2024 Festival Novices Chase Betting Odds at Cheltenham racecourse

Wednesday, 13 March 2024

Gerri Colombe is the short priced favourite to win the 2023 Brown Advisory Novices' Chase and there is plenty to like about the seven-year-old who runs for trainer Gordon Elliott on Day 2 of the Cheltenham Festival. The horse has enjoyed a string of wins this season although there are plenty of decent opponents and The Real Whacker comes into this clash after two wins.

Sir Gerhard could run in any number of races at the Cheltenham Festival although the Willie Mullins-trained runner has previously demonstrated an ability to perform well at this course. Thyme Hill is another experienced campaigner who looks to demonstrate a similar level of class over the big obstacles as he did when prospering in hurdle races.

Gaelic Warrior
Gaelic Warrior
7.00
Gaelic Warrior
Gaelic Warrior
Best Odds7.00
All Odds6/15/1
Stay Away Fay
Stay Away Fay
9.00
Stay Away Fay
Stay Away Fay
Best Odds9.00
All Odds8/17/1
Corbetts Cross
Corbetts Cross
11.00
Corbetts Cross
Corbetts Cross
Best Odds11.00
All Odds10/16/1
Hermes Allen
Hermes Allen
13.00
Hermes Allen
Hermes Allen
Best Odds13.00
All Odds12/112/1
Grangeclare West
Grangeclare West
13.00
Grangeclare West
Grangeclare West
Best Odds13.00
All Odds12/112/1
Klassical Dream
Klassical Dream
15.00
Klassical Dream
Klassical Dream
Best Odds15.00
All Odds12/114/1
Flooring Porter
Flooring Porter
15.00
Flooring Porter
Flooring Porter
Best Odds15.00
All Odds14/114/1
Giovinco
Giovinco
17.00
Giovinco
Giovinco
Best Odds17.00
All Odds14/116/1
Fact To File
Fact To File
17.00
Fact To File
Fact To File
Best Odds17.00
All Odds14/116/1
Favori De Champdou
Favori De Champdou
17.00
Favori De Champdou
Favori De Champdou
Best Odds17.00
All Odds16/116/1
Champ Kiely
Champ Kiely
17.00
Champ Kiely
Champ Kiely
Best Odds17.00
All Odds16/1SP
Il Est Francais
Il Est Francais
17.00
Il Est Francais
Il Est Francais
Best Odds17.00
All Odds16/116/1
Grey Dawning
Grey Dawning
17.00
Grey Dawning
Grey Dawning
Best Odds17.00
All Odds16/116/1
Three Card Brag
Three Card Brag
17.00
Three Card Brag
Three Card Brag
Best Odds17.00
All Odds16/116/1
The Nice Guy
The Nice Guy
21.00
The Nice Guy
The Nice Guy
Best Odds21.00
All Odds16/120/1
Nick Rockett
Nick Rockett
26.00
Nick Rockett
Nick Rockett
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/116/1
Broadway Boy
Broadway Boy
26.00
Broadway Boy
Broadway Boy
Best Odds26.00
All Odds20/125/1
American Mike
American Mike
26.00
American Mike
American Mike
Best Odds26.00
All Odds20/125/1
Sandor Clegane
Sandor Clegane
26.00
Sandor Clegane
Sandor Clegane
Best Odds26.00
All Odds20/125/1
Flanking Maneuver
Flanking Maneuver
26.00
Flanking Maneuver
Flanking Maneuver
Best Odds26.00
All OddsSP25/1
Zanahiyr
Zanahiyr
26.00
Zanahiyr
Zanahiyr
Best Odds26.00
All OddsSP25/1
Redemption Day
Redemption Day
26.00
Redemption Day
Redemption Day
Best Odds26.00
All OddsSP25/1
Irish Point
Irish Point
26.00
Irish Point
Irish Point
Best Odds26.00
All OddsSP25/1
Facile Vega
Facile Vega
26.00
Facile Vega
Facile Vega
Best Odds26.00
All OddsSP25/1
Monty's Star
Monty's Star
26.00
Monty's Star
Monty's Star
Best Odds26.00
All OddsSP25/1
Shanbally Kid
Shanbally Kid
26.00
Shanbally Kid
Shanbally Kid
Best Odds26.00
All OddsSP25/1
Impaire Et Passe
Impaire Et Passe
26.00
Impaire Et Passe
Impaire Et Passe
Best Odds26.00
All OddsSP25/1
Letsbeclearaboutit
Letsbeclearaboutit
34.00
Letsbeclearaboutit
Letsbeclearaboutit
Best Odds34.00
All Odds20/133/1
Affordale Fury
Affordale Fury
34.00
Affordale Fury
Affordale Fury
Best Odds34.00
All Odds25/133/1
Salvador Ziggy
Salvador Ziggy
41.00
Salvador Ziggy
Salvador Ziggy
Best Odds41.00
All Odds20/140/1
Blazing Khal
Blazing Khal
41.00
Blazing Khal
Blazing Khal
Best Odds41.00
All Odds25/140/1
Perceval Legallois
Perceval Legallois
34.00
Perceval Legallois
Perceval Legallois
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSP33/1
Il Etait Temps
Il Etait Temps
34.00
Il Etait Temps
Il Etait Temps
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSP33/1
Search For Glory
Search For Glory
34.00
Search For Glory
Search For Glory
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSP33/1
Fennor Cross
Fennor Cross
34.00
Fennor Cross
Fennor Cross
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSP33/1
Dawn Rising
Dawn Rising
34.00
Dawn Rising
Dawn Rising
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSP33/1
Trelawne
Trelawne
34.00
Trelawne
Trelawne
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSP33/1
Uncle Phil
Uncle Phil
34.00
Uncle Phil
Uncle Phil
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSP33/1
Inthepocket
Inthepocket
34.00
Inthepocket
Inthepocket
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSP33/1
Encanto Bruno
Encanto Bruno
34.00
Encanto Bruno
Encanto Bruno
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSP33/1
Strong Leader
Strong Leader
34.00
Strong Leader
Strong Leader
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSP33/1
Apple Away
Apple Away
34.00
Apple Away
Apple Away
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/133/1
Senior Chief
Senior Chief
34.00
Senior Chief
Senior Chief
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSP33/1
Demandrivingdouvan
Demandrivingdouvan
34.00
Demandrivingdouvan
Demandrivingdouvan
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSP33/1
Embassy Gardens
Embassy Gardens
41.00
Embassy Gardens
Embassy Gardens
Best Odds41.00
All Odds33/140/1
Walking On Air
Walking On Air
41.00
Walking On Air
Walking On Air
Best Odds41.00
All Odds33/140/1
L'astroboy
L'astroboy
41.00
L'astroboy
L'astroboy
Best Odds41.00
All OddsSP40/1
Sir Argus
Sir Argus
41.00
Sir Argus
Sir Argus
Best Odds41.00
All OddsSP40/1
Chianti Classico
Chianti Classico
41.00
Chianti Classico
Chianti Classico
Best Odds41.00
All OddsSP40/1
Night And Day
Night And Day
41.00
Night And Day
Night And Day
Best Odds41.00
All OddsSP40/1
Minella Cocooner
Minella Cocooner
41.00
Minella Cocooner
Minella Cocooner
Best Odds41.00
All OddsSP40/1
Heart Wood
Heart Wood
41.00
Heart Wood
Heart Wood
Best Odds41.00
All OddsSP40/1
Spanish Harlem
Spanish Harlem
41.00
Spanish Harlem
Spanish Harlem
Best Odds41.00
All OddsSP40/1
Mister Policeman
Mister Policeman
41.00
Mister Policeman
Mister Policeman
Best Odds41.00
All OddsSP40/1
Saint Davy
Saint Davy
41.00
Saint Davy
Saint Davy
Best Odds41.00
All OddsSP40/1
Deep Cave
Deep Cave
41.00
Deep Cave
Deep Cave
Best Odds41.00
All OddsSP40/1
Doctor Bravo
Doctor Bravo
41.00
Doctor Bravo
Doctor Bravo
Best Odds41.00
All OddsSP40/1
Inch House
Inch House
41.00
Inch House
Inch House
Best Odds41.00
All OddsSP40/1
Maxxum
Maxxum
51.00
Maxxum
Maxxum
Best Odds51.00
All Odds33/150/1
Hiddenvalley Lake
Hiddenvalley Lake
51.00
Hiddenvalley Lake
Hiddenvalley Lake
Best Odds51.00
All Odds40/150/1
Chasing Fire
Chasing Fire
51.00
Chasing Fire
Chasing Fire
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSP50/1
Indiana Dream
Indiana Dream
51.00
Indiana Dream
Indiana Dream
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSP50/1
You Wear It Well
You Wear It Well
51.00
You Wear It Well
You Wear It Well
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSP50/1
Makin'yourmindup
Makin'yourmindup
51.00
Makin'yourmindup
Makin'yourmindup
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSP50/1
Quais De Paris
Quais De Paris
51.00
Quais De Paris
Quais De Paris
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSP50/1
Zarak The Brave
Zarak The Brave
51.00
Zarak The Brave
Zarak The Brave
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSP50/1
The Changing Man
The Changing Man
51.00
The Changing Man
The Changing Man
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSP50/1
The Big Doyen
The Big Doyen
51.00
The Big Doyen
The Big Doyen
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSP50/1
Henri The Second
Henri The Second
51.00
Henri The Second
Henri The Second
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSP50/1
Knappers Hill
Knappers Hill
51.00
Knappers Hill
Knappers Hill
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSP50/1
Ballyadam
Ballyadam
51.00
Ballyadam
Ballyadam
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSP50/1
Cardamon Hill
Cardamon Hill
51.00
Cardamon Hill
Cardamon Hill
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSP50/1
Afadil
Afadil
51.00
Afadil
Afadil
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSP50/1
I Shut That D'or
I Shut That D'or
51.00
I Shut That D'or
I Shut That D'or
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSP50/1
Ile Atlantique
Ile Atlantique
51.00
Ile Atlantique
Ile Atlantique
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSP50/1
Absolute Notions
Absolute Notions
67.00
Absolute Notions
Absolute Notions
Best Odds67.00
All Odds40/166/1
Found A Fifty
Found A Fifty
67.00
Found A Fifty
Found A Fifty
Best Odds67.00
All OddsSP66/1
Tightenourbelts
Tightenourbelts
67.00
Tightenourbelts
Tightenourbelts
Best Odds67.00
All OddsSP66/1
Matata
Matata
67.00
Matata
Matata
Best Odds67.00
All OddsSP66/1
Saint Felicien
Saint Felicien
67.00
Saint Felicien
Saint Felicien
Best Odds67.00
All OddsSP66/1
Good Risk At All
Good Risk At All
67.00
Good Risk At All
Good Risk At All
Best Odds67.00
All OddsSP66/1
Gortmillish
Gortmillish
67.00
Gortmillish
Gortmillish
Best Odds67.00
All OddsSP66/1
Young Buster
Young Buster
67.00
Young Buster
Young Buster
Best Odds67.00
All OddsSP66/1
Hubrisko
Hubrisko
67.00
Hubrisko
Hubrisko
Best Odds67.00
All OddsSP66/1
Alaphilippe
Alaphilippe
67.00
Alaphilippe
Alaphilippe
Best Odds67.00
All OddsSP66/1
Harbour Lake
Harbour Lake
67.00
Harbour Lake
Harbour Lake
Best Odds67.00
All OddsSP66/1
Cool Survivor
Cool Survivor
67.00
Cool Survivor
Cool Survivor
Best Odds67.00
All OddsSP66/1
Joyeux Machin
Joyeux Machin
67.00
Joyeux Machin
Joyeux Machin
Best Odds67.00
All OddsSP66/1
The Carpenter
The Carpenter
101.00
The Carpenter
The Carpenter
Best Odds101.00
All Odds33/1100/1
Weveallbeencaught
Weveallbeencaught
101.00
Weveallbeencaught
Weveallbeencaught
Best Odds101.00
All Odds50/1100/1
De Legislator
De Legislator
101.00
De Legislator
De Legislator
Best Odds101.00
All OddsSP100/1
Lucid Dreams
Lucid Dreams
101.00
Lucid Dreams
Lucid Dreams
Best Odds101.00
All OddsSP100/1
Quilixios
Quilixios
101.00
Quilixios
Quilixios
Best Odds101.00
All OddsSP100/1
Marble Sands
Marble Sands
101.00
Marble Sands
Marble Sands
Best Odds101.00
All OddsSP100/1
Hurricane Bay
Hurricane Bay
101.00
Hurricane Bay
Hurricane Bay
Best Odds101.00
All OddsSP100/1
Landrake
Landrake
101.00
Landrake
Landrake
Best Odds101.00
All OddsSP100/1
Santonito
Santonito
101.00
Santonito
Santonito
Best Odds101.00
All OddsSP100/1
Tahmuras
Tahmuras
101.00
Tahmuras
Tahmuras
Best Odds101.00
All OddsSP100/1
Kansas City Star
Kansas City Star
101.00
Kansas City Star
Kansas City Star
Best Odds101.00
All OddsSP100/1

2023 Brown Advisory Novices' Chase Betting Tips

Gerri Colombe is an unbeaten horse coming to the 2023 Cheltenham Festival, with the seven-year-old having fended off all opponents this season and previously in a career which has been really impressive. On 4 February, the runner was able to win the Virgin Bet Scilly Isles Novices' Chase by nearly two lengths to reward those customers who had backed the 10/11 favourite.

Previously to this, the horse triumphed in the Faugheen Novice Chase which was another Grade 1 encounter, with the horse winning by over four lengths. However, this Cheltenham appearance will see the runner go up against The Real Whacker and there is plenty to recommend the Patrick Neville-trained entrant who can score for a smaller stable.

The seven-year-old has not only secured back to back wins recently but these both came at Cheltenham and that bodes well for the Festival, with the first victory coming at odds of 10/1 in a Novices’ Chase back in November. The horse was sent off at an identical price in the Paddy Power Novices’ Chase on New Year’s Day but managed to fend off favourite Monmiral.

Sir Gerhard is a former Bumper winner who will come to the Festival but not necessarily in this race. There was little to glean from a recent win at Gowran Park, with Thyme Hill a more likely runner and Philip Hobbs has previously seen the horse go really well when it comes to hurdle races. The victory in the Kauto Star Novices’ Chase saw the runner oblige at 11/2.


2022 Brown Advisory Novices' Chase Tips

After the 2022 Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle, we move on to the Brown Advisory Novices' Chase and this is an exciting race which takes place over a distance of three miles and half a furlong. This is a Cheltenham race where the leading Cheltenham Festival betting sites create extra places and there might be as many as twenty horses lining up to run in this encounter.

Galopin Des Champs is a six-year-old with a bright future and it’s possible that we’ll see the Willie Mullins-trained horse eventually become a Cheltenham Gold Cup betting contender. Right now, he’s trading at odds-on to win the Brown Advisory Novices' Chase and this horse was the winner of the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle at the 2021 Cheltenham Festival.

The Mullins-trained charge was sent off at 8/1 on that occasion and has gone from strength to strength. The horse then won the Irish Mirror Novice Hurdle at the Punchestown Festival, with the horse then taking to the bigger obstacles when securing the spoils at the Ballymaloe Relish Beginners Chase and he kicked on to win the Ladbrokes Novice Chase on 6 February.

Can Anyone Stop Galopin Des Champs Winning Brown Chase?

Although Bob Olinger is trading at short odds to win the Brown Advisory Novices' Chase, there’s a strong chance that this runner won’t line up here. Only the Cheltenham Festival NRNB bookies are offering a shorter price which indicates that we should consider the chances of Bravemansgame instead.

Paul Nicholls clearly has a talented horse on his hands, with the horse finishing third in the Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle when it came to the 2021 Cheltenham Festival. It was a creditable performance behind two leading contenders, with the horse having won three chase encounters at Newton Abbott, Haydock Park and Kempton Park this season.

The latter victory came in the Ladbrokes Kauto Star Novices' Chase which was a Grade 1 race and that was over three miles on Boxing Day, with Bravemansgame beating 11/10 favourite Ahoy Senor into second place and there was a distance of seven lengths between the two horses.


Can Monkfish Score For Willie Mullins in Festival Chase?

Monkfish is currently trading as favourite to win the big Chase on the Wednesday of the 2021 Cheltenham Festival, with Willie Mullins having this horse in the famous Ricci colours and there’s plenty to recommend a horse that is currently enjoying a consecutive run of victories.

Monkfish is already a Cheltenham Festival winner after winning the Albert Bartlett Hurdle and Paul Townend steered the 5/1 shot to victory in this encounter, while the horse looked the part in the Beginners Chase at Fairyhouse although sterner tests await this talented horse.

Could Envoi Allen Line Up in the Big Wednesday Race

Envoi Allen is a big talent and has any number of entries for the 2021 Cheltenham Festival although Gordon Elliott and Gigginstown deciding to put this horse in the race would really shake things up and the horse could end up looking like a slice of value should connections decide to take their chances in this race.

Envoi Allen won the Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle when being sent off as the 4/7 favourite and it looks a case of picking which race is going to suit this supremely talented runner who could be a serial winner at the Cheltenham Festival.

The Big Breakaway is a more plausible runner in this encounter and Colin Tizzard certainly knows a thing or two about training a high-class chaser, with the trainer having previously gone with Cue Card who was a top class three miler.

The five-year-old was fourth to Envoi Allen in last season’s Ballymore but can be backed with confidence to run well considering there was a solid performance in a recent Novices’ Chase at Cheltenham, while the horse got another victory under his belt when running strongly at Exeter.


The Brown Advisory Novices Chase has been in place since 1946, with Birthlaw winning the first ever race at the Cheltenham Festival 2020, with this being a Grade 1 encounter which has often been won by a seven-year-old in recent years.

This is a three-mile race which is highly popular from a betting point-of-view and it’s fairly rare to have a strong favourite considering this is a competitive heat and it was Topofthegame who claimed the spoils in the 2019 renewal.

The year before, Presenting Percy put in a superb round of jumping to win the Brown Advisory Novices Chase, while Might Bite was another winner who would then go on to run in a Cheltenham Gold Cup, with Don Poli and Blaklion having also scooped recent honours.

Champ is currently trading as a fairly short favourite at 7/2 to win the race although the landscape is far from clear considering we’re months away from the action.

The seven-year-old finished second in the Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle at the 2019 Cheltenham Festival, with the Nicky Henderson-trained charge finding City Island too good for him, although he has since claimed victory at Aintree before a double success at Newbury.

There’s been very little to dislike about the JP McManus horse who has been in the top two every time he has run during a successful career, with the charge ticking a lot of the trend boxes.

There are likely to be several other leading horses lining up on Day 2 of the Cheltenham Festival and Samcro could potentially be entered in this race, with the picture no clearer for this horse after it fell recently at Fairyhouse.

Samcro has had his fair share of injury problems, although there’s little denying that the horse has plenty of class and let’s not forget that he won the Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle two seasons ago.

Minella Indo could be a more viable alternative, with Henry de Bromhead having a peach of a horse that has most recently been seen at Gowran Park when the six-year-old finished second to impressive mare Laurina.

The horse was the surprise winner at 50/1 when it came to the Albert Barlett Novices’ Hurdle at the last Cheltenham Festival, with the horse beating Commander Of Fleet.

Battleoverdoyen is also worthy of consideration and we didn’t learn much from his outing at the 2019 Festival when the horse was pulled up in the Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle, while there have been victories at Galway and Punchestown this season.