🏇 They’re under starters orders in Berkshire for the Betfair Ascot Chase Raceday, a highlight of the National Hunt season with over £400,000 in prize money to be won.
NEWSFLASH: The 2025 Ascot Chase Raceday is a wrap! Check out our HORSE RACING section here for more events coming up in or around London at Ascot, Epsom Down, Kempton Park, Sandown Park and Windsor Racecourse.
Tickets for the 2026 Ascot Chase will go on sale here later in 2025.
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CONGRATULATIONS to Pic D’Orhy made it back-to-back wins in the Ascot Chase at odds of 9-5 with a dominant front-running display, seeing off the 7-4 favourite Corbetts Cross by a margin of ten lengths. Ridden by Harry Cobden, the ten-year-old gelding left champion trainer Paul Nicholls enthusing it was a career-best performance. Pic D’Orhy became only the fifth horse to win the race twice, following in the hoofsteps of the likes of Cue Card, Riverside Theatre, Monet’s Garden and Tiutchev. Ascot Chase Raceday tickets for 2026 will go on sale soon. Watch this space.
2025 RACEDAY PREVIEW
Ascot Racecourse is the place to be on Saturday 15 February for a classy seven-race card that will see a multitude of top horses, jockeys and trainders descend on the famous Berkshire course. Ascot Chase Raceday tickets are on sale now.
Racing gets underway* from 1.15pm with the first of three Class 1 races at 1.50pm, the Reynoldstown Novices’ Chase taking place over three miles. The Swinley Handicap Steeple Chase at 3pm is the second Class 1 race of the day and has a prize pot of £100,000. Then all eyes will be on the feature race of the day, the Ascot Chase, which is due off at 3.35pm.
* Race timings subject to change.
ASCOT CHASE PREVIEW
A Class 1, Grade 1 (i.e featuring the best of the best in jump racing) showdown, the Ascot Chase is one of the most prestigious races on the National Hunt calendar. It has a roll of honour to match its reputation. Previous winners include Monet’s Garden, Cue Card and all-time great Kauto Star.
Last year Pic D’orhy, with jockey Harry Cobden on board, put in a superb front-running performance to win the Ascot Chase at odds of 13-8 . The pre-race favourite L’Homme Presse allowed a big gap to open up at the start which he could never close. In the Reynoldstown Novices’ Chase Henry’s Friend was a 13-2 winner. The Irish Raider came out on top by a head after a thrilling battle with Kilbeg King. Stay tuned here for Ascot Chase Raceday 2025 ticket news!
In 2023 the Ascot Chase was won by star chaser Shiskin, ridden by Nico de Boinville. They followed in the hoofsteps of 2022 winner, Ireland’s Fakir D’Oudairies, ridden by Mark Walsh. This year’s edition of the race is set to feature a field of four. Led by Cheltenham Gold Cup hopeful L’Homme Presse. The nine-year old faces some stiff competition from last year’s runner-up Pic D’Orhy and two other quality horses in the shape of Ahoy Senor and Sail Away.
It promises a memorable renewal of the race with some of the best jump horses in training taking part. The famous trophy is at stake, not to mention a share of the prize pot standing at a cool £175,000.
ASCOT CHASE RACEDAY TICKETS, TIMINGS & TRAVEL
🎟️ Tickets are available via the ‘Get Tickets’ link. Under 18s go free when when accompanied by an adult. They do not need an admission tickets. Older teens may be asked for ID as proof of age.
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🗝️ Gates open at 10.45am.
🏇 First race off at 1.15pm
🏆 Feature race of the day the Ascot Chase is at 3.35pm .
🏇 Last race at 4.45pm.
Note: timings are subject to change.
🚊🚗 Travel tips. By train: South West Trains runs a frequent service to Ascot from both Reading, Guildford and London Waterloo. The average journey time is 27 minutes from Reading and 52 minutes from Waterloo. The railway station is a seven-minute walk from the racecourse. Plan your journey using the Transport for London website.
By car: Ascot is accessible from the M3, M4 and M40 and free parking is available during the jumps season. For directions visit the Ascot website.
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