Cheltenham betting: 2026 Mares' Chase contenders and tip

The third race on the final day of the festival for Cheltenham betting fans to get excited about is the Mares' Chase, which Coral has provided a tip for.

Coral's Mares' Chase 2026 tip

With nine runners in this race, it’s still another competitive race for the final day of racing at Cheltenham Festival. 

Willie Mullins’ Dinoblue and Ben Pauling’s Diva Luna both seek hat-tricks, with the former looking the most likely to oblige again. Dinoblue is a consistent and high class course and distance winner, while Diva Luna is less well proven at the top level, though similar regarding consistency. A seven-year-old, she is entitled to keep improving now. 

Panic Attack, though, attempts to make it a four-timer having completed a hat-trick across Cheltenham and Newbury for Dan Skelton. She likes the better ground and could be ready to run another huge race.  

Spindleberry should be more within her comfort zone here, having been tried in Grade One company up against geldings last time but finding it too much and pulling up. She’s a very talented individual on her day and she could redeem herself here under Paul Townend. 

Gavin Cromwell’s runner, Only By Night, may find it easier up against her own sex again, having finished a distant fifth of seven when last seen at Leopardstown in December. She finished just behind the talented Jango Baie in the Arkle last year and she could recapture this better form here having had a decent break since her last race. 

Coral’s big-race tip: Only By Night at 15/2 

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All odds and markets correct as of date of publication.