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2026 Byerley Stud Mares Novices' Hurdle Preview
The Taunton Listed Mares Novices Hurdle, first introduced in 2012 and the highlight of the race season at Taunton, is scheduled to take place in December of each year at the Taunton racecourse. It is open to runners aged three or older and is run over a trip of two miles, half a furlong.
Byerley Stud Mares Novices' Hurdle Information:
- Byerley Stud Mares Novices' Hurdle Past Winners
- Byerley Stud Mares Novices' Hurdle Trainer Statistics
- Byerley Stud Mares Novices' Hurdle Jockey Statistics
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How competitive is the Byerley Stud Mares Novices' Hurdle market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 14 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2023 when the race had an over-round of 110%. The race in 2014 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 127%, whilst on average over the last 14 renewals of the Byerley Stud Mares Novices' Hurdle, the over-round has been 115%, which means the bookie expects to pay out ÂŁ100 for every ÂŁ115 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 Byerley Stud Mares Novices' 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 Byerley Stud Mares Novices' Hurdle Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Byerley Stud Mares Novices' Hurdle races over the last 14 renewals:
- Coillte Lass (3:56.10) in 2016
- Tara Point (3:58.40) in 2014
- Maries Rock (4:02.20) in 2019
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? Over the past 14 renewals, if you had followed the winner of the Byerley Stud Mares Novices' Hurdle next time out, then you would have backed a total of 2 winners. Backing all 12 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of -8.47. Ahead of the 2026 Byerley Stud Mares Novices' Hurdle, why not head over to the racing predictions for tips on other races today?
When looking over the past 14 renewals, a time of 3:56.10 was set by Coillte Lass in 2016, trained by Paul Nicholls and ridden by Sam Twiston-Davies, which is the quickest time over that period. The slowest winning time was set in 2012 when Mischievous Milly won in a time of 4:39.30 for trainer Oliver Sherwood, who booked A P McCoy in the saddle.
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Byerley Stud Mares Novices' Hurdle Past Winners
Here are the Byerley Stud Mares 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 horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Byerley Stud Mares Novices' Hurdle are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 4:02.83 | St Irene (IRE) 5yo 11-4 6/4F | Jack Quinlan Nick Scholfield (GB) |
| 2024 4:05.63 | Jubilee Alpha (IRE) 5yo 11-4 15/8 | Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls (GB) |
| 2023 4:12.50 | Queens Gamble (IRE) 5yo 11-4 5/6F | Jonathan Burke Harry Derham (GB) |
| 2022 4:08.03 | Credrojava (IRE) 5yo 11-4 4/1 | Jonathan Burke Harry Fry (GB) |
| 2021 4:14.70 | Rainyday Woman (GB) 6yo 11-2 1/1F | Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls (GB) |
| 2020 4:20.81 | Talking About You (GB) 3yo 10-8 2/1 | Harry Bannister Sean Curran (GB) |
| 2019 4:02.20 | Maries Rock (IRE) 4yo 11-5 6/4F | Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson (GB) |
| 2018 4:04.60 | Posh Trish (IRE) 5yo 11-7 4/6F | Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls (GB) |
| 2017 4:14.10 | Marias Benefit (IRE) 5yo 11-2 11/8F | Ciaran Gethings Stuart Edmunds (GB) |
| 2016 3:56.10 | Coillte Lass (IRE) 5yo 11-2 11/4 | Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Byerley Stud Mares Novices' Hurdle have been based:
- GB: 13 winners with an additional 17 placings from 92 runners
- IRE: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
- FR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Byerley Stud Mares Novices' Hurdle Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Byerley Stud Mares Novices' Hurdle over the last 14 renewals is Paul Nicholls, who has won the race five times, with those five winners coming from Tara Point (2014), Coillte Lass (2016), Posh Trish (2018), Rainyday Woman (2021) and Jubilee Alpha (2024).
Here are some of the top Byerley Stud Mares Novices' Hurdle trainer statistics over the last 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Nicholls | 8-5-6 | +3.92 | +2.16 |
| Fergal O'Brien | 6-1-1 | -1.50 | -2.81 |
| Nicky Henderson | 5-1-3 | -2.50 | -1.65 |
| Harry Fry | 3-1-3 | +2.00 | +2.47 |
| Sean Curran | 1-1-1 | +2.00 | +1.25 |
| Nick Scholfield | 1-1-1 | +1.50 | +0.94 |
| Stuart Edmunds | 1-1-1 | +1.38 | +0.86 |
| W P Mullins | 1-1-1 | +0.91 | +0.57 |
| Harry Derham | 1-1-1 | +0.83 | +0.52 |
| Alan King | 5-0-3 | -5.00 | -0.93 |
Byerley Stud Mares Novices' Hurdle Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Byerley Stud Mares Novices' Hurdle over the last 14 renewals is Harry Cobden, who has won the race three times, with those three winners coming from Posh Trish (2018), Rainyday Woman (2021) and Jubilee Alpha (2024). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the Byerley Stud Mares Novices' Hurdle are Sam Twiston-Davies (2 wins) and Jonathan Burke (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Byerley Stud Mares Novices' Hurdle jockey statistics over the last 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Cobden | 3-3-3 | +3.55 | +2.20 |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 5-2-4 | +0.37 | +0.71 |
| Jonathan Burke | 3-2-2 | +3.83 | +1.92 |
| Harry Bannister | 2-1-1 | +1.00 | +0.25 |
| Nico de Boinville | 2-1-2 | +0.50 | +0.77 |
| Jack Quinlan | 2-1-1 | +0.50 | -0.06 |
| Dougie Costello | 1-1-1 | +3.50 | +2.19 |
| Ciaran Gethings | 1-1-1 | +1.38 | +0.86 |
| Gavin Sheehan | 5-0-4 | -5.00 | -0.69 |
| Brendan Powell | 3-0-1 | -3.00 | -0.70 |
2026 Byerley Stud Mares Novices' Hurdle Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 2, 3, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, (1, 5), 3, 1, 2, 1, 4, (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.
- 14 / 14 (42%) - No bigger than 11/2
- 14 / 14 (45%) - Within the first 3 of the market
- 14 / 14 (54%) - Beaten no more -1žl (LTO)
- 14 / 14 (60%) - Achieved an RPR of 109+ (LTO)
- 14 / 14 (63%) - Won by at least 1žl (Last Win)
- 14 / 14 (67%) - Highest Placed is not G3/Cl3/Cl5-6
- 14 / 14 (67%) - Carried 147 - 161lbs (Last Win)
- 14 / 14 (68%) - Highest Won is not Cl3/Cl6
- 14 / 14 (71%) - Not in a Cl3/Cl6 (Last Win)
- 14 / 14 (73%) - Break of 4 - 333 days (Last Win)
- 14 / 14 (73%) - Achieved a TS of 65+ (Season)
- 14 / 14 (74%) - Not in FRA/DEU/SCO/WAL (Last Win)
- 14 / 14 (74%) - Had 2 - 6 placings (1 Year)
- 14 / 14 (76%) - Furthest Won 1m7f - 2m6½f
- 14 / 14 (80%) - No bigger than 40/1 (Career)
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Byerley Stud Mares Novices' Hurdle Trend Analysis
â The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 0 places in the past 90 days, when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-24.
The course which has produced the most winners of the Byerley Stud Mares Novices' Hurdle is Wincanton; there have been a total of 3 winners of this race who ran at Wincanton last time out.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Byerley Stud Mares Novices' Hurdle:
- Beneficial (2 Wins)
- Kayf Tara (2 Wins)
- Presenting (2 Wins)
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have been disappointed with multiple attempts but no wins in the Byerley Stud Mares Novices' Hurdle; that stallion is Midnight Legend, who has failed to produce a winner from 6 runners.
Looking at the winning odds over the last 14 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Mischievous Milly in 2012, winning for Oliver Sherwood at odds of 11/2 under the guidance of A P McCoy. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 14 renewals, there have been 8 winning favourites in the race. Whilst we wait for the 2026 Byerley Stud Mares Novices' Hurdle, remember you can get daily racing predictions from the top racing tipsters on the best racing tipsters page.
Route to the Byerley Stud Mares Novices' Hurdle
Many trainers target races as preparation for the Byerley Stud Mares Novices' Hurdle. These are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2025 - St Irene Wincanton - 1st of 7 (4/9) | pricedup.bet Mares Maiden Hurdle |
| 2024 - Jubilee Alpha Newbury - 3rd of 9 (7/2) | Play Coral Racing-Super-Series For Free Mares Novices Hurdle |
| 2023 - Queens Gamble Kempton - 1st of 13 (8/13) | Watch Racing TV Novices Hurdle |
| 2022 - Credrojava Fontwell - 1st of 7 (8/15) | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Mares Novices Hurdle |
| 2021 - Rainyday Woman Wincanton - 1st of 16 (1/2) | MansionBet Proud To Support British Racing Novices Hurdle |
| 2020 - Talking About You Aintree - 1st of 11 (14/1) | williamhill.com Best Odds Guaranteed Fillies Juvenile Hurdle |
| 2019 - Maries Rock Haydock - 1st of 7 (4/1) | Join Racing TV Now "Introductory" Hurdle |
| 2018 - Posh Trish Wincanton - 1st of 8 (1/4) | Woods Restaurant In Bath Mares Novices Hurdle |
| 2017 - Marias Benefit Ludlow - 1st of 6 (1/1) | Alfa Aggregates Products Mares Handicap Hurdle |
| 2016 - Coillte Lass Ludlow - 1st of 2 (1/3) | Racing UK HD On Sky 432 Mares "National Hunt" Novices Hurdle |
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 Byerley Stud Mares Novices' Hurdle Preview are Andy and Darren. They both work on the Horse racing tips 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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