Pertemps Final Handicap Hurdle Tips & Odds
The Pertemps Final is the second race on day three of the Cheltenham Festival and it takes place at 14:10 on Thursday 13th March 2025. Read More
Check out the latest Pertemps Final odds here along with our Cheltenham tips for the event on race day.
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About the Pertemps Final
The Pertemps Final is a Grade 3 handicap hurdle over just shy of three miles (two miles, seven furlongs and 213 yards), which is traditionally held on the third day of the Cheltenham Festival - St Patrick’s Day. The race is open to horses ages five and up and was upgraded from listed status to Grade 3 status in 2018. It’s currently backed by Pertemps, who have supported the race since 2002.
Established in 1974, the Pertemps Final has grown into one of the most competitive and difficult betting heats of the entire festival, with the winner regularly returning at a double-figure price. Many who take their chance in the Pertemps switch to chasing later in their careers, something shown by the 2017 Pertemps winner Presenting Percy, who has since won the 2018 RSA Chase, before running in the 2019 Cheltenham Gold Cup. As such, a multiple winner of the race is rare, and only one horse has won the Pertemps three times - the Jane Pilkington-trained Willie Wumpkins, who won three straight renewals of the race in 1979, 1980, and 1981. The last horse to win multiple renewals of the Pertemps was the David Pipe-trained Buena Vista, who won back-to-back renewals in 2010 and 2011.
MONMIRAL won the race in a shock in 2024, with the Paul Nicholls runner bouncing right back to his very best with Harry Cobden in the plate.
Pertemps Final Key Trends
- Two of the last 10 winners have been sent off favourite
- Five of the last 10 winners have been aged six years old
- Five of the last 10 winners have carried 10st 12lb or less
- Six of the last 10 winners have been trained in Ireland
Pertemps Final Tips
We display Pertemps Final tips from our very own longshot specialist, Raceolly, plus the best and most respected tipsters from the Racing Post and national newspapers. @RoadCheltenham will also be on hand to give us his best Thursday bets.
Previous Winners Of The Pertemps Final
Year | Winner | Winning Jockey | Winning Trainer | Starting Price | Weight |
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2024 | Monmiral | Harry Cobden | Paul Nicholls | 25/1 | 10-12 |
2023 | Good Time Jonny | Liam McKenna | Tony Martin | 9/1 | 11-9 |
2022 | Third Wind | Tom O'Brien | Hughie Morrison | 25/1 | 10-11 |
2021 | Mrs Milner | Bryan Cooper | Paul Nolan | 12/1 | 10-9 |
2020 | Sire Du Berlais | Barry Geraghty | Gordon Elliott | 10/1 | 11-12 |
2019 | Sire Du Berlais | Barry Geraghty | Gordon Elliott | 4/1 Fav | 11-9 |
2018 | Delta Work | Davy Russell | Gordon Elliott | 6/1 | 10-10 |
2017 | Presenting Percy | Davy Russell | Pat Kelly | 11/1 | 11-11 |
2016 | Mall Dini | Davy Russell | Pat Kelly | 14/1 | 10-11 |
2015 | Call The Cops | Andrew Tinkler | Nicky Henderson | 9/1 | 10-12 |
2014 | Fingal Bay | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs | 9/2 Fav | 11-12 |
2013 | Holywell | Richie McLernon | Jonjo O'Neill | 25/1 | 11-4 |
Frequently Asked Questions About The Pertemps Final
When is the Pertemps Final?
The race takes place at 14:10 on Thursday 14th March 2024.
Where can I watch the Pertemps Final?
Watch the race live on ITV1 and Racing TV who also offer options to stream the race via their streaming services.
Alternatively most bookmakers offer a free live horse racing stream allowing you to watch the race after you've placed a bet.
Who is the most iconic winner of the Pertemps Final?
There have been plenty of brilliant stories in the Pertemps Final over the years, but multiple winners of the race always live long in the memory. Willie Wumpkins is the only three-time Pertemps hero, winning the Final in 1979, 1980 and 1981 to write his name into the Festival history books.
In more recent times, Buena Vista was a dual winner in 2010 and 2011, but arguably the best and most iconic win in the race came from Sire Du Berlais in his second successive win in the race for Gordon Elliott. He sauntered to victory in 2019 carrying 11"7 under Barry Geraghty but lumped with top weight in 2020 many dismissed his chances for better-treated runners, including his stablemate and joint-favourite on the day The Storyteller.
In the end, the Elliott stablemates engaged in a duel for the ages up the Cheltenham straight for the 2020 crown, with Geraghty eventually getting his mount home by half a length to claim a second Pertemps and to confirm Sire Du Berlais as a future Graded performer.
Are there any trials for the Pertemps Final?
The clue is in the name with this one, with the race being a final meaning there are certain races horses must finish at least in the first 4 (previously first 6) to qualify. In the past, with the first six qualifying, there was some skullduggery by connections of talented horses and indeed subsequent winners of the final, with their horses in the qualifiers finishing a never nearer fifth or sixth to secure their place in the race without a massive hike in the weights.
Who is the most successful jockey in the Pertemps Final?
Jim Wilson, Davy Russell and Barry Geraghty share the honour of being the most successful Pertemps Final riders in history. The trio have won the race three times apiece, Wilson winning on Willie Wumpkins in all three of his wins, Russell tasting success aboard Mall Dini, Presenting Percy and Delta Work in successive seasons between 2016 and 2018 and finally Geraghty bagging two on Sire Du Berlais and his other way back in 2003 onboard Inching Closer.
Who is the most successful trainer in the Pertemps Final?
The most successful trainer in the history of the Pertemps Final is Jonjo O’Neill, who has trained the winner of the race on four occasions, with Danny Connors (1991), Inching Closer (2003), Creon (2004), and Holywell (2013).