Novices Steeplechase 2021
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When is The Novices Steeplechase 2021?
The Novices Steeplechase is on day 3 of the November Meeting at Cheltenham. The race is run under the name of mallardjewellers.com Novices Chase.
It takes place on Sunday 14th November 2021 with the race starting at 1.15pm at Cheltenham Racecourse.
At 3 mile and 1/2 furlong, this Class 2 race is open to horses aged years and older.
Last year's winner took home prize money of £12512.
The first win of the day goes to @colintizzard with favourite The Big Breakaway in the @MallardJeweller Novices' Chase under jockey @Robbie_Power_ 👏#TheNovemberMeeting #CheltenhamRaces pic.twitter.com/C9wTlumThJ
— CheltenhamRacecourse (@CheltenhamRaces) November 15, 2020
Novices Steeplechase Previous Winners
| Date | Track | Distance | Going | Runners | Winner | Stallion | Age | Jockey (Clm) | Trainer | Odds | Weight | OR | NC(F) | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.11.2020 | Cheltenham | 3m1f | Soft | 5 | The Big Breakaway (IRE) | Getaway (GER) | 5 | Power, R M | Tizzard, C L | 4/9 | 11-0 | 144 | 0(0) | 249d |
| 16.11.2019 | Cheltenham | 3m½f | Soft | 7 | Wholestone (IRE) | Craigsteel | 8 | Jacob, Daryl | Twiston-Davies, N A | 13/8 | 11-5 | 151 | 1(1) | 22d |
| 17.11.2018 | Cheltenham | 3m½f | Good | 6 | Ibis Du Rheu (FR) | Blue Bresil (FR) | 7 | Cobden, Harry | Nicholls, P F | 11/2 | 11-0 | 139 | 1(0) | 217d |
| 18.11.2017 | Cheltenham | 3m1f | Soft | 3 | Black Corton (FR) | Laverock (IRE) | 6 | Frost, Bryony | Nicholls, P F | 4/1 | 11-8 | 150 | 0(0) | 22d |
| 12.11.2016 | Cheltenham | 3m1f | Good To Soft | 4 | Thistlecrack | Kayf Tara | 8 | Scudamore, Tom | Tizzard, C L | 1/7 | 11-5 | 0 | 0(0) | 18d |
| 14.11.2015 | Cheltenham | 3m½f | Good To Soft | 6 | Vicente (FR) | Dom Alco (FR) | 6 | Twiston-Davies, Sam | Nicholls, P F | 16/1 | 11-8 | 141 | 2(1) | 22d |
| 15.11.2014 | Cheltenham | 3m½f | Soft | 5 | Kings Palace (IRE) | Kings Theatre (IRE) | 6 | Scudamore, Tom | Pipe, D E | 11/8 | 11-0 | 0 | 2(2) | 246d |
| 16.11.2013 | Cheltenham | 3m½f | Good | 6 | Le Bec (FR) | Smadoun (FR) | 5 | Fehily, Noel | Lavelle, Miss E C | 3/1 | 11-4 | 142 | 0(0) | 41d |
| 17.11.2012 | Cheltenham | 3m½f | Soft | 7 | Our Father (IRE) | Shantou (USA) | 6 | Murphy, Timmy | Pipe, D E | 11/4 | 10-13 | 0 | 1(0) | 219d |
| 12.11.2011 | Cheltenham | 3m½f | Good To Soft | 6 | Join Together (IRE) | Old Vic | 6 | Walsh, R | Nicholls, P F | 4/1 | 10-13 | 0 | 2(1) | 21d |
| 13.11.2010 | Cheltenham | 3m½f | Good To Soft | 8 | Wayward Prince | Alflora (IRE) | 6 | Costello, Dougie | Williams, Ian | 9/4 | 11-4 | 0 | 0(0) | 13d |
| 14.11.2009 | Cheltenham | 3m½f | Soft | 3 | Pettifour (IRE) | Supreme Leader | 7 | Brennan, P J | Twiston-Davies, N A | 8/11 | 10-13 | 0 | 0(0) | 14d |
| 15.11.2008 | Cheltenham | 3m½f | Soft | 7 | Ballyfitz | Overbury (IRE) | 8 | Brennan, P J | Twiston-Davies, N A | 4/1 | 11-7 | 0 | 1(0) | 28d |
| 17.11.2007 | Cheltenham | 3m½f | Good | 9 | Albertas Run (IRE) | Accordion (IRE) | 6 | McCoy, A P | ONeill, Jonjo | 7/2 | 11-4 | 0 | 0(0) | 20d |
| 10.11.2006 | Cheltenham | 3m½f | Good | 7 | Standin Obligation (IRE) | Pierre | 7 | Murphy, Timmy | Pipe, D E | 4/6 | 11-8 | 0 | 1(0) | 162d |
| 11.11.2005 | Cheltenham | 3m½f | Good To Soft | 7 | Church Island (IRE) | Erins Isle (IRE) | 6 | ORegan, Denis | Hourigan, Michael | 12/1 | 11-8 | 0 | 0(0) | 19d |
| 12.11.2004 | Cheltenham | 3m½f | Good | 7 | Comply Or Die (IRE) | Old Vic | 5 | Murphy, Timmy | Pipe, M C | Evens | 11-7 | 0 | 0(0) | 6d |
| 14.11.2003 | Cheltenham | 3m½f | Good To Firm | 4 | Whereareyounow (IRE) | Mister Lord (USA) | 6 | Llewellyn, Carl | Twiston-Davies, N A | 10/11 | 11-5 | 119 | 0(0) | 15d |
| 15.11.2002 | Cheltenham | 3m½f | Good | 6 | Super Fellow (IRE) | Shy Groom (USA) | 8 | Geraghty, B J | Murphy, Denis P | 10/1 | 11-5 | 0 | 1(1) | 85d |
| 16.11.2001 | Cheltenham | 3m½f | Good | 3 | Manx Magic (USA) | Imperial Falcon (CAN) | 8 | McCoy, A P | Pipe, M C | 5/4 | 11-8 | 145 | 0(0) | 158d |
| 10.11.2000 | Cheltenham | 3m½f | Good To Soft | 9 | Sackville (IRE) | Satco (FR) | 7 | Casey, D J | Crowley, Ms F M | 7/4 | 11-0 | 0 | 0(0) | 20d |
| 12.11.1999 | Cheltenham | 3m½f | Good | 7 | Mister One | Buckley | 8 | Tizzard, Joe | Tizzard, C L | 14/1 | 11-0 | 0 | 0(0) | 198d |
| 13.11.1998 | Cheltenham | 3m½f | Good To Soft | 5 | Spendid (IRE) | Tidaro (USA) | 6 | Maguire, A | Nicholson, D | 100/30 | 11-8 | 133 | 0(0) | 14d |
| 14.11.1997 | Cheltenham | 3m½f | Good | 6 | Yahmi (IRE) | Law Society (USA) | 7 | Fitzgerald, Mick | Old, J A B | 2/1 | 11-0 | 0 | 0(0) | 195d |
Novices Steeplechase Stats and Trends
3m Novices Steeplechase
12 year Trends and Statistics
- Age – All f the last 12 winners were aged between 5 and 8.
- Sex – All of the last 12 winners were geldings.
- Country – 6 of the last 12 winners were bred in Ireland, 4 in France and 3 in Great Britain.
- Colour – 9 of the last 12 winners were bay (b).
- Starting Price (SP) – 3 of the last 12 winners had 4/1.
- Starting Price Rank – 5 of the last 12 winners started as favourite and 11 were in the first 3 in the betting.
- Headgear – 11 of the last 12 winners wore no headgear.
- Weight Carried – 10 of the last 12 winners carried between 10st 13lb and 11st 5lb.
- Days Since Last Run – 4 of the last 12 winners had run between 21 and 25 days ago.
- Last Run Form – 5 of the last 12 winners had won last time out, 8 of them finished in the first 3 last time.
Novices Steeplechase Results
mallardjewellers.com Novices Chase (GBB Race)
Distance: 3m1f (5360 yards +88 yards rails adjustment) Prize (winner): £12512 Dir: Left Handed
Runners: 5 Going: Soft Class: Class 2 Age Restrictions: 5yo+
Winners Time: 6 mins 51.85s Avg OR: 141 Median OR: 140
1st The Big Breakaway (IRE) 4/9 (fav)
2nd Doc Penfro (12/1)
3rd The Butcher Said (IRE) 8/1
| No | Place | Dist Bt | Horse | Age | Weight | Headgear | OR | Trainer | Jockey (Claim) | Odds | BF | BFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1st | The Big Breakaway (IRE) | 5 | 11-0 | 144 | Tizzard, C L | Power, R M | 4/9 (Fav) | 1.52 | 1.33 | ||
| tracked leader, led 8th, headed and briefly raced lazily before 12th, soon led again, readily drew clear flat BF IP MIN 1.01 BF IP MAX 2.28 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 2nd | 10 | Doc Penfro | 8 | 11-0 | 136 | Lavelle, Miss E C | Coleman, A | 12/1 | 15.08 | 4.30 | |
| chased leaders, went 2nd 14th, shaken up before 2 out, no impression on winner flat BF IP MIN 3 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 3rd | 10 | The Butcher Said (IRE) | 7 | 11-8 | Hood TT | 139 | Murphy, Olly | Heskin, A P | 8/1 | 10.50 | 3.01 |
| held up in last, mistake 15th, headway on outside when not fluent 3 out, disputing 2 lengths 2nd when pitched on landing 2 out, beaten after, 3rd and no impression when jumped right last BF IP MIN 1.7 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 4th | 36 | Wolf Of Windlesham (IRE) | 8 | 11-5 | 140 | Edmunds, Stuart | OBrien, T J | 12/1 | 13.60 | 3.75 | |
| chased leaders, mistake 5th, went 2nd briefly 10th, not fluent 13th, weakened after 3 out, blundered badly 2 out BF IP MIN 13.5 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | PU | Soldier Of Love | 7 | 11-8 | CkPc TT | 144 | Nicholls, P F | Cobden, Harry | 13/2 | 7.81 | 2.34 | |
| led, mistake 3rd, headed 8th, led before 12th, soon headed, mistake 14th, disputing 2nd when not fluent 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last BF IP MIN 4 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
mallardjewellers.com Novices Chase
Distance: 3m½f (5360 yards +76 yards rails adjustment) Prize (winner): £15640 Dir: Left Handed
Runners: 7 Going: Soft Class: Class 2 Age Restrictions: 5yo+
Winners Time: 6 mins 38.90s Avg OR: 138 Median OR: 138
1 Wholestone 13/8 (Fav)
2 Rockpoint 15/2
3 Redzor 14/1
7 ran Distances: 1.75, 3.5,
Time: 6m 38.90s
Full Results
| No | Place | Dist Bt | Horse | Age | Weight | Headgear | OR | Trainer | Jockey (Claim) | Odds | BF | BFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1st | Wholestone (IRE) | 8 | 11-5 | CkPc | 151 | Twiston-Davies, N A | Jacob, Daryl | 13/8 (Fav) | 2.74 | 1.91 | |
| tracked leaders on inside, poised to challenge after 3 out (usual 4 out), challenged between front pair turning in, soon led, clear last, ridden and idled briefly flat, kept on BF IP MIN 1.01 BF IP MAX 3.1 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 2nd | 1.75 | Rockpoint | 6 | 11-0 | 133 | Tizzard, C L | Power, R M | 15/2 | 9.00 | 3.88 | |
| prominent on outside, lost ground 3 out (usual 4 out), soon pushed along, rallied after 2 out, ridden and stayed on to chase winner flat, always held BF IP MIN 4.1 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 3rd | 3.5 | Redzor (IRE) | 6 | 11-5 | TT | 135 | Skelton, Daniel | Skelton, Harry | 14/1 | 18.38 | 6.60 |
| with leader, ridden and every chance turning in, one pace between last 2, no extra in 3rd flat BF IP MIN 6 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 4th | 1 | Aye Aye Charlie | 7 | 11-0 | 135 | OBrien, Fergal | Brennan, P J | 5/1 | 7.04 | 2.94 | |
| held up in touch in rear, tracked leaders 11th, blundered 3 out (usual 4 out), soon outpaced and ridden, hit last, kept on flat, no impression BF IP MIN 3.05 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 5th | 29 | Poker Play (FR) | 6 | 11-5 | CkPc | 138 | Pipe, D E | Scudamore, Tom | 11/2 | 7.82 | 3.30 |
| made most, not fluent 14th, driven and headed turning in, ridden between last 2, weakened after last BF IP MIN 3.25 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | PU | Aaron Lad (IRE) | 8 | 11-0 | 139 | Newland, Dr R D P | Hammond, Charlie | 40/1 | 55.00 | 16.00 | ||
| in touch on outside, lost place 11th, soon behind, no danger after, tailed off when pulled up on long run before 2 out BF IP MIN 40 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | PU | Minella Warrior (IRE) | 7 | 11-0 | TT | 138 | Bailey, K C | Bass, David | 9/2 | 5.70 | 2.71 | |
| tracked leaders, mistake 7th, lost place 9th, behind when blundered next, pulled up before 11th BF IP MIN 5.5 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
Novices Steeplechase Tips
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No market formed at time of writing but I expect these four box tickers to be fighting out the finish; SOLDIER OF FORTUNE, THE BUTCHER SAID, THE MIGHTY DAN and WOLF OF WINDLESHAM.
How did we do?
Only THE BUTCHER SAID and WOLF OF WINDLESHAM ran on the day.
Keith's Tip on the day:
This race was not shown on ITV so no tip from Keith.
THE BUTCHER SAID and WOLF OF WINDLESHAM were 3td and 4th well strung out behind the easy winner THE BIG BREAKAWAY.
November Meeting Race Card:
Friday 12th November
| 1.15 | Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Race |
| 1.50 | Mucking Brilliant Paddy Power Handicap Chase |
| 2.25 | The SSS Novices' Chase |
| 3.00 | Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase |
| 3.35 | Ballymore Novices' Hurdle |
| 4.05 | Valda Energy Novices' Handicap Hurdle |
Saturday 13th November
| 12.30 | JCB Triumph Hurdle Trial |
| 1.05 | November Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Steeple Chase |
| 1.40 | Arkle Challenge Trophy Trial |
| 2.15 | Paddy Power Gold Cup Steeple Chase |
| 2.50 | Paddy Power Games Handicap Hurdle |
| 3.25 | Intermediate Handicap Hurdle |
| 3.55 | Karndean Design Flooring Mares' Bumper (Listed) |
Sunday 14th November
| 1.15 | mallardjewellers.com Novices' Steeple Chase |
| 1.50 | The Plantuer at Chapel Stud Handicap Steeple Chase |
| 2.25 | The Shloer Steeplechase |
| 3.00 | The Unibet Greatwood Hurdle Race |
| 3.35 | Sky Bet Supreme Trial Novices’ Hurdle (Sharp Novices Hurdle) |
| 4.05 | High Sheriff of Gloucestershire Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race |
