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2025 Finesse Juvenile Novices Hurdle Preview
The race is run under the current name of the JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle and as it suggests is a trial for the Triumph Hurdle at the festival. Established in 1985 and registered as the Finesse Juvenile Novices Hurdle, the race is open to runners aged four or older and is run over a distance of two miles and one furlong, it is run on trials day at Cheltenham.
There have been winners of the race who have gone on to success at the festival with Katchit (2007), Peace And Co (2015) and Defi Du Seuil (2017) all going on to win the Triumph Hurdle next time out after winning this trial.
Finesse Juvenile Novices Hurdle Information:
- Finesse Juvenile Novices Hurdle Past Winners
- Finesse Juvenile Novices Hurdle Trainer Statistics
- Finesse Juvenile Novices Hurdle Jockey Statistics
If you are interested in other predictions at Cheltenham then head over to the Cheltenham tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG racing tipsters and also compare those predictions to the runners that make the trend shortlist when added below. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Other Principal Races at Cheltenham Racecourse section for links to these.
How competitive is the Finesse Juvenile Novices Hurdle market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2017 when the race had an over-round of 106%. The race in 2005 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 122%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Finesse Juvenile Novices Hurdle, the over-round has been 114%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £114 which is bet.
Finesse Juvenile Novices Hurdle Trends:
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 Finesse Juvenile Novices Hurdle next time out then you would have backed a total of 6 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -1.83. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Finesse Juvenile Novices Hurdle remember you can get daily racing predictions from the expert tipsters on the racing predictions page.
When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 4:06.00 was set by Fakir Doudairies in 2019, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien and ridden by J J Slevin. The slowest winning time was set in 2013 when Rolling Star won in a time of 4:33.59, booked to ride was Barry Geraghty on this Nicky Henderson trained runner.
These are the top three quickest-run Finesse Juvenile Novices Hurdle over the last 20 renewals:
- Fakir Doudairies (4:06.00) in 2019
- Pied Piper (4:07.75) in 2022
- Grumeti (4:08.84) in 2012
Finesse Juvenile Novices Hurdle Past Winners
Here are the Finesse Juvenile Novices 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 trainer of the horse at the time of winning the Finesse Juvenile Novices Hurdle as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 4:13.06 | Sir Gino (FR) 4yo 11-5 5/4 | James Bowen Nicky Henderson (GB) |
| 2023 4:09.06 | Comfort Zone (IRE) 4yo 11-5 2/1F | Jonjo O'Neill Jr Joseph Patrick O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2022 4:07.75 | Pied Piper (GB) 4yo 11-0 11/8F | Davy Russell Gordon Elliott (IRE) |
| 2020 4:24.13 | Galahad Quest (FR) 4yo 11-0 6/1 | Harry Cobden Nick Williams (GB) |
| 2019 4:06.00 | Fakir Doudairies (FR) 4yo 11-0 4/1 | J J Slevin Joseph Patrick O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2018 4:26.20 | Apples Shakira (FR) 4yo 10-12 1/7F | Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson (GB) |
| 2017 4:17.40 | Defi Du Seuil (FR) 4yo 11-7 1/5F | Barry Geraghty Philip Hobbs (GB) |
| 2016 4:29.00 | Protek Des Flos (FR) 4yo 11-0 25/1 | Noel Fehily Nicky Henderson (GB) |
| 2015 4:21.60 | Peace And Co (FR) 4yo 11-7 4/9F | Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson (GB) |
| 2014 4:25.09 | Le Rocher (FR) 4yo 11-7 2/1 | Richard Johnson Nick Williams (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Finesse Juvenile Novices Hurdle have been based:
- GB: 16 winners with an additional 23 placings from 139 runners
- IRE: 3 winners with an additional 1 placing from 8 runners
- GER: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- FR: 0 winners with an additional 3 placings from 8 runners
Finesse Juvenile Novices Hurdle Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Finesse Juvenile Novices Hurdle over the last 20 renewals is Nicky Henderson who has won the race five times with those five winners coming from Rolling Star (2013), Peace And Co (2015), Protek Des Flos (2016), Apples Shakira (2018) and Sir Gino (2024). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Finesse Juvenile Novices Hurdle are Alan King (4 wins), Nick Williams (2 wins) and Joseph Patrick O'Brien (2 wins). There is one trainer who has not had the best of times in the Finesse Juvenile Novices Hurdle, Paul Nicholls has sent a total of 14 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Finesse Juvenile Novices 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 | 12-5-8 | +22.33 | +13.99 |
| Alan King | 12-4-7 | -2.14 | +1.49 |
| Nick Williams | 8-2-3 | +2.00 | +0.84 |
| Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 3-2-3 | +5.00 | +5.65 |
| Philip Hobbs | 7-1-1 | -5.80 | -6.00 |
| Nigel Twiston-Davies | 3-1-1 | +98.00 | +60.50 |
| Milton Harris | 3-1-2 | +3.50 | +2.11 |
| Steve Gollings | 1-1-1 | +1.88 | +1.18 |
| Gordon Elliott | 1-1-1 | +1.38 | +0.83 |
| Paul Nicholls | 14-0-4 | -14.00 | -10.67 |
Finesse Juvenile Novices Hurdle Jockey Statistics
Here are some of the top Finesse Juvenile Novices 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paddy Brennan | 6-1-3 | +95.00 | +60.41 |
| Harry Cobden | 5-1-2 | +2.00 | +0.40 |
| Graham Lee | 2-1-1 | +49.00 | +24.00 |
| Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 2-1-1 | +1.00 | +0.25 |
| J J Slevin | 1-1-1 | +4.00 | +2.40 |
| James Bowen | 1-1-1 | +1.25 | +0.78 |
| Daryl Jacob | 6-0-2 | -6.00 | -4.54 |
| David Noonan | 3-0-1 | -3.00 | +0.25 |
| Jamie Moore | 3-0-0 | -3.00 | -2.00 |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 3-0-1 | -3.00 | -2.33 |
2025 Finesse Juvenile Novices Hurdle Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 3, (4, 5), 4, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, (1, 6), 2, 3, 1, 2, 1, 1, 3, 4, 1, 1, 2
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 (85%) - Carried 119 - 148lbs (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - No bigger than 237/10 (LTO)
- 19 / 20 (72%) - Beaten no more -8l (LTO)
- 19 / 20 (77%) - No bigger than 29/1 (Career)
- 19 / 20 (88%) - Furthest ran 1m7½f - 2m2½f
- 19 / 20 (89%) - No more than -7lbs (Vs Max Weight)
- 18 / 20 (69%) - No bigger than 237/10 (Career Place)
- 18 / 20 (71%) - No bigger than 25/1
- 18 / 20 (72%) - Not in a LST/Cl5 (Last Win)
- 18 / 20 (74%) - Not in a Handicap (Last Win)
- 18 / 20 (78%) - Carried 120 - 161lbs (Last Win)
- 18 / 20 (80%) - Not in SCO (Last Win)
- 18 / 20 (81%) - Furthest Placed 1m7½f - 2m2f
- 18 / 20 (81%) - Highest Placed is not G3/Cl5
- 18 / 20 (81%) - Won within last 2 starts
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Cheltenham racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Finesse Juvenile Novices Hurdle. if you are unaware of what trends and statistics are, how they can be used etc then head over to the OLBG Betting School and read this Stats And Trends article which will make everything much clearer.
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Finesse Juvenile Novices Hurdle Trend Analysis
The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 1 career place at the track, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-23.
The course which has produced the most winners of the Finesse Juvenile Novices Hurdle is Chepstow, there has been a total number of 6 winners of this race who ran at Chepstow last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 19 winners from a total of 144 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 12 runners.
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Baccalaureate in 2010, winning for Nigel Twiston-Davies at odds of 100/1 under the guidance of Paddy Brennan. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 10 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2025 Finesse Juvenile Novices Hurdle why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today?
Other Principal races at Cheltenham racecourse
Here are some other notable races at the Cheltenham racecourse throughout the racing season that you may be interested in.
Races in January (Festival Trials Day)
- Cheltenham Trophy Handicap Chase
- Classic Novices Hurdle
- Cleeve Hurdle
- Cotswold Chase
- International Hurdle
- Timeform Novices Handicap Chase
Races in January
Races in March (Cheltenham Festival)
- Arkle Challenge Trophy
- Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle
- Champion Hurdle
- Close Brothers Mares Hurdle
- National Hunt Chase Challenge Cup
- Supreme Novices Hurdle
- Ultima Handicap Chase
- Ballymore Novices Hurdle
- Brown Advisory Novices Chase
- Champion Bumper
- Coral Cup
- Cross Country Chase
- Johnny Henderson Grand Annual
- Queen Mother Champion Chase
- Festival Plate
- Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup
- Mares Novices Hurdle
- Pertemps Network Final
- Ryanair Chase
- Stayers Hurdle
- Turners Novices Chase
- Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle
- Cheltenham Gold Cup
- County Handicap Hurdle
- Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup
- Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle
- Mrs Paddy Power Mares Chase
- Triumph Hurdle
Races in April
Races in October
Races in November (November Meeting)
- Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase
- Hyde Novices Hurdle
- Arkle Challenge Trophy Trial Novices Chase
- JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle
- Paddy Power Gold Cup
- Greatwood Hurdle
- Jewson Premier Handicap Chase
- Shloer Chase
Races in December (Christmas Meeting)
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Finesse Juvenile Novices 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 National Hunt Racing.
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