In this post, we take a look at the 2024 Supreme Novices’ Hurdle odds and give you a rundown of the chances of each of the betting favourites.
Supreme Novices Hurdle Odds
Horse | Odds | Chance of Winning |
|---|---|---|
Tullyhill | 3/1 | 25% |
Mystical Power | 10/3 | 23.1% |
Firefox | 4/1 | 20% |
Slade Steel | 9/2 | 18.2% |
Jeriko Du Reponet | 7/1 | 12.5% |
Mistergif | 12/1 | 7.7% |
Tellherthename | 20/1 | 4.8% |
Favour And Fortune | 22/1 | 4.3% |
Asian Master | 25/1 | 3.8% |
Gold Dancer | 100/1 | 1% |
Kings Hill | 100/1 | 1% |
Supersundae | 100/1 | 1% |
Supreme Novices’ Hurdle Favourites
Tullyhill
Odds
The favourite to win the 2024 Supreme Novices Hurdle is Tullyhill at odds of 3/1. Those odds suggest that Tullyhill has a 25% chance of winning the Festival opener.
Pedigree
Sire : Martaline (GB)
Dam : Ragtime (FR)
Career Record
Race Type | Runs | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hurdle | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
NHF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
PTP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rules Races | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Jockey
Paul Townend
Form
The 6-year-old Tullyhill has become the favourite for this race after it was revealed that Ballyburn is headed for the Baring Bingham instead.
Tullyhill has a career record of 3 victories, and 2 runner-up finishes from 5 outings on the track and is 2 for 3 in his novice season over hurdles.
His most recent outing came at Punchestown in a listed race in February where he made all in a 9L victory.
Tullyhill is the highest rated horse based on official ratings although Racing Post adjusted ratings have him 2nd behind Slade Steel.
Mystical Power
Odds
The 2nd favourite to win the 2024 Supreme Novices Hurdle is Mystical Power at odds of 10/3. Those odds suggest that the horse has a 23.1% chance of winning this race.
Pedigree
Sire : Galileo (IRE)
Dam : Annie Power (IRE)
Career Record
Race Type | Runs | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hurdle | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
NHF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rules Races | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Jockey
Mark Walsh
Form
The 5-year-old Mystical Power is also a member of the Willie Mullins team. This horse has an unbeaten career record of 3 victories from 3 races.
The horse last ran in January at Punchestown where he topped a 4-horse field, coming 7 lengths clear of runner-up Jigoro to extend his unbeaten start to his career.
His jumping has been a question mark but the nature of his 2 victories over hurdles, both coming by 7L, suggest he should be a serious contender here.
Firefox
Odds
The 3rd favourite to win the 2024 Supreme Novices Hurdle is Firefox at odds of 4/1. Those odds suggest that Firefox has a 20% chance of winning this race.
Pedigree
Sire : Walk In The Park (IRE)
Dam : Cuteasafox (IRE)
Career Record
Race Type | Runs | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hurdle | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NHF | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Rules Races | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Jockey
Jack Kennedy
Form
The 6-year-old Firefox is trained by Gordon Elliott and the horse currently can boast a career record of 4 victories and 1 runner-up finish from 7 outings on track since making its debut at Navan in November 2022.
Last month at Naas the horse finished a disappointing 4th from a field of 7, coming 8 and ¾ lengths back of winner Readin Tommy Wrong. This defeat ended the Horse 4 race-winning run.
This is clearly a horse with talent given his record of 4 wins from his last 5 outings on track but a lacklustre record over hurdles, including a poor performance last time out at Naas, leaves plenty of room for doubt.
Jeriko Du Reponet
Odds
Further out in the betting to win the 2024 Supreme Novices Hurdle is Jeriko Du Reponet at odds of 7/1. Those odds suggest that Jeriko Du Reponet has a 12.5% chance of winning this race.
Pedigree
Sire: Choeur Du Nord (FR)
Dam: Ukaline Du Reponet (FR)
Career Record
Race Type | Runs | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hurdle | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
PTP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rules Races | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Jockey
Nico de Boinville
Form
The 5-year-old Jeriko Du Reponet is Nicky Henderson’s top prospect in the Supreme. The horse currently has an unbeaten record of 3 wins from 3 races on track with all of those wins coming over hurdles.
The horse recently won at Doncaster in a Grade 2 novices’ hurdle at the end of January over the 2-mile and a ½ distance. On that occasion, he came 1 and ¼ lengths ahead of runner-up Lump Sum.
Verdict
One to keep in the notebook, but not known enough to justify shorter odds.
Supreme Novices’ Hurdle Runners & Riders
Number | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Asian Master | Mr T Costello | W P Mullins |
2 | Favour And Fortune | Tom Cannon | Alan King |
3 | Firefox | Jack Kennedy | Gordon Elliott |
4 | Gold Dancer | Danny Mullins | W P Mullins |
5 | Jeriko Du Reponet | Nico de Boinville | Nicky Henderson |
6 | Kings Hill | Jack G Gilligan | Paul John Gilligan |
7 | Mistergif | Daryl Jacob | W P Mullins |
8 | Mystical Power | Mark Walsh | W P Mullins |
9 | Slade Steel | Rachael Blackmore | Henry De Bromhead |
10 | Supersundae | Mr P W Mullins | W P Mullins |
11 | Tellherthename | Kielan Woods | Ben Pauling |
12 | Tullyhill | Paul Townend | W P Mullins |
Profile Of Previous Supreme Novices Hurdle Winners
Recent Supreme Novices Hurdle Winners | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Year | Horse | Age | Trainer |
2023 | Marine Nationale | 6 | Barry Connell |
2022 | Constitution Hill | 5 | Nicky Henderson |
2021 | Appreciate It | 7 | Willie Mullins |
2020 | Shiskin | 6 | Nicky Henderson |
2019 | Klassical Dream | 5 | Willie Mullins |
2018 | Summerville Boy | 6 | Tom George |
2017 | Labaik | 6 | Gordon Elliot |
2016 | Altior | 6 | Nicky Henderson |
2015 | Douvan | 5 | Willie Mullins |
2014 | Vautour | 5 | Willie Mullins |
2013 | Champagne Fever | 6 | Willie Mullins |
2012 | Cinders And Ashes | 5 | Donald McCain |
2011 | Al Ferof | 6 | Paul Nicholls |
2010 | Menorah | 5 | Philip Hobbs |
2009 | Go Native | 6 | Noel Meade |
2008 | Captain Cee Bee | 7 | Eddie Harty |
2007 | Ebaziyan | 6 | Willie Mullins |
2006 | Noland | 5 | Paul Nicholls |
2005 | Arcallis | 5 | Howard Johnson |
2004 | Brave Inca | 6 | Colm Murphy |
2003 | Back in Front | 6 | Edward O’Grady |
2002 | Like-A-Butterfly | 8 | Christy Roche |
2001 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
2000 | Sausalito Bay | 6 | Noel Meade |
What is the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle?
The Supreme Novices' Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to novice hurdlers aged 4 years or older.
When is the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle?
The Supreme Novices’ Hurdle is scheduled for an off time of 1.30 pm on Tuesday, March 12th. It is the opening race of the Cheltenham Festival.
Supreme Novices Hurdle Distance
The Supreme Novices’ Hurdle is run on the Old Course at Cheltenham over a distance of 2 miles and 87 yards.
How Many Hurdles in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle?
Horses competing in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle will have to jump 8 hurdles over the course of the trip.
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