Ultima 2023 Tips - Odds, trends and final selections
- Tips, odds and predictions for the 2023 Ultima Handicap Chase [Updated 12/3/23]
- This handicap chase takes place at 2:50pm on day one of the Cheltenham Festival
- Get the latest odds, key ten-year trends and our selections here
The opening handicap race at the Cheltenham Festival is the Ultima Handicap Chase. This 3m1f handicap chase has been won by plenty of talented chasers down the years and horses who impress in the Ultima often go on to run in the Grand National at Aintree the following month.
We won't be finalising any of our handicap tips until the final fields have been confirmed. In this article, you'll find the latest Ultima Handicap Chase odds, key recurring ten-year trends and a shortlist of possible selections.
Cheltenham 2023 Tips - Ultima Handicap Chase 2023 Guide
Ultima Handicap Chase 2023 Odds
| Name | Odds |
|---|---|
| Corach Rambler | 9/1 |
| Into Overdrive | 10/1 |
| Nassalam | 11/1 |
| Threeunderthrufive | 11/1 |
| Oscar Elite | 11/1 |
| The Goffer | 11/1 |
| Bar | 14/1 |
Ultima Handicap Chase Key Trends
- 10 of the last 10 winners were trained in Britain
- 10 of the last 10 winners had won or placed around Cheltenham
- 10 of the last 10 winners had run on or after January 1st
- 10 of the last 10 winners had winning form over three miles
- 9 of the last 10 winners had run at least 5 times over fences
- 8 of the last 10 winners were rated 148 or lower
- 8 of the last 10 winners had run at Cheltenham that season
Ireland is expected to dominate the Cheltenham Festival again in 2023. The Ultima, however, is a race where British fans will be confident of a home winner. An Irish horse hasn't won this handicap since 2006 and only six Irish raiders have managed to finish in the first five places in the last decade.
As the trends suggest, Cheltenham form is vital in the Ultima. Into Overdrive sits prominently in the market, but the fact that he's never raced around Prestbury Park before has to count against him. Nassalam has been well-backed since the weights were announced, but he too has a trend to bust, having never raced over further than two-and-a-half miles before.
Ultima Handicap Chase 2023 Tip 1 - Oscar Elite
OSCAR ELITE has run well at the last two Cheltenham Festivals. Despite carrying fairly poor form into both races, Joe Tizzard's charge finished second behind Vanillier in the 2021 Albert Bartlett, before placing third in last year's renewal of the Ultima, crossing the line just three lengths behind Corach Rambler.
This year, Oscar Elite comes into Cheltenham on the back of a victory, having won the Reynoldstown Novices' Chase under Harry Cobden at Ascot. Despite that Grade Two victory, Tizzard's eight-year-old returns to the Ultima rated just one pound higher than last season and Tizzard has managed to retain the services of Harry Cobden.
Ultima Handicap Chase 2023 Tip 2 - Cloudy Glen
Another who catches my eye is CLOUDY GLEN, who also boasts valuable Cheltenham Festival form, having followed Mount Ida home in the Kim Muir two years ago.
Venetia Williams' ten-year-old held off Fiddlerontheroof to win the Coral Gold Cup off a five-pound lower mark last season. Cloudy Glen ran very well for a long way on his only start of this season in the Grand National Trial at Haydock, where he only succumbed to Quick Wave and Snow Leopardess after a tired jump at the last. Charlie Deutsch will take the ride on Tuesday and Cloudy Glen won't mind the extra cut in the ground.
Verdict
Oscar Elite and Cloudy Glen are our two against the field in the 2023 Ultima.
Oscar Elite
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Cloudy Glen
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