2024 Ballymore Novices Hurdle Betting Odds at Cheltenham racecourse

Wednesday, 13 March 2024

The 2023 Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle takes place over two miles and five furlongs, with the Day 2 racegoers hoping to start the day with a winner. This is always an exciting tussle on Grade One terms, with Hermes Allen having impressed the bookies this season. Three straight wins for the Paul Nicholls-trained runner means he’s the shortest price.

Impaire Et Passe is also unbeaten for the season and the Willie Mullins-trained charge could go really well over this distance, while Gaelic Warrior isn’t completely certain to line up here but looks like a viable contender. Good Land runs for Barry Connell and can’t be discounted, with Champ Kiely another Mullins runner worth keeping tabs on.

Ballyburn
Ballyburn
8.00
Ballyburn
Ballyburn
Best Odds8.00
All Odds7/16/15/1
A Dream To Share
A Dream To Share
11.00
A Dream To Share
A Dream To Share
Best Odds11.00
All Odds7/17/110/1
Fact To File
Fact To File
10.00
Fact To File
Fact To File
Best Odds10.00
All Odds8/18/19/1
Tullyhill
Tullyhill
13.00
Tullyhill
Tullyhill
Best Odds13.00
All Odds12/110/110/1
Dysart Enos
Dysart Enos
15.00
Dysart Enos
Dysart Enos
Best Odds15.00
All OddsSPSP14/1
Absurde
Absurde
15.00
Absurde
Absurde
Best Odds15.00
All OddsSPSP14/1
Predators Gold
Predators Gold
15.00
Predators Gold
Predators Gold
Best Odds15.00
All OddsSPSP14/1
Florida Dreams
Florida Dreams
17.00
Florida Dreams
Florida Dreams
Best Odds17.00
All OddsSPSP16/1
Captain Teague
Captain Teague
17.00
Captain Teague
Captain Teague
Best Odds17.00
All Odds16/116/116/1
Mystical Power
Mystical Power
21.00
Mystical Power
Mystical Power
Best Odds21.00
All Odds20/1SP16/1
Mirazur West
Mirazur West
21.00
Mirazur West
Mirazur West
Best Odds21.00
All Odds20/120/116/1
Down Memory Lane
Down Memory Lane
21.00
Down Memory Lane
Down Memory Lane
Best Odds21.00
All Odds20/120/116/1
Johnnywho
Johnnywho
21.00
Johnnywho
Johnnywho
Best Odds21.00
All Odds20/120/120/1
Donwave
Donwave
21.00
Donwave
Donwave
Best Odds21.00
All OddsSPSP20/1
Farland
Farland
21.00
Farland
Farland
Best Odds21.00
All OddsSPSP20/1
Queens Gamble
Queens Gamble
21.00
Queens Gamble
Queens Gamble
Best Odds21.00
All OddsSPSP20/1
Milo Lises
Milo Lises
21.00
Milo Lises
Milo Lises
Best Odds21.00
All OddsSPSP20/1
Big Dispute
Big Dispute
21.00
Big Dispute
Big Dispute
Best Odds21.00
All OddsSPSP20/1
Its For Me
Its For Me
26.00
Its For Me
Its For Me
Best Odds26.00
All Odds20/116/125/1
Firefox
Firefox
26.00
Firefox
Firefox
Best Odds26.00
All Odds20/125/120/1
Barry The Butcher
Barry The Butcher
26.00
Barry The Butcher
Barry The Butcher
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/120/120/1
Jeriko Du Reponet
Jeriko Du Reponet
26.00
Jeriko Du Reponet
Jeriko Du Reponet
Best Odds26.00
All Odds20/1SP25/1
Chapeau De Soleil
Chapeau De Soleil
26.00
Chapeau De Soleil
Chapeau De Soleil
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/120/125/1
Gorvitho
Gorvitho
26.00
Gorvitho
Gorvitho
Best Odds26.00
All OddsSPSP25/1
Pour Les Filles
Pour Les Filles
26.00
Pour Les Filles
Pour Les Filles
Best Odds26.00
All OddsSPSP25/1
Jimmy Du Seuil
Jimmy Du Seuil
26.00
Jimmy Du Seuil
Jimmy Du Seuil
Best Odds26.00
All OddsSPSP25/1
Billericay Dickie
Billericay Dickie
26.00
Billericay Dickie
Billericay Dickie
Best Odds26.00
All OddsSPSP25/1
Ile Atlantique
Ile Atlantique
26.00
Ile Atlantique
Ile Atlantique
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/125/125/1
Gold Dancer
Gold Dancer
26.00
Gold Dancer
Gold Dancer
Best Odds26.00
All OddsSPSP25/1
Jit Langy
Jit Langy
26.00
Jit Langy
Jit Langy
Best Odds26.00
All OddsSPSP25/1
Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs
26.00
Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs
Best Odds26.00
All OddsSPSP25/1
Easy Peasy
Easy Peasy
26.00
Easy Peasy
Easy Peasy
Best Odds26.00
All OddsSPSP25/1
High Class Hero
High Class Hero
26.00
High Class Hero
High Class Hero
Best Odds26.00
All OddsSPSP25/1
Mistergif
Mistergif
26.00
Mistergif
Mistergif
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1SP25/1
Tounsivator
Tounsivator
26.00
Tounsivator
Tounsivator
Best Odds26.00
All OddsSPSP25/1
Friends
Friends
26.00
Friends
Friends
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1SP25/1
Irandando
Irandando
26.00
Irandando
Irandando
Best Odds26.00
All OddsSPSP25/1
Break My Soul
Break My Soul
26.00
Break My Soul
Break My Soul
Best Odds26.00
All OddsSPSP25/1
The Kemble Brewery
The Kemble Brewery
26.00
The Kemble Brewery
The Kemble Brewery
Best Odds26.00
All OddsSPSP25/1
Ideal Des Bordes
Ideal Des Bordes
26.00
Ideal Des Bordes
Ideal Des Bordes
Best Odds26.00
All OddsSPSP25/1
Wrappedupinmay
Wrappedupinmay
26.00
Wrappedupinmay
Wrappedupinmay
Best Odds26.00
All OddsSPSP25/1
Seeyouinmydreams
Seeyouinmydreams
26.00
Seeyouinmydreams
Seeyouinmydreams
Best Odds26.00
All OddsSPSP25/1
Inthewaterside
Inthewaterside
34.00
Inthewaterside
Inthewaterside
Best Odds34.00
All Odds20/133/125/1
Irandando Has
Irandando Has
34.00
Irandando Has
Irandando Has
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1SP25/1
The Yellow Clay
The Yellow Clay
34.00
The Yellow Clay
The Yellow Clay
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1SP25/1
You Oughta Know
You Oughta Know
34.00
You Oughta Know
You Oughta Know
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1SP25/1
Aurora Vega
Aurora Vega
34.00
Aurora Vega
Aurora Vega
Best Odds34.00
All Odds25/1SP33/1
Mt Fugi Park
Mt Fugi Park
34.00
Mt Fugi Park
Mt Fugi Park
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1SP25/1
Junta Marvel
Junta Marvel
41.00
Junta Marvel
Junta Marvel
Best Odds41.00
All Odds25/125/140/1
Willmount
Willmount
41.00
Willmount
Willmount
Best Odds41.00
All Odds40/1SP20/1
Better Days Ahead
Better Days Ahead
34.00
Better Days Ahead
Better Days Ahead
Best Odds34.00
All Odds25/133/133/1
Redemption Day
Redemption Day
34.00
Redemption Day
Redemption Day
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/133/133/1
Glowing Account
Glowing Account
34.00
Glowing Account
Glowing Account
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSPSP33/1
Shannon Royale
Shannon Royale
34.00
Shannon Royale
Shannon Royale
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1SP33/1
Icare Desbois
Icare Desbois
34.00
Icare Desbois
Icare Desbois
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSPSP33/1
Bhaloo
Bhaloo
34.00
Bhaloo
Bhaloo
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSPSP33/1
Trueshan
Trueshan
34.00
Trueshan
Trueshan
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1SP33/1
Blizzard Of Oz
Blizzard Of Oz
34.00
Blizzard Of Oz
Blizzard Of Oz
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSPSP33/1
An Tobar
An Tobar
34.00
An Tobar
An Tobar
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/133/133/1
Excello
Excello
34.00
Excello
Excello
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSPSP33/1
Peaky Boy
Peaky Boy
34.00
Peaky Boy
Peaky Boy
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSPSP33/1
Captain Cody
Captain Cody
34.00
Captain Cody
Captain Cody
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1SP33/1
Did I Ask You That
Did I Ask You That
34.00
Did I Ask You That
Did I Ask You That
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSPSP33/1
All The Others
All The Others
34.00
All The Others
All The Others
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSPSP33/1
I Will Be Baie
I Will Be Baie
34.00
I Will Be Baie
I Will Be Baie
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSPSP33/1
Southoftheborder
Southoftheborder
34.00
Southoftheborder
Southoftheborder
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSPSP33/1
Gidleigh Park
Gidleigh Park
34.00
Gidleigh Park
Gidleigh Park
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSPSP33/1
Readin Tommy Wrong
Readin Tommy Wrong
34.00
Readin Tommy Wrong
Readin Tommy Wrong
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSPSP33/1
Killaney King
Killaney King
34.00
Killaney King
Killaney King
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSPSP33/1
Joyau Allen
Joyau Allen
34.00
Joyau Allen
Joyau Allen
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSPSP33/1
Shanagh Bob
Shanagh Bob
34.00
Shanagh Bob
Shanagh Bob
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSPSP33/1
Jingko Blue
Jingko Blue
34.00
Jingko Blue
Jingko Blue
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSPSP33/1
Springt De La Mare
Springt De La Mare
34.00
Springt De La Mare
Springt De La Mare
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSPSP33/1
Jeu Des Champs
Jeu Des Champs
34.00
Jeu Des Champs
Jeu Des Champs
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSPSP33/1
Jasmin Bellevue
Jasmin Bellevue
34.00
Jasmin Bellevue
Jasmin Bellevue
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSPSP33/1
Bective Abbey
Bective Abbey
34.00
Bective Abbey
Bective Abbey
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSPSP33/1
Welcom To Cartries
Welcom To Cartries
34.00
Welcom To Cartries
Welcom To Cartries
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1SP33/1
Nativehill
Nativehill
34.00
Nativehill
Nativehill
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSPSP33/1
Western Diego
Western Diego
41.00
Western Diego
Western Diego
Best Odds41.00
All Odds33/133/140/1
Lecky Watson
Lecky Watson
41.00
Lecky Watson
Lecky Watson
Best Odds41.00
All Odds33/133/140/1
Slade Steel
Slade Steel
41.00
Slade Steel
Slade Steel
Best Odds41.00
All Odds33/1SP40/1
Joystick
Joystick
41.00
Joystick
Joystick
Best Odds41.00
All Odds33/1SP40/1
Factual Fact
Factual Fact
41.00
Factual Fact
Factual Fact
Best Odds41.00
All Odds33/140/140/1
Indeevar Bleu
Indeevar Bleu
51.00
Indeevar Bleu
Indeevar Bleu
Best Odds51.00
All Odds33/133/150/1
Centara
Centara
41.00
Centara
Centara
Best Odds41.00
All OddsSPSP40/1
Diamond Ri
Diamond Ri
41.00
Diamond Ri
Diamond Ri
Best Odds41.00
All Odds40/1SP40/1
Crest Of Glory
Crest Of Glory
41.00
Crest Of Glory
Crest Of Glory
Best Odds41.00
All OddsSPSP40/1
East India Express
East India Express
41.00
East India Express
East India Express
Best Odds41.00
All OddsSPSP40/1
He's My Hero
He's My Hero
41.00
He's My Hero
He's My Hero
Best Odds41.00
All OddsSPSP40/1
Mahon's Way
Mahon's Way
41.00
Mahon's Way
Mahon's Way
Best Odds41.00
All OddsSPSP40/1
Westport Cove
Westport Cove
41.00
Westport Cove
Westport Cove
Best Odds41.00
All OddsSPSP40/1
Kingston Pride
Kingston Pride
41.00
Kingston Pride
Kingston Pride
Best Odds41.00
All OddsSPSP40/1
Kinbara
Kinbara
41.00
Kinbara
Kinbara
Best Odds41.00
All OddsSPSP40/1
Present Soldier
Present Soldier
41.00
Present Soldier
Present Soldier
Best Odds41.00
All OddsSPSP40/1
Special Cadeau
Special Cadeau
41.00
Special Cadeau
Special Cadeau
Best Odds41.00
All OddsSPSP40/1
Golden Rules
Golden Rules
41.00
Golden Rules
Golden Rules
Best Odds41.00
All OddsSPSP40/1
Intense Approach
Intense Approach
51.00
Intense Approach
Intense Approach
Best Odds51.00
All Odds33/1SP50/1
Fun Fun Fun
Fun Fun Fun
67.00
Fun Fun Fun
Fun Fun Fun
Best Odds67.00
All Odds33/150/166/1
Act Of Authority
Act Of Authority
51.00
Act Of Authority
Act Of Authority
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSPSP50/1
Park Hill Dancer
Park Hill Dancer
51.00
Park Hill Dancer
Park Hill Dancer
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSPSP50/1
El Rio
El Rio
51.00
El Rio
El Rio
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSPSP50/1
James's Gate
James's Gate
51.00
James's Gate
James's Gate
Best Odds51.00
All Odds50/1SP50/1
Kintail
Kintail
51.00
Kintail
Kintail
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSPSP50/1
Ascending
Ascending
51.00
Ascending
Ascending
Best Odds51.00
All Odds50/1SP50/1
Bonttay
Bonttay
51.00
Bonttay
Bonttay
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSPSP50/1
Fire Flyer
Fire Flyer
51.00
Fire Flyer
Fire Flyer
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSPSP50/1
Irish Panther
Irish Panther
51.00
Irish Panther
Irish Panther
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSPSP50/1
Fascile Mode
Fascile Mode
51.00
Fascile Mode
Fascile Mode
Best Odds51.00
All Odds50/150/150/1
Sorrentino
Sorrentino
51.00
Sorrentino
Sorrentino
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSPSP50/1
Brighterdaysahead
Brighterdaysahead
51.00
Brighterdaysahead
Brighterdaysahead
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSPSP50/1
Apples of Bresil
Apples of Bresil
51.00
Apples of Bresil
Apples of Bresil
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSPSP50/1
Land Genie
Land Genie
51.00
Land Genie
Land Genie
Best Odds51.00
All Odds50/1SP50/1
Scandisk Park
Scandisk Park
51.00
Scandisk Park
Scandisk Park
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSPSP50/1
Walk Away Harry
Walk Away Harry
67.00
Walk Away Harry
Walk Away Harry
Best Odds67.00
All Odds50/1SP66/1
Encanto Bruno
Encanto Bruno
67.00
Encanto Bruno
Encanto Bruno
Best Odds67.00
All Odds50/1SP66/1
Bioluminescence
Bioluminescence
101.00
Bioluminescence
Bioluminescence
Best Odds101.00
Secret Squirrel
Secret Squirrel
67.00
Secret Squirrel
Secret Squirrel
Best Odds67.00
All OddsSPSP66/1
What Path
What Path
67.00
What Path
What Path
Best Odds67.00
All OddsSPSP66/1
Hashtag Pretender
Hashtag Pretender
67.00
Hashtag Pretender
Hashtag Pretender
Best Odds67.00
All OddsSPSP66/1
Dino Bellagio
Dino Bellagio
67.00
Dino Bellagio
Dino Bellagio
Best Odds67.00
All Odds66/1SP66/1
Coming Up Easy
Coming Up Easy
67.00
Coming Up Easy
Coming Up Easy
Best Odds67.00
All Odds66/1SP66/1
Jhentong Enki
Jhentong Enki
67.00
Jhentong Enki
Jhentong Enki
Best Odds67.00
All OddsSPSP66/1
Classic Anthem
Classic Anthem
101.00
Classic Anthem
Classic Anthem
Best Odds101.00
All OddsSPSP100/1
Ninth Titan
Ninth Titan
101.00
Ninth Titan
Ninth Titan
Best Odds101.00
All OddsSPSP100/1

2023 Ballymore Novices' Hurdle Betting Tips

Paul Nicholls is no stranger to success when it comes to the Cheltenham Festival and Hermes Allen is one of his liveliest chances for the 2023 meeting. The six-year-old has previously performed well at this racecourse, with the horse winning the November Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle at Prestbury Park, with the runner obliging by nine lengths.

This will be a stiffer assignment, although Hermes Allen obliged with another victory on 31 December when triumphing in the Coral Challow Novices’ Hurdle. Sent off as the 11/10 favourite, the runner was able to prosper by nearly five lengths and there could be more to come from a horse who looks a difficult opponent to beat.

Impaire Et Passe is another runner who comes into this race with strong credentials. Since the five-year-old switched to the Mullins yard, there have been successive wins and the latest of these came in the Punchestown Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle. It was a facile win for the favourite who was sent off at big odds-on and that came after a Maiden Hurdle win at Naas.

Gaelic Warrior would have a good chance if the Rich Ricci-owned runner was diverted towards the Ballymore, with the horse able to land the spoils in the Festina Lente Charity Liffey Handicap Hurdle at Leopardstown, with connections now wondering whether to go down this route which is five furlongs longer in distance and it all comes down to stamina.


2022 Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle Tips

The 2022 Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle is set to be a typically entertaining affair, with many questions yet to be answered in terms of the leading horses who will be lining up. When you want Cheltenham betting tips for the Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle, then you need to get an idea of whether the runners with multiple entries will compete in this clash or alternatively be rerouted to another encounter.

Sir Gerhard is an interesting contender and it’s maybe worth looking at Cheltenham NRNB bookies to make sure that you qualify for the Non-Runner, No Bet promotion that is available with the top Cheltenham betting sites. The Willie Mullins-trained horse could either run in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle or the Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle.

Will Sir Gerhard Be Entered in the Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle?

Last year’s Champion Bumper winner at the 2021 Cheltenham Festival was only third at the Punchestown Festival a month later, although he’s really made an impression during the 2021-22 National Hunt season. The first victory of the campaign came in a Maiden Hurdle at Punchestown but Sir Gerhard really caught the eye at the Dublin Racing Festival.

In the Grade One Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle, there were lots of horse racing betting tips for the horse considering he was an odds-on shot and it was a six-length win over Three Stripe Life, with Paul Townend steering the horse to a facile success despite the horse failing to jump fluently for much of the contest.

Dysart Dynamo Also Looks Like Leading Ballymore Contender

Mullins is certainly mob-handed when it comes to the Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle betting odds, with Dysart Dynamo looking like a big contender although he’s another horse that is entered for the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle. This is a six-year-old who boasts an unbeaten record and the trainer needs to consider which Cheltenham race would suit him best.

It’s little wonder that Mullins is warm favourite when it comes to Cheltenham Festival Top Trainer betting odds, with Dysart Dynamo having most recently won the Sky Bet Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle which was a Grade 2 encounter at Punchestown in mid-January. That was on soft ground and bodes well even if the horse has never run at Cheltenham.


Can Mullins Score With Appreciate It?

Willie Mullins has won with Yorkhill, Faugheen, Mikael d'Haguenet and Fiveforthree in this race and perhaps Appreciate It will be the fifth victory for the Irish handler, with the horse being sent off favourite for the 2020 Champion Bumper at last year’s Festival before finishing second to Ferny Hollow.

The horse was promising enough for punters to be excited about his prospects this season, with the same runner having shown up at Fairyhouse to win a Maiden Hurdle although it will be interesting to see how Mullins’ charge acts against better opposition.

Ferny Hollow was the winner of the 2020 Bumper and this is another horse that is part of the Mullins yard, although this horse lined up in the recent Maiden Hurdle at Gowran Park and perhaps he will make more appeal at the prices.

Ballyadam Also Among Ballymore Favourites

Gordon Elliott has scored victories in the Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle with Samcro and Envoi Allen, with the trainer now bidding for a hat-trick and perhaps Ballyadam is the horse who will deliver the latest success. The horse has only exclusively run in Ireland thus far, although there have been lots of impressive performances.

This season, Ballyadam has obliged as favourite in two races at Down Royal and Fairyhouse respectively, with Bravemansgame and Bob Olinger among the other runners who could be in contention.


The Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle takes place on Day Two of the Cheltenham Festival and the 2020 renewal will occur on Wednesday 11 March, with this race also known as the Baring Bingham Novices’ Hurdle.

The distance is two miles and five furlongs, with the race having been inaugurated in 1971 and it’s a real test of stamina, with the horses having to tackle the Cheltenham Old Course and this is an encounter which is open to four-year-olds and upwards.

Trainer Martin Brassil pulled off something of a coup when winning the 2019 Ballymore with City Island, with Gordon Elliott having won the race for the first time in 2018 with the highly-rated Samcro.

Previous winners include The New One, Faugheen and Yorkhill, with horses often going on to the Champion Hurdle after performing well in this encounter.

Envoi Allen is currently trading as the favourite for the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle and the same applies to the Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle, with some bookmakers going as short as 3/1 about the winner of last year’s Bumper.

Gordon Elliott might opt to re-route the horse for this encounter and the five-year-old has not been beaten over six races during his short career, with the latest impressive performance taking place at Down Royal when triumphing by over six lengths.

Naturally, Envoi Allen can’t run in every race and him switching to the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle could open the door to Andy Dufresne who is named after the character in the Shawshank Redemption.

This is another Gordon Elliott-trained horse that comes from the JP McManus stable and there have been wins at Borris House, Down Royal and Navan, with the five-year-old open to further progression.

At this point in proceedings, it’s hard to work out the definite runners for the Ballymore and many horses will have multiple entries at the 2020 Cheltenham Festival, with Thyme Hill likely to be among them and he’s quoted at a best price 14/1 to land the spoils.

The Philip Hobbs horse finished third in the Bumper at the 2019 Cheltenham Festival and has made a big impression already in the current season thanks to star performances at Chepstow and Cheltenham.