Festival Plate Handicap Chase
Festival Plate
The Festival Plate is a handicap chase is one of the most competitive handicap chases of the year and is often the springboard to bigger success.
In recent years Road To Respect and The Storyteller have won the Plate before going on to strike at Grade 1 level.
Thursday 16.40 | 5yo+ | Grade 3
2 miles 4½ furlongs | 17 fences | New Course
Weight: 10st – 11st 12lb (handicap)
Prize money (2023): £120,000 | 1st: £67,524
PREVIOUS WINNERS
| YEAR | WINNER | SP |
| 2024 | Shakem Up’arry | 8/1 |
| 2023 | Seddon | 20/1 |
| 2022 | Coole Cody | 22/1 |
| 2021 | The Shunter | 9/4f |
| 2020 | Simply Betts | 10/3f |
| 2019 | Siruh Du Lac | 9/2 |
| 2018 | The Storyteller | 5/1f |
| 2017 | Road To Respect | 14/1 |
| 2016 | Empire of Dirt | 16/1 |
| 2015 | Darna | 33/1 |
| 2014 | Ballynagour | 12/1 |
| 2013 | Carrickboy | 50/1 |
| 2012 | Salut Flo | 9/2f |
| 2011 | Holmwood Legend | 25/1 |
| 2010 | Great Endeavour | 18/1 |
| 2009 | Something Wells | 33/1 |
| 2008 | Mister McGoldrick | 66/1 |
| 2007 | Idole First | 12/1 |
| 2006 | Non So | 14/1 |
| 2005 | Liberthine | 25/1 |
| 2004 | Tikram | 12/1 |
| 2003 | Young Spartacus | 16/1 |
| 2002 | Blowing Wind | 25/1 |
| 2001 | FESTIVAL CANCELLED | N/A |
| 2000 | Dark Stranger | 14/1 |
