2024 National Hunt Chase 4 Places Each Way

Any extended each-way options for the National Hunt Chase will be posted here once confirmed.

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National Hunt Chase Additional Each Way Places

The National Hunt Chase is a Grade 2 race for amateur riders, which is traditionally the longest race at the Cheltenham Festival.

Run over the Old Course at a trip of 4 miles and 28 fences, this is a true test of a race. Run now on opening Champion Day Tuesday, the National Hunt Chase has the longest history of any race at the Cheltenham Festival.

With fields of up to 20 runners in recent years, online bookmakers are always happy to give punters real value in this race, especially as it’s one of the highlights of the Cheltenham Festival, so expect 4 places or potentially even 5 places each way on the National Hunt Chase. Of course, offering 4 places each way or sometimes even 5 places each way is an excellent way to offer maximum profit opportunity for punters and is a promotion which will drive 2024 Cheltenham Festival new customer registrations for savvy bookmakers.

The National Hunt Chase may feature amateur riders only, but talented novice chasers is certainly the order of the day. 2018 victor Rathvinden has gone on to finish in the top 3 at the Grand National. Take 2016 where Jonjo O’Neill trained Minello Rocco won from NativeRiver with Southfield Royale and Vicente making up the minor places. Cheltenham specialist Cause of Causes won in 2015, going on to win the Kim Muir Chase for Gordon Elliott 12 months later. Teaforthree went off as the 5/1 Fav when it won this race in 2012, going on to finish 2nd in the 2013 Welsh Grand National and 3rd in the 2013 Grand National. Chicago Grey was also a popular winner, again for trainer Gordon Elliot, when it won the 141st running of this back in 2011. 2017 saw another Elliott trained winner in the form of Tiger Roll, who went on the Grand National glory. 2021 saw the impressive Galvin win as the 5/1F.

With anything up to 20 runners across recent renewals, online bookmakers pay out the standard 3 places each way at 1/4 odds or more often 1/5 odds for this amateur chase. However with the National Hunt Chase being one of the biggest races at the Cheltenham Festival for each-way betting, a growing number of bookmakers over recent seasons have promoted an additional place or two, with 4 or even 5 places possible for the 2024 running. Remember online bookmakers have a new customer war chest for the Cheltenham Festival, so offering additional each way places attracts new customers who spot the value to be had. Naturally 5 places covers circa 25% of the field – a situation which can only drive the chances of profit.

At the time of writing, no bookmakers have extended beyond the standard 3 places each way terms. As soon as this changes we’ll confirm details here.

We track the value provided by online bookmakers across the major National Hunt races. Extended each way terms gives punters a huge boost in terms of profit potential and is the perfect promotion for those who love to back big priced long-shots. With some High Street bookmakers still categorically giving their customers the standard each way terms, knowledgeable punters have been using online bookmakers who have been offering far better value to their customers now for years.

The 2017 renewal of the National Hunt Chase saw 18 starters go to post. 2018 saw 16 runners, 2019 saw 18 runners, 2020 saw 14 runners and 2021 saw just 12 runners due to Covid restrictions and no amateur riders allowed. but in-general there are usually some extended each way place offers have been made available.

2023 Each Way Terms Offered:

• 3 places each-way 1/5 odds: All bookmakers

2022 Each Way Terms Offered:

• 3 places each-way 1/5 odds: Betfred, Skybet.
• 2 places each-way 1/4 odds: 888Sport, bet365, Betfair Sportsbook, BetVictor, Boylesports, Coral, Ladbrokes, Paddy Power, Unibet, William Hill.

2021 Each Way Terms Offered:

• 4 places each-way 1/5 odds: 888Sport, Betfair Sportsbook, Betfred, BetVictor, Boylesports, Paddy Power, Skybet.
• 3 places each-way 1/5 odds: bet365, Coral, Ladbrokes, Unibet, William Hill.

2020 Each Way Terms Offered:

• 4 places each-way 1/5 odds: Betfred, BetVictor, Coral, Ladbrokes
• 3 places each-way 1/5 odds: 888sport, bet365, Betfair Sportsbook, Betway, Boylesports, Paddy Power, Skybet Unibet, William Hill

2019 Each Way Terms Offered:

• 4 places each way 1/5 odds: Betfred, Coral, Paddy Power, Skybet.
• 3 places each way 1/5 odds: 888sport, BetVictor, bet365, Unibet.
• 3 places each way 1/5 odds: Betfair, BetVictor, Ladbrokes, William Hill
• Please Note: bet365 offered an Each Way Extra 4ew 1/4 odds extended market

2018 Each Way Terms Offered:

• 4 places each way 1/5 odds: Betfred, BetVictor, Coral, Paddy Power, Skybet.
• 3 places each way 1/5 odds: 888sport, bet365, Unibet.
• 3 places each way 1/5 odds: Betfair, BetVictor, Ladbrokes, William Hill
• Please Note: bet365 offered an Each Way Extra 4ew 1/4 odds extended market

2017 Each Way Terms Offered:

• 4 places each way – 1/4 odds: bet365, Betfred, Coral, Ladbrokes, Totesport.
• 4 places each way – 1/5 odds: BetVictor, Paddy Power.
• 3 places each way – 1/5 odds: Betfair Sportsbook, William Hill.

Here’s a breakdown of the horses and their prices that have been paid out on over and above the standard 3 places each way in the National Hunt Chase from 2017 onwards:

• 2021: 4th Snow Leopardess 16/1.
• 2020: 4th Forza Milan 12/1.
• 2019: 4th Clondaw Cian 125/1.
• 2018: 4th Impulsive Star 20/1.
• 2017: 4th Arpege D’alene 12/1.

National Hunt Chase Recent Results:

• 2023 Gaillard Du Mesnil Mr PW Mullins, WP Mullins, 10/11, 10 runners
• 2022 Stattler Mr PW Mullins, WP Mullins, 2/1, 6 runners
• 2021 Galvin JW Kennedy I Ferguson, 7/2 12 runners
• 2020 Ravenhill Mr JJ Codd, G Elliott, 12/1 14 runners
• 2019 Le Breuil. Mr JJ Codd, B Pauling, 14/1 18 runners
• 2018 Rathvinden. Mr PW Mullins, WP Mullins, 13/2, 16 runners
• 2017 Tiger Roll. Ms L O’Neill, G Elliott, 16/1, 18 runners
• 2016 Minella Rocco. Mr D O’Connor, Jonjo O’Neill, 8/1, 20 runners
• 2015 Cause of Causes. Mr JJ Codd, G Elliott, 8/1, 17 runners
• 2014 Midnight Prayer. Mr J Newman, A King, 8/1, 15 runners
• 2013 Back In Focus. Mr P Mullins, WP Mullins, 9/4F, 16 runners
• 2012 Teaforthree. Mr JT McNamara, Miss R Curtis, 5/1F, 19 runners
• 2011 Chicago Grey. Mr D O’Connor, G Elliott, 5/1F, 16 runners
• 2010 Poker De Sivola. Ms K Walsh, F Murphy, 14/1, 18 runners