Plate Handicap Chase Trends: Will The Wise eyes finish line

The penultimate race on Day One of the 2026 Cheltenham Festival is the Plate Handicap Chase, that has a competitive field of 23 runners.
What can we learn from the most recent winners of this race? Here at Betfred Insights, we're taking a look at some Plate Handicap Chase trends ahead of the race.
Plate Handicap Chase Details
- Race: Plate Handicap Chase (16:40)
- Date: March 10
- Distance: 2m 4f 44y
- Race Type: Chase
- Class/Grade: Premier Handicap
Our in-house Horse Racing tipster Owen McMahon has gone through the card for Tuesday's Races and made a selection for every race. Read who he's backing and why with our Cheltenham Day 1 Tips. Add to that former Jockey Katie Walsh has passed on her Cheltenham Tuesday Tips to us here at Betfred.
Plate Handicap Chase Key Historical Trends
Age
- In the last 22 races, there has been 18 places and six winners from runners aged 10 and above
Runners that match this trend: Midnight It Is, Guard Your Dreams, Jungle Boogie, Grandeur d'Ame, Embittered
Official Rating (OR)
- Last 12 winners have all been rated 139 to 149
- There hasn't been a winner rated 150-plus since The Tsarevich (1986)
Runners that match this trend: Madara, Downmexicoway, Will The Wise, No Questions Asked, Booster Bob, O'Moore Park, Peaky Boy, Guard Your Dreams, Jungle Boogie, Boombawn
Market Trends
- Four of the last eight favourites have won
- 17 of last 23 winners have been priced at 12/1 or bigger
Runners that match this trend: Down Memory Lane, No Questions Asked, Booster Bob, O'Moore Park, Peaky Boy, Jipcot, Midnight It Is, Dee Capo, Guard Your Dreams, Theatre Native, Riskintheground, Jungle Boogie, Boombawn, Grandeur d'Ame, Western Zephyr, Moon d'Orange, Yes Indeed, Embittered
Cheltenham Experience
- 24 from last 34 winners had competed at a previous Festival
Runners that match this trend: McLaurey, Will The Wise, No Questions Asked, Jipcot, Midnight It Is, O'Moore Park, Dee Capo, Guard Your Dreams, Jungle Boogie, Grandeur d'Ame, Moon d'Orange, Western Zephyr, Embittered
Trainer Trends
- Venetia Williams has three winners and two second-place finishes in last 17 races. Also had two unplaced last year
Runners that match this trend: Jungle Boogie
Runs This Season
- 34 of last 39 winners all had between three and eight previous runs that season
Runners that match this trend: McLaurey, Will The Wise, Downmexicoway, Zurich, No Questions Asked, Jipcot, O'Moore Park, Dee Capo, Theatre Native, Riskintheground, Boombawn, Grandeur d'Ame, Moon d'Orange, Embittered
Final Shortlist
- Will The Wise
- No Questions Asked
- McLaurey
Odds correct at time of publishing.
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