Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle
14:50 Cheltenham Festival
2025-03-14
The Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle is a Grade 1 run on day four of the Cheltenham Festival and is the ultimate test for the very best long-distance novice hurdlers, being run over 3m and with 12 hurdles to jump. Since it was first run in 2005, its most successful winner has been Bobs Worth, who went on to win the RSA Chase at the Cheltenham Festival the following year and the Cheltenham Gold Cup two years later. Check the Albert Bartlett runners and riders ahead of the race and place your bets by clicking the odds buttons.
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ALBERT BARTLETT PREVIOUS WINNERS
| Year | Horse | Previous Form | Age | Price | Trainer | Jockey |
| 2023 | Stay Away Fay | 1-12 | 6 | 18-1 | Paul Nicholls | Harry Cobden |
| 2022 | The Nice Guy | 111 | 7 | 18/1 | Willie Mullins | Sean O’Keeffe |
| 2021 | Vanillier | 1-21210 | 6 | 14-1 | Gavin Cromwell | M P Walsh |
| 2020 | Monkfish | 2-211 | 6 | 5-1 | Willie Mullins | Paul Townend |
| 2019 | Minella Indo | 13-32 | 6 | 50-1 | Henry de Bromhead | Rachael Blackmore |
| 2018 | Kilbricken Storm | 3113 | 7 | 33-1 | Colin Tizzard | Harry Cobden |
| 2017 | Penhill | 11141 | 6 | 16-1 | Willie Mullins | Paul Townend |
| 2016 | Unowhatimeanharry | P-1111 | 8 | 11-1 | Harry Fry | Noel Fehily |
| 2015 | Martello Tower | 11F12 | 7 | 14-1 | Margaret Mullins | Adrian Heskin |
| 2014 | Very Wood | 1-1253 | 5 | 33-1 | Noel Meade | Paul Carberry |
ALBERT BARTLETT KEY TRENDS AND STATS
Key trends
- Aged six or seven, 8/10
- Adjusted RPR of at least 147, 8/10
- Two to six runs over hurdles, 7/10
- Rated within 11lb of RPR top-rated, 7/10
- Won over at least 2m4½f , 6/10
- Top-three finish in a Graded hurdle last time out, 6/10 (only one won)
Other factors
- Only four winners had won a Graded hurdle.
- None of the last winners were RPR top-rated.
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WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR - ALBERT BARTLETT 2023
STAY AWAY FAY took a good step forward from his Doncaster Grade 2 second under a more positive ride this time. He was also aided by closest pursuer and favourite Corbetts Cross running out, but he was around a length to the good at the time. Affordale Fury had been well held at Grade 1 level at Naas in January but was a totally different proposition this time, outrunning huge odds with the step up in trip suiting.