The Turners Novices' Hurdle, formerly known as the Ballymore Novices' Hurdle, and registered as The Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle takes place on day two of the Cheltenham Festival, it is the premier race during the jumps season for novice hurdlers over the trip of 2m5f. It is a launchpad for top-class hurdlers and has been won by the likes of Istabraq, Hardy Eustace and Faugheen, all of whom went on to win the Champion Hurdle the following season.

NO.DRAW
FORM

HORSE

ODDS

JOCKEY& TRAINER

AGE

WGT

RPR

38⁽⁰⁾

13P5

Sea Of Sands

T: W P Mullins

11-7

139

17⁽⁰⁾

/43-11

James's Gate

T: Martin Brassil

11-7

143

NR⁽⁰⁾

7/1-1P

South Omo Zone

T: Olly Murphy

11-7

125

48⁽⁰⁾

-11232

Wingmen

T: Gordon Elliott

11-7

145

33⁽⁰⁾

-13121

No Questions Asked

T: Ben Pauling

11-7

124

144

42⁽⁰⁾

/7-12P

Supersundae

T: W P Mullins

11-7

144

16⁽⁰⁾

6/8850

Jacovec Cavern

T: Paul Hennessy

11-7

129

18⁽⁰⁾

3-3121

Jet Blue

T: D Cottin

11-7

148

7⁽⁰⁾

21/111

Fingle Bridge

T: Olly Murphy

11-7

123

142

39⁽⁰⁾

0-2111

Sixmilebridge

T: Fergal O'Brien

11-7

128

152

45⁽⁰⁾

-21111

The Yellow Clay

T: Gordon Elliott

11-7

155

20⁽⁰⁾

7-41P2

Joystick

T: W P Mullins

11-7

135

37⁽⁰⁾

2-5121

Romeo Coolio

T: Gordon Elliott

11-7

156

3⁽⁰⁾

0-1133

Bill Joyce

T: Jonjo & A J O'Neill

11-7

136

145

9⁽⁰⁾

25-031

Fishery Lane

T: W P Mullins

11-7

123

2⁽⁰⁾

1-1142

Ballygunner Castle

T: W P Mullins

11-7

134

19⁽⁰⁾

Jig's Forge

T: Ben Pauling

11-7

127

21⁽⁰⁾

5/F14

Kaid d'Authie

T: W P Mullins

11-7

135

43⁽⁰⁾

-2P210

The Enabler

T: Gordon Elliott

11-7

135

27⁽⁰⁾

21-1P

Kingston Pride

T: Nicky Henderson

11-7

131

36⁽⁰⁾

-11112

Potters Charm

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

11-7

146

153

4⁽⁰⁾

1-1126

Bleu De Vassy

T: Gordon Elliott

11-7

142

49⁽⁰⁾

120-01

You Oughta Know

T: W P Mullins

11-7

135

50⁽⁰⁾

5437

Zillow

T: W P Mullins

11-7

126

5⁽⁰⁾

5-1222

Crest Of Fortune

T: Anthony Honeyball

11-7

124

133

11⁽⁰⁾

2-1

Funiculi Funicula

T: W P Mullins

11-7

137

40⁽⁰⁾

4-4215

Sounds Victorius

T: W P Mullins

11-7

135

8⁽⁰⁾

3171

First Confession

T: Joe Tizzard

11-7

126

132

14⁽⁰⁾

336-14

Inn At The Park

T: W P Mullins

11-7

126

35⁽⁰⁾

1-0P31

Port Joulain

T: W P Mullins

11-7

137

13⁽⁰⁾

Good N' Kind

T: Henry De Bromhead

11-7

15⁽⁰⁾

217511

Jacob's Ladder

T: Gordon Elliott

11-7

140

44⁽⁰⁾

1-111

The New Lion

T: Dan Skelton

11-7

147

159

46⁽⁰⁾

22-12

Tutti Quanti

T: Paul Nicholls

11-7

125

132

1⁽⁰⁾

0-62P1

Argento Boy

T: W P Mullins

11-7

139

6⁽⁰⁾

Final Demand

T: W P Mullins

11-7

161

10⁽⁰⁾

1-222

Forty Coats

T: Henry De Bromhead

11-7

129

22⁽⁰⁾

1-21

Kappa Jy Pyke

T: W P Mullins

11-7

138

28⁽⁰⁾

2-1

Kiss Will

T: W P Mullins

11-7

133

47⁽⁰⁾

2139

Whinney Hill

T: Gordon Elliott

11-7

130

52⁽⁰⁾

The Big Westerner

T: Henry De Bromhead

11-0

144

51⁽⁰⁾

114

Holloway Queen

T: Nicky Henderson

11-0

127

135

30⁽⁰⁾

1-11

Kopek Des Bordes

T: W P Mullins

11-7

160

12⁽⁰⁾

13-233

Good And Clever

T: Warren Greatrex

11-7

134

141

24⁽⁰⁾

13-21

Kawaboomga

T: W P Mullins

11-7

143

34⁽⁰⁾

334

Old Cowboy

T: Gary & Josh Moore

11-7

122

NR⁽⁰⁾

116

Kdeux Saint Fray

T: Anthony Honeyball

11-7

129

23⁽⁰⁾

2-141

Karbau

T: W P Mullins

11-7

146

32⁽⁰⁾

3222

Newton Tornado

T: Rebecca Curtis

11-7

121

128

26⁽⁰⁾

1-12

Kel Histoire

T: W P Mullins

11-7

139

29⁽⁰⁾

11-231

Koktail Divin

T: Henry De Bromhead

11-7

134

31⁽⁰⁾

12123F

Minella Sixo

T: Gordon Elliott

11-7

141

Verdict

TURNER'S NOVICES' HURDLE PREVIOUS WINNERS

Year	Horse	Previous Form	Age	Price	Trainer	Jockey
2024	Ballyburn	11-211	6	1-2F	Willie Mullins	Paul Townend
2023	Impaire Et Passe	1-11	5	5-2	Willie Mullins	Paul Townend
2022	Sir Gerhard	1-13-11	7	8-11F	Willie Mullins	Paul Townend
2021	Bob Olinger	11-211	6	6-4F	Henry De Bromhead	Rachael Blackmore
2020	Envoi Allen	11-111	6	4-7F	Gordon Elliott	Davy Russell
2019	City Island	11D11	6	8-1	Martin Brassil	Mark Walsh
2018	Samcro	11-111	6	8-11F	Gordon Elliott	Jack Kennedy
2017	Willoughby Court	15-211	6	14-1	Ben Pauling	David Bass
2016	Yorkhill	11-11	6	3-1	Willie Mullins	Ruby Walsh
2015	Windsor Park	1-1142	6	9-2	Dermot Weld	Davy Russell

TURNER'S NOVICES' HURDLE: KEY TRENDS AND STATS

Key trends

Started career in Irish points or bumpers, ten winners in last ten runnings
Two or three hurdle runs, 10/10
Rated within 5lb of RPR top-rated, 9/10
Adjusted RPR of at least 154, 9/10
Won at least 50 per cent of hurdle runs, 9/10
Finished first or second in all hurdle runs, 9/10
Won a Graded hurdle, 9/10
Scored over at least 2m4f, 8/10
Aged six, 8/10

Other factors

Five of the last ten favourites have obliged and in that period only Willoughby Court’s SP (14-1 in 2017) was bigger than 8-1

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WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR - TURNER'S NOVICES' HURDLE 2024

Ballyburn cemented his reputation as the most exciting novice hurdler of his generation when justifying 1-2 favouritism in the day-two opener. Paul Townend’s mount eased clear for a 13-length victory and led home a remarkable 1-2-3-4-5 for his trainer Willie Mullins. Ballyburn was a third straight winner of the race for Mullins and recorded a higher Racing Post Rating (166) than Sir Gerhard (154) and Impaire Et Passe (162). His success extended a remarkable winning run for Irish-trained horses, with the Ben Pauling-trained Willoughby Court the only British winner of the race in the last decade.

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