Supreme Novices Hurdle

Scheduled for Tuesday 16th March 2010 at 1.30pm the Supreme Novices Hurdle is the very first race of the Cheltenham Festival for 2010 and is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race open to horses aged four years or older. It is run on the Old Course at Cheltenham over 2 miles and 110 yards with eight hurdles.

As it’s the opener, it is traditionally greeted by the Cheltenham Roar, a loud cheer generated by the crowds of onlookers to get the festival under way. Originally sponsored by Lloyds Bank in 1974, it was known as the Lloyds Bank Champion Novices’ Hurdle. The current title originated in 1978, when Waterford Crystal started to back the race, which they did until 1990. Sponsorship has changed a few times since the latest of which was William Hill but is now Spinal Research.

This year’s Supreme Novices Hurdle will be worth a total of £100,000. There are plenty of horses registered for the race and the ante-post odds with Paddy Power are below…

1.30 Spinal Research Supreme Novices’ Hurdle 2m 1/2f

• Dunguib 4/5
• Get Me Out Of Here 6/1
• Oscar Whiskey 10/1
• Menorah 11/1
• Blackstairmountain 12/1
• Peddlers Cross 16/1
• Bellvano 20/1
• Dan Breen 20/1
• Flat Out 20/1
• General Miller 25/1
• Loosen My Load 25/1
• Morning Supreme 25/1
• Pepe Simo 33/1
• Salden Licht 33/1
• Ghizao 33/1
• Some Present 40/1
• Manyriverstocross 40/1
• Notus De La Tour 40/1
• Puyol 40/1
• Aather 66/1
• Inventor 66/1
• Adelar 66/1
• Vino Griego 66/1
• Gus Macrae 66/1