Jewson Novices' Chase Betting 2011

The Jewson Novices' Chase betting market will be interesting this year because the race has never been run before and is new to the Cheltenham Festival schedule.

However, the two mile and four furlong race is a handicap contest and includes 17 fences. The race is open to five-year-old horses and older which should guarantee some good length prices even for the favourites.

Favourite for the Jewson Novices' Chase 

Noble Prince is the favourite for the Jewson Novices' Chase at 7/1. The German seven-year-old Bay Gelding has a record of four wins, four second places and two third places from a total of 14 career runs.

Trainer Paul Nolan has only ever entered Noble Prince in races varying between 16 and 24 furlongs in length. Noble Prince is the favourite for the Jewson Novices' Chase because the horse has already performed well, finishing 5th, in a Grade 1 contest at the Cheltenham Festival last year.

Jewson Novices' Chase Best Bets

There is a small group of contenders that could fall into the category of Jewson Novices' Chase best bets. Captain Chris, Hell's Bay and Wishfull Thinking cannot be separated on the betting market and are all 8/1.

Captain Chris is trained by Philip Hobbs and will have a lot of backers because the seven-year-old has only ever finished lower than second in one race. The fourth place came over 16 furlongs at Kempton on the horseís debut.

Hell's Bay has a slight advantage over the rest of the field because Colin Tizzard's horse has raced in 17 races. Four wins may not seem impressive but the number of races means the horse will have a good stamina and is one of the top Jewson Novices' Chase best bets.

Wishfull Thinking is another Hobbs horse and the eight-year-old chestnut Gelding has a 50 per cent win rate. Wishfull Thinking has finished first and second in the last two races that were both at Cheltenham.

Jewson Novices' Chase Outsiders

There are a lot of Jewson Novices Chase Betting outsiders that have the ability to push the Jewson Novices' Chase best bets all the way to the line. A lot can happen in a handicap hurdle race.

Royal Charm is one of the best Jewson Novices' Chase outsiders at a best price of 25/1. The Paul Nicholls five-year-old Black Gelding has an impressive record of four wins from six races.

Master of the Hall is another of the Jewson Novices' Chase outsiders. Nicky Henderson doesn't train bad horses and Master of the Hall won a Grade 1 race at Ascot last time out. Master of the Hall is also 25/1.

2011 Jewson Novices' Chase

The 2011 Jewson Novices' Chase will be a unique and exciting contest where the favourite or one of the Jewson Novices' Chase best bets could dominate the first ever staging of the race.

The nature of the 2011 Jewson Novices' Chase also means that a rank outsider like Blazing Tempo can also come through the field. Blazing Tempo is a superb each way bet at 33/1 because the Willie Mullins horse has four wins and four second place finishes from 13 races.