A race that always has a high calibre of horses in the running, this one is definitely one to watch for prospective bettors. Me and BetVictor’s in-house team of horse racing traders have teamed up to give you the latest Cheltenham odds and analyse them in detail.
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Overview
Previously known as the RSA chase or the Broadway Novices Chase, the Brown advisory novices chase is a Grade 1 race at the Cheltenham Festival.
When is the Brown advisory novices chase?
The Novices Chase takes place Wednesday 13 March at 14:10 – the second day of the Cheltenham Festival.
Who can compete in the race?
Known as the Gold Cup for novice chasers, this race is open to runners 5 years old and up.
What is the distance?
This race is contested over 3 miles and 80 yards on the old Cheltenham track with 20 fences.
Our Brown advisory novices chase best bets
The Favourites
- Fact to file – priced at 9/4* and trained by Willie Mullins. Out of all its 7 races, Fact to File has won 4 of them and placed second in 3 of them.
- Stay Away Fay – priced at 3/1* and trained by Paul Nicholls. This 7 year old gelding won the Albert Bartlett Novices Chase at Cheltenham last year and is now looking for more.
- Grey Dawning – priced at 4/1* and trained by Dan Skelton.
The Dark Horses
The outsiders in the race have also had spectacular recent form, which really ups the ante of the whole event and goes to show how competitive this market is.
- Gaelic Warrior – priced at 8/1* and trained by Willie Mullins. This horse unseated its rider in its most recent meeting at Leopardstown, but Warrior has more than proven itself capable of giving everyone else a run for their money.
- Il Etait Temps – priced at 14/1* and trained by Willie Mullins. Il Etait Temps has had a fantastic 2023 season and a promising start to 2024, recently winning the Irish Arkle Novices Chase.
Brown Advisory Novices Chase Past Winners
Here’s a list of previous winners:
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
| 2003 | One Knight | 7 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs |
| 2004 | Rule Supreme | 8 | David Casey | Willie Mullins |
| 2005 | Trabolgan | 7 | Mick Fitzgerald | Nicky Henderson |
| 2006 | Star de Mohaison | 5 | Barry Geraghty | Paul Nicholls |
| 2007 | Denman | 7 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2008 | Albertas Run | 7 | Tony McCoy | Jonjo O’Neill |
| 2009 | Cooldine | 7 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2010 | Weapon’s Amnesty | 7 | Davy Russell | Charles Byrnes |
| 2011 | Bostons Angel | 7 | Robbie Power | Jessica Harrington |
| 2012 | Bobs Worth | 7 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
| 2013 | Lord Windermere | 7 | Davy Russell | Jim Culloty |
| 2014 | O’Faolain’s Boy | 7 | Barry Geraghty | Rebecca Curtis |
| 2015 | Don Poli | 6 | Bryan Cooper | Willie Mullins |
| 2016 | Blaklion | 7 | Ryan Hatch | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 2017 | Might Bite | 8 | Nico de Boinville | Nicky Henderson |
| 2018 | Presenting Percy | 7 | Davy Russell | Patrick G Kelly |
| 2019 | Topofthegame | 7 | Harry Cobden | Paul Nicholls |
| 2020 | Champ | 8 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
| 2021 | Monkfish | 7 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
| 2022 | L’Homme Presse | 7 | Charlie Deutsch | Venetia Williams |
| 2023 | The Real Whacker | 7 | Sam Twiston-Davies | Patrick Neville |
Brown Advisory Novices Chase Trends
Where did the favourites finish over the last 20 years (latest to oldest)?
2, 1, 1, 3, 3, 1, 1, 3, 1, (2, 4), 4, 4, 5, 5, 1, 1, 1, PU, 2, 3
Favourites seem to win 40% of the time if the last 20 years are anything to go by.
The Leopardstown course seems to have produced the largest number of winners for this race, with 6 previous winners running at Leopardstown in the run up.
The favourite Fact to File, Il Etatit Temps, Gaelic Warrior and Facile Vega have all recently ran at Leopardstown.
Brown Advisory Novices Chase Trainer Statistics
- Willie Mulins – 4 wins, 11 places, 32 runners
- Nicky Henderson – 4 wins, 9 places, 19 runners
- Paul Nicholls – 3 wins, 5 places, 17 runners
- Nigel Twiston-Davies – 1 win, 2 places, 8 runners
- Mrs John Harrington – 1 win, 2 laces, 4 runners
Brown Advisory Novices Chase Jockey Statistics
- Paul Townend – 1 win , 5 places, 9 runners
- Robbie Power – 1 win, 3 places, 7 runners
- Sam Twiston-Davies – 1 win, 3 places, 5 runners
- Harry Cobden – 1 win, 2 places, 4 runners
- Nico de Boinville – 1 win, 2 places, 4 runners
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*All odds are correct at time of writing and are subject to change.
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