When is the Ultima Handicap Chase? Cheltenham date, start time, runners and betting

*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change

The Ultima Handicap Chase is the first handicap race on the Cheltenham Festival schedule.

It is a stamina-sapping contest run over 3m1f on the Old Course at Prestbury Park and typically attracts horses that go on to contest the Grand National.

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Corach Rambler weaved through the field to land last year’s renewal and is bidding to retain his crown and claim the £70,337 top prize on offer.

You can run the rule over our Ultima Handicap Chase odds on the Paddy Power website and Paddy Power app, otherwise all the key details about this year’s renewal can be found below.

Ultima Handicap Chase 2023 date and start time

The Ultima Handicap Chase is set to take place at Cheltenham on Tuesday, March 14. The post time is set for 14:50 GMT. You can watch the race live on the Paddy Power website and Paddy Power app or on ITV.

Ultima Handicap Chase 2023 runners and riders

Fanion D’Estruval (Miss Lucy Turner)
Happygolucky (David Bass)
Remastered (David Noonan)
The Big Breakaway (Brendan Powell)
Threeunderthrufive (AP Heskin)
Fastorslow (JJ Slevin)
The Goffer (Davy Russell)
Tea Clipper (Stan Sheppard)
Into Overdrive (Jamie Hamilton)
Corach Rambler (Derek Fox)
Cloudy Glen (Charlie Deutsch)
Nassalam (Jamie Moore)
Karl Philippe (Jack Hogan)
Top Ville Ben (Thomas Dowson)
Monbeg Genius (Jonjo O’Neill Jr)
Good Boy Bobby (Daryl Jacob)
Oscar Elite (Harry Cobden)
Iceo Madrik (Jack Tudor)
Laskalin (Shane Quinlan)
Harper’s Brook (Tom Cannon)
Fantastikas (Sam Twiston-Davies)
The Wolf (Paddy Brennan)
Glamorgan Duke (Danny Gilligan)

Ultima Handicap Chase 2023 betting

Ultima Handicap Chase odds are on paddypower.com and prices for the leading contenders can be seen on our snazzy widgets below.

Into Overdrive is the favourite with Paddy Power for the Ultima Handicap Chase as Mark Walford’s progressive gelding bids to add to his impressive victory in the Rowland Meyrick over Christmas.

Corach Rambler is next in our betting as last year’s winner bids for a repeat success ahead of a crack at the Grand National at Aintree.

Fastorslow, Nassalam and Oscar Elite are also prominent in our market.

*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change

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