Sharp Novices Hurdle 2021
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When is The Sharp Novices Hurdle 2021?
The Sharp Novices Hurdle is the penultimate race on day 3 of the November Meeting at Cheltenham. Sponsored by Sky Bet, the race is run as the Sky Bet Supreme Trial Novices Hurdle.
It takes place on Sunday 14th November 2020 with the race starting at 3.35pm at Cheltenham Racecourse.
At 2 mile and a half furlong, this Grade 2 race is open to horses aged 4 years and older.
Last year's winner took home prize money of £14807.
For Pleasure has won the @skybet Supreme Trial Novices' Hurdle under jockey Harry Bannister and for trainer Alex Hales 👏 #TheNovemberMeeting #CheltenhamRaces pic.twitter.com/EmWaL1pJu6
— CheltenhamRacecourse (@CheltenhamRaces) November 15, 2020
Sharp Novices Hurdle Previous Winners
| Date | Track | Distance | Going | Runners | Winner | Stallion | Age | Jockey (Clm) | Trainer | Odds | Weight | OR | NC(F) | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.11.2020 | Cheltenham | 2m½f | Soft | 6 | For Pleasure (IRE) | Excelebration (IRE) | 5 | Bannister, Harry A A | Hales, A M | 14/1 | 11-0 | 144 | 1(1) | 28d |
| 17.11.2019 | Cheltenham | 2m½f | Soft | 5 | Hang In There (IRE) | Yeats (IRE) | 5 | Wedge, Adam | Lavelle, Miss E C | 6/1 | 11-0 | 135 | 1(0) | 26d |
| 18.11.2018 | Cheltenham | 2m½f | Good | 5 | Elixir De Nutz (FR) | Al Namix (FR) | 4 | Cobden, Harry | Tizzard, C L | 5/1 | 11-0 | 130 | 1(1) | 23d |
| 19.11.2017 | Cheltenham | 2m½f | Soft | 5 | Slate House (IRE) | Presenting | 5 | Cobden, Harry | Tizzard, C L | 5/2 | 11-0 | 0 | 0(0) | 23d |
| 13.11.2016 | Cheltenham | 2m½f | Soft | 6 | Moon Racer (IRE) | Saffron Walden (FR) | 7 | Scudamore, Tom | Pipe, D E | 9/4 | 11-4 | 0 | 0(0) | 52d |
| 15.11.2015 | Cheltenham | 2m½f | Good To Soft | 5 | Altior (IRE) | High Chaparral (IRE) | 5 | Boinville, Nico | Henderson, N J | 2/1 | 11-7 | 143 | 0(0) | 15d |
| 16.11.2014 | Cheltenham | 2m½f | Soft | 6 | Vyta Du Roc (FR) | Lion Noir | 5 | Geraghty, B J | Henderson, N J | 3/1 | 11-7 | 140 | 0(0) | 155d |
| 17.11.2013 | Cheltenham | 2m½f | Good | 4 | The Liquidator | Overbury (IRE) | 5 | Scudamore, Tom | Pipe, D E | 6/4 | 11-4 | 0 | 0(0) | 18d |
| 16.11.2012 | Cheltenham | 2m½f | Good To Soft | 8 | Dodging Bullets | Dubawi (IRE) | 4 | Walsh, R | Nicholls, P F | 5/4 | 11-7 | 150 | 0(0) | 27d |
| 11.11.2011 | Cheltenham | 2m½f | Good | 9 | Steps To Freedom (IRE) | Statue Of Liberty (USA) | 5 | Power, R M | Harrington, Mrs John | 11/8 | 11-7 | 0 | 1(1) | 29d |
| 12.11.2010 | Cheltenham | 2m½f | Good | 7 | Cue Card | Kings Theatre (IRE) | 4 | Tizzard, Joe | Tizzard, C L | 8/13 | 11-7 | 0 | 0(0) | 19d |
| 13.11.2009 | Cheltenham | 2m½f | Good To Soft | 8 | Loosen My Load (IRE) | Dushyantor (USA) | 5 | Lynch, A E | Bromhead, Henry De | 5/2 | 11-7 | 0 | 0(0) | 40d |
| 14.11.2008 | Cheltenham | 2m½f | Soft | 9 | Golan Way | Golan (IRE) | 4 | Goldstein, Jamie | West, Miss Sheena | 8/1 | 11-7 | 134 | 0(0) | 152d |
| 16.11.2007 | Cheltenham | 2m½f | Good | 9 | Imsingingtheblues (IRE) | Pistolet Bleu (IRE) | 5 | Walsh, R | Nicholls, P F | 14/1 | 11-4 | 0 | 0(0) | 19d |
| 10.11.2006 | Cheltenham | 2m½f | Good | 9 | Moon Over Miami (GER) | Dashing Blade | 5 | Fehily, Noel | Mann, C J | 16/1 | 11-4 | 125 | 0(0) | 13d |
| 11.11.2005 | Cheltenham | 2m½f | Good To Soft | 10 | Boychuk (IRE) | Insan (USA) | 4 | Johnson, Richard | Hobbs, P J | 8/1 | 11-0 | 126 | 0(0) | 24d |
| 12.11.2004 | Cheltenham | 2m½f | Good | 9 | Marcel (FR) | Bateau Rouge | 4 | Murphy, Timmy | Pipe, M C | 5/1 | 11-7 | 132 | 0(0) | 20d |
| 14.11.2003 | Cheltenham | 2m½f | Good To Firm | 7 | Self Defense | Warning | 6 | Keniry, Barry | Lavelle, Miss E C | 2/1 | 11-0 | 0 | 1(0) | 223d |
| 15.11.2002 | Cheltenham | 2m½f | Good | 12 | Mutakarrim | Mujtahid (USA) | 5 | Carberry, P | Weld, D K | 11/4 | 11-5 | 0 | 0(0) | 26d |
| 16.11.2001 | Cheltenham | 2m½f | Good | 7 | Fireball Macnamara (IRE) | Lord Americo (IRE) | 5 | Murphy, Timmy | Pitman, M | 33/1 | 10-12 | 112 | 0(0) | 37d |
| 10.11.2000 | Cheltenham | 2m½f | Good To Soft | 7 | Reiziger (FR) | Balleroy (USA) | 4 | Johnson, Richard | Hobbs, P J | 4/1 | 10-12 | 122 | 0(0) | 24d |
| 13.11.1999 | Cheltenham | 2m½f | Good | 7 | Silence Reigns | Saddlers Hall (IRE) | 5 | Fitzgerald, Mick | Nicholls, P F | 3/1 | 10-12 | 0 | 0(0) | 242d |
| 14.11.1998 | Cheltenham | 2m½f | Good | 12 | Hoh Invader (IRE) | Accordion (IRE) | 6 | Dunwoody, R | Mann, C J | 10/1 | 10-12 | 0 | 0(0) | 17d |
| 15.11.1997 | Cheltenham | 2m½f | Good | 7 | Circus Star | Soviet Star (USA) | 4 | Maguire, A | Nicholson, D | 11/8 | 10-12 | 0 | 1(0) | 18d |
Sharp Novices Hurdle Stats and Trends
Sharp Novices Hurdle
12 Year Trends and Statistics
- Age – 11 of the last 12 winners were aged between 4 and 5.
- Sex – All of the last 12 winners were geldings.
- Country – 6 of the last 12 winners were bred in Ireland, 4 in Great Britain and 2 in France.
- Colour – 10 of the last 12 winners were bay (b).
- Starting Price (SP) – All of the last 12 winners returned a SP of 8/1 or less.
- Starting Price Rank – 9 of the last 12 winners started as favourite and only 11 were in the first 3 in the betting.
- Headgear – None of the last 12 winners wore any headgear.
- Weight Carried – All of the last 12 winners carried between 11st and 11st 7lb.
- Days Since Last Run – 10 of the last 12 winners had run between 18 and 52 days ago.
- Last Run Form – 10 of the last 12 winners had won last time out, all of them finished in the first 2 last time.
Sharp Novices Hurdle Results
Sky Bet Supreme Trial Novices Hurdle (Registered As The Sharp Novices Hurdle) (Grade 2) (GBB Race)
Distance: 2m½f (3607 yards +53 yards rails adjustment) Prize (winner): £14807 Dir: Left Handed
Runners: 6 Going: Soft Class: Class 1 Grade 2 Age Restrictions: 4yo+
Winners Time: 4 mins 13.96s Avg OR: 115 Median OR: 137
1st For Pleasure (IRE) 14/1
2nd Third Time Lucky (IRE) Evens (fav)
3rd Jungle Junction (IRE) 6/1
| No | Place | Dist Bt | Horse | Age | Weight | Headgear | OR | Trainer | Jockey (Claim) | Odds | BF | BFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1st | For Pleasure (IRE) | 5 | 11-0 | 144 | Hales, A M | Bannister, Harry A A | 14/1 | 16.96 | 6.20 | ||
| jumped left, made all, soon well clear, mistake 2 out, reduced lead and 4 lengths ahead last, edged right flat, kept finding, stayed on BF IP MIN 1.01 BF IP MAX 32 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 2nd | 3.75 | Third Time Lucki (IRE) | 5 | 11-0 | 129 | Skelton, Daniel | Skelton, Harry | Evens (Fav) | 2.00 | 1.52 | |
| held up in rear, went 4th from 3rd, still going well from 3 out, went 2nd after 2 out, closed and 4 lengths down last, ridden flat, unable to close gap BF IP MIN 1.14 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 3rd | 13 | Jungle Junction (IRE) | 5 | 11-0 | 136 | Harrington, Mrs John | Power, R M | 6/1 | 7.33 | 2.85 | |
| keen early, held up, not fluent 3rd, went 3rd from final bend, no impression, mistake and well held last BF IP MIN 7.4 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 4th | 4 | Fidelio Vallis (FR) | 5 | 11-0 | 138 | Nicholls, P F | Cobden, Harry | 9/2 | 6.00 | 2.38 | |
| held up, chased clear leader (winner) 4th, still going well from 3 out until lost 2nd after 2 out, soon weakened BF IP MIN 3.45 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 5th | 13 | Courtandbould (IRE) | 6 | 11-0 | 141 | OBrien, Fergal | Brennan, P J | 9/2 | 6.41 | 2.55 | |
| not always fluent and jumped left at times, chased clear leader (winner) from 1st, lost 2nd 4th, weakened after 2 out BF IP MIN 5.9 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 6th | 26 | Lessankan (GER) | 5 | 11-0 | 0 | Twiston-Davies, N A | Twiston-Davies, Sam | 150/1 | 376.38 | 77.99 | |
| 2nd when not fluent 1st, lost place before 3rd, tailed off from 4 out BF IP MIN 270 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
Sky Bet Supreme Trial Novices Hurdle (Registered As The Sharp Novices Hurdle) (Grade 2)
Distance: 2m½f (3607 yards +69 yards rails adjustment) Prize (winner): £18224 Dir: Left Handed
Runners: 5 Going: Soft Class: Class 1 Grade 2 Age Restrictions: 4yo+
Winners Time: 4 mins 10.60s Avg OR: 83 Median OR: 135
1 Hang In There (IRE) 6/1
2 Pacify 7/2
3 Ecco 6/4 (fav)
5 ran Distances: 3, 14
Time: 4m 10:60s
Full Results
| No | Place | Dist Bt | Horse | Age | Weight | Headgear | OR | Trainer | Jockey (Claim) | Odds | BF | BFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1st | Hang In There (IRE) | 5 | 11-0 | 135 | Lavelle, Miss E C | Wedge, Adam | 6/1 | 8.39 | 3.65 | ||
| made most on inside, driven turning in, ridden after last, stayed on well BF IP MIN 1.01 BF IP MAX 14.5 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 2nd | 3 | Pacify | 7 | 11-5 | TT | 140 | Snowden, Jamie | Sheehan, Gavin | 7/2 | 5.10 | 2.52 |
| tracked leaders, challenged on long run before 2 out, outpaced turning in, ridden and edged left after last, kept on but always held in clear 2nd flat BF IP MIN 3.35 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 3rd | 14 | Ecco | 4 | 11-0 | 141 | Nicholls, P F | Cobden, Harry | 6/4 (Fav) | 2.54 | 1.54 | |
| tracked leaders on inside, ridden and outpaced by front pair turning in, no impression in modest 3rd before last BF IP MIN 2.34 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 4th | 2.5 | Eden Du Houx (FR) | 5 | 11-0 | TT | 0 | Pipe, D E | Scudamore, Tom | 6/1 | 7.86 | 3.15 |
| raced wide, with winner, outpaced before 2 out, soon lost place and ridden, no danger after BF IP MIN 4.4 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 5th | 15 | Scardura (IRE) | 5 | 11-0 | 0 | Mulholland, N P | Twiston-Davies, Sam | 9/2 | 6.20 | 2.72 | |
| held up in touch in rear, tracked leaders before 2 out, soon driven and outpaced, ridden before last, never on terms, weakened flat BF IP MIN 3.05 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
Sharp Novices Hurdle Tips
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It is probably wise to concentrate on those at the head of the betting market, THIRD TIME LUCKI, COURTANDBOULD and FIDELIO VALLIS, all three are progressive and should make their prescence felt.
How did we do?
All three of the above were in the final lineup.
Keith's Tip on the day:
FIDELIO VALLIS 15:35 Cheltenham 4/1 – Progressive novice who has won two of his last three. Should prove hard to catch if allowed to make the running.
FIDELIO VALLIS was up thee chasing the winner with 2 flights to go but he weakened out of contention finishing 4th. THIRD TIME LUCKI went second 2 out but was unable to catch the winner, COURTANDBOULD weakened to a distance 5th after being in contention with 2 to jump.
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 |
