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Tuesday, 5th Nov 2024
Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle Tips
- H: Ballyburn
- J: P Townend
- T: W P Mullins
- H: Ballyburn
- J: P Townend
- T: W P Mullins
- Age:6
- Weight:11-7
- Form:111-211
- OR:157
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Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle Odds & Runners
Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle Racecard
Gallagher Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race)
From Danoli and Istabraq, through to Envoi Allen and last year's winner Impaire Et Passe, the roll call of past winner of this race over the last 20 years is impressive. BALLYBURN obviously has some big shoes to fill in his bid to emulate some of those greats, but the son of Flemensfirth is certainly going the right way and is very hard to oppose. Indeed, the six-year-old's smooth performance in landing a Grade 1 success at the Dublin Racing Festival could hardly have been more dominant and underlined not just his rapid progress since defeat to Firefox on his hurdles debut, but established his versatility regarding the trip, given he had comfortably landed a maiden at Leopardstown over 2m4f in between. Already with six previous winners of this race under his belt, Willie Mullins has a stranglehold on the 2024 edition with Ile Atlantique, Predators Gold, Mercurey and Jimmy Du Seuil all representing Ireland's champion trainer. However, the unbeaten Handstands may be the one to put it up to Ballyburn given he too is a rising star.
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Baring Bingham Novices’ Hurdle Overview
The Baring Bingham Novices’ Hurdle is a Grade One hurdle for novices aged four years or older and is run over 2 miles and 5 furlongs on the old course. There are ten hurdles to be negotiated with the likely prize money to the winner around £76,000.
Along with the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle on the Tuesday and the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle on the Friday, it is one of the three races open to novices only at the meeting. The leading performers will likely go forward to the Aintree and Punchestown Festivals to renew rivalry.
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Irish trainer Willie Mullins has the best record in the race with six victories over the years (all coming in the last fifteen years) whilst not surprisingly the now-retired Ruby Walsh is the leading jockey with four wins.
The winner is likely to be seen back the following year as a novice chaser in either the Turners Novices’ Chase or the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase over a longer trip although there have been occasions when the winner stays hurdling and contests the Champion Hurdle.
Baring Bingham Novices’ Hurdle History
First run in 1971, it was originally called the Alsworth Hurdle. Insurance company Sun Alliance took over sponsorship in 1974 and the race was known as the Sun Alliance Novices’ Hurdle for the following 36 years.
The race has been sponsored by Baring Bingham Properties for the last five years (for the second time as they also sponsored the race between 2007-2009).
Some of the noteworthy winners of the race include Simonsig (2012), Faugheen (2014), Samcro (2014), Envoi Allen (2020) and last year’s winner Impaire Et Passe.
Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle FAQ
Impaire Et Passe, trained by Willie Mullins and ridden by Paul Townend, won the 2023 renewal at odds of 5/2.
The prize money for the 2023 winner was £76,000.
It is run as the first race of the Wednesday. The 2024 renewal will be run on Wednesday, 13th March.
There are ten hurdles to be jumped in total.
There can be up to a maximum of twenty but in recent years the fields have tended to be smaller with only 7, 9 and 10 lining up in the last three renewals.
The race is open to novice hurdlers aged four years and older.