TrustATrader Plate

The TrustATrader Plate is the sixth race on the third day of racing at the Cheltenham Festival. It is a Premier Handicap chase that was first established back in 1951. The race had Grade 3 status until a reclassification of races by the British Horseracing Authority in 2022 renamed Grade 3 races to Premier Handicaps.

TrustATrader Plate Overview

The TrustATrader Plate Handicap Chase is a Premier Handicap open to horses aged five years or older. Run over 2 miles 4 furlongs and 127 yards on the new course, there are 17 fences to be negotiated. The winner’s prize money is likely to be around £68,000. The race takes place on the third day of the meeting, usually as the fifth of seven races.

TrustATrader Plate Betting Trends and Statistics

• The past 9 winners had all contested a graded novice hurdle or novice chase earlier in their career.
• Course form is a big advantage with the past six winners all winning at the course earlier that season.
• David Pipe and his father Martin before him have a terrific record in the race and anything he runs must be given respect having won it three times between 2010 and 2014.
• There seems to be very much a mixed bag regarding the odds of the winner over the years with three winning favourites in the last 7 years and 22/1 and 20/1 winners also.
• 14 of the past 19 winners ran on or after 25th January although last year’s winner Shakem Up ‘Arry had previously run (and won) on January 1st.
• Only 3 of the past 20 winners had not run in that calendar year.6 of the last 9 winners arrived in winning form having won their previous race.
• 18 of the 24 winners this century were aged 9 or younger.

TrustATrader Plate History

The first renewal was in 1951, run in memory of the 2nd Baron Mildmay Of Flete who died the previous year aged only 41 and who was an amateur jockey who won three times at the Cheltenham Festival. The race was originally called Mildmay Of Flete Handicap Chase.

The race has had several sponsors this century including The Racing Post, Byrne Group, Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable, Paddy Power and most recently TrustATrader, who are the current sponsor.

TrustATrader Plate Winners