Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Grand National Meeting)

We look at the Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle ahead of the next renewal, a race contested over 2m1f at Aintree during the Grand National Meeting, to see which runners, trainers and jockeys have previously won the race and which trends you can use to find the winner of the Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle.
Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Grand National Meeting)
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2027 Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle Preview

As the name would suggest (Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle), this race is a hurdle that is open to four-year-olds! It is run during the Grand National meeting at the Aintree racecourse.

This is a Grade 1 race that is run over a trip of two miles and one furlong, in which there are nine hurdles to jump. The race more often than not features runners who competed in the Triumph Hurdle.

Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle Information:

If you are looking at Aintree picks then you may be interested in the Grand National tips as this is the course showpiece race of the season, forty runners over the national fences is a favourite among racing fans. We cover every race at the Aintree Grand National Meeting, and below you can find links to all of the races for each of Thursday, Friday & Saturday.

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How competitive is the Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2024, when the race had an over-round of 108%. The race in 2017 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 133%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle, the over-round has been 116%, which means the bookie expects to pay out ÂŁ100 for every ÂŁ116 which is bet.

Below you will find the 2027 Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle Trends. See which patterns have occurred over the recent renewals that you may be able to use for the next renewal. We also have a section that looks at the Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle Trend Analysis.

These are the top three quickest-run Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle races over the last 20 renewals:

  1. Katchit (4:00.00) in 2007
  2. Detroit City (4:01.40) in 2006
  3. Walkon (4:02.70) in 2009

Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? Over the past 20 renewals, if you had followed the winner of the Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle next time out, then you would have backed a total of 7 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of -0.32. Remember to bookmark the racing tips page to access the OLBG racing picks easily daily.

The runner that holds the record over the past 20 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2024 renewal when Sir Gino from Nicky Henderson under the guidance of Nico de Boinville, won in a time of 4:23.99, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Katchit, trained by Alan King and ridden by Robert Thornton set the quickest time of 4:00.00 in the 2007 renewal.

What the expert says...
The Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival has supplied eleven of the last twenty winners of this race, with the double being completed five times, the last to do so being Pentland Hills in 2019. If the winner of the Triumph Juvenile Hurdle Trial comes here within their next three starts, then all five who have done so have won this race, including the 2024 winner Sir Gino.

Andy Powell - Horse Racing Betting Expert - OLBG.com

Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle Past Winners

Here are the Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the race year, the winning horse, and the horse's age & weight. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.

YearHorseInfo
2026
4:07.42
Mange Tout (FR)
4yo 10-9 5/1
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott (IRE)
2025
4:10.14
Murcia (FR)
4yo 10-9 11/4
Paul Townend
W P Mullins (IRE)
2024
4:23.99
Sir Gino (FR)
4yo 11-2 11/10F
Nico de Boinville
Nicky Henderson (GB)
2023
4:14.28
Zenta (FR)
4yo 10-9 5/4F
Mark Walsh
W P Mullins (IRE)
2022
4:17.85
Knight Salute (GB)
4yo 11-0 14/1
Paddy Brennan
Milton Harris (GB)
2021
4:12.60
Monmiral (FR)
4yo 11-0 10/11F
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls (GB)
2019
4:13.60
Pentland Hills (IRE)
4yo 11-0 11/4
Nico de Boinville
Nicky Henderson (GB)
2018
4:15.80
We Have A Dream (FR)
4yo 11-0 2/1
Daryl Jacob
Nicky Henderson (GB)
2017
4:10.10
Defi Du Seuil (FR)
4yo 11-0 4/11F
Barry Geraghty
Philip Hobbs (GB)
2016
4:16.60
Apples Jade (FR)
4yo 10-7 3/1
B J Cooper
W P Mullins (IRE)

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle have been based:

  • GB: 15 winners with an additional 27 placings from 170 runners
  • IRE: 5 winners with an additional 11 placings from 32 runners
  • FR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners

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Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle Trainer Statistics

There are two leading trainers in the Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle over the last 20 renewals, with both Nicky Henderson and Alan King, who have both won the race four times. Nicky Henderson winners have been with Binocular (2008), We Have A Dream (2018), Pentland Hills (2019) and Sir Gino (2024). Alan King winners have been with Katchit (2007), Walkon (2009), Grumeti (2012) and LUnique (2013). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle are Paul Nicholls (3 wins), W P Mullins (3 wins) and Philip Hobbs (2 wins).

Here are some of the top Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

TrainerR-W-PWinEW
Nicky Henderson19-4-8-7.77-7.17
Alan King7-4-5+12.75+8.05
Paul Nicholls19-3-8+1.58-0.95
W P Mullins7-3-5+3.00+1.64
Philip Hobbs6-2-4-0.64+1.47
Gordon Elliott7-1-4-1.00+0.69
Milton Harris3-1-1+12.00+6.40
Gary Moore9-0-1-9.00-7.90
Dan Skelton8-0-3-8.00-0.40
Venetia Williams8-0-1-8.00-4.70

Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle Jockey Statistics

The leading jockey in the Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle over the last 20 renewals is Nico de Boinville, who has won the race two times, with those two winners coming from Pentland Hills (2019) and Sir Gino (2024).

Here are some of the top Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

JockeyR-W-PWinEW
Nico de Boinville4-2-2+1.85+0.34
Harry Cobden6-1-2-4.09-2.93
Sam Twiston-Davies4-1-2+13.00+7.45
Mark Walsh4-1-4-1.75-0.10
Paul Townend3-1-3+0.75+1.09
Jack Kennedy1-1-1+5.00+3.00
Harry Skelton7-0-3-7.00+0.60
Brian Hughes5-0-0-5.00-5.00
J J Slevin3-0-0-3.00-3.00
Sean Bowen3-0-0-3.00-3.00

Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle Trend Analysis

✅ The trend factor, which has produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +24.03, is when runners carried 154lbs last time out.

The course which has produced the most winners of the Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle is Cheltenham; there have been a total of 16 winners of this race who ran at Cheltenham last time out.

The race is open to both sexes, with male runners having produced a total of 15 winners from a total of 186 runners, while female runners have produced 5 winners from a total of 18 runners.

Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have been disappointed with multiple attempts but no wins in the Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle; that stallion is Galileo, who has failed to produce a winner from 5 runners.

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Orsippus in 2010, winning for Michael Smith at odds of 40/1 under the guidance of Davy Condon. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals, there have been 10 winning favourites in the race. Remember to bookmark the best racing tipsters page so you can get easy access to the best OLBG racing tipsters.

Route to the Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle

Many trainers target races as preparation for the Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle. These are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:

InfoLast Race
2026 - Mange Tout
Leopardstown - 3rd of 7 (15/8)
Spring Juvenile Hurdle
2025 - Murcia
Cheltenham - 8th of 22 (16/1)
Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle
2024 - Sir Gino
Cheltenham - 1st of 7 (5/4)
JCB Triumph Juvenile Hurdle Trial
2023 - Zenta
Cheltenham - 3rd of 15 (12/1)
Triumph Hurdle
2022 - Knight Salute
Cheltenham - 9th of 12 (16/1)
Triumph Hurdle
2021 - Monmiral
Haydock - 1st of 4 (1/1)
William Hill Extra Places Every Day Juvenile Hurdle
2019 - Pentland Hills
Cheltenham - 1st of 14 (20/1)
Triumph Hurdle
2018 - We Have A Dream
Musselburgh - 1st of 5 (1/5)
Scottish Triumph Hurdle
2017 - Defi Du Seuil
Cheltenham - 1st of 15 (5/2)
Triumph Hurdle
2016 - Apples Jade
Cheltenham - 2nd of 15 (12/1)
Triumph Hurdle

Schedule for Thursday at the Aintree Grand National Meeting

The three-day Grand National meeting kicks off on Thursday with four Grade 1 events on the seven-race card, which features both the Aintree Hurdle and the Bowl Chase.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
13:45 Aintree
Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle
Mange Tout (FR)
4yo - 5/1
Gordon Elliott
Jack Kennedy
14:20 Aintree
Manifesto Novices Chase
Koktail Divin (FR)
6yo - 3/1
Henry De Bromhead
Darragh O'Keeffe
14:55 Aintree
Bowl Chase
Jango Baie (FR)
7yo - 1/1
Nicky Henderson
Nico de Boinville
15:30 Aintree
Foxhunters Chase
Barton Snow (IRE)
9yo - 7/4
J J O'Shea
Mr Henry Crow
16:05 Aintree
Aintree Hurdle
Brighterdaysahead (FR)
7yo - 13/8
Gordon Elliott
Jack Kennedy
16:40 Aintree
Red Rum Handicap Chase
Ryans Rocket (IRE)
8yo - 14/1
Fergal O'Brien
Jonathan Burke
17:15 Aintree
Nickel Coin Mares Bumper
Nans Choice (IRE)
5yo - 9/2
Dan Skelton
Harry Skelton

Schedule for Friday at the Aintree Grand National Meeting

Day 2 of the Grand National meeting is Ladies Day or Fabulous Friday, the highlights on the track being the Melling Chase, plus there is the Topham Chase over the Grand National fences.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
13:45 Aintree
National Meeting 2m4f Handicap Hurdle
Wellington Arch (GB)
7yo - 6/1
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Jonjo O'Neill Jr
14:20 Aintree
Mildmay Novices Chase
Gold Dancer (FR)
7yo - 100/30
W P Mullins
Paul Townend
14:55 Aintree
Top Novices Hurdle
Storming George (IRE)
6yo - 16/1
Neil King
Jack Quinlan
15:30 Aintree
Melling Chase
Grey Dawning (IRE)
9yo - 5/1
Dan Skelton
Harry Skelton
16:05 Aintree
Topham Chase
Will The Wise (IRE)
7yo - 9/1
Gavin Cromwell
Conor Stone-Walsh
16:40 Aintree
Sefton Novices Hurdle
Zeus Power (GER)
5yo - 3/1
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
J J Slevin
17:15 Aintree
National Meeting 2m Handicap Hurdle
Laafi (FR)
6yo - 20/1
William Durkan
Patrick M O'Brien

Schedule for Saturday at the Aintree Grand National Meeting

The Grand National is obviously the showpiece of the Aintree meeting, and day 3 also includes three Grade 1 events, the feature of those being the Liverpool Hurdle.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
12:45 Aintree
Maghull Novices Chase
Mirabad (FR)
7yo - 50/1
Dan Skelton
Tristan Durrell
13:20 Aintree
National Meeting 3m Handicap Hurdle
Wade Out (IRE)
7yo - 18/1
Olly Murphy
Gavin Sheehan
13:55 Aintree
Mersey Novices Hurdle
Bossman Jack (GB)
6yo - 11/4
Dan Skelton
Harry Skelton
14:30 Aintree
Freebooter Handicap Chase
Mr Hope Street (IRE)
8yo - 4/1
Dan Skelton
Harry Skelton
15:05 Aintree
Liverpool Hurdle
Home By The Lee (IRE)
11yo - 5/1
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
J J Slevin
16:00 Aintree
Grand National
I Am Maximus (FR)
10yo - 9/2
W P Mullins
Paul Townend
17:00 Aintree
Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race
Forthfactor (IRE)
5yo - 10/1
Dan Skelton
Miss Heidi Palin

Article Contributor Information

We are fortunate to have an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to the creation and maintenance of this Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle Preview are Andy and Darren. They both work on the Horse Racing Tips team, overseeing the tipsters and managing the tip settlement, while also creating and managing all the horse racing event previews for National Hunt Racing.

Darren Brett

Darren Brett

Expert Guide

Darren has worked in the horse racing industry for decades bringing to OLBG for the last 20 years a wealth of knowledge, creating much of our content on these sports. Darren also manages our Grand National Guide and is the go-to font of knowledge for the world's greatest steeplechase.
Andy Powell

Andy Powell

Expert Guide

Andy, a seasoned horse racing expert with over 15 years of experience, possesses a comprehensive understanding of the sport, from delving into complex statistical data for jump racing in the UK and Ireland to crafting insightful national hunt racing blogs for OLBG.

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