The Tolworth Novices’ Hurdle used to be staged at Sandown Park racecourse in early January and is often a good guide ahead of the Cheltenham Festival in March.
However, the race has been moved to Aintree and is now run as the William Hill Formby Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) (Formerly The Tolworth Hurdle)
In recent years, the contest has been a good race for the favourite with 9 of the last 15 market leaders being placed, with six being successful, while winners often go onto contest a race at that season’s Cheltenham Festival – with Noland (2006), the 2018 winner – Summerville Boy and 2022 winner Constitution Hill going onto win the Supreme Novices Hurdle.
While the 2016 winner, Yorkhill, went onto land the Neptune Investment Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival later that season.
The Tizzard yard have won three of the last 7 runnings and Nicky Henderson has five successes since 2011, including with the exciting Constitution Hill in 2022. Paul Nicholls won the race three years in a row between 2006 and 2008, plus last year in 2023 with Tahmuras.
Here at GEEGEEZ we give you all the key stats ahead of the 2023 renewal, this year staged on Tuesday December 26th
Recent Tolworth Hurdle Winners
2023 - TAHMURAS (5/2)
2022 – CONSTITUTION HILL (2/5 fav)
2021 - METIER (7/4 fav)
2020 – FIDDLERONTHEROOF (5/4 fav)
2019 - ELIXIR DU NUTZ (3/1)
2018 - SUMMERVILLE BOY (8/1)
2017 – FINIAN’S OSCAR (11/10 fav)
2016 – YORKHILL (4/9 fav)
2015 – L’AMI SERGE (4/9 fav)
2014 – ROYAL BOY (9/1)
2013 – MELODIC RENDEZVOUS (7/2)
2012 – CAPTAIN CONAN (9/1)
2011 – MINELLA CLASS (6/4 fav)
2010 – No Race
2009 – No Race
2008 – BREEDSBREEZE (6/4 fav)
2007 – SILVERBURN (5/1)
2006 – NOLAND (6/4 fav)
2005 – MARCEL (3/1)
2004 – LINGO (5/4 fav)
2003 – THISTHATANDOTHER (11/4)
Tolworth Hurdle Betting Trends
18/19 – Won over at least 2m (hurdles) before
18/19 – Placed 1st or 2nd in their last race
17/19 – Raced within the last 6 weeks
17/19 – Priced 5/1 or shorter
17/19 – Won by a horse aged either 5 or 6 years-old
16/19 – Won between 1-2 times over hurdles previously
16/19 – Came from the top three in the market
15/19 – Won last time out
13/19 – Placed favourites
11/19 – Won by an Irish bred horse
10/19– Won by a horse aged 5 years-old
10/19 – Winning Favourites
6/19 – Ran at either Sandown (4) or Newbury (2) last time out
5/19 – Won by the Paul Nicholls stable
4/19 – Won by the Nicky Henderson stable
4/19 – Ran at Sandown before
2/19 – Won by the Jonjo O’Neill stable
3/19 – Won the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle later that season (Constitution Hill, 2022, Summerville Boy, 2018 & Noland, 2006)
1/19 - Won the Neptune Investment Hurdle later that season (Yorkhill 2016)
5 or 6 years-old have won 25 of the last 31 runnings
Since 1988 ALL winners have been aged 7 or younger
The average winning SP in the last 19 runnings is 3/1
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