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2025 Gold Castle Novices Hurdle Preview
Scheduled to take place in April of each year at the Perth racecourse is the Future Champions Novices Hurdle, this is a class 1 listed race that is currently known as the Gold Castle Novices’ Hurdle.
The race features on the opening day of the three-day Perth April meeting and is run over a trip of three miles, the meeting also features the Highland National.
Gold Castle Novices Hurdle Information:
- Gold Castle Novices Hurdle Past Winners
- Gold Castle Novices Hurdle Trainer Statistics
- Gold Castle Novices Hurdle Jockey Statistics
Why not use the trends shortlist below to help you narrow down the field and then head over to the dedicated Perth tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG expert racing tipsters to find yourself a bet?
How competitive is the Gold Castle Novices Hurdle market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2018 when the race had an over-round of 105%. The race in 2007 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 116%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Gold Castle Novices Hurdle, the over-round has been 110%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £110 which is bet.
Gold Castle Novices Hurdle Trends:
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 Gold Castle Novices Hurdle next time out then you would have backed a total of 5 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -3.54. Remember to bookmark the racing tips page so you can get easy access to the OLBG racing picks daily.
When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 5:47.40 was set by Up For Review in 2016, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by W P Mullins and ridden by Paul Townend. The slowest winning time was set in 2007 when Heres Johnny won in a time of 6:30.50, booked to ride was Tom O'Brien by the trainer Victor Dartnall.
These are the top three quickest-run Gold Castle Novices Hurdle over the last 20 renewals:
- Up For Review (5:47.40) in 2016
- Giovinco (5:51.17) in 2023
- Gayebury (5:51.20) in 2017
Gold Castle Novices Hurdle Past Winners
Here are the Gold Castle Novices 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 trainer of the horse at the time of winning the Gold Castle Novices Hurdle as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 6:19.05 | Sounds Russian (IRE) 9yo 11-2 5/1 | Brian Hughes Ruth Jefferson (GB) |
| 2023 5:51.17 | Giovinco (IRE) 6yo 11-2 10/1 | Stephen Mulqueen Lucinda Russell (GB) |
| 2022 6:01.98 | Mahler Mission (IRE) 6yo 11-5 5/1 | Tom Scudamore John C McConnell (IRE) |
| 2021 5:55.95 | Threeunderthrufive (IRE) 6yo 11-3 15/8 | A P Heskin Paul Nicholls (GB) |
| 2019 5:53.30 | Go Another One (IRE) 7yo 11-5 2/1F | Richard Johnson John C McConnell (IRE) |
| 2018 6:11.90 | Calett Mad (FR) 6yo 11-0 8/11F | Daryl Jacob Nigel Twiston-Davies (GB) |
| 2017 5:51.20 | Gayebury (GB) 7yo 11-8 3/1 | Tom O'Brien Evan Williams (GB) |
| 2016 5:47.40 | Up For Review (IRE) 7yo 11-6 5/1 | Paul Townend W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2015 6:12.60 | Onenightinvienna (IRE) 6yo 11-3 11/10F | Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs (GB) |
| 2014 5:56.90 | Sausalito Sunrise (IRE) 6yo 11-6 15/8 | Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Gold Castle Novices Hurdle have been based:
- GB: 15 winners with an additional 17 placings from 102 runners
- IRE: 4 winners with an additional 1 placing from 13 runners
- FR: 1 winner with an additional 1 placing from 2 runners
Gold Castle Novices Hurdle Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Gold Castle Novices Hurdle over the last 20 renewals is Victor Dartnall who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Heres Johnny (2007), Lodge Lane (2008) and Ambion Wood (2012). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Gold Castle Novices Hurdle are Lucinda Russell (2 wins), Philip Hobbs (2 wins), Nicky Henderson (2 wins) and John C McConnell (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Gold Castle Novices 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Dartnall | 4-3-3 | +4.88 | +3.59 |
| Lucinda Russell | 5-2-2 | +16.00 | +3.25 |
| Philip Hobbs | 5-2-4 | -0.02 | +0.88 |
| Nicky Henderson | 4-2-3 | +1.13 | -0.50 |
| John C McConnell | 2-2-2 | +7.00 | +4.38 |
| Nicky Richards | 7-1-2 | -5.00 | -4.37 |
| Paul Nicholls | 6-1-2 | -3.12 | -3.04 |
| Nigel Twiston-Davies | 6-1-1 | -4.27 | -5.00 |
| Gordon Elliott | 4-1-1 | +8.00 | +5.88 |
| W P Mullins | 3-1-2 | +3.00 | -0.41 |
Gold Castle Novices Hurdle Jockey Statistics
Here are some of the top Gold Castle Novices 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hughes | 7-1-4 | -1.00 | +1.07 |
| Stephen Mulqueen | 2-1-1 | +9.00 | +5.25 |
| Paul Townend | 2-1-2 | +4.00 | -0.41 |
| Daryl Jacob | 2-1-1 | -0.27 | -1.00 |
| Jack Doyle | 1-1-1 | +2.50 | +1.56 |
| A P Heskin | 1-1-1 | +1.88 | +1.18 |
| David Bass | 1-1-1 | +1.75 | +0.00 |
| Dougie Costello | 3-0-0 | -3.00 | -3.00 |
| Harry Skelton | 3-0-0 | -3.00 | -3.00 |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 3-0-0 | -3.00 | -3.00 |
2025 Gold Castle Novices Hurdle Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, 2, 5, PU, 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, (1, 2), 4, 4, 1, 1, 4, 2, 4, 2
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 (79%) - Not in a Cl3/Cl5 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (80%) - Ran over 2m2½f - 3m2f (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Furthest Won 2m3f - 3m2f
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Achieved a TS of 62+ (Last 3)
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Carried 152 - 167lbs (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - No bigger than 14/1 (Career Win)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - No more than -7lbs (Vs Max Weight)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Achieved an RPR of 108+ (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Won by at least a head (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - In a field of 5 - 18 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - No bigger than 33/1
- 20 / 20 (86%) - No bigger than 14/1 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Achieved an RPR of 111+ (Career)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Break of 11 - 550 days (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Off a break of 6 - 66 days
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Perth racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Gold Castle Novices Hurdle. Maybe you are looking to back something in this race on the tote, but you are not sure of the process or how the tote works, No problem! We have an article which is dedicated to The Tote for you to read which explains everything you need to know! Be sure to check out the other articles in the OLBG Betting School.
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Gold Castle Novices Hurdle Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +53.88 is when runners had 2 wins in the past year. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners carried 152lbs, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-14.
The course which has produced the most winners of the Gold Castle Novices Hurdle is Cheltenham, there has been a total number of 8 winners of this race who ran at Cheltenham last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 19 winners from a total of 109 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 8 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Gold Castle Novices Hurdle:
- Presenting (4 Wins)
- Oscar (2 Wins)
- Roselier (2 Wins)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Trisons Star in 2005, winning for Lucy Normile at odds of 33/1 under the guidance of Des Flavin. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 7 winning favourites in the race. Remember to bookmark the best racing tipsters page so you can get easy access to the best OLBG racing tipsters. If you are interested in other races at the Perth racecourse, then why not read our blog for the Highland National?
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Gold Castle Novices 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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