Fred Winter Handicap Hurdle Betting

The Fred Winter Juvenile Novices' Handicap Hurdle is a Grade 3 race card filling race that traditionally takes place on Ladies Day at the Cheltenham Festival each calendar year.

The race has only existed since 2005 but is open to novice hurdlers of four-years-old or older. This ensures that the Cheltenham crowds get to see some of the best developing horses in National Hunt racing.

Details of the Fred Winter Juvenile Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Details of the Fred Winter Juvenile Novices' Handicap Hurdle Betting are similar to a lot of other handicap hurdle races at the Cheltenham Festival. The race is two miles and 110 yards in length and is run around the old racecourse at Cheltenham.

The handicap details of the Fred Winter Juvenile Novices' Handicap Hurdle work on a simple basis; higher quality and stronger horses are required to carry more weight to level out the field and make it a fairer race for other horses.

The prize purse for the Fred Winter Juvenile Novices' Handicap Hurdle in 2010 stood at £75,000. A similar amount will be available for the race in 2011 which will ensure a fierce race as the row over prize money in National Hunt racing goes on.

Fred Winter

The Fred Winter Juvenile Novices' Handicap Hurdle Betting is named after Fred Winter who was one of the most successful jockeys and trainers in the history of National Hunt Horse racing.

Fred Winter had a superb record at Cheltenham which saw him ride 17 winners as a jockey and train 28 winners as a trainer. The Fred Winter Juvenile Novices' Handicap Hurdle has always been a popular race and National Hunt officials decided to upgrade the race to Grade 3 status in 2009. 

Fred Winter Juvenile Novices' Handicap Hurdle Title Holder

The current Fred Winter Juvenile Novices' Handicap Hurdle Betting title holder is a horse called Santuaire, which was ridden to victory by Ruby Walsh in the 2010 race. Paul Nicholls is the successful trainer of Santuaire.

Interestingly there is no record Fred Winter Juvenile Novices' Handicap Hurdle title holder because no horse, jockey or trainer has ever won the race more than once. This makes it one of the most intriguing races at the Cheltenham Festival because there is so much history and opportunity up for grabs.

Betting for the Fred Winter Juvenile Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Cheltenham Betting for the Fred Winter Juvenile Novices' Handicap Hurdle is always interesting because this is a handicap race over jumps. There is often plenty of value to be had in the betting for the Fred Winter Juvenile Novices' Handicap Hurdle because the favourites for this sort of race are never priced odds on.

The nature of jump races means that any horse with a good stamina can win a long or middle distance race. A favourite can be a favourite for a number of reasons but all horses are prone and liable to make mistakes if they are being forced to jump while carrying varying additional weight.