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2026 Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle Preview
The Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle will be better known to some as the 'Deloitte Novice Hurdle' due to its sponsorship from 1992 through 2017.
The race is open to novice hurdlers aged five years or older and is run over two miles at the February Dublin Racing Festival at the Leopardstown racecourse, during the race these novice hurdlers will face a total of nine hurdles.
Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle Information:
- Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle Past Winners
- Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle Trainer Statistics
- Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle Jockey Statistics
To see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are tipping throughout the card that includes this race, head over to the Leopardstown tips on the day of the race, do they agree with the runners on the trend shortlist or are they predicting other runners? You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Races Covered during the Dublin Racing Festival section for links to these.
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How competitive is the Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2007 when the race had an over-round of 108%. The race in 2006 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 124%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle, the over-round has been 118%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £118 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 Tattersalls Ireland Novice 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 Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle over the last 20 renewals:
- Klassical Dream (3:48.30) in 2019
- Il Etait Temps (3:49.90) in 2023
- Asterion Forlonge (3:59.10) in 2020
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 Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle next time out then you would have backed a total of 8 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +6.59. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2026 Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle.
When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 3:48.30 was set by Klassical Dream in 2019, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by W P Mullins and ridden by R Walsh. The slowest winning time was set in 2007 when Aran Concerto won in a time of 5:00.50, booked to ride was Paul Carberry by the trainer Noel Meade.
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Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle Past Winners
Here are the Tattersalls Ireland Novice 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 Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 3:59.90 | Kopek Des Bordes (FR) 5yo 11-12 4/5F | Paul Townend W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2024 3:59.60 | Ballyburn (IRE) 6yo 11-12 10/11F | Paul Townend W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2023 3:49.90 | Il Etait Temps (FR) 5yo 11-12 14/1 | Danny Mullins W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2022 4:02.70 | Sir Gerhard (IRE) 7yo 11-12 8/13F | Paul Townend W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2021 4:06.90 | Appreciate It (IRE) 7yo 11-12 1/3F | Paul Townend W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2020 3:59.10 | Asterion Forlonge (FR) 6yo 11-10 4/1 | Danny Mullins W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2019 3:48.30 | Klassical Dream (FR) 5yo 11-9 9/4F | R Walsh W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2018 4:08.70 | Samcro (IRE) 6yo 11-10 4/6F | Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott (IRE) |
| 2017 4:32.80 | Bacardys (FR) 6yo 11-10 12/1 | Mr P W Mullins W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2016 4:38.70 | Bleu Et Rouge (FR) 5yo 11-9 11/1 | Barry Geraghty W P Mullins (IRE) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle have been based:
- IRE: 20 winners with an additional 26 placings from 153 runners
- GB: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 3 runners
Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle over the last 20 renewals is W P Mullins who has won the race twelve times with those twelve winners coming from Champagne Fever (2013), Vautour (2014), Nichols Canyon (2015), Bleu Et Rouge (2016), Bacardys (2017), Klassical Dream (2019), Asterion Forlonge (2020), Appreciate It (2021), Sir Gerhard (2022), Il Etait Temps (2023), Ballyburn (2024) and Kopek Des Bordes (2025). The only other trainer to have recorded multiple wins in the Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle is Noel Meade (3 wins).
Here are some of the top Tattersalls Ireland Novice 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| W P Mullins | 54-12-21 | +12.16 | +3.05 |
| Noel Meade | 8-3-3 | -1.73 | -3.31 |
| Gordon Elliott | 17-1-7 | -15.33 | -8.57 |
| Mrs John Harrington | 6-1-2 | +2.00 | +0.89 |
| A J Martin | 5-1-2 | +46.00 | +29.15 |
| Philip Fenton | 3-1-2 | -1.70 | -0.20 |
| Thomas Cooper | 1-1-1 | +2.75 | +1.72 |
| Henry De Bromhead | 9-0-3 | -9.00 | -3.92 |
| D K Weld | 5-0-1 | -5.00 | -3.90 |
| Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 5-0-0 | -5.00 | -5.00 |
Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle over the last 20 renewals is Paul Townend who has won the race five times with those five winners coming from Champagne Fever (2013), Appreciate It (2021), Sir Gerhard (2022), Ballyburn (2024) and Kopek Des Bordes (2025). The only other jockey to have recorded multiple wins in the Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle is Danny Mullins (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Tattersalls Ireland Novice 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Townend | 13-5-8 | -3.34 | -2.74 |
| Danny Mullins | 9-2-3 | +11.00 | +4.86 |
| Jack Kennedy | 6-1-3 | -4.33 | -2.44 |
| Mr P W Mullins | 5-1-2 | +8.00 | +6.30 |
| Mark Walsh | 8-0-0 | -8.00 | -8.00 |
| Rachael Blackmore | 6-0-2 | -6.00 | -3.02 |
| Sean Flanagan | 6-0-0 | -6.00 | -6.00 |
| Brian Hayes | 4-0-0 | -4.00 | -4.00 |
| Sam Ewing | 2-0-1 | -2.00 | -0.30 |
| M P Fogarty | 2-0-0 | -2.00 | -2.00 |
2026 Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, 1, 2, UR, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 3, 3, 10, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 5, 1, 1
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 (68%) - Break of 28 - 84 days (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (71%) - Had 1 - 2 wins (90 Days)
- 20 / 20 (78%) - Achieved an RPR of 129+ (Last 3)
- 20 / 20 (80%) - No bigger than 5/1 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - No bigger than 20/1 (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Ran in 1 - 4 races (Season)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Beaten no more -1½l (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Won by at least ¾ (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Not in a LST/Cl2/Cl5 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Within the first 7 of the market
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Off a break of 24 - 70 days
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Ran in 1 - 4 races (180 Days)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Ran in 1 - 6 races (1 Year)
- 19 / 20 (79%) - Won within last 2 starts
- 17 / 20 (74%) - No bigger than 16/1 (Career)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Leopardstown racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle. Did you know that we have an OLBG Betting School section on OLBG? It is a place to help you improve your betting experience with articles covering numerous topics.
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Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor that produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +35.05 is when runners had a different jockey than when last winning.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 0 wins in the past 90 days, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-44.
The course which has produced the most winners of the Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle is Leopardstown, there has been a total number of 11 winners of this race who ran at Leopardstown last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Navan, there has been a total number of 4 winners of this race who ran at Navan last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 20 winners from a total of 151 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 5 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle:
- Coastal Path (2 Wins)
- Flemensfirth (2 Wins)
- Jeremy (2 Wins)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Benefficient in 2012, winning for A J Martin at odds of 50/1 under the guidance of B J Cooper. 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 Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle
Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle, these are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2025 - Kopek Des Bordes Leopardstown - 1st of 23 (4/6) | TRI Equestrian Maiden Hurdle |
| 2024 - Ballyburn Leopardstown - 1st of 8 (2/9) | Pigsback.com Maiden Hurdle |
| 2023 - Il Etait Temps Leopardstown - 2nd of 6 (9/1) | Future Champions Novice Hurdle |
| 2022 - Sir Gerhard Leopardstown - 1st of 18 (2/9) | Thorntons Recycling Maiden Hurdle |
| 2021 - Appreciate It Leopardstown - 1st of 9 (7/4) | Future Champions Novice Hurdle |
| 2020 - Asterion Forlonge Naas - 1st of 21 (15/8) | I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle |
| 2019 - Klassical Dream Leopardstown - 1st of 20 (5/2) | Tote Pays Dividends Maiden Hurdle |
| 2018 - Samcro Navan - 1st of 8 (1/4) | "Monksfield" Novice Hurdle |
| 2017 - Bacardys Leopardstown - 1st of 11 (4/6) | Paddy Power "Easiest To Use Mobile App" Maiden Hurdle |
| 2016 - Bleu Et Rouge Leopardstown - 4th of 9 (18/1) | Future Champions Novice Hurdle |
Races Covered during the Dublin Racing Festival
Remember to head over to the Leopardstown predictions page to see which runner the racing tipsters are supporting in the Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle and don't forget we also cover the following races at the Dublin Racing Festival.
| Races - Day 1 (Saturday) | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Cygnet Novice Hurdle | Final Demand (IRE) 6yo - 11/8 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| Irish Arkle Novice Chase | Majborough (FR) 5yo - 8/11 | W P Mullins Mark Walsh |
| Irish Gold Cup | Galopin Des Champs (FR) 9yo - 1/2 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| Spring Juvenile Hurdle | Hello Neighbour (IRE) 4yo - 85/40 | Gavin Cromwell Keith Donoghue |
| Races - Day 2 (Sunday) | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Dublin Chase | Solness (FR) 7yo - 6/1 | Joseph Patrick O'Brien Danny Mullins |
| Irish Champion Hurdle | State Man (FR) 8yo - 5/4 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| Ladbrokes Novice Chase | Ballyburn (IRE) 7yo - 8/13 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| Leopardstown Handicap Chase | Backtonormal (IRE) 7yo - 11/4 | Gavin Cromwell Conor Stone-Walsh |
| Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle | Kopek Des Bordes (FR) 5yo - 4/5 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| Timeless Sash Windows Handicap Hurdle | McLaurey (IRE) 6yo - 3/1 | Emmet Mullins Mark Walsh |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle Preview are at hand, Andy and Darren. 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 International racing.
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