Cheltenham tips are coming your way, and this time, it’s Turners Novices' Hurdle tips as our expert panel gave us their predictions for the 13:20 race on day 2 at the 2025 Cheltenham Festival.
The Turners Novices' Hurdle is the opening race on Wednesday at the Cheltenham Festival. The novice hurdlers in this race will duel it out over 2 miles and 5 furlongs while navigating 10 hurdles.
Ahead of this year’s Festival, we assembled a panel of horse racing experts. Namely, BoyleSports Horse Racing Ambassadors Robbie Power and Bryan Cooper, trainer John ‘Shark’ Hanlon, pro punter Johnny Dineen, and Willie Mullins assistant trainer David Casey.
At BoyleSports 2025 Cheltenham Festival Preview Night, hosted by David Jennings of the Racing Post, our panel of horse racing experts discussed in-depth all of the key betting angles for each race of the Cheltenham Festival, including the Turners Novices' Hurdle.
Watch their preview of the Turners Novices' Hurdle in the video below, and you can continue scrolling down to read each panellist’s tips and add them to your bet slip.
Turners Novices' Hurdle Odds – 2025 Cheltenham Festival – 13:20 Race on Wednesday, Day 2
Horse | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
The New Lion | 13/8 | 38.1% |
Final Demand | 13/8 | 38.1% |
Kopek Des Bordes | 2/1 | 33.3% |
The Yellow Clay | 5/1 | 16.7% |
Romeo Coolio | 7/1 | 12.5% |
Potters Charm | 10/1 | 9.1% |
James's Gate | 10/1 | 9.1% |
Sixmilebridge | 12/1 | 7.7% |
Kiss Will | 16/1 | 5.9% |
Bar | 20/1 | 4.8% |
Turners Novices' Hurdle Tips & Preview
Robbie Power
Final Demand is a very nice horse, very likeable. He jumps, gallops. I think coming back to 2 miles and 5 furlongs would suit him. He seems to have a very good cruising speed.
The New Lion was very, very impressive when he won the Challow in Newbury but I don’t know how strong that race was, the 2nd horse was rated 126, it doesn’t look like a strong race. I think Final Demand is more solid in the first race on day 2 than Kopek Des Bordes is in the first race on day 1.
Robbie Power’s Turners Novices' Hurdle Tip: Final Demand – 13/8
Final Demand – 13/8
David Casey
Final Demand is very, very relaxed and does it all very easy. I thought he was hugely impressive in Leopardstown and I think he’s a good horse. I would have said eventually he’d be more of a Gold Cup horse if you were to put the gun to my head in a couple years time. I think he’s a very good horse.
I think The New Lion is a good horse. The Yellow Clay was impressive the last day but I thought he was indifferent the time before so I’m just not 100% certain about him. Potters Charm after getting beaten the last day he’s just not for me.
David Casey’s Turners Novices’ Hurdle Tip: Kawaboomga (Later Declared a NR)
Johnny Dineen
Final Demand won very easy at Leopardstown. Now, it wasn’t a brilliant race by any stretch of the imagination but there’s no doubt he’s a good horse because it was only his second run in public.
The New Lion ’s form, as Robbie said, you can definitely pick holes in his form but he has looked visually very impressive. Saying that, he’s never got down and dirty in a race and surely he’s going to have to get down and dirty in a race like this to win. He’s a real cruisy, sexy kind of a horse. Whether he’ll have the guts for the other two horses I don’t know.
Johnny Dineen’s Turners Novices’ Hurdle Tip: Kawaboomga (Later Declared a NR)
John ‘Shark’ Hanlon
I think Final Demand and The New Lion look very good. JP [McManus] gave a few quid for him, I think he gave a million for him, and you don’t usually give away that kind of money for the craic. I thought Final Demand has looked very good in his two runs. He’s the one there that they have to beat and I wouldn’t go away from him.
John ‘Shark’ Hanlon’s Turners Novices’ Hurdle Tip: Final Demand – 13/8
Final Demand – 13/8
Bryan Cooper
Final Demand wins. I think he’s going to win and win well. Maybe if he runs, James's Gate, Martin Brassil’s horse, I don’t know if he’ll run, he’s in the Coral Cup as well. He’s a very shrewd trainer. He has a fair engine, I rode him work when he was in Willie Mullins’ yard. I actually tipped him up at a few previews. If he’s declared I wouldn’t rule out a few people having a few quid each way on him.
Bryan Cooper’s Turners Novices’ Hurdle Tip: James's Gate – 10/1
James's Gate – 10/1
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