Arkle Chase

Betting slips for the 2025 Cheltenham Festival are being torn up across the country following the news that Sir Gino has been ruled out of the Arkle Chase.  

Trainer Nicky Henderson confirmed on Monday that his star chaser will miss the Festival due to a ligament infection. 

Sir Gino had been the 8/11 favourite for the Arkle Chase and had accounted for 41% of ante-post bets placed on the race through oddschecker since last year’s Festival.  

In fact, 24% of all Cheltenham Festival accumulators placed on our platform featured Sir Gino, making his withdrawal a huge blow to punters. 

 

In response to the news, Willie Mullins’ Majborough has surged to the top of the betting markets, currently available at a best price of 8/13 NRNB. 

Since the news of Sir Gino’s withdrawal, 76% of Arkle Chase bets placed through oddschecker have backed Majborough.  

Arkle Chase Winner NRNB Odds % of Bets Today
Majborough 8/13 76%
Ballyburn 7/1 2%
L’Eau Du Sud 9/2 9%
Mistergif 10/1 2%
Only By Night 12/1 2%

 

Leon Blackman from oddschecker said: “Trainer Nicky Henderson has ripped up Cheltenham Festival bets across the nation today with the news of Sir Gino’s withdrawal from the festival. Across oddschecker, 41% of Arkle Chase ante-post bets had backed Sir Gino, and 24% of accumulators included the star chaser.  

However, Majborough backers will be licking their lips following this news. He is now the 4/7 favourite for the Arkle, having been as large as 20/1 back in November. 76% of bets across oddschecker since the Sir Gino news have backed Majborough for the Arkle.”