scottish
J : D Meyler
T : E Mullins
SP : 12/1
WGT : 68
|
| 14 th | 1.5 |
Primoz
J : D R Fox
T : Miss Lucinda V Russell
SP : 6/1
WGT : 64
|
| 15 th | 3.25 |
The King Of Prs
J : C Stone-Walsh
T : G P Cromwell
SP : 18/1
WGT : 66
|
| 16 th | nk |
Gaelic Arc
J : D E Mullins
T : J P Ryan
SP : 100/1
WGT : 66
|
| 17 th | 8 |
Western Zephyr
J : S Bowen
T : C E Longsdon
SP : 22/1
WGT : 66
|
| 18 th | 10 |
Third Time Lucki
J : J J Burke
T : F O’Brien
SP : 28/1
WGT : 66
|
| 19 th | 6.5 |
Dancing On My Own
J : Rachael Blackmore
T : H De Bromhead
SP : 18/1
WGT : 74
|
| PU |
Nells Son
J : Danny McMenamin
T : N G Richards
SP : 33/1
WGT : 72
|
Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase Tips
*Note: Betting tips are only displayed on the day of the race.
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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.
Tips cannot guarantee betting success. Review tipsters performance and bet responsibly.
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About the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase
The Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase is a Grade 3 handicap chase run at the Cheltenham Festival. The race covers a distance of 2 miles 110 yards over the Cheltenham New Course, making it the shortest distance handicap chase run at the Festival. The race features 14 fences and is open to 5-year-old and above racehorses.
First run in 1834, the Grand Annual Chase is not just the oldest race at the Cheltenham Festival, but the oldest race on the current National Hunt calendar. In its long history the Grand Annual Chase has tended to attracted ordinary horses. Only two winners have gone on to win major races, with both Pearlyman and Edredon Bleu subsequently winning the Queen Mother Champion Chase.
The Grand Annual Chase is run towards the end of the day, and as such will usually shed the attention of casual punters. This means the favourites will usually be priced over 4/1 where they’ll reward you fairly consistently if you can find bookies paying out each-way bets to fourth place.
Otherwise look out for horses who ran well in their previous race under heavier weight or on heavier ground, and back them to improve. Winners will frequently emerge from the 10/1 – 30/1 band, so this is a good opportunity to place a riskier bet on a horse that could improve and potentially end the Festival with a solid payout.
Recent Winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Weight | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Unexpected Party | 9 | 10-10 | Harry Skelton | Dan Skelton |
| 2023 | Maskada | 7 | 11-01 | Darragh O’Keeffe | Henry De Bromhead |
| 2022 | Global Citizen | 10 | 10-06 | Kielan Woods | Ben Pauling |
| 2021 | Sky Pirate | 8 | 11-06 | Nick Scholfield | Jonjo O’Neill |
| 2020 | Chosen Mate | 7 | 11-04 | Davy Russell | Gordon Elliott |
| 2019 | Croco Bay | 12 | 10-12 | Kielan Woods | Ben Case |
