Race Conditions
The Racing Post Plate Handicap Chase (4:00pm) is a Class A Grade 3 handicap chase run over two miles and five furlongs and is open to horses aged five years old and upwards.
Recent Winners
The Racing Post Plate (formerly called The Mildmay of Flete) provides another example of why all runners from the Pipe and Henderson yards at the Festival deserve the utmost respect. Nicky Henderson has actually won two of the last three renewals of the race, whilst Martin Pipe won it four times out of five around the turn of the century.
Also worth following are novice chasers, who have a good record in race as they often turn out to be well handicapped compared to their more experienced rivals. However, with the introduction of the Jewson Handicap specifically for novices, that trend may decline in coming years.
Key Trends
12 of the last 13 winners carried no more than 11 stone.
French-bred horses have won 5 of the last 8 renewals (and runner-up in the other 3).
Only 1 winning favourite since 1981 - cheltenhamreview.net
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