| Fri 15th March 2024 | 14:50 | Grade 1 | 2 miles 1 furlong |
A proving ground for horses who will later be aimed at the Stayer’s Hurdle, the Albery Bartlett Novices Hurdle is the UK’s championship race for novice hurdlers over 3 miles.
2024 Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle Preview
The 2024 Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle has failed to put forward a compelling favourite in 2024, with the best priced horse, Reading Tommy Wrong, trading over 4/1.
He’s won both his starts over hurdles to date, but has never run a hurdles race over 2 miles, and won his last race over 2 miles 4 furlongs by a neck.
If it’s form you’re looking out for, High Class Hero stands out in the field with four wins from four starts over hurdles, although he also has no hurdles experience over 2 miles.
Race Card
15.03.2024
Heavy
15
2m 7f 213y
| POS | Dist | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
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| 1 st | Stellar Story | Sam Ewing | G Elliott | |
| 2 nd | hd | The Jukebox Man | Kielan Woods | B Pauling |
| 3 rd | 7 | Dancing City | D E Mullins | W P Mullins |
| 4 th | 0.75 | Spread Boss Ted | S F O’Keeffe | W P Mullins |
| 5 th | shd | Lecky Watson | B Hayes | W P Mullins |
| 6 th | 8 | Gidleigh Park | J J Burke | H Fry |
| 7 th | 1.75 | Search For Glory | J W Kennedy | G Elliott |
| 8 th | 7.5 | Johnnywho | Jonjo O’Neill Jr. | Jonjo O’Neill |
| 9 th | 5 | Dripsey Moon | Ben Harvey | J C McConnell |
| 10 th | 24 | Captain Teague | H Cobden | P F Nicholls |
| 11 th | 3 | Chigorin | Rachael Blackmore | H De Bromhead |
| PU | High Class Hero | Mr P W Mullins | W P Mullins | |
| PU | Readin Tommy Wrong | P Townend | W P Mullins |
Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle Tips
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2024 Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle Tips & Analysis
The Punt and Adrian Wall are both backing Lecky Watson for the Albert Bartlett Hurdle. The punt has a 60.38% success rate when it comes to picking horses that will place, while Wall is in our top 10 ranked tipsters when it comes to picking horses that place, with a 55.66% hit rate.
Lecky Watson has never finished outside the top three in a race, which all goes to suggest he’s a great value place or each-way bet with many bookies still offering him at over 10/1.
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About the The Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle
The Albert Barlett Novices’ Hurdle, is the UK’s premier stayers race for novice hurdlers. Run over a distance of 3 miles on the Cheltenham New Course, the race features 12 hurdles. Entry to The Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle is open to 4-year-old and above novice hurdlers.
The Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle is one of the more recent additions to the Cheltenham Festival, and was promoted to Grade 1 status in 2008. The race attracts horses that will be aimed at the Stayers’ Hurdle later in their careers, although no Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle winner has gone on to achieve this double. However, 2011 winner, Bob’s Worth, went on to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 2013.
Winners of The Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle tend to have shown form over 3 miles ahead of their Cheltenham win. In fact a win over 3 miles prior to travelling to Cheltenham is the single strongest indicator of a potential winner. Keep in mind that a poor showing in a race over a shorter distance last time out may raise a horses’ price without having any real bearing on their prospects in this race.
Don’t allow yourself to be swayed by the markets. This race takes place just before the Cheltenham Gold Cup so markets are loaded with money from the general public, and favourites will start off well under-priced. While favourites do win this race, it’s just as common for horses priced well over 10/1 to take the win. So look for each-way value and stay away from short priced favourites.
Recent Winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
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| 2023 | Stay Away Fay | 6 | Harry Cobden | Paul Nicholls |
| 2022 | The Nice Guy | 7 | Sean O’Keeffe | Willie Mullins |
| 2021 | Vanillier | 6 | Mark Walsh | Gavin Patrick Cromwell |
| 2020 | Monkfish | 6 | Paul Townsend | Margaret Mullins |
| 2019 | Minella Indo | 6 | Rachael Blackmore | Henry de Bromhead |
