Challenge Cup Open Hunters Chase Betting Odds

There are always thrills and spills when it comes to the St. James's Place Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase, with amateur jockets on board the runners who need to possess strong jumping ability along with bags of stamina. A couple of horses have emerged near the head of the betting market in the form of Its On The Line and Angels Dawn.

Emmet Mullins saddles the former and the eight-year-old has been in the first three home in all three appearances this season. Angels Dawn is a talented ten-year-old who has previously run well at this course and over this distance, while Sine Nomine was last season’s winner of the race and could merit a strong each-way bet.

It's On The Line

9/2

9/2

Music Drive

7/1

7/1

Wonderwall

8/1

8/1

Con's Roc

10/1

10/1

My Drogo

10/1

10/1

Gracchus De Balme

10/1

10/1

Angels Dawn

12/1

12/1

Jeffery's Cross

14/1

14/1

Joker De Mai

16/1

16/1

Viroflay

16/1

16/1

Shearer

16/1

16/1

Willitgoahead

16/1

16/1

Jet Plane

20/1

20/1

Carnfunnock

20/1

20/1

Fairly Famous

20/1

20/1

Ryehill

25/1

25/1

Latenightfumble

25/1

25/1

Barton Snow

25/1

25/1

Rocky's Howya

25/1

25/1

Autonomous Cloud

33/1

33/1

Big Interest

40/1

40/1

2025 Festival Hunter Chase Tips

Its On The Line is the current favourite to win the St. James's Place Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase, with Emmet Mullins training an eight-year-old who has produced some strong performances this term. The latest effort saw the horse finish third out of nine runners at Naas when flopping as the 4/7 favourite in the QuinnBet Hunters Chase.

Angels Dawn is a ten-year-old with bags of ability, with the horse bagging a victory in Dromahane at the end of December, with the runner falling in the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase at the 2024 Cheltenham Festival although he was travelling well when tumbling down in the end.

Willitgoahead is a largely untested seven-year-old that could perform well based on his latest effort at Thurles. The horse was sent off as the 11/10 favourite when winning by three and a half lengths, with this coming after finishing second out of sixteen horses at Limerick at the end of December.

Sine Nomine is a nine-year-old who fell last time out although we shouldn’t overlook the fact that the horse was successful in this race twelve months ago. On that occasion, the charge was narrowly victorious when touching off Its On The Line, although the horse hasn’t been showing any kind of form this season which explains his bigger price.