2024 Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle Tips, Odds, Runners & Trends

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19/02/24
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Also known as the Spa Novices Hurdle, this race is, as the name suggests, open to novice hurdlers and horses 5 years old and up. Added to the Cheltenham Festival line up in 2005 this race has become a mainstay as it’s moved from being classed as a grade 2 race to a grade 1.

This race has produced some top class runners like Vanillier, Unowhatimeanharry, Stay Away Fay, and Monkfish. We go through our Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle odds here at Parimatch and give you all the information you need to know before making an informed bet.

When is the 2024 Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle?

This race takes place Friday 15 March 2024 at 14:40, the third race on the last day of Cheltenham.

What is the distance?

The Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle is contested over 2 miles and 7 furlongs with twelve hurdles to be jumped on the new course at Cheltenham.

2024 Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle Tips

The Favourites

  • High Class Hero – priced at 6/1* and trained by Willie Mullins. This 7 year old has won all 6 of its most recent races and looks ready to take on the Cheltenham track.
  • Readin Tommy Wrong – priced at 6/1* and trained by Wille Mullins. This 6 year old has one 4 out of its last 5 races.
  • Dancing City – priced at 8/1* and trained by Willie Mullins. This 7 year old has won 4 of its last 7 races.

The Outsiders

  • Better Days Ahead – recently shortened from 25/1 to 14/1*. This Gordon Elliott trained 6 year old raced at Champion Bumper last year but placed 16th.
  • Quai De Bourbon – priced at 14/1* and trained by Willie Mullins. This 5 year old may either prove to be an upcoming hotshot, or too immature to run with the big boys. Out of its total 4 races its run, it’s won 2 of them – a 50% success rate.

Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle Past Winners

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer
2005 Moulin Riche 5 Robert Thornton François Doumen
2006 Black Jack Ketchum 7 Tony McCoy Jonjo O’Neill
2007 Wichita Lineman 6 Tony McCoy Jonjo O’Neill
2008 Nenuphar Collonges 7 Robert Thornton Alan King
2009 Weapon’s Amnesty 6 Davy Russell Charles Byrnes
2010 Berties Dream 7 Andrew Lynch Paul John Gilligan
2011 Bobs Worth 6 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson
2012 Brindisi Breeze 6 Campbell Gillies Lucinda Russell
2013 At Fishers Cross 6 Tony McCoy Rebecca Curtis
2014 Very Wood 5 Paul Carberry Noel Meade
2015 Martello Tower 7 Adrian Heskin Margaret Mullins
2016 Unowhatimeanharry 8 Noel Fehily Harry Fry
2017 Penhill 6 Paul Townend Willie Mullins
2018 Kilbricken Storm 7 Harry Cobden Colin Tizzard
2019 Minella Indo 6 Rachael Blackmore Henry de Bromhead
2020 Monkfish 6 Paul Townend Willie Mullins
2021 Vanillier 6 Mark Walsh Gavin Cromwell
2022 The Nice Guy 7 Sean O’Keeffe Willie Mullins
2023 Stay Away Fay 6 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls

Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle Trends

Sometimes it can be helpful to look at certain trends to help place your next bet, it may not guarantee a win, but it could make a difference.

Where did the favourites end up?

All information has been taken from Racing Post and is up to date as of 2024. Many favourites have been close, but no cigar. The last time a favourite won was in 2013.

  • 2023 – Corbetts Cross ran out
  • 2022 – Hillcrest pulled up
  • 2021 – Stattler finished 4th
  • 2020 – Thyme Hill finished 4th
  • 2019 – Commander of Fleet placed 2nd, with 50/1 outsider Minella Indo beating him to the chase
  • 2018 – Santini placed 3rd, with 33/1 outsider Kilbricken Storm winnning
  • 2017 – Death Duty unseated
  • 2016 – Shantou Village pulled up
  • 2015 – Black Hercules finished 7th
  • 2014 – Briar Hill fell with 33/1 Very Wood winning
  • 2013 – At Fishers Cross won

Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle Top Trainer

The leading trainer is Willie Mullins coming with three winners total and followed by Jonjo O’Neill with two wins. Henry de Bromhead, Paul Nicholls and Gavin Cromwell all have one win each.

Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle Top Jockeys

The leading jockey is Tony McCoy, who has 3 wins in total, followed by Paul Townend and Rob Thornton with 2 wins and Harry Cobden, Sean O’Keefe and Mark Walsh with 1 win each.

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