JLT Novices' Chase

JLT Novices' Chase

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JLT Novices' Chase betting

The JLT Novices’ Chase is a Grade 1 race over 2m4f at the Cheltenham Festival in March. The race is registered as the Golden Miller Novices’ Chase and is open to five-year-olds and upwards.

JLT Novices’ Chase odds are available all year round and Irish-trained horses have dominated the race since it was established in 2011. Notable winners include Sir Des Champs (2012), Vautour (2015) and Yorkhill (2017).

JLT Novices' Chase betting tips

Recent winning form is a key factor when assessing your JLT Novices’ Chase tips. Seven of the first nine winners had won on their most recent outing. All but one had raced within the previous couple of months prior to the Cheltenham Festival.

Statistics also point to horses that have at least one win at 2m4f and two or more previous starts at this trip. Previous winning form over hurdles is also a common factor in past JLT winners and at least one victory in a Grade 1 or Grade 2 race.

An official rating of 144 or higher is usually required to win this race.

Irish-trained horses won seven of the first eight renewals, four of them going to Willie Mullins.

Taquin Du Seuil became the first British-trained winner in 2014. Shattered Love was the first winning mare in the JLT Novices’ Chase when successful for Gordon Elliott in 2018.

JLT Novices' Chase betting trends

Favourites have a mixed record in this race and were beaten in the first four renewals. Vautour featured in many JLT Novices’ Chase betting tips and became the first winning favourite in 2015.

Yorkhill repeated the performance in 2017. Both horses were trained by Mullins and ridden by Ruby Walsh.

Black Hercules (2016) returned joint-favourite and Defi Du Seuil was another winning favourite in 2019. Seven of the first nine winners came from the top three in the betting.

The first big upset in the JLT Novices’ Chase came in 2013 when Benefficient won at 20/1 for Tony Martin and Bryan Cooper. He beat the hot favourite Dynaste, with 100/1 outsider Changing Times back in third place.

A useful JLT Novices’ Chase betting tip is to concentrate on horses aged six and seven. This age group has dominated the early years of the race.

JLT Novices' Chase ante-post betting pointers

The Arkle Novice Chase at Leopardstown is one of the top trials for your JLT Novices’ Chase bets. Benefficient won the Arkle before running in the JLT. Several previous winners had their final prep race at Leopardstown.

The Grade 1 Scilly Isles Novices’ Chase at Sandown Park produced the first and second in 2019. Defi Du Seuil beat Lostintranslation by three-quarters of a length at Sandown. He extended the advantage to two-and-a-quarter lengths at Cheltenham.

Punchestown and Fairyhouse have been the end-of-season objective for most JLT winners. Sir Des Champs went on to win the Champion Novice Chase at Punchestown in 2012.

Yorkhill (2017) and Shattered Love (2018) both finished second in the Ryanair Gold Cup Chase at Fairyhouse in April. Shattered Love was beaten a length by subsequent 2019 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Al Boum Photo.

Sir Des Champs went on to win the Irish Hennessy Gold Cup and the Punchestown Gold Cup in 2013. He also finished second to Bobs Worth in the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Both he and Vautour were bred in France by the stallion Robin Des Champs.

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JLT Novices' Chase history and memorable winners

The race was first run as the Jewson Novices’ Chase in 2011 with victory going to Noble Prince, trained by Paul Nolan and ridden by Tony McCoy. The race was awarded Grade 1 status in 2014 when the sponsorship was taken over by JLT. It’s the opening race on the third day of the Cheltenham Festival.

Benefficient had been a fortuitous winner of the Arkle Novice Chase on his previous start before winning here in 2013. Favourite Arvika Ligeonniere fell and only remaining rival Oscars Well made a bad mistake at the final fence. He proved that his victory was no fluke when battling back to win the JLT in 2013.

McCoy rode his second winner in the race when Taquin Du Seuil beat Uxizandre by three-quarters of a length in 2014. He returned to Cheltenham in 2016 to win the valuable BetVictor Gold Cup. He also ran a fine race in defeat when second in the Coral Cup in 2017 behind Supasundae.

2015 JLT Novices’ Chase winner Vautour won 10 of his 16 career starts and nearly £600,000 in prize money. He won five Grade 1 races, three over hurdles and two over fences. He put up the most impressive display of jumping seen in the JLT Novices’ Chase when storming clear to win by 15 lengths.

He completed a hat-trick of Cheltenham Festival victories when winning the Ryanair by six lengths in 2016. Many observers felt that he would have held an excellent chance in the Gold Cup that season. He was desperately unlucky not to win the King George VI Chase at Kempton Park in 2015 when beaten a head by Cue Card.

2017 JLT winner Yorkhill was disappointing over fences in 2018. He reverted to the smaller obstacles for the Champion Hurdle, but was pulled behind Buveur D’Air. Shattered Love (2018) also returned to the Cheltenham Festival the following season but was well beaten in the Gold Cup.

JLT Novices' Chase 2021

Willie Mullins will be a popular JLT Novices’ Chase bet to continue his fine record in this race. He has plenty of exciting novice chasers to look forward to in 2020, led by Laurina.

She suffered her first defeat since joining the Mullins stable from France when only fourth in the Champion Hurdle behind Espoir D’Allen. Laurina had been a brilliant 18-length winner of the Mares’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in 2018. She could go up in distance over hurdles or be sent novice chasing.

Stable companion Melon has finished runner-up in the Champion Hurdle for the past two seasons. Melon would certainly be prominent in the JLT Novices’ Chase betting if this becomes his objective.

Samcro is yet to fulfil the potential of his first season over hurdles. He was an impressive winner of the Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle in 2018, but was a beaten favourite in his next four races. Gordon Elliott’s gelding surely has a big future over fences.

Nicky Henderson also has a couple of exciting chasing prospects in Champ and Birchdale. Champ was runner-up in the Ballymore behind City Island in 2019, ending a sequence of four victories. Birchdale was pulled up in the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Chase after winning the Classic Novices’ Trial.

Birchdale was being challenged by Brewinupastorm when that horse fell at the last. Brewinupastorm ran a good race to finish fourth in the Ballymore and could also be worth following over fences. Olly Murphy trains the son of Milan and is already mapping out a campaign over fences.

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This Promotion is not available to new accounts depositing funds with Paypal, Neosurf, Paysafe, Neteller, Skrill, ecoPayz, Kalibra/Postpay, William Hill PLUS Card;

 

Illustrated instructions showing how to redeem your free bet here.

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a. This promotion is only available to new William Hill customers in the UK or Ireland opening an online account in pound sterling or euro.

 

b. This promotion is not available to new accounts which funds are paid into by PayPal, Neosurf, Paysafe, NETELLER, Skrill, ecoPayz, Kalibra/Postpay or William Hill PLUS Card.

 

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a. For instructions on how to claim your free bet, go to ‘How do I find and use my free bet?' on our website.

 

b. When we convert currencies, we consider £10 to be equal to:

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b. You cannot take part in this promotion if we have previously banned you from taking part in promotions, or from betting or playing any games on our website.

 

c. We can withhold or refuse to pay any winnings from a bonus if funds you paid into your main balance (including any amounts you have already used) are cancelled or denied by any payment service (for example, your card provider).

 

d. We can change or cancel this promotion, or change these terms and conditions:

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We can also award an equivalent bonus to the one referred to in this promotion.

 

e. We will not be responsible for any technical, hardware or software failures, or any unavailable or lost network conditions which may result in incorrect information being displayed, or affect your ability to enter or take part in the promotion.  If there is any dispute over your eligibility for the promotion, our decision will be final.

 

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