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2026 Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Preview
Introduced to the Cheltenham festival meeting in 2005, the Boodles Juvenile Hurdle is a handicap race which is better known as the Fred Winter Hurdle which is for four-year-old novice hurdlers and had a new time slot from 2021 has been moved to the opening day of the festival from it's usual Wednesday slot.
It is run over 2m 110 yards where trainers can try and take advantage of a well-handicapped improving young hurdler. Below we have looked at the Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle trends and statistics.
Unlock the secrets of the Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle with our in-depth analysis of past race trends and trainer stats, then explore the Cheltenham free bets to maximize your betting experience.
Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Information:
- Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Past Winners
- Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Trainer Statistics
- Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Jockey Statistics
We also have a dedicated Cheltenham tips page that will cover this race as well as all of the other races on the day of the race, see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are predicting to win this race and the others on the cards. We cover every race at the Cheltenham Festival and below you can find links to all of the races for each of Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday.
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How competitive is the Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2021 when the race had an over-round of 126%. The race in 2010 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 138%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle, the over-round has been 132%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £132 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Trends, see which patterns have occurred over the recent renewals that you may be able to use for the next renewal, we also have a section that looks at the Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle over the last 20 renewals:
- Diego Du Charmil (3:49.40) in 2016
- Hawk High (3:52.19) in 2014
- Qualando (3:53.60) in 2015
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 20 if you had followed the winner of the Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle next time out then you would have backed a total of 3 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -5.75. Remember to bookmark the racing tips page to access the OLBG racing picks easily daily.
When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 3:49.40 was set by Diego Du Charmil in 2016, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Paul Nicholls and ridden by Sam Twiston-Davies. The slowest winning time was set in 2024 when Lark In The Mornin won in a time of 4:19.49, booked to ride was J J Slevin by the trainer Joseph Patrick O'Brien.
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Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Past Winners
Here are the Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 3:57.67 | Puturhandstogether (IRE) 4yo 11-6 17/2 | Mark Walsh Joseph Patrick O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2024 4:19.49 | Lark In The Mornin (GER) 4yo 11-0 9/1 | J J Slevin Joseph Patrick O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2023 4:09.48 | Jazzy Matty (FR) 4yo 10-6 18/1 | Michael O'Sullivan (3lbs) Gordon Elliott (IRE) |
| 2022 3:58.37 | Brazil (IRE) 4yo 11-9 10/1 | Mark Walsh Padraig Roche (IRE) |
| 2021 3:57.77 | Jeff Kidder (IRE) 4yo 10-8 80/1 | Sean Flanagan Noel Meade (IRE) |
| 2020 4:12.08 | Aramax (GER) 4yo 11-8 15/2 | Mark Walsh Gordon Elliott (IRE) |
| 2019 3:57.26 | Band Of Outlaws (IRE) 4yo 11-8 7/2F | J J Slevin Joseph Patrick O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2018 4:10.70 | Veneer Of Charm (IRE) 4yo 11-0 33/1 | Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott (IRE) |
| 2017 3:58.10 | Flying Tiger (IRE) 4yo 11-5 33/1 | Richard Johnson Nick Williams (GB) |
| 2016 3:49.40 | Diego Du Charmil (FR) 4yo 11-1 13/2 | Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle have been based:
- GB: 10 winners with an additional 37 placings from 287 runners
- IRE: 10 winners with an additional 22 placings from 156 runners
- FR: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 7 runners
Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle over the last 20 renewals is Gordon Elliott who has won the race four times with those four winners coming from Flaxen Flare (2013), Veneer Of Charm (2018), Aramax (2020) and Jazzy Matty (2023). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle are Paul Nicholls (3 wins) and Joseph Patrick O'Brien (3 wins). Multiple trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle, Alan King (0-30), W P Mullins (0-25), Dan Skelton (0-11) and Gary Moore (0-11) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple runners to the race.
Here are some of the top Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Elliott | 32-4-10 | +55.50 | +35.70 |
| Paul Nicholls | 29-3-11 | +9.50 | +18.01 |
| Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 12-3-4 | +12.00 | +9.63 |
| Nicky Henderson | 17-1-3 | +24.00 | +12.06 |
| David Pipe | 14-1-6 | -8.50 | -1.77 |
| Nick Williams | 8-1-2 | +26.00 | +16.13 |
| Noel Meade | 6-1-1 | +75.00 | +45.00 |
| Tim Easterby | 2-1-1 | +32.00 | +19.63 |
| Emma Lavelle | 2-1-1 | +13.00 | +7.75 |
| Padraig Roche | 2-1-2 | +9.00 | +8.00 |
Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle over the last 20 renewals is Mark Walsh who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Aramax (2020), Brazil (2022) and Puturhandstogether (2025). The only other jockey to have recorded multiple wins in the Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle is J J Slevin (2 wins). There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle, Harry Skelton has ridden 10 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Walsh | 7-3-3 | +22.00 | +12.25 |
| J J Slevin | 5-2-2 | +9.50 | +4.82 |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 12-1-2 | -4.50 | -4.94 |
| Paul Townend | 10-1-3 | +0.00 | -1.61 |
| Jack Kennedy | 7-1-3 | +27.00 | +18.88 |
| Brian Hughes | 5-1-2 | +29.00 | +18.88 |
| Sean Flanagan | 4-1-1 | +77.00 | +47.00 |
| Nick Scholfield | 4-1-4 | +22.00 | +21.76 |
| Jeremiah McGrath | 3-1-1 | +38.00 | +23.00 |
| Michael O'Sullivan | 1-1-1 | +18.00 | +11.25 |
2026 Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 15, (1, 10), 2, 4, 1, 4, 3, (20, 23), 13, 7, 10, 2, 3, 1, (PU, PU), 2, 2, 19, 6, 15
The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones as you would expect them to do well.
- 20 / 20 (78%) - Not on GF/FM/STD-SLW/STD (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Fewer than 1 race (Course)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Fewer than 1 placings (Higher Class)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Carried 145 - 161lbs (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Not BR/GR/RG in colour
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Within the first 19 of the market
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Dam is not IRE/JPN/USA bred
- 19 / 20 (74%) - Not in FRA/DEU/SCO/WAL (Last Win)
- 19 / 20 (77%) - Highest Placed is not G1-3/Cl5
- 19 / 20 (79%) - No bigger than 40/1
- 19 / 20 (81%) - Not in a G1-3/Cl5-6 (Last Win)
- 19 / 20 (84%) - Carried 128 - 159lbs (Last Win)
- 19 / 20 (88%) - Beaten no more -17½l (Debut)
- 18 / 20 (79%) - Won within last 3 starts
- 18 / 20 (85%) - No bigger than 20/1 (Career Place)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Cheltenham racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle. Did you know that we have an OLBG Betting School section on OLBG? It is a place to help you improve your betting experience with articles covering numerous topics.
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Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +170.00 is when runners ran on Soft ground when last winning.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 1 career start at the track, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-71.
The course which has produced the most winners of the Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle is Naas, there has been a total number of 4 winners of this race who ran at Naas last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 16 winners from a total of 416 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 4 winners from a total of 34 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle, that stallion Fast Company has produced 2 winners (2019,2018).
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle despite multiple attempts:
- Authorized (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Martaline (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Montjeu (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Daylami (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Kapgarde (0 Wins from 6 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Jeff Kidder in 2021, winning for Noel Meade at odds of 80/1 under the guidance of Sean Flanagan. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 3 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2026 Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today?
Route to the Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle
Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle, these are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2025 - Puturhandstogether Fairyhouse - 2nd of 6 (3/1) | Book Your Advanced Tickets Now Rated Novice Hurdle |
| 2024 - Lark In The Mornin Punchestown - 3rd of 18 (3/1) | Bet Victor Proud To Support Irish Racing Maiden Hurdle |
| 2023 - Jazzy Matty Naas - 4th of 6 (3/1) | Jim Nolan Transport Supporting Kill GAA Rated Novice Hurdle |
| 2022 - Brazil Naas - 1st of 6 (9/4) | Private Security Ltd Cleaning And Maintenance Supporting Kill GAA Rated Novice Hurdle |
| 2021 - Jeff Kidder Leopardstown - 7th of 7 (50/1) | Knight Frank Juvenile Hurdle |
| 2020 - Aramax Naas - 1st of 5 (7/2) | Ardstone Homes Supporting Kill GAA Rated Novice Hurdle |
| 2019 - Band Of Outlaws Naas - 1st of 6 (5/2) | EMS Copiers Rated Novice Hurdle |
| 2018 - Veneer Of Charm Navan - 7th of 9 (5/1) | 2018 Navan Membership Rated Novice Hurdle |
| 2017 - Flying Tiger Kempton - 4th of 10 (16/1) | BetBright Genius Adonis Juvenile Hurdle |
| 2016 - Diego Du Charmil Enghien - 2nd of 14 (22/5) | Prix Verdi |
Schedule for Tuesday at the Cheltenham Festival
Prepare for the ROAR of the Cheltenham Festival on the opening day when the tape goes up for the Supreme Novices Hurdle, the feature on Tuesday is the Champion Hurdle.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:20 Cheltenham Supreme Novices Hurdle | Kopek Des Bordes (FR) 5yo - 4/6 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| 14:00 Cheltenham Arkle Challenge Trophy | Jango Baie (FR) 6yo - 5/1 | Nicky Henderson Nico de Boinville |
| 14:40 Cheltenham Ultima Handicap Chase | Myretown (IRE) 8yo - 13/2 | Lucinda Russell Patrick Wadge |
| 15:20 Cheltenham Close Brothers Mares Hurdle | Lossiemouth (FR) 6yo - 4/6 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| 16:00 Cheltenham Champion Hurdle | Golden Ace (GB) 7yo - 25/1 | Jeremy Scott Lorcan Williams |
| 16:40 Cheltenham Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle | Puturhandstogether (IRE) 4yo - 17/2 | Joseph Patrick O'Brien Mark Walsh |
| 17:20 Cheltenham National Hunt Chase Challenge Cup | Haiti Couleurs (FR) 8yo - 7/2 | Rebecca Curtis Ben Jones |
Schedule for Wednesday at the Cheltenham Festival
The dust has settled on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival and now on to day two. The feature on the second day is the Queen Mother Champion Chase. We also have the cross country scheduled on Wednesday, a race like Marmite, some love it and some don't!
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:20 Cheltenham Turners Novices Hurdle | The New Lion (GB) 6yo - 3/1 | Dan Skelton Harry Skelton |
| 14:00 Cheltenham Brown Advisory Novices Chase | Lecky Watson (IRE) 7yo - 20/1 | W P Mullins Sean O'Keeffe |
| 14:40 Cheltenham Coral Cup | Jimmy Du Seuil (FR) 6yo - 16/1 | W P Mullins Danny Mullins |
| 15:20 Cheltenham Cross Country Chase | Stumptown (IRE) 8yo - 5/2 | Gavin Cromwell Keith Donoghue |
| 16:00 Cheltenham Queen Mother Champion Chase | Marine Nationale (IRE) 8yo - 5/1 | Barry Connell Sean Flanagan |
| 16:40 Cheltenham Johnny Henderson Grand Annual | Jazzy Matty (FR) 6yo - 15/2 | Cian Collins Danny Gilligan |
| 17:20 Cheltenham Champion Bumper | Bambino Fever (IRE) 5yo - 4/1 | W P Mullins Miss J Townend |
Schedule for Thursday at the Cheltenham Festival
Halfway through the festival and onto day three where the Stayers Hurdle is the feature race. A hurdle race to test the stamina and see how can last best up the Cheltenham hill.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:20 Cheltenham Mares Novices Hurdle | Air Of Entitlement (IRE) 6yo - 16/1 | Henry De Bromhead Rachael Blackmore |
| 14:00 Cheltenham Novices Limited Handicap Chase | Caldwell Potter (FR) 7yo - 7/1 | Paul Nicholls Harry Cobden |
| 14:40 Cheltenham Pertemps Network Final | Doddiethegreat (IRE) 9yo - 25/1 | Nicky Henderson Brian Hughes |
| 15:20 Cheltenham Ryanair Chase | Fact To File (FR) 8yo - 6/4 | W P Mullins Mark Walsh |
| 16:00 Cheltenham Stayers Hurdle | Bob Olinger (IRE) 10yo - 8/1 | Henry De Bromhead Rachael Blackmore |
| 16:40 Cheltenham Festival Plate | Jagwar (FR) 6yo - 3/1 | Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero Jonjo O'Neill Jr |
| 17:20 Cheltenham Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup | Daily Present (IRE) 8yo - 12/1 | Paul Nolan Mr B T Stone |
Schedule for Friday at the Cheltenham Festival
The final day of the festival and feature race that we have all been waiting for, the Cheltenham Gold Cup in which the Irish have been fairly dominant in recent years.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:20 Cheltenham Triumph Hurdle | Poniros (GB) 4yo - 100/1 | W P Mullins Jonjo O'Neill Jr |
| 14:00 Cheltenham County Handicap Hurdle | Kargese (FR) 5yo - 3/1 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| 14:40 Cheltenham Mrs Paddy Power Mares Chase | Dinoblue (FR) 8yo - 6/4 | W P Mullins Mark Walsh |
| 15:20 Cheltenham Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle | Jasmin De Vaux (FR) 6yo - 6/1 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| 16:00 Cheltenham Cheltenham Gold Cup | Inothewayurthinkin (IRE) 7yo - 15/2 | Gavin Cromwell Mark Walsh |
| 16:40 Cheltenham Festival Hunters Chase | Wonderwall (IRE) 9yo - 28/1 | S Curling Mr R James |
| 17:20 Cheltenham Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle | Wodhooh (FR) 5yo - 9/2 | Gordon Elliott Danny Gilligan |
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We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Preview are at hand, Andy and Darren. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for National Hunt Racing.
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