Sky Bet Supreme Novices Hurdle

Date Time Class Distance
Tue 16th March 2020 13:30 Grade 1 2 miles

Results

Pos Dist Horse Jockey Trainer Age Wgt
1st Appreciate It P Townend W P Mullins
2nd 24 Ballyadam J W Kennedy H de Bromhead
3rd 2.25 For Pleasure Harry Bannister A M Hales
4th 1.25 Soaring Glory Jonjo O'Neill Jr. Jonjo O'Neill
5th 5.5 Irascible Rachael Blackmore H de Bromhead
6th 1.5 Grumpy Charley Bryan Carver Chris Honour
7th 1.25 Metier S Bowen Harry Fry
- - Blue Lord D A Jacob W P Mullins    
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About the Supreme Novices Hurdle

The Supreme Novices Hurdle is the premier race for 4-year-old and above novice hurdlers in the UK. It is distinguished from the Cheltenham Festival’s Triumph Hurdle by being raced over a slightly shorter distance on the Old Course, and it’s allowance for older novices to compete in the race. 8 hurdles are jumped in the Supreme Novices Hurdle.

As the race that gets the Cheltenham Festival underway, the Supreme Novices Hurdle attracts almost as much interest as the Festival’s feature races. It is also a target of some top quality National Hunt novices, which has resulted in the Supreme Novices Hurdle blooding a number of champions that have gone on to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup and the Queen Mother Champion Chase.

Betting on the Supreme Novices Hurdle

Thanks to its billing as the race that starts the Cheltenham Festival, a lot of money goes into the Supreme Novices Hurdle betting markets each year. This means prices will reflect the fact that bookies are going to defend their bottom line from favourites. The antepost favourite will usually start the race under-priced, with bets from less experienced punters keeping prices low.

While price should not influence your Supreme Novices Hurdle bets, there are a few key things to look out for when making a selection. If the winner of the season’s Deloitte Novices Hurdle makes an appearance, it should be taken seriously. And any winner of a Novices Hurdle last time out deserves a closer look, with the Grade 2 Moscow Flyer Hurdle another useful testing ground.

So look for quality and form and don’t be swayed by prices – horses priced over 10/1 frequently win this race.

Supreme Novices Hurdle Past Winners

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer
2020 Shishkin 6 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson
2019 Klassical Dream 5 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
2018 Summerville Boy 6 Noel Fehily Tom George
2017 Labaik 6 Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott
2016 Altior 6 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson

More past winners

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer
2015 Douvan 5 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
2014 Vautour 5 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
2013 Champagne Fever 6 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
2012 Cinders And Ashes 5 Jason Maguire Donald McCain
2011 Al Ferof 6 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2010 Menorah 5 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs
2009 Go Native 6 Paul Carberry Noel Meade
2008 Captain Cee Bee 7 Robert Thornton Eddie Harty
2007 Ebaziyan 6 Davy Condon Willie Mullins
2006 Noland 5 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2005 Arcalis 5 Graham Lee Howard Johnson
2004 Brave Inca 6 Barry Cash Colm Murphy
2003 Back in Front 6 Norman Williamson Edward O'Grady
2002 Like-A-Butterfly 8 Charlie Swan Christy Roche
2001 no race   due to foot-and-mouth crisis  
2000 Sausalito Bay 6 Paul Carberry Noel Meade
1999 Hors La Loi III 4 Tony McCoy Martin Pipe
1998 French Ballerina 5 Graham Bradley Pat Flynn
1997 Shadow Leader 6 Jamie Osborne Charles Egerton
1996 Indefence 5 Warren Marston Jenny Pitman
1995 Tourist Attraction 7 Mark Dwyer Willie Mullins
1994 Arctic Kinsman 6 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies
1993 Montelado 6 Charlie Swan Pat Flynn
1992 Flown 5 Jamie Osborne Nicky Henderson
1991 Destriero 5 Pat McWilliams Andy Geraghty
1990 Forest Sun 5 Jimmy Frost Toby Balding
1989 Sondrio 8 Jonothan Lower Martin Pipe
1988 Vagador 5 Mark Perrett Guy Harwood
1987 Tartan Tailor 6 Phil Tuck Gordon W. Richards
1986 River Ceiriog 5 Steve Smith Eccles Nicky Henderson
1985 Harry Hastings 6 Chris Grant John Wilson
1984 Browne's Gazette 6 Dermot Browne Michael Dickinson
1983 Buck House 5 Tommy Carmody Mouse Morris
1982 Miller Hill 6 Tom Morgan Dessie Hughes
1981 Hartstown 6 Niall Madden Mick O'Toole
1980 Slaney Idol 5 Tommy Carmody Liam Browne
1979 Stranfield 6 Tommy Kinane Des McDonogh
1978 Golden Cygnet 6 Mr Niall Madden Edward O'Grady
1977 Mac's Chariot 6 Dessie Hughes Mick O'Toole
1976 Beacon Light 5 Andrew Turnell Bob Turnell
1975 Bannow Rambler 6 Frank Berry Padge Berry
1974 Avec Moi 5 Roger Rowell Auriol Sinclair
1973 King Pele 4 David Nicholson Gavin Pritchard-Gordon
1972 Noble Life 5 Tommy Murphy Christy Grassick
1971 Persian Majesty 4 Terry Biddlecombe Ryan Price
1970 Ballywilliam Boy 5 Bobby Coonan Paddy Sleator
1969 Normandy 4 Terry Biddlecombe Fred Rimell
1968 King Cutler 5 Brian Fletcher Denys Smith
1967 Chorus 6 Johnny Haine Harry Thomson Jones
1966 Beau Caprice 12 Tommy Jennings Fulke Walwyn
1965 Red Tears 5 Stan Mellor Harry Thomson Jones
1964 Flyingbolt 5 Pat Taaffe Tom Dreaper
1963 Honour Bound 5 Terry Biddlecombe Fred Rimell
1962 Tripacer 4 Tommy Carberry Dan Moore
1961 Beau Normand 5 Bill Rees Bob Turnell
1960 Blue Mountain 6 Dick Broadway George Todd
1959 York Fair 5 Tommy Burns Vincent O'Brien
1958 Admiral Stuart 7 Tommy Burns Vincent O'Brien
1957 Tokoroa 6 Dave Dick Fred Rimell
1956 Boys Hurrah 8 Tommy Burns Vincent O'Brien
1955 Vindore 6 Phonsie O'Brien Vincent O'Brien
1954 Stroller 6 Pat Taaffe Vincent O'Brien
1953 Assynt 5 Eddie Newman Danny Morgan
1952 Cockatoo 6 Phonsie O'Brien Vincent O'Brien
1951 Red Stranger 4 Denis Dillon Ron Smyth
1950 Tsaoko 5 Martin Molony Sam Armstrong
1949 French Wedding 4 Jimmy Brogan Gerry Wilson
1948 Vulgan 5 Rickie Black John de Moraville
1947 no race   due to snow and frost  
1946 Prince Rupert 5 Ron Smyth Ted Smyth

 

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