2024 Mares Novice Hurdle Betting Odds at Cheltenham racecourse

Thursday, 14 March 2024

We could get as many as twenty-two runners lining up in the Ryanair Mares' Novices' Hurdle and there could be some each-way betting value when it comes to a race over two miles and one furlong. This Grade 2 encounter is the sixth race on Day Three of the 2023 Cheltenham Festival, with Luccia having put together a string of wins but now clashes with some Irish raiders.

Ashroe Diamond runs for Willie Mullins and the Irish handler is certainly the one to beat when it comes to top trainer at the Festival, with Night and Day the next horse in the betting and that is followed in the market by another Mullins runner in the form of Lot of Joy. Magical Zoe and You Wear It Well mean that we have an intriguing encounter to anticipate.

Dysart Enos
Dysart Enos
7.00
Dysart Enos
Dysart Enos
Best Odds7.00
All Odds6/15/1
Brighterdaysahead
Brighterdaysahead
11.00
Brighterdaysahead
Brighterdaysahead
Best Odds11.00
All Odds10/110/1
Fun Fun Fun
Fun Fun Fun
13.00
Fun Fun Fun
Fun Fun Fun
Best Odds13.00
All Odds12/110/1
Arctic Fly
Arctic Fly
15.00
Arctic Fly
Arctic Fly
Best Odds15.00
All OddsSP14/1
Aurora Vega
Aurora Vega
17.00
Aurora Vega
Aurora Vega
Best Odds17.00
All Odds16/114/1
Tiger Bay Queen
Tiger Bay Queen
17.00
Tiger Bay Queen
Tiger Bay Queen
Best Odds17.00
All Odds16/114/1
Junta Marvel
Junta Marvel
21.00
Junta Marvel
Junta Marvel
Best Odds21.00
All Odds20/112/1
Alfie's Princess
Alfie's Princess
17.00
Alfie's Princess
Alfie's Princess
Best Odds17.00
All OddsSP16/1
Seeyouinmydreams
Seeyouinmydreams
26.00
Seeyouinmydreams
Seeyouinmydreams
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/112/1
Cuta Des As
Cuta Des As
21.00
Cuta Des As
Cuta Des As
Best Odds21.00
All OddsSP20/1
Cinsa
Cinsa
21.00
Cinsa
Cinsa
Best Odds21.00
All OddsSP20/1
July Flower
July Flower
21.00
July Flower
July Flower
Best Odds21.00
All OddsSP20/1
Old Ground
Old Ground
21.00
Old Ground
Old Ground
Best Odds21.00
All Odds20/1SP
Qualimita
Qualimita
26.00
Qualimita
Qualimita
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/120/1
Je Garde
Je Garde
26.00
Je Garde
Je Garde
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/120/1
Jolie Coeur Allen
Jolie Coeur Allen
34.00
Jolie Coeur Allen
Jolie Coeur Allen
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/112/1
Queens Gamble
Queens Gamble
26.00
Queens Gamble
Queens Gamble
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/120/1
Theatre Native
Theatre Native
26.00
Theatre Native
Theatre Native
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/120/1
Gaillimh A Run
Gaillimh A Run
26.00
Gaillimh A Run
Gaillimh A Run
Best Odds26.00
All OddsSP25/1
Working Away
Working Away
26.00
Working Away
Working Away
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/125/1
Bioluminescence
Bioluminescence
26.00
Bioluminescence
Bioluminescence
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/125/1
Williamstowndancer
Williamstowndancer
26.00
Williamstowndancer
Williamstowndancer
Best Odds26.00
All OddsSP25/1
West End Victory
West End Victory
34.00
West End Victory
West End Victory
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/120/1
Got Glory
Got Glory
34.00
Got Glory
Got Glory
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/125/1
Notkeepinyagoing
Notkeepinyagoing
34.00
Notkeepinyagoing
Notkeepinyagoing
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSP33/1
Baby Sage
Baby Sage
34.00
Baby Sage
Baby Sage
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSP33/1
Casa No Mento
Casa No Mento
41.00
Casa No Mento
Casa No Mento
Best Odds41.00
All OddsSP40/1
She's A Fine Wine
She's A Fine Wine
41.00
She's A Fine Wine
She's A Fine Wine
Best Odds41.00
All OddsSP40/1
Micks Jet
Micks Jet
41.00
Micks Jet
Micks Jet
Best Odds41.00
All OddsSP40/1
Magic Dawn
Magic Dawn
41.00
Magic Dawn
Magic Dawn
Best Odds41.00
All OddsSP40/1
Pawapuri
Pawapuri
41.00
Pawapuri
Pawapuri
Best Odds41.00
All Odds40/140/1
Jetara
Jetara
51.00
Jetara
Jetara
Best Odds51.00
All Odds40/150/1
Lunar Discovery
Lunar Discovery
51.00
Lunar Discovery
Lunar Discovery
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSP50/1
Golden Ace
Golden Ace
51.00
Golden Ace
Golden Ace
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSP50/1
Kay Tara Tara
Kay Tara Tara
51.00
Kay Tara Tara
Kay Tara Tara
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSP50/1
Ici La Reine
Ici La Reine
67.00
Ici La Reine
Ici La Reine
Best Odds67.00
All Odds66/150/1
Between Waters
Between Waters
67.00
Between Waters
Between Waters
Best Odds67.00
All Odds66/150/1
Elle Est Beau
Elle Est Beau
101.00
Elle Est Beau
Elle Est Beau
Best Odds101.00
All Odds100/166/1

2023 Mares' Novices' Hurdle Betting Tips

Nicky Henderson will be looking for winners at the 2023 Cheltenham Festival and Luccia is one of his strongest chances of success. The mare might be relatively lightly-raced although it has been four straight wins for a five-year-old who comfortably won a novices’ race at Exeter last month. Previously to this, there was an even money success at Newbury.

Ashroe Diamond runs for the esteemed Willie Mullins, with an impressive run in a mares’ novices’ hurdle at Fairyhouse over two miles and two furlongs laying down a marker, with the horse previously running impressively when finishing third behind Facile Vega and Il Etait Temps in a Champions Novices Hurdle at Leopardstown.

Night And Day will also go for Mullins in this race and the horse was a facile winner in a Maiden Hurdle at Clonmel back in January although we can’t glean a huge amount of information from that run. We can certainly get a better read on Lot Of Joy who comfortably won a Maiden Hurdle over two miles at Fairyhouse.

Previously to this, the horse narrowly lost by half a length in the Savills Maiden Hurdle and the horse was also second in the two mile maiden hurdle at Cork Racecourse. Magical Zoe could be an interesting contender and she was the surprise winner of a novice hurdle over two miles and one furlong at Down Royal.


2022 Mares Novice Hurdle Tips

Allegorie De Vassy is among the Cheltenham betting tips to win the sixth race on Day Three of the 2022 Cheltenham Festival, with the five-year-old having won on her past two outings and there’s plenty of horse racing form to suggest we will see a big run from the Rich Ricci-owned runner here.

There have been two fairly impressive showings at Fairyhouse in 2022, with Mullins having acquired the horse from French connections and the first of these came over two miles, two-and-a-half furlongs. However, the win in the BetVictor Solerina Mares Novice Hurdle was more impressive at the end of January, with Sean O’Keefe steering the mare to a three-length victory.

Can Brandy Love Reverse the Form This Time?

Brandy Love was the other joint-favourite when it came to that race and Paul Townend elected to ride this six-year-old and the horse remains among the Cheltenham betting favourites this time around. In the middle of December, the horse claimed a victory in a Maiden Mares Hurdle at Naas racecourse and could be among the places here.

Naturally, there’s isn’t always lots of information available for the novice hurdlers and that certainly applies to Dinoblue who is third in the Cheltenham Festival betting. Perhaps the JP McManus-owned horse could be something special although it’s hard to judge on the evidence of just one outing.

The horse was sent off as the even money favourite to win the Kilsheelan Mares Maiden Hurdle and duly obliged by fifteen lengths under Mark Walsh. There are some more experienced runners in the field and that includes Glens of Antrim, who finally got a win under his belt with a recent victory.

The seven-year-old was sent off at short odds when claiming the spoils at Limerick, with the horse finishing well down the pecking order over two miles, with this outing likely to make her a decent each-way bet.


Shewearsitwell Favourite to Win 2021 Mares’ Hurdle

Shewearsitwell is owned by the Closutton Racing Club and the five-year-old has scored a hat-trick of victories up to date, with the mare scoring a win at Galway before claiming further wins at Sligo and Tipperary. These wins have been impressive enough but it will be a big step up when we see her line up in the 2021 Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle.

The Joe Mac Novices’ Hurdle was an impressive enough win and Shewearsitwell won as the 11/8 favourite with Paul Townend on board, with the jockey likely to be booked to ride the horse in this race and she could well be the one to beat.

Gauloise Another Big Mullins Contender for Cheltenham

Gauloise is a French-bred horse who has been in Willie Mullins’ care for a couple of years and Kenneth Alexander’s horse has scored two victories at Thurles to suggest she could be a solid contender, with the runner sent off as the 4/5 favourite for the Mares’ Maiden Hurdle before another odds-on success on soft ground over two miles last time out.

Princess Zoe is trading at a similar price and plenty of punters will be confident about Anthony Mullins’ horse and the German-bred runner has a bag of experience after being schooled in her homeland before running a string of races in 2020.

Most recently, we saw Princess Zoe line up in the Prix Royal-Oak on 25 October 2020, with the bookies not taking any chances about what is likely to be the most experienced runner in the field.


The Mares’ Novices Hurdle has been in operation since 2016, with Limini winning the inaugural race, while Let’s Dance, Laurina and Eglantine Du Seuil are the other five-year-olds who have landed a victory.

The thing that binds these four horses is the fact that Willie Mullins trains these runners, with the Irish handler likely to have several entries in this Grade 2 encounter, with the hurdle race taking place over two miles.

However, it is trainer Henry De Bromhead who is likely to have the race favourite, with Minella Melody currently available at 3/1 and the horse has had an impressive string of races in the lead up to the Cheltenham Festival.

There have been three consecutive victories for the six-year-old who obliged at Cork, Punchestown and Fairyhouse, with Rachael Blackmore on board for two of these wins and she’s likely to take the ride on Day Three of the meeting.

Lamarckise is likely to represent the best chance of Willie Mullins landing this race for the fifth time on the spin, with little known about a five-year-old which is French-bred and shone at Limerick in January.

The bookies were taking no chances with the horse that day when chalking up 2/5 about the favourite, although this represents a much sterner test at the Festival and perhaps one horse worth observing is Floressa.

The Nicky Henderson-trained charge finished second in a race at Cheltenham back in April, although that was a National Hunt Flat encounter and she has since taken well to hurdles.

There were victories at Worcester and Newbury in the autumn before third place in a Grade 2 Mares’ Hurdle at Doncaster and there will be claims for this horse to make the frame.

Mullins’ second string could come in the form of Dolcita, with this horse running in the same colours as Laurina, with the horse finishing third to Minella Melody in that race at Fairyhouse.

Previously to this, there was a success at Tramore although the Mares Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham will represent a tougher assignment.