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Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle (Formerly Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle) Race Card

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The Baring Bingham Novices’ Hurdle, which is also known as the Gallagher Novices’ Hurdle for sponsorship reasons, is a Grade 1 National Hunt race that’s run on the Old Course at Cheltenham. It’s for novice hurdlers and it takes place annually on the Wednesday of the Cheltenham Festival.

The race itself is known by many racing fans as the ‘Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle’, or simply as ‘the Ballymore’. This is because Ballymore Properties were the title sponsor of the race for many years.

On this race card page, our experts have outlined all the key information you need to know about the race, including their Baring Bingham Novices’ Hurdle tips.

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Tue 12 Mar 2024 15.46

The runners and entries for the Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle at the 2024 Cheltenham Festival can be found below.

This is a full list of entries, but there will be declarations 5 days before the race, and final declarations 48 hours before.

1st

Paul Townend

Ballyburn

Age: 6

Weight: 11.5

OR: 157

J:

Paul Townend

T:

W P Mullins

took keen hold, raced in second, led after 2 out, shaken up and 6 lengths ahead last, easily

2nd

Sean O'Keeffe

Jimmy Du Seuil

Age: 5

Weight: 11.5

OR: N/A

J:

Sean O'Keeffe

T:

W P Mullins

held up in last, headway 2 out, went second before last, soon outpaced and no chance with winner

3rd

Mr P W Mullins

Ile Atlantique

Age: 6

Weight: 11.5

OR: 148

J:

Mr P W Mullins

T:

W P Mullins

towards rear but in touch with leaders, headway 2 out, soon outpaced, went third and hit last, no impression run-in

Below you will find all of our tips for the Baring Bingham Novices’ Hurdle at this year’s Cheltenham Festival. Looking to place other bets on the day’s action? Head over to our daily tips page.

Southwell (AW) 18:30

1(3)

Rossa Ryan

Artistic Star

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Ralph Beckett

Rossa Ryan

Artistic Star

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21/10

Age: 4

Weight: 10-1

OR: 106

Days: 209

Form: 73444View

Date	Course	Distance	Type	Weight	Position
26/04/24	SAN	10	GS	9-2	4
23/08/23	YOR	12	GF	9-2	4
03/08/23	GOO	12	Sft	9-3	4
23/06/23	ASC	12	GF	9-2	3
03/06/23	EPS	12	GF	9-2	7

Southwell (AW) 17:00

9(8)

Tom Eaves

Chuzzlewit

J: Tom Eaves

T: Kevin Ryan

Tom Eaves

Chuzzlewit

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19/1

Age: 4

Weight: 9-8

OR: 82

Days: 21

Form: 80939View

Date	Course	Distance	Type	Weight	Position
31/10/24	STH	7	St	9-7	9
21/09/24	AYR	7	GF	9-8	3
31/08/24	BEV	8.5	GF	9-6	9
26/07/24	YOR	7	GF	9-9	16
02/07/24	HAM	8.5	Gd	9-9	8

Wolverhampton (AW) 17:40

4(7)

Dylan Hogan

Rusheen Boy

J: Dylan Hogan

T: Julia Feilden

Dylan Hogan

Rusheen Boy

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4/1

Age: 3

Weight: 9-7

OR: 64

Days: 21

Form: 50653View

Date	Course	Distance	Type	Weight	Position
31/10/24	CFD	6	St	9-9	3
14/10/24	WOL	6	St	9-4	5
01/08/24	NOT	6	GF	9-10	6
24/06/24	THI	7	GF	9-8	10
08/05/24	KEM	6	St/Slw	9-11	5

Wolverhampton (AW) 19:10

7(5)

Warren Fentiman

Street Life

J: Warren Fentiman

T: Patrick Morris

Warren Fentiman

Street Life

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49/10

Age: 7

Weight: 9-6

OR: 55

Days: 6

Form: 75124View

Date	Course	Distance	Type	Weight	Position
15/11/24	WOL	5	St	7-13	4
31/10/24	CFD	5	St	9-1	2
19/10/24	WOL	5	St	8-7	1
17/10/24	STH	5	St	8-5	5
04/10/24	NCS	5	St	8-6	7

The Baring Bingham Novices’ Hurdle is the opening contest on day two of the Cheltenham Festival. It appears on most race cards as the Gallagher Novices’ Hurdle because Gallagher is the title sponsor.

The race is open to novice hurdlers who are aged four and above. The race itself is run on the Old Course over a distance of about two miles and five furlongs (4,225 metres), and during its running there are 10 hurdles to be jumped.

The overall purse for this race is £136,000 and £75,965 of this is given to the winner.

As it’s the first race of Ladies’ Day at the Festival, the horses that take part in the Baring Bingham are usually treated to a particularly large roar from the watching punters.

The Baring Bingham Novices’ Hurdle was added to the Festival calendar in 1971, when it was known as the Aldsworth Hurdle. Since then, a number of different companies have sponsored the race, including Sun Alliance, Ballymore Properties and Neptune Investment Management. Today, the race is sponsored by Gallagher, so the sponsored title of the race is the Gallagher Novices’ Hurdle. That said, it’s still known by many fans as ‘the Ballymore’.

The registered (non-sponsored) title of the race remains the Baring Bingham Novices’ Hurdle. The race is named after Baring Bingham, a property developer who bought Prestbury Park in 1898 and organised the first ever Cheltenham Festival in 1902.

In recent years, Willie Mullins has dominated the Baring Bingham. His horses have won the race six times since 2008, and this makes him the leading trainer of the race. He’s won the race with:

Fiveforthree (2008)
Mikael d'Haguenet (2009)
Faugheen (2014)
Yorkhill (2016)
Sir Gerhard (2022)
Impaire Et Passe (2023)

Four of those winners (Fiveforthree, Mikael d'Haguenet, Faugheen and Yorkhill) were ridden by Ruby Walsh. His four victories in the race make him the leading jockey in the history of the Baring Bingham.

It’s also worth noting that although this race is open to horses aged four and above, the last four-year-old horse to win the race was Crystal Spirit in 1991. Impaire Et Passe was five when he won the race last year, but the previous five-year-old to win the race was The New One in 2013. As a result, if you’re looking for Baring Bingham tips, it may be best to focus on older horses.

Looking for an insight into who might win the race this year? Well, take a look at this table, which contains key stats and info about the last 10 Baring Bingham Novices’ Hurdle winners.

Year	Winner	Age	SP	Trainer	Jockey
2023	Impaire Et Passe	5	5/2	Willie Mullins	Paul Townend
2022	Sir Gerhard	7	8/11	Willie Mullins	Paul Townend
2021	Bob Olinger	6	6/4	Henry de Bromhead	Rachael Blackmore
2020	Envoi Allen	6	4/7	Gordon Elliott	Davy Russell
2019	City Island	6	8/1	Martin Brassil	Mark Walsh
2018	Samcro	6	8/11	Gordon Elliott	Jack Kennedy
2017	Willoughby Court	6	14/1	Ben Pauling	David Bass
2016	Yorkhill	6	3/1	Willie Mullins	Ruby Walsh
2015	Windsor Park	6	9/2	Dermot Weld	Davy Russell
2014	Faugheen	6	6/4	Willie Mullins	Ruby Walsh
2013	The New One	5	7/2	Nigel Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies

If you’re looking for our Baring Bingham Novices’ Hurdle tips, then scroll to the top of this page. Alternatively, head over to our Day 2 Tips page. Here you’ll be able to see a full rundown of each horse we’re backing on day two of the Cheltenham Festival.

You can also see all the latest odds for this race on our Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle Odds page. This page will show you which bookmakers are offering the best price on each horse in the race.