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Our Pertemps Final betting guide has all the top-class research and form analysis you need to find the best bets and tips for the ultra-competitive staying handicap hurdle on the Thursday of the Cheltenham Festival.

Final declarations have not yet been made for the Pertemps Final, but our experts have analysed all the key trends and cast eyes on the ante-post contenders.

The Pertemps Final usually provides one with the trickiest punting puzzles of the entire week and this year’s renewal looks no different. We’ve done all the hard work, so you know who to follow at the Cheltenham Festival 2023. 

Tip – DUNBOYNE 

Gordon Elliot has a remarkable record in the Pertemps Network Final, winning three of the last four renewals and having seven of his other runners find the frame. The Irish trainer runs six in here but preference is for the runner at the foot of the weights, Dunboyne, who has been unlucky in his most recent outings and appears favourably treated off a mark of 134. The seven-year-old will need things to fall right for him but he is a horse that possesses plenty of ability and looks the pick of the Elliot sextet.

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Pertemps Final – Overlooked Outsiders

Last year’s Pertemps Final was won by 12-1 shot Mrs Milner, providing a Festival winner for popular County Wexford trainer Paul Nolan.

Gold Cup-winning jockey Bryan Cooper rode the six-year-old mare to record a five-length victory over favourite The Bosses Oscar and Come On Teddy in third.

Once the declared runners are announced, we will be going into depth with our tips for the key contenders in the Pertemps Final betting and the outsiders in the field.

The Pertemps Final is a race that can boast several outsiders on its roll of honour in the past two decades, including 50-1 shots Creon (2004) and Kadoun (2006), as well as, more recently, Holywell, who returned at 25-1 in 2013 before going on to win at Grade 1 level over fences.

Once the final field has taken shape and all up-to-date form has been analysed, we will release our Pertemps Final top tips, so make sure to keep an eye out.

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Pertemps Final  Runners – Thursday, 17th March 2.10

 

NUMBER	SILKS	HORSE	TRAINER/JOCKEY
1		Sire Du Berlais	T: Gordon Elliott J: Rob James (7)
2		Ballyandy	T: Nigel Twiston-Davies J: Finn Lambert (10)
3		Dallas Des Pictons	T: Gordon Elliott J: H C Swan (7)
4		Go Another One	T: John McConnell J: Kieran Buckley (5)
5		The Jam Man	T: Ronan McNally J: Mark Walsh
6		Sassy Yet Classy	T: Gordon Elliott J: Davy Russell
7		Honest Vic	T: Henry Daly J: Richard Patrick
8		Third Wind	T: Hughie Morrison J: Tom O’Brien
9		Tullybeg	T: Gordon Elliott J: Denis O’Regan
10		Dame De Compagnie	T: Nicky Henderson J: Aidan Coleman
11		Stoney Mountain	T: Jamie Snowden J: Gavin Sheehan
12		Mill Green	T: Nicky Henderson J: Nico De Boinville
13		Alaphillipe	T: Fergal O’Brien J: Paddy Brennan
14		Winter Fog	T: Emmet Mullins J: Paul Townend
15		Whatsnotoknow	T: Mouse Morris J: Darragh O’Keeffe
16		If The Cap Fits	T: Harry Fry J: Ben Bromley (7)
17		Folcano	T: Gordon Elliott J: Jordan Gainford (3)
18		Pileon	T: Philip Hobbs J: Ben Jones
19		Born Patriot	T: Peter Fahey J: Kevin Sexton
20		Coeur Serein	T: Jonjo O’Neill J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr
21		Kansas City Chief	T: Neil Mulholland J: Victoria Malzard (7)
22		Didtheyleaveyououtto	T: Nick Gifford J: Niall Houlihan (3)
23		The Cob	T: Ben Pauling J: Kielan Woods
24		Dunboyne	T: Gordon Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

 

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Pertemps Final Odds 2023

Horse/Form	Silks	Jockey/Trainer	Odds
Winter Fog 751-42		J:Paul Townend T:Emmet Mullins	5/1
Sire Du Berlais 32-2P4		J:Rob James (7) T:Gordon Elliott	6/1
Alaphillipe 1215-5		J:Paddy Brennan T:Fergal O’Brien	7/1
Dunboyne 0-8050		J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	15/2
Sassy Yet Classy 2-31U2		J:Davy Russell T:Gordon Elliott	14/1
The Jam Man 0-0420		J:Mark Walsh T:Ronan McNally	14/1
Tullybeg 42115		J:Denis O’Regan T:Gordon Elliott	14/1
Ballyandy 05211		J:Finn Lambert (10) T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	16/1
Dallas Des Pictons 5-P260		J:H C Swan (7) T:Gordon Elliott	16/1
Folcano F0-694		J:Jordan Gainford (3) T:Gordon Elliott	16/1
Born Patriot -63420		J:Kevin Sexton T:Peter Fahey	20/1

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How to pick a Pertemps Final Winner

This three-mile handicap hurdle at the Festival often produces some fascinating battles for the honours.

It took its place at the Cheltenham Festival nearly 50 years ago, so there is a rich history of the fixture to look back on.

Digging through the stats to pick out key trends is the first step in formulating those Pertemps Final betting tips for 2023.

The first trend to spot is that only two of the last 10 editions has seen a winning favourite, and only three have delivered the odds in the previous two decades.

Last 10 Pertemps Winners Odds

• 2021 Mrs Milner 12/1
• 2020 Sire Du Berlais 10/1
• 2019 Sire Du Berlais 4/1F
• 2018 Delta Work 6/1
• 2017 Presenting Percy 11/1
• 2016 Mall Dini 14/1
• 2015 Call The Cops 9/1
• 2014 Fingal Bay 9/2F
• 2013 Holywell 25/1
• 2012 Cape Tribulation 14/1

Of the last 20 winners of the Pertemps Final, 12 were home GB winners, with the rest being Irish challengers. 

Digging further into some trends involved with this race, none of the previous winners of the fixture had won at 18/1 or bigger in their career, and each of that had gone at least once before over 3m trip or longer.

One interesting stat is that none of the last twenty horses had won exactly three career races before landing the Pertemps Final.

There had also been a break of between 12-76 for each winner before delivering the score at the Cheltenham Festival.

Trends such as those above play a key part in putting together Pertemps Final betting odds, which is precisely what our betting experts will be doing.

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All About The Pertemps Final: Past and Present

The Pertemps Final is a Grade 3 handicap hurdle run on the Thursday of the Cheltenham Festival on Cheltenham’s New Course. The race was introduced in 1974 as a replacement for the George Duller Handicap Hurdle and has held its current name since 2002. 

Handicaps are races in which horses of different abilities carry different weights corresponding to the handicapper’s official rating. So, for example, a horse rated 145 would carry 1lb more than a horse rated 144, and 5lb more than one rated 140 and so on.

The first renewal was won by Katstrup, ridden by Graham Thorner and trained by David Barons. Willie Wumpkins completed a remarkable hat-trick in the race between 1979 and 1981 for amateur jockey Jim Wilson and Jane Pilkington. Buena Vista (2010 & 2011) and Sire Du Berlais (2019 & 2020) are other multiple race winners. The race has seen several future Grade 1 winners take the Pertemps Final trophy in recent years, including Holywell, Presenting Percy and Delta Work.

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How Do Horses Qualify for the Pertemps Final Race?

The Pertemps Final is unique amongst major races. A horse must finish in the first six in one of the various Qualifiers ran throughout the season to be eligible for the big race at the Cheltenham Festival.

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What is the Pertemps Final Prize Money in 2023?

The 2021 Pertemps Final had a total prize fund of £100,000, with £42,202.50 going to connections of the winner, Mrs Milner. £15,9000 and £7,957.50 went to the second and third respectively, with prize money going all the way down to £225 for the eighth-placed horse.

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Pertemps Final Past Winners

Year	Horse	Odd	Jockey	Trainer
2021	Mrs Milner	12/1	Bryan Cooper	Paul Nolan
2020	Sire Du Berlais	10/1	Barry Geraghty	Gordon Elliott
2019	Sire Du Berlais	4/1F	Barry Geraghty	Gordon Elliott
2018	Delta Work	6/1	Davy Russell	Gordon Elliott
2017	Presenting Percy	11/1	Davy Russell	Pat Kelly
2016	Mall Dini	14/1	Davy Russell	Pat Kelly
2015	Call The Cops	9/1	Andrew Tinkler	Nicky Henderson
2014	Fingal Bay	9/2F	Richard Johnson	Philip Hobbs
2013	Holywell	25/1	Richie McLernon	Jonjo O’Neill
2012	Cape Tribulation	14/1	Denis O’Regan	Malcolm Jefferson
2011	Buena Vista	20/1	Conor O’Farrell	David Pipe
2010	Buena Vista	16/1	Hadden Frost	David Pipe

Other races on Day 3 of the Cheltenham Festival

The Pertemps Final is the second race of the Thursday of the Cheltenham Festival, a card which features three Grade 1s, namely the Marsh Novices’ Chase, the Ryanair Chase and the Stayers’ Hurdle. Thursday also features the Paddy Power Plate, the Dawn Run Mares’ Novice Hurdle and the Kim Muir.

13:30 The Turners Novices’ Chase (Grade 1)

14:10 The Pertemps Network Final (A Handicap Hurdle Race) (Listed)

14:50 The Ryanair Steeplechase (Grade 1)

15:30 The Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle (Grade 1)

16:10 The Paddy Power Plate (A Handicap Steeple Chase) (Grade 3)

16:50 The Mares Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2)

17:30 Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup (sponsored by the JRL Group) (0-145)