BGC Handicap (Cross Country) ChaseThe BGC Handicap Chase is a handicap race run on the cross country course at the Cheltenham Festival.
The race is run over a distance of 3 miles 7 furlongs, jumping a combination of natural and man made obstacles, which include hedges, ditches, banks, water obstacles and timber rails.
The Cross Country Chase was first run in 2005 when the Cheltenham Festival was increased to a 4 day meeting. Make the Most from Your Betting at The Cheltenham Festival
For the best odds on the BGC Handicap (Cross Country) Chase 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 Cross Country Chase and the SP is greater bet365 will pay out at the bigger price.
Place a bet on the Cross Country Chase 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 : Bgc Cross Country Handicap Chase | | Going : Good to Soft | 16 ran | | Pos | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | SP | | 1 | Garde Champetre | E Bolger | Miss N Carberry | 4/1 | | 2 | Native Jack | P J Rothwell | D N Russell | 40/1 | | 3 | A New Story | M Hourigan | A J Mcnamara | 20/1 | | 4 | Freneys Well | E Bolger | Mr G M Mangan | 25/1 | | | | 2007 : Sporting Index Cross Country Handicap Chase | | Going : Soft, Heavy in places | 16 ran | | Pos | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | SP | | 1 | Heads Onthe Ground | E Bolger | Miss N Carberry | 5/2 | | 2 | Silver Birch | G Elliott | J M Maguire | 14/1 | | 3 | Le Duc | P F Nicholls | S Thomas | 8/1 | | 4 | Spot Thedifference | E Bolger | Mr J T McNamara | 6/1 | | | | 2006 : Sporting Index Cross Country Handicap Chase | | Going : Good to Soft | 16 ran | | Pos | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | SP | | 1 | Native Jack | P J Rothwell | D N Russell | 7/2 | | 2 | Spot Thedifference | E Bolger | Mr J T McNamara | 12/1 | | 3 | Buailtes And Fadas | E Bolger | Miss N Carberry | 6/1 | | 4 | Il de Boitron | T O'Leary | A J Mcnamara | 100/1 | | | | 2005 : Sporting Index Cross Country Handicap Chase | | Going : Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 16 ran | | Pos | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | SP | | 1 | Spot Thedifference | E Bolger | Mr J T McNamara | 4/1 | | 2 | Luzcadou | F Murphy | A O'keeffe | 22/1 | | 3 | Mrs Be | J G Cann | Miss P Gundry | 20/1 | | 4 | Lord Noelie | Ms Bridget Nicholls | J M Maguire | 14/1 | | |
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Free Bets on the Cross Country Chase
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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 Cross Country Chase 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 BGC Handicap (Cross Country) Chase 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 BGC Handicap (Cross Country) Chase 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 Cross Country Chase 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 Cross Country Chase 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 BGC Handicap (Cross Country) Chase 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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