2025 Future Champions Novice Hurdle Betting Tips

The Future Champions Novice Hurdle is an exciting encounter at Leopardstown this weekend, with the first three in the betting trained by Willie Mullins. The favourite is Le Divin Enfant who was an impressive performer at Thurles at the end of November. Sent off as short-priced favourite, the runner obliged by a monster distance but this is considerably more competitive.

Sortudo was a capable performer in the Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival, with the horse then obliging at Fairyhouse in April when claiming the spoils in a flat race over two miles on soft to heavy. The latest effort came in a maiden hurdle where the 8/15 favourite was able to see off the field by eight and a half lengths.

Love Me Tender can't be discounted either. This is another Mullins runner with strong credentials and there was a facile success at Tipperary in the last outing. This came after a July success at Kilbeggan, with the JP McManus-owned runner more than capable of hitting the frame in this encounter despite being lightly-raced.

If Skylight Hustle lines up here, we might expect a bold showing from the Gordon Elliott-trained runner. The horse was able to see off an enormous field at Fairyhouse at the end of November, with that coming after a second-placed finish at Gowran Park. Jack Kennedy is likely to be on board a horse who also has other engagements.

2024 Future Champions Novice Hurdle Tips

There could be a big field lining up in the Paddy Power Future Champions Novice Hurdle, with this Grade 1 encounter taking place at Leopardstown over two miles. Salvator Mundi is one of the younger runners in the field, although there was a success for the four-year-old at Tipperary back in May and he’s been installed as favourite here.

Bleu De Vassy has been successful on two occasions this season, with Gordon Elliott saddling a five-year-old who scored at Navan in mid-November. That was a five length success in a Grade Three encounter, with this coming after a success at Clonmel whoch means that the talented runner is aiming for a fourth win on the bounce.

Irancy is another Willie Mullins-trained runner and the six-year-old was successful last time out, with the horse beating seventeen other rivals at Punchestown. The 10/11 favourite was able to oblige by nine lengths, with the horse previously performing really well in a Maiden Hurdle when being sent off at big odds of 20/1.

Romeo Coolio could be an each-way bet worth having, with Gordon Elliott training a runner who has impressed this season. The five-year-old was first and second in the two outings this season, with a victory coming in a big field at the beginning of November. That came before a second-placed finish where the horse was beaten as the 1/2 favourite.

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Down Memory Lane has racked up a succession of wins and there could be more to come from the five-year-old when he lines up at Leopardstown Racecourse. There was an impressive triumph at Down Royal in November, with the horse fending off eighteen rivals, with the Gordon Elliott-trained charge able to secure a three length victory on that occasion.

Willie Mullins has Daddy Long Legs and the four-year-old was able to score at Thurles at the end of November, with the horse claiming a thirteen-length win as the 11/8 favourite and there could be more to come from a runner who is slightly shorter in the betting than Firefox, with the latter another Elliott horse who has to have solid each-way claims.

It’s For Me runs for Mullins and the five-year-old was able to score against a big field of runners at Punchestown Racecourse, with the horse obliging as the 8/13 favourite when winning a Maiden Hurdle in the middle of November. Ballyburn comes from the same stable and was able to finish runner-up at Fairyhouse when second to Firefox.

Farren Glory was able to record back to back victories, with the six-year-old landing a win at Clonmel in early November before obliging in a more competitive tussle at Fairyhouse in early December. Ile Atlantique and Mirazur West are yet more horses from the Mullins stable and we’re expecting this trainer to have a strong hand for the race.

2025 Paddy Power Future Champions Novice Hurdle Betting Tips

We're looking forward to a competitive tussle when the Paddy Power Future Champions Novice Hurdle is run, with this being a Grade 1 encounter over two miles. Sortudo was a facile winner at Cork towards the end of November, with the favourite claiming a victory by eight and a half lengths. This came after an April success at Fairyhouse.

Le Divin Enfant is a more lightly-raced horse who was able to oblige at Fairyhouse in a previous showing. It was hardly a surprise considering the runner was a 1/6 poke, with the horse having had a couple of prep runs in France. However, Love Me Tender has been a three-time winner and will be supported by many in the market.

There was initially a May success for the horse at Tramore, with that being followed by a July triumph at Kilbeggan. In early October, there was a victory at Tipperary and the market suggests that the runner has a decent chance. However, there are lots of horses who come into the race off the back of strong form and that includes Koktail Brut.

The Gordon Elliott-trained charge is a talented five-year-old who has flown in a couple of times already this term. The latest victory came at the end of November when scoring at Fairyhouse, with the runner just getting up as a warm favourite. This came after a nine-length triumph at Punchestown as the 10/11 favourite.