2026 St James's Place Festival Hunters Chase Betting Tips
A race which is known as the 'Amateur Gold Cup' is run over the same distance as the Cheltenham Gold Cup and is restricted to amateur jockeys. When looking at the Festival Hunters Chase predictions for 2026, it is worth considering runners with proven stamina.
For a full list of trends, as well as statistics for both trainer and jockey, head over to the Festival Hunters Chase trends blog.
Above are the 2026 Festival Hunters Chase runners; for each runner, you can see how many Festival Hunters Chase betting tips each has received. These could win tips or each-way predictions. Any tipsters who make their Festival Hunters Chase prediction as their Nap is also displayed means that they indicate it's their best bet of the day.
All of the racing tipsters' comments for their Festival Hunters Chase tips can also be seen with each runner; this gives you a guide as to why they have picked that runner, and is worth reading. They can help you improve your betting and give a great insight into the tipster's thought process when making selections.
Additionally, at the top of the page, you can see the most popular Festival Hunters Chase betting tips and also the Festival Hunters Chase prediction from the most profitable racing tipster.
The 2026 Cheltenham Festival is getting close to completion! We have just two races remaining, two more chances after this race to find a winner. Head over to the Cheltenham Tips page to see which runners the OLBG tipsters are backing in both the Mrs Paddy Power Mares Chase and the curtain closer, the Martin Pipe Hurdle.