In this post, we take a look at the Clarence House Chase betting and odds as we preview the chances of each of the horses in Saturday’s feature from Ascot.
Clarence House Chase Odds
Horse | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
Jonbon | 8/13 | 61.9% |
Energumene | 2/1 | 33.3% |
Edwardstone | 12/1 | 7.7% |
Boothill | 20/1 | 4.8% |
Everything You Need to Know About Ascot’s Clarence House Chase
What is the Clarence House Chase?
The Clarence House Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older.
When is the Clarence House Chase?
The Clarence House Chase will take place on Saturday 18th of January.
Clarence House Chase Distance
The Clarence House Chase is run over a distance of about 2 miles and 1 furlong (2 miles and 167 yards, or 3,371 metres).
How Many Obstacles in the Clarence House Chase?
Horses during the Clarence House Chase have 13 fences to jump.
How To Watch the Clarence House Chase
You can watch the Clarence House Chase on the BoyleSports app and website.
Who Won Last Year’s Clarence House Chase?
Elixir De Nutz beat Jonbon in the 2024 edition of the Clarence House Chase at Ascot.
Clarence House Chase Betting Favourites
Jonbon
Odds
The favourite to win the Clarence House Chase is Jonbon at odds of 8/13. Those odds suggest that Jonbon has a staggering 61.9% chance of crossing the winning line.
Pedigree
Sire: Walk In The Park (IRE)
Dam: Star Face (FR)
Career Record
Career Record | Runs | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chase | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
Hurdle | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
NHF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
PTP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rules Races | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 |
Form
The nine-year-old Jonbon is trained by Nicky Henderson and has a hugely impressive career record never being outside of the top two from nineteen races, crossing winning on 16 occasions and coming runner-up the remaining three times.
Jonbon’s most recent outing on track was at Sandown last month where he won in a six-horse field coming a comprehensive eight lengths ahead of runner-up Quixixios for its fourth successive win.
The horse's last defeat was on the 27th of January 2024 when it was beaten by Elixir De Nutz by only a nk.
Verdict
Jonbon is a very special horse and is a very worthy favourite for this race even at odds of 8/13.
Jonbon on the gallops on a snowy morning, ready for the @BetMGMUK Clarence House Chase @sevenbarrows 💚💛 pic.twitter.com/KQYiTOoAje
— Ascot Racecourse (@Ascot) January 9, 2025
Energumene
Odds
The second favourite for the Clarence House Chase is Energumene at 9/4. Those odds imply that the horse has a 30.8% chance of landing another victory on Saturday.
Pedigree
Sire: Denham Red (FR)
Dam: Olinight (FR)
Career Record
Career Record | Runs | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chase | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
Hurdle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NHF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
PTP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rules Races | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 |
Form
The eleven-year-old is trained by WP Mullins and has thirteen victories, one runner-up finish and two third places from sixteen rules races displaying tremendous levels of consistency for famous owner Tony Bloom since November 2019.
The horse has been more lightly raced in recent times with his last race coming last month in Cork where it returned from a massive 593-day break on the track to make light work of the eight-horse field coming ten lengths ahead of closest challenger Dinoblue though he still looked naturally rusty in victory considering the lengthy layoff.
Verdict
An Energumene in its prime would very likely be the favourite for this race, but unlike last time out there’ll be no room for rustiness if it’s to defeat Jonbon.
Who's excited to see Energumene return on Saturday? 🟦⬜🤩#ITVRacing pic.twitter.com/bURhxrHba0
— ITV Racing (@itvracing) January 14, 2025
Edwardstone
Odds
Next up in the betting is Edwardstone who at 8/1 is seen as having an 11.1% chance of landing the Clarence House Chase at a big price.
Pedigree
Sire: Kayf Tara (GB)
Dam: Nothingtoloose (IRE)
Career Record
Career Record | Runs | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chase | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
Hurdle | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
NHF | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Rules Races | 27 | 9 | 8 | 2 |
Form
The eleven-year-old veteran on the track is trained by Alan King and has a career record from thirty-three races of ten victories, nine runner-up finishes and four third places since debuting at Newbury in November 2018.
The horse most recently ran at Kempton last month where the horse was runner-up over the 2-mile trip and field of seven horses coming three and a half lengths back of winner Soul Icon.
Verdict
Edwardstone is a classy, experienced campaigner though mother time is undefeated, and it would take a considerable turn-up for the book for him to figure this time around.
“All being well, I think he’ll go to Ascot a week on Saturday"
— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) January 9, 2025
Alan King is happy for Edwardstone to take on the big guns in @Ascot's Clarence House Chase!
Boothill
Odds
Next up in the betting is Boothill who is the 20/1 outsider of the field giving the horse a very slim 5.9% chance of success.
Pedigree
Sire: Presenting (GB)
Dam: Oyster Pipit (IRE)
Career Record
Career Record | Runs | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chase | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Hurdle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
NHF | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
PTP | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Rules Races | 20 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
Form
This ten-year-old campaigner on the track is trained by Harry Fry and has a career record from twenty races of seven wins, four runner-up finishes and two third places.
The horse most recently ran at the Boxing Day meeting at Kempton where it fell while behind but was in touch with the leaders when fell 5 out from the winning line.
🥇Byrne Group H’cap Ch winner
— Tattersalls Cheltenham (@TattsCheltenham) November 4, 2023
G1 rnr-up & G2 wnr Boothill gets his season off to best possible start for a 4️⃣th chase success
“He’s a gd horse & it is a grt start to the season,” @HarryFryRacing1 #CheltenhamNov ➡️ @LoughanmoreF ➡️ Kevin Ross Bstk
pic.twitter.com/YNxAjMXqcl
Verdict
The horse's odds here of 20/1 are very reflective of its chances and it would be a remarkable training feat by the team if it even placed on Saturday.
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