We go through all our horse racing odds and give you our expert Mares Novices Hurdle tips for 2024 at the Cheltenham Festival.
This race was recently created in 2016 and is a grade 2 National Hunt Hurdle race open to fillies and mares 4 years old and up.
Dawn Run Novices Hurdle Overview
When is the 2024 Mares Novices Hurdle?
The Mares Novices Hurdle takes place Thursday 14 March 2024 at 16:50 and is the penultimate race of the third day at Cheltenham.
What is the distance?
It is run over 2 miles and 179 yards on the new course at Cheltenham with 8 hurdles to be jumped.
Our Mares novices hurdle tips for 2024
Looking at the winning odds at Cheltenham over the last 8 renewals, the biggest upset was Eglantine Du Seuil in 2019, trained by W P Mullins at odds of 50/1 under jockey Noel Fehily. Over the last 8 renewals there have been 3 winning favourites in the race, all trained by Willie Mullins.
Here’s a look at the current favourites for 2024 and some outsiders with potential to upset the odds.
The Favourites
- Brighterdaysahead – priced at 2/1* and trained by Gordon Elliott. This horse has ran a total of 5 races and won all 5 of them, and running as recently as 11 February at the Navan course. Its odds have shortened from 7/2 to 2/1*.
- Jade de Grugy – priced at 5/2* and trained by Willie Mullins. This novice has only ran in 3 races, but has won them all. Jade de Grugy recently won the Leopardstown Savills Maiden Hurdle. It may be worth mentioning that 3 of the previous winners ran at Leopardstown before going on to win this race at Cheltenham.
- Dysart Enos – priced at 7/2* and trained by Fergal O’Brien. This horse has won 6 out of its last 7 races, and recently raced at the Cheltenham track in December 2023.
The Potential Outsiders
- Golden Ace – priced at 10/1*, shortened from 16/1. Trained by Jeremy Scott, Golden Ace has won 3 of it last 5 races and was the winning favourite at its last race in Taunton in February 2024.
- Aurora Vega – priced at 16/1* and trained by Wille Mullins. Sister to Facile Vega, this horse has won 3 out of its last 4 races and recently placed 4th at Leopardstown.
Mares Novices Hurdle Trends
When placing bets on the Cheltenham Festival, it can sometimes be helpful to examine past trends, like the top trainers and jockeys, and so on. It’s not a sure-fire way of winning a bet but it could help.
Where have the favourites finished (latest to oldest)?
4, 9, 9, 18, 9, 1, 1, 1
Mares Novices Hurdle Previous Winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Limini | 5 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2017 | Let’s Dance | 5 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2018 | Laurina | 5 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
| 2019 | Eglantine Du Seuil | 5 | Noel Fehily | Willie Mullins |
| 2020 | Concertista | 6 | Daryl Jacob | Willie Mullins |
| 2021 | Telmesomethinggirl | 6 | Rachael Blackmore | Henry de Bromhead |
| 2022 | Love Envoi | 6 | Jonathan Burke | Harry Fry |
| 2023 | You Wear It Well | 6 | Gavin Sheehan | Jamie Snowden |
Mares Novices Hurdle Leading Trainers
- Willie P Mullins – 5 wins, 8 places, 31 runners
- Henry de Bromhead – 1 win, 3 places, 12 runners
- Harry Fry – 1 win, 1 place, 2 runners
- Jamie Snowden – 1 win, 1 place, 1 runner
- Nicky Henderson – 0 wins, 1 place, 14 runners
Mares Novices Hurdle Leading Jockeys
- Ruby Walsh – 2 wins, 2 places, 2 runners
- Paul Townend – 1 win, 2 places, 7 runners
- Rachael Blackmore – 1 win, 1 place, 6 runners
- Gavin Sheehan – 1 win, 1 place, 4 runners
- Jonathan Burke – 1 win, 1 place, 2 runners
How to bet on the Mares Novices Hurdle
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*All odds are correct at the time of writing and are subject to change.
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