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2026 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:
- Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle Past Winners
- Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle Trainer Statistics
- Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle Jockey Statistics
In April, the only thing racing fans are interested in is the Grand National tips from the OLBG expert racing tipsters, which of the forty runners are they predicting to win the showcase race at Aintree? 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 £100 for every £116 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 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 over the last 20 renewals:
- Katchit (4:00.00) in 2007
- Detroit City (4:01.40) in 2006
- Walkon (4:02.70) in 2009
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 20 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 to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -0.32. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2026 Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle.
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.
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Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle Past Winners
Here are the Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. 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.
| Year | Horse | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| 2015 4:05.80 | All Yours (FR) 4yo 11-0 16/1 | Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls (GB) |
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: 16 winners with an additional 27 placings from 172 runners
- IRE: 4 winners with an additional 11 placings from 32 runners
- FR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
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):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicky Henderson | 19-4-8 | -7.77 | -7.17 |
| Alan King | 7-4-5 | +12.75 | +8.05 |
| Paul Nicholls | 21-3-8 | -0.42 | -2.95 |
| W P Mullins | 6-3-4 | +4.00 | +1.92 |
| Philip Hobbs | 7-2-4 | -1.64 | +0.47 |
| Milton Harris | 3-1-1 | +12.00 | +6.40 |
| Nicky Richards | 2-1-2 | +1.75 | +3.15 |
| Gary Moore | 9-0-1 | -9.00 | -7.90 |
| Venetia Williams | 8-0-1 | -8.00 | -4.70 |
| Dan Skelton | 7-0-3 | -7.00 | +0.60 |
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):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nico de Boinville | 4-2-2 | +1.85 | +0.34 |
| Harry Cobden | 5-1-2 | -3.09 | -1.93 |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 4-1-2 | +13.00 | +7.45 |
| Mark Walsh | 4-1-4 | -1.75 | -0.10 |
| Paul Townend | 2-1-2 | +1.75 | +1.37 |
| Harry Skelton | 6-0-3 | -6.00 | +1.60 |
| Brian Hughes | 5-0-0 | -5.00 | -5.00 |
| J J Slevin | 3-0-0 | -3.00 | -3.00 |
| James Reveley | 2-0-0 | -2.00 | -2.00 |
| Sean Bowen | 2-0-0 | -2.00 | -2.00 |
2026 Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 3, 1, 1, 5, 3, 6, 2, 1, 3, 5, 1, 2, 1, 1, 3
The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones as you would expect them to do well.
- 20 / 20 (53%) - Highest Placed is not Cl2-5
- 20 / 20 (53%) - Achieved an RPR of 128+ (Last 3)
- 20 / 20 (65%) - Achieved a TS of 89+ (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (66%) - Highest Won is not Cl2/Cl5
- 20 / 20 (68%) - Furthest Placed 2m½f - 2m2f
- 20 / 20 (68%) - Highest Run is not LST/Cl2-5
- 20 / 20 (69%) - Not in a Cl3-5 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (70%) - Break of 19 - 81 days (Last Place)
- 20 / 20 (71%) - Carried 143 - 161lbs (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (75%) - No bigger than 108/5 (Career Win)
- 20 / 20 (76%) - Had 2 - 8 placings (Non-Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (78%) - Furthest ran 2m½f - 2m2f
- 20 / 20 (78%) - Had 2 - 7 placings (Hurdle)
- 20 / 20 (79%) - Ran over 1m7½f - 2m1½f (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (79%) - Carried 126 - 148lbs (Debut)
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Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +22.78 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 has been a total number of 17 winners of this race who ran at Cheltenham last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 16 winners from a total of 189 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 4 winners from a total of 17 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 11 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2026 Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today?
Route to the Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle
Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle, these are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2015 - All Yours Cheltenham - 5th of 22 (11/1) | Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap 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.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:45 Aintree Manifesto Novices Chase | Impaire Et Passe (FR) 7yo - 9/4 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| 14:20 Aintree Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle | Murcia (FR) 4yo - 11/4 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| 14:55 Aintree Bowl Chase | Gaelic Warrior (GER) 7yo - 11/4 | W P Mullins Mr P W Mullins |
| 15:30 Aintree Aintree Hurdle | Lossiemouth (FR) 6yo - 5/4 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| 16:05 Aintree Foxhunters Chase | Gracchus De Balme (FR) 9yo - 22/1 | J J O'Shea Mr Huw Edwards |
| 16:40 Aintree Red Rum Handicap Chase | Sans Bruit (FR) 7yo - 5/1 | Paul Nicholls Harry Cobden |
| 17:15 Aintree Nickel Coin Mares Bumper | Seo Linn (IRE) 5yo - 15/8 | P Twomey W J Lee |
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.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:45 Aintree Mildmay Novices Chase | Caldwell Potter (FR) 7yo - 11/4 | Paul Nicholls Harry Cobden |
| 14:20 Aintree National Meeting 2m4f Handicap Hurdle | Wellington Arch (GB) 6yo - 14/1 | Jonjo & A J O'Neill Jonjo O'Neill Jr |
| 14:55 Aintree Top Novices Hurdle | Salvator Mundi (FR) 5yo - 7/2 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| 15:30 Aintree Melling Chase | Jonbon (FR) 9yo - 4/6 | Nicky Henderson Nico de Boinville |
| 16:05 Aintree Topham Chase | Gentleman De Mee (FR) 9yo - 14/1 | W P Mullins Mark Walsh |
| 16:40 Aintree Sefton Novices Hurdle | Julius Des Pictons (FR) 6yo - 14/1 | Jamie Snowden Gavin Sheehan |
| 17:15 Aintree National Meeting 2m Handicap Hurdle | Shes A Saint (IRE) 8yo - 25/1 | Dan Skelton Tristan Durrell |
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.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:20 Aintree National Meeting 3m Handicap Hurdle | Deep Cave (IRE) 7yo - 28/1 | Christian Williams Jack Tudor |
| 13:55 Aintree Mersey Novices Hurdle | Honesty Policy (IRE) 5yo - 5/1 | Gordon Elliott Mark Walsh |
| 14:30 Aintree Freebooter Handicap Chase | Cruz Control (FR) 8yo - 10/1 | Tom Lacey Stan Sheppard |
| 15:05 Aintree Liverpool Hurdle | Hiddenvalley Lake (IRE) 8yo - 12/1 | Henry De Bromhead Darragh O'Keeffe |
| 16:00 Aintree Grand National | Nick Rockett (IRE) 8yo - 33/1 | W P Mullins Mr P W Mullins |
| 17:00 Aintree Maghull Novices Chase | Kalif Du Berlais (FR) 5yo - 15/8 | Paul Nicholls Harry Cobden |
| 17:35 Aintree Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race | Green Splendour (GB) 5yo - 100/30 | W P Mullins Mr P W Mullins |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle Preview are at hand, Andy and James. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for National Hunt Racing.
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