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Monday, 23rd Dec 2024
Supreme Novices' Hurdle Tips
- H: Firefox
- J: J W Kennedy
- T: G Elliott
- H: Firefox
- J: J W Kennedy
- T: G Elliott
- Age:6
- Weight:11-7
- Form:211-114
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Supreme Novices’ Chase Overview
The Supreme Novices’ Hurdle is the traditional curtain raiser to the week. Run over two miles and 87 yards of the old course with eight hurdles to be jumped. It takes place on day one of the Festival on Tuesday with the winning prize money being around £76,000.
As the opener of the whole meeting, the start is traditionally greeted by the ‘Cheltenham Roar’ as the crowd cheers at the beginning of the week’s racing.
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The leading trainer in the race is Willie Mullins, who has won the race seven times whilst Nicky Henderson has won it five times.
The now-retired Ruby Walsh is the leading jockey in the race having won it five times during his career.
This race is often won by one of the leading novice hurdlers from either the UK or Ireland with Ireland holding the call over the UK this century with thirteen winners to ten.
The winner will be deemed to be the best two-mile novice hurdler around and will be back the following year normally to challenge for the Champion Hurdle.
Supreme Novices’ Hurdle History
The race was originally called the Gloucestershire Hurdle and was split into two or even three divisions. Its current format began in 1972. The event has had several sponsors over the years including Lloyds Bank and Waterford Crystal with the current sponsor being Sky Bet.
Some of the noteworthy winners throughout the years include Golden Cygnet (1978), Brave Inca (2004), Vautour (2014), Douvan (2015), Altior (2016), Shishkin (2020) and Constitution Hill (2022). Last year’s contest was won by Marine Nationale.
Supreme Novices' Hurdle FAQ
Irish raider Marine Nationale won in 2023 at odds of 9/2 for trainer Barry Connell and jockey Michael O’Sullivan.
The prize money for the 2023 renewal stood at £76,000.
It is always run as the first race of the first day at the Cheltenham Festival. The race is due to be run on Tuesday 12th March in 2024.
As with most two-mile hurdle races, there will be eight hurdles to be jumped in total.
There is a maximum of 20 runners although that doesn’t always fill with the last two renewals having just 8 and 9 runners taking part.
The race is open to novices aged four years or older.