Noble Prince
Noble Prince is an eight-year-old Bay Gelding tipped as a favourite in nearly every race that the horse runs in. Noble Prince is trained by Paul Nolan and has had a relationship with the trainer which has lasted just over three years and counting. During this time Nolan has trained the horse to win a number of high profile races.
Noble Prince is a horse which has many key strengths that make the animal a good bet when it comes to betting on Cheltenham or any other big race meeting around the United Kingdom. Noble Prince has a lot of experience and career races for an animal which could still be considered under developed and under strength.
Career of Noble Prince
The career of Noble Prince has spanned across five different years and includes 21 professional races; one flat race and 20 races over jumps and hurdles. The career of Noble Prince started on May 9 2007, across the channel in Chantilly, France. The horse showed great character over a trip of one mile and two furlongs to be beaten by seven lengths.
The statistics in the career of Noble Prince show good consistency and prove the horse is practised at getting results in big races. Out of the 20 jump races Noble Prince has taken part in there have been six wins, seven second place finishes and two third place finishes. Noble Prince has raced at Cheltenham twice at the festivals in 2010 and 2011, the animal won the Jewson Novices Chase at the 2011 Cheltenham Festival. Noble Prince is already a familiar name in Cheltenham Betting circles.
Trainer and Jockey of Noble Prince
The trainer and jockey of Noble Prince are two different stories. In terms of the trainer, the story has not really changed. Nolan became the trainer of the animal towards the back end of 2008 and remains the trainer to this very day. The jockey of Noble Prince has changed quite frequently but includes some of the best in the sport; Barry Geraghty and Tony McCoy among others.
Regardless of the inconsistencies in the trainer and jockey of Noble Prince, the fact the trainer has stayed the same for so long is a positive sign. This enables Nolan to approach any jockey with a simple formula. The most experienced jockeys know exactly how to race a horse with only minimal instruction from a trainer.
Betting on Noble Prince
Betting on Noble Prince has been quite popular with the punters for a very long time. The value is commonly minimal on the horse and what you would expect from a favourite in any jump race. The best price in Horse Racing Betting on Noble Prince in the last two years has been 12/1 for a race at Punchestown which was a field of 22 runners.
The prices for betting on Noble Prince have always been on the lower side with the longest price being 25/1 for a 19 furlong race in October 2008. However, this was when Noble Prince was a four-year-old novice, under a different trainer and still with a great deal to learn.
Strengths of Noble Prince
There are many strengths of Noble Prince but the most valuable have to be consistency and experience. The horse has shown that the jockey has to do very little work in the modern day for races over a longer distance. This is a horse that likes to tuck just inside the leaders and responds well when pushed on by the jockey in the closing stages.
Another of the biggest strengths of Noble Prince is the fact the horse does not make many mistakes. This is important when it comes to jump racing because any mistake going over a fence or hurdle results in lost momentum and speed. This can turn a potential winning position into something much lower.