14th Mar 2017 | Cheltenham Festival
Neptune Novices' Hurdle Trends
Is age the key determinant? We look at the stats of past Neptune Novices' Hurdle winners.
Neptune Novices’ Hurdle
Race Profile: Formerly known as the Ballymore Novices Hurdle - and the Royal & Sun Alliance before that - the race is now sponsored by Neptune Investment. Run over two and a half miles it provides a test of both speed and stamina.
Race Trends:
10 of the last 11 winners had finished first or second last time out.
11 of the last 11 winners have been aged five or six.
14 of the last 16 winners had previously run in a pattern race.
Horses that fit all the trends:
Neon Wolf
Bacardys
Keeper Hill
Kemboy
Messire Des Obeaux
Odds correct at time of publishing: 13:43 14th Mar, 2017 but subject to change
