Cross Country Chase

Introduced	2005
Racecourse	Cheltenham, Cross Country Course
Race Distance	Approximately 3 miles 6 furlongs
Entry Conditions	Horses aged 45 and over
Current Sponsor	Glenfarcas
Date & Time	Day 2 / Wednesday 17th March 2021 / 16:10
Leading Jockey	Nina Carberry with 4 wins
Leading Trainer	Enda Bolger with 5 wins

The Cross Country Chase, also known as the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase for sponsorship purposes, takes place at 16:10 on day 2 of the Cheltenham Festival.

The race is run on the cross country course at Cheltenham over a distance of approximately 3 miles and 6 furlongs and features no less than 32 obstacles to be jumped.

The Cross Country Chase is one of the more recent races to be added to the Cheltenham Festival race schedule having been introduced in 2005 when a fourth day was added to the festival.

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Cross Country Chase Past Winners

Year		Horse	Age	Price	Trainer	Jockey	Distances
2020	1st	Easysland	6	3-1	D Cottin	J Plouganou
	2nd	Tiger Roll	10	8/11f	G Elliott	K M Donoghue	17 lengths
	3rd	Out Sam	11	33-1	G Elliott	Mr J J Codd	18 lengths
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2019	1st	Tiger Roll	9	5-4F	G Elliott	K M Donoghue
	2nd	Josies Orders	11	15-2	E Bolger	P Townend	22 Lengths
	3rd	Urgent De Gregaine	11	17-2	E Clayeux	Felix de Giles	3/4 Length
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2018	1st	Tiger Roll	8	4-6F	G Elliott	K M Donoghue
	2nd	Urgent De Gregaine	10	16-1	E Clayeux	Felix de Giles	2 Lengths
	3rd	The Last Samuri	10	33-1	K C Bailey	D Bass	11 Lengths
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2017	1st	Cause Of Causes	9	4-1	G Elliott	J J Codd
	2nd	Bless The Wings	12	10-1	G Elliott	D N Russell	9 Lengths
	3rd	Cantlow	12	9-4F	E Bolger	A Heskin	1 1/4 lengths
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2016	1st	Josies Orders	8	15-8	E Bolger	N Carberry
	2nd	Bless The Wings	11	33-1	G Elliott	J J Codd	1 1/4 Lengths
	3rd	Quantitativeeasing	11	9-1	E Bolger	M P Walsh	5 Lengths
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2015	1st	Rivage D’Or	10	6-1	A J Martin	D N Russell
	2nd	Any Currency	12	7-1	M Keighley	A Coleman	2 1/4 Lengths
	3rd	Uncle Junior	14	20-1	W P Mullins	P W Mullins	1 Length

Cross Country Chase Trends

• 12 of the last 15 Cross Country Chase winners were aged 10 or younger
• 13 of the last 15 Cross Country Chase winners had Irish trainers

Cross Country Chase Betting Offers

If you’re considering having a bet on the race, then you’ll be pleased to know that there are many Cross Country Chase betting offers available from a number of bookmakers.

Many top bookies will be offering best odds guaranteed on all races at Cheltenham, including the Cross Country Chase and there are plenty of other offers available such as refunds, extra places, free bets and enhanced odds on specific horses and races.

Take a look below at all of the Cross Country Chase betting offers which are likely to available for the 2021 Cheltenham Festival and click to view more info about the offer.