The Festival Plate (also know as the Mildmay of Flete Challenge Cup) is the fifth race on day three of the Cheltenham Festival and we’ve got all the latest news views and top tips ahead of the renewal.
To get you in the mood for the race at Prestbury Park – here’s a run-down of the race.
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When is the Festival Plate, what’s the distance and which sort of horses can enter?
The 2017 Festival Plate (known as Brown Advisory and Merriebelle Stable Plate for sponsorship reasons) will take place on Thursday, March 16 at 16:10 (4:10pm).
It’s a Grade 3 National Hunt chase run over two miles and five furlongs, for horses aged five years and upwards.
The New Course is used at the Cheltenham Festival.
Previous Festival Plate Winners
What are the latest odds?
Who won the Sun Bets Stayers’ Hurdle last year?
Empire of Dirt (16/1) was the winner of the 2016 race.
Tango De Juilley (33/1) was second.
While Kings Palace (11/1) was third.
Which jockeys, horses and trainers have won the race the most?
Two horses have won the race twice.
The Tsarevich: 1985, 1986
Elfast: 1992, 1994
Fred Winter is the leading jockey having won the renewal three times on Slender (1951, dead-heat), Sy Oui (1953) and Caesar’s Helm (1958)
While there are three leading trainers with four victories.
Bobby Renton: Tudor Line (1954), Caesar’s Helm (1958), Siracusa (1959), Merry Court (1968)
Nicky Henderson: The Tsarevich (1985, 1986), Liberthine (2005), Non So (2006)
Martin Pipe: Terao (1997), Majadou (1999), Dark Stranger (2000), Blowing Wind (2002)
What are the top tips for the race?
That’s a very good question. Our list of top tipsters will appear below when they’re available.
Templegate’s top tip for the Festival Plate
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Matt Chapman’s top tip for the Festival Plate
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