Supreme Novices Hurdle Betting 2012

The Supreme Novices Hurdle is one of the most significant races at the Cheltenham festival. This race opens the first day of the festival and the festival itself and is always watched by a packed crowd in the stands. This race is a race for novice hurdles which means the horses on show are the budding young talent of the National Hunt world.

Supreme Novices Hurdle betting 2012 will be a very busy market for a variety of reasons. The horses in this race do not have masses of experience and the difference in odds between the favourite and the leading contenders is not huge. This being the first race also guarantees that the majority of punters will be itching to have a bet as soon as the festival gets under way.

Supreme Novices Hurdle

The Supreme Novices Hurdle is a race which is two miles and 110 yards in distance. The race is open to any novice hurdler aged four-years-old or older. The prize purse available in the Supreme Novices Hurdle is around £100,000 with £57,000 going to the winner of the race.

The Supreme Novices Hurdle is a race with eight fences to be jumped over the course of the race. Recent rends have shown that horses in the age group of five to six years tend to win this race; eight out of the last ten winners have been aged five or six. The last case of a four-year-old winner came back in 1999 when Tony McCoy rode Hors La Loi III to victory.

Supreme Novices Hurdle Betting Favourites

Steps to Freedom is rated as the favourite to win this race with a number of bookies but the market suggests that the 2012 race will be close with any number of Supreme Novices Hurdle betting favourites in with a chance of winning. The reasons that Steps to Freedom is the current favourite is because this horse has won five out of seven races over jumps in a short career.

Waaheb is another of the Supreme Novices Hurdle betting favourites and a horse which could become the favourite if the market sees a lot of cash going on the animal. Waaheb is a talented and quick four-year-old with only four races so far. These races have produced three wins and one second place finish which suggests Waaheb could be one of the best value bets of the whole festival.

Simonsig is a horse with a similar record to Waaheb despite being a year older. This horse has only ever run in three races over jumps which have produced two wins and a second place finish. Both wins came in good fashion and the horse comes from the stables of Nicky Henderson, one of the best trainers on the National Hunt circuit.

Supreme Novices Hurdle Each Way Betting

There are many horses in this race that are capable of producing a big performance under pressure. The group of possible each way bets is huge and there is plenty of value to be had by the punter. The perfect example of good Supreme Novices Hurdle each way betting is Darlan. Darlan is a horse that has never lost a race going over jumps and is only ranked as an outsider due to lack of experience and age.

Supreme Novices Hurdle each way betting could also provide a good return through backing Cinders and Ashes. Cinders and Ashes is a horse with the experience of eight races. The results have seen four wins and two second place finishes which suggests this horse will feature strongly if in the running towards the end of the race.