Cheltenham Novices Handicap Hurdle Betting Guide & Tips

The Novices Handicap Hurdle is a class one handicap race run on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival. The race is run on the Cheltenham Old Course, over a distance of 2 miles 110 yards.

Entry to the Novices Handicap Hurdle is restricted to 4 year old novice hurdlers. The race is recognised as one of the most unpredictable at the Cheltenham Festival, and the combination of novice hurdlers racing under weights makes picking a winner notoriously difficult.

Novices Handicap Hurdle History and Winners

The Novices Handicap Hurdle was added to the Cheltenham Festival race schedule in 2005 as part of the expansion of the festival into a four day event.

The Novices Handicap Hurdle is notable for producing one of the few female jockeys to win a Cheltenham Festival race, with Nina Carberry winning the inaugural event on Dabiroun.

Novices Handicap Hurdle Betting Tips

✔ Odds are as good as useless when it comes to reflecting runners’ prospects in the Novices Handicap Hurdle.

✔ Punters are better off looking at recent performances when predicting winners, with a number of Novices Handicap Hurdle winners having come into the race on the back of wins in previous novice races.

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