Irish Independent Arkle Challenge TrophyThe Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy is a Grade 1 event for 5 year old and above novice chasers.
It's run over a distance of 2 miles on the old course at Cheltenham.
It was given its present name in 1969 to honour the racehorse Arkle, who was a three-time winner of the Cheltenham Gold
Cup. Make the Most from Your Betting at The Cheltenham Festival
For the best odds on the Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy check out the prices available via the betting exchanges at Betfair, Betdaq and the World Betting eXchange.
If you take an early bird price on the morning of the Arkle Challenge Trophy and the SP is greater bet365 will pay out at the bigger price.
Place a bet on the Arkle Challenge Trophy with BGbet and if your horse is beaten a short head or less they will refund your losing win stake. They are also offering best odds guaranteed on all races at The Cheltenham Festival
Recent Past Results| 2008 : Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase (grade 1) | | Going : Good to Soft | 14 ran | | Pos | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | SP | | 1 | Tidal Bay | J Howard Johnson | Denis O'regan | 6/1 | | 2 | Kruguyrova | C R Egerton | A P McCoy | 9/1 | | 3 | Noland | P F Nicholls | R Walsh | 7/4 | | | | 2007 : Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase (grade 1) | | Going : Soft, Good to Soft in places | 13 ran | | Pos | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | SP | | 1 | My Way de Solzen | A King | R Thornton | 7/2 | | 2 | Fair Along | P J Hobbs | R Johnson | 10/3 | | 3 | Jack The Giant | N J Henderson | M A Fitzgerald | 14/1 | | | | 2006 : Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase (Grade 1) | | Going : Good | 14 ran | | Pos | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | SP | | 1 | Voy Por Ustedes | A King | R Thornton | 15/2 | | 2 | Monet's Garden | N G Richards | A Dobbin | 8/1 | | 3 | Foreman | T Doumen | A P McCoy | 5/1 | | | | 2005 : Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase (Grade 1) | | Going : Good | 19 ran | | Pos | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | SP | | 1 | Contraband | M C Pipe | T J Murphy | 7/1 | | 2 | Ashley Brook | K Bishop | P J Brennan | 20/1 | | 3 | River City | Noel T Chance | T Doyle | 10/1 | | 4 | Watson Lake | N Meade | P Carberry | 17/2 | | | | 2004 : Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase | | Going : Good | 16 ran | | Pos | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | SP | | 1 | Well Chief | M Pipe | A P McCoy | 9/1 | | 2 | Kicking King | T Taaffe | B J Geraghty | 7/2 | | 3 | Le Duc | P Nicholls | J Tizzard | 25/1 | | 4 | Jahash | A King | R Thornton | 150/1 | | | | 2003 : Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase | | Going : Good, Good to Soft in places | 9 ran | | Pos | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | SP | | 1 | Azertyuiop | P Nicholls | R Walsh | 5/4 | | 2 | Impek | Miss H Knight | J Culloty | 6/1 | | 3 | Isio | N Henderson | M A Fitzgerald | 10/1 | | | | 2002 : Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase (Class A) (Grade 1) | | Going : Good to Soft, Good in places | 12 ran | | Pos | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | SP | | 1 | Moscow Flyer | Mrs J Harrington | B J Geraghty | 11/2 | | 2 | Seebald | M Pipe | A P McCoy | 5/2 | | 3 | Armaturk | P Nicholls | T J Murphy | 8/1 | | | | 2000 : Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase | | Going : Good | 12 ran | | Pos | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | SP | | 1 | Tiutchev | N Henderson | M A Fitzgerald | 8/1 | | 2 | Cenkos | O Sherwood | D J Casey | 10/1 | | 3 | Decoupage | C R Egerton | N Williamson | 7/4 | | |
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Free Bets on the Arkle Challenge Trophy
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Ladbrokes are offering a Free £100 bet during the Cheltenham Festival. Simply open an account and place a bet of £10 or more on Any sport and they'll match it with a free bet up to £100. |
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Once you've registered and placed your first bet with bet365, they’ll give you a free bet of up to £25, which you can place on the Arkle Challenge Trophy or any other market of your choice. |
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Register an account with Blue Square, place a bet of at least £25 win single on the Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy and they’ll credit your account with a free £25 bet token. |
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Sign up for an account with Stan James and bet on the Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy as your first bet. Then when your bet is settled, they'll add a free bet to your account matching that stake up to a maximum of £25. |
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Place your first bet with VC Bet on the Arkle Challenge Trophy and they’ll match your stake with a free bet up to a maximum of £50. Then place bets of £10 or more on five more races at the Cheltenham Festival and they’ll give you another £50 free bet. |
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Boylesports have increased their free bets offer to £250 for the Cheltenham Festival. New customers place your first bet on the Arkle Challenge Trophy and they'll match the stake with a free bet up to the maximum value of £100. Then after a further 5 bets they'll match the average stake to a maximum value of £50. They'll repeat this for a total of 4 free bets to the maximum value of £250. |
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See Bookmaker Free Bets for more offers.
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Cheltenham Festival Information
Get the latest news for the Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy from the At The Races Cheltenham microsite.
For information direct from the course see Cheltenham Racecourse Festival Guide. The site includes news, video clips, details of a preview event and a chance to enter their Fantasy Festival racing game.
The Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide by Paul Jones contains in-depth analysis of all 25 races at the Festival.
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