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2026 Supreme Novices Hurdle Preview
Get ready for the Cheltenham roar, the opening race of the Festival is the Sky Bet Supreme Novices Hurdle, a 2m½f race on the old course at Cheltenham Racecourse. The race is restricted to novices and often produces winners who continue to shine at the Festival in future years.
Below we highlight some ways to find winners of this race, looking at trends and discussing the form to help you to find the winner of the Supreme Novices Hurdle.
Uncover Supreme Novices Hurdle winning strategies through our deep dive into past race patterns and trainer performance, and supercharge your bets with these top free bets for Cheltenham.
Supreme Novices Hurdle Information:
- Supreme Novices Hurdle Past Winners
- Supreme Novices Hurdle Trainer Statistics
- Supreme Novices Hurdle Jockey Statistics
Our dedicated Cheltenham tips page will not only bring you predictions from the OLBG racing tipsters for the upcoming card that includes the Supreme Novices Hurdle but will also have predictions for each meeting at Cheltenham throughout the season so be sure to head over there. 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 Supreme Novices Hurdle market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2022 when the race had an over-round of 112%. The race in 2007 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 130%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Supreme Novices Hurdle, the over-round has been 121%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £121 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 Supreme Novices 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 Supreme Novices Hurdle Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Supreme Novices Hurdle over the last 20 renewals:
- Constitution Hill (3:44.35) in 2022
- Altior (3:46.00) in 2016
- Vautour (3:46.40) in 2014
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 Supreme Novices Hurdle next time out then you would have backed a total of 9 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -6.36. Ahead of the 2026 Supreme Novices Hurdle why not head over to the racing predictions for tips on other races today?
When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 3:44.35 was set by Constitution Hill in 2022, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Nicky Henderson and ridden by Nico de Boinville. The slowest winning time was set in 2024 when Slade Steel won in a time of 4:12.87, booked to ride was Rachael Blackmore by the trainer Henry De Bromhead.
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| Supreme Novices Hurdle 10 Mar @ 13:20 - AntePost | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bambino Fever | 17.00 | |
| Ksar Fatal | 26.00 | |
| Jeroboam Machin | 26.00 | |
| Starzand | 26.00 | |
| Doctor Du Mesnil | 26.00 | |
Supreme Novices Hurdle Past Winners
Here are the Supreme 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 horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Supreme Novices Hurdle are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 3:52.04 | Kopek Des Bordes (FR) 5yo 11-7 4/6F | Paul Townend W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2024 4:12.87 | Slade Steel (IRE) 6yo 11-7 7/2 | Rachael Blackmore Henry De Bromhead (IRE) |
| 2023 3:59.69 | Marine Nationale (IRE) 6yo 11-7 9/2 | Michael O'Sullivan Barry Connell (IRE) |
| 2022 3:44.35 | Constitution Hill (GB) 5yo 11-7 9/4F | Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson (GB) |
| 2021 3:56.32 | Appreciate It (IRE) 7yo 11-7 8/11F | Paul Townend W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2020 4:08.20 | Shishkin (IRE) 6yo 11-7 6/1 | Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson (GB) |
| 2019 3:59.56 | Klassical Dream (FR) 5yo 11-7 6/1 | R Walsh W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2018 4:05.00 | Summerville Boy (IRE) 6yo 11-7 9/1 | Noel Fehily Tom George (GB) |
| 2017 3:53.20 | Labaik (FR) 6yo 11-7 25/1 | Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott (IRE) |
| 2016 3:46.00 | Altior (IRE) 6yo 11-7 4/1 | Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Supreme Novices Hurdle have been based:
- IRE: 12 winners with an additional 17 placings from 131 runners
- GB: 8 winners with an additional 23 placings from 176 runners
- FR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
Supreme Novices Hurdle Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Supreme Novices Hurdle over the last 20 renewals is W P Mullins who has won the race seven times with those seven winners coming from Ebaziyan (2007), Champagne Fever (2013), Vautour (2014), Douvan (2015), Klassical Dream (2019), Appreciate It (2021) and Kopek Des Bordes (2025). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Supreme Novices Hurdle are Nicky Henderson (3 wins) and Paul Nicholls (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Supreme 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| W P Mullins | 54-7-14 | +10.90 | -8.67 |
| Nicky Henderson | 30-3-15 | -14.75 | -8.81 |
| Paul Nicholls | 15-2-3 | +3.00 | -3.50 |
| Gordon Elliott | 11-1-5 | +15.00 | +8.27 |
| Henry De Bromhead | 11-1-3 | -6.50 | -3.80 |
| Philip Hobbs | 7-1-2 | +6.00 | +0.50 |
| Noel Meade | 6-1-1 | +7.00 | +1.00 |
| Tom George | 3-1-1 | +7.00 | +2.50 |
| Donald McCain | 2-1-1 | +9.00 | +4.00 |
| Barry Connell | 2-1-2 | +3.50 | +3.00 |
Supreme Novices Hurdle Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Supreme Novices Hurdle over the last 20 renewals is Nico de Boinville who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Altior (2016), Shishkin (2020) and Constitution Hill (2022). The only other jockey to have recorded multiple wins in the Supreme Novices Hurdle is Paul Townend (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Supreme 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nico de Boinville | 7-3-4 | +8.25 | +4.65 |
| Paul Townend | 16-2-4 | -12.60 | -11.04 |
| Jack Kennedy | 7-1-5 | +19.00 | +12.60 |
| Rachael Blackmore | 6-1-1 | -1.50 | -2.90 |
| Michael O'Sullivan | 1-1-1 | +4.50 | +2.70 |
| Mr P W Mullins | 5-0-2 | -5.00 | -0.90 |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 5-0-0 | -5.00 | -5.00 |
| Harry Cobden | 5-0-0 | -5.00 | -5.00 |
| Danny Mullins | 5-0-0 | -5.00 | -5.00 |
| Jonathan Burke | 3-0-1 | -3.00 | +0.00 |
2026 Supreme Novices Hurdle Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 5, 3, (2, 11, 12), 5, 3, 4, 7, 2, (1, 9), 1, 2, (2, 4), 11, (4, 10), 4, 1, (1, F), 2, 8, 1
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 (50%) - Highest Won is not Cl3-6
- 20 / 20 (62%) - Not in a Cl4-6 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (77%) - No bigger than 40/1
- 20 / 20 (77%) - Not in a Cl4-6 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (78%) - No bigger than 20/1 (Career)
- 20 / 20 (79%) - Had 2 - 5 placings (Hurdle)
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Carried 154 - 166lbs (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Break of 16 - 121 days (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Ran over 2m - 2m4f (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - No bigger than 121/5 (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Had 2 - 5 placings (Season)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Highest Run is not Cl3-5
- 20 / 20 (83%) - No bigger than 16/1 (Career Place)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Within the first 14 of the market
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Not BB/CH/RO in colour
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Cheltenham racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Supreme Novices 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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Supreme Novices Hurdle Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor which produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +15.42 is when runners had 1 career start in the class.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran in a Class 4 when last winning, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-91.
The course which has produced the most winners of the Supreme Novices Hurdle is Leopardstown, there has been a total number of 6 winners of this race who ran at Leopardstown last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 20 winners from a total of 303 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 6 runners.
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Supreme Novices Hurdle despite multiple attempts:
- Galileo (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Kayf Tara (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Oscar (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Ebaziyan in 2007, winning for W P Mullins at odds of 40/1 under the guidance of Davy Condon. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 5 winning favourites in the race. Whilst we wait for the 2026 Supreme Novices Hurdle remember you can get daily racing predictions from the top racing tipsters on the best racing tipsters page.
Route to the Supreme Novices Hurdle
Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the Supreme Novices Hurdle, these are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2025 - Kopek Des Bordes Leopardstown - 1st of 10 (4/5) | Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle |
| 2024 - Slade Steel Leopardstown - 2nd of 10 (6/1) | Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle |
| 2023 - Marine Nationale Fairyhouse - 1st of 8 (11/2) | Royal Bond Novice Hurdle |
| 2022 - Constitution Hill Sandown - 1st of 6 (2/5) | Formby Novices Hurdle |
| 2021 - Appreciate It Leopardstown - 1st of 13 (1/3) | Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle |
| 2020 - Shishkin Huntingdon - 1st of 5 (1/2) | Betway Sidney Banks Memorial Novices Hurdle |
| 2019 - Klassical Dream Leopardstown - 1st of 7 (9/4) | Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle |
| 2018 - Summerville Boy Sandown - 1st of 5 (8/1) | Formby Novices Hurdle |
| 2017 - Labaik Naas - 6th of 7 (12/1) | Paddy Power Onside App Novice Hurdle |
| 2016 - Altior Kempton - 1st of 10 (11/8) | William Hill On Your Mobile Novices Hurdle |
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 |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Supreme Novices Hurdle Preview are at hand, Andy and James. 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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