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Ultima Handicap Steeple Chase Tips
- H: Chianti Classico (Each Way)
- J: David Bass
- T: K C Bailey
- H: Chianti Classico EW
- J: David Bass
- T: K C Bailey
- Age:7
- Weight:11-4
- Form:11P-112
- OR:143
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Ultima Handicap Steeple Chase Overview
The Ultima Handicap Chase is a handicap for horses aged five years or older and is normally the race that follows the Champion Hurdle on day one of the Festival. Run over three miles and one furlong of the old course with twenty fences to be navigated.
The winning first-place prize money is likely to be in the region of £70,000. Winners of the race often take part in the Grand National, though not always in the same year.
Ultima Handicap Steeple Chase Betting Trends and Statistics
Four horses have won the race twice since 1946. Sentina (1957, 1958), Scot Lane (1982, 1983), Un Temps Pour Tout (2016, 2017) and Corach Rambler (2022, 2023).
The leading trainers with four winners a piece are the late Fred Rimell in the 1940s and 1950s and Fulke Walwyn in the 1960s and 1970s with the jockeys boasting the most wins being Robert ‘Choc’ Thornton and Tom Scudamore with three wins each.
Horses to achieve victory in both this and the Grand National include Royal Tan, Team Spirit, West Tip, Seagram, Rough Quest and last year’s winner Corach Rambler who triumphed at Aintree a month later.
Ultima Handicap Steeple Chase History
The race was originally known as the National Hunt Handicap Chase but the title has included the name of a sponsor from the early 1980’s. Some of the sponsors include Ritz Club, William Hill and Stewart Family Spinal Research. Since 2015, the race has been sponsored by Ultima Business Solutions.
Ultima Handicap Steeple Chase FAQ
Corach Rambler, trained by Lucinda Russell and ridden by Derek Fox at odds of 6/1.
The prize money for the winner in 2023 was £70,000.
It is run on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival on Tuesday, normally following the Champion Hurdle as the fourth race on the card.
There are twenty fences to be jumped in total.
There is normally a maximum field of close to twenty-four runners.
The race is open to horses aged five years or older.