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Date published: April 11, 2026
Wednesday 11th March 13:20
The Turners Novices' Hurdle is the opening race on day 2 of the 2026 Cheltenham Festival. Below, you'll find our Turners Novices' Hurdle betting tips from our expert horse racing analysts David Young and Will Smith who has been featured on William Hill Racing and Racing TV. All of our Cheltenham betting tips are 100% free and available for every race taking place at the 2026 Cheltenham Festival.
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| Bookie | Selection | Best Odds | Market | Bet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Laurets D’Estruval | 33/1 | Ante Post
EW 3 Places 1/5 Turners Novices' Hurdle |
Place Bet |
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Soldier Reeves | 66/1 | Ante Post
EW 3 places 1/5 Turners Novices' Hurdle |
Place Bet |
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Sortudo | 14/1 | EW 4 Places Turners Novices' Hurdle |
Place Bet |
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Ballyfad | 11/1 | EW 4 Places Turners Novices' Hurdle |
Place Bet |
Date of Tips: 26/02/2026
Disclaimer The odds for these selections were correct at the time of publishing (08:00 26/02/2026) but may have changed since. Please check the latest price before placing your bet.
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Tip 1 & 2: Soldier Reeves & Laurets D’Estruval
From an ante-post perspective, these pages are pretty light on the novice races so far and I think that’s indicative of the open nature of all three over hurdles. As the season has developed, Old Park Star, Mighty Park and Doctor Steinberg have made themselves to the top of the markets for the Supreme, Turners and Albert Bartlett respectively.
They have done so with varying degrees of proof and evidence both visually and analytically, but I’m not sure that all three races should have favourites all shorter than 7/2 in places at this stage. It’s been fascinating picking through the form and substance of some of the likely runners at bigger prices in all three, and with that in mind I think there are a couple of wild priced picks to side with for Wednesday’s Turners Novices’ Hurdle.
Mighty Park, No Drama This End, Skylight Hustle, Ballyfad, Act Of Innocence and King Rasko Grey would all have grounds for recommendation but have any of them stood out to the degree that there isn’t room for some of those at bigger prices to shorten? Open to debate I’d say.
At 33/1 each-way generally ‘Non-Runner, Money Back,’ Laurets D’Estruval has all three entries at this stage but is certainly shorter on the exchanges for the Turners, and if you watch back his thumping Thurles win in the first week of February, I’m not sure there’s that much less of a ‘wow’ factor than if you watch Mighty Park’s win at Fairyhouse.
What’s more, comparing the sectional times with the now 135-rated Timeless Treaty, who won on the same card and who finished less than 2 lengths 3rd in a Grade 2 next time, and Laurets D’Estruval has absolutely thumped him. Now clearly more is needed to be competitive in a Turners, but he could just be flying under the radar a touch.
Flying further under the radar is Dan Skelton’s Soldier Reeves at 66/1 each-way NRMB with Coral or Ladbrokes, who has been confirmed as going for the race, has a win on the Old course (when the yard clearly didn’t expect it), and was withing hailing distance of Old Park Star at Haydock Park last time, staying on all the way to the line.
The step up to this trip is going to bring about any amount of improvement for Soldier Reeves, and should Old Park Star do what many expect him to do a day earlier, then suddenly being within 15 or so lengths of him over an inadequate trip, might just suddenly start to look pretty meritorious for Soldier Reeves.
Tip 3: Sortudo
Having thought I was pretty shrewd recommending two potential shorteners in the market for the Turners Novices’ Hurdle, given the full competitive field of 22 has been declared, you can still get pretty much the same price and better place terms about Laurets D’Estruval and Soldier Reeves. The reasoning is below, and both have better chances than their odds imply in what is a wide-open renewal.
Having gone through the rest of the runners, and looking at how Tuesday’s action panned out, maybe it’s worth looking away from the top of the market as I’m not sure the Grade 1 form of Ballyfad, Skylight Hustle and King Rasko Grey is as strong as those corresponding renewals are in previous seasons.
Also, No Drama This End will inevitably run his race but is priced up more on reputation than actual substance at this stage and so for the main angle into the race, I’m going to side with a horse who actually finished ahead of No Drama This End in the Festival bumper last year.
At 12/1 each-way generally for 4 places, Sortudo hasn’t been afforded anywhere near the respect he deserves at that price. In the bumper last year, it was only him and Bambino Fever that got involved in the race from the group that travelled out wide, and given how good she is and how much speed I think she has, that Sortudo got a little tapped for toe and then stayed on again suggested he would not only be a horse suited by this kind of trip over hurdles, but a very good one at that.
So it has proved, as following a really nice hurdle debut win, Sortudo ran a massive race to nearly run down an efficiently ridden I’ll Sort That at Naas in a Grade 1 on very tiring ground, on just his second hurdle start. The move he made to go and chase down I’ll Sort That was really notable and marks him down as a horse of massive ability to me.
In both his bumpers it wasn’t speed that won his races it was stamina and some guts too. Both just by half a length and both with him being outpaced then rallying especially so in his second bumper back in Punchestown. His hurdle debut he was fast enough to burn off his field as they turned for home at Leopardstown and his stamina had started to kick in as he pulled away from his rivals. Not the deepest race but the runner up Leader D’Allier did romp home next time out.
In the tattersalls Grade 1 in the DRF I thought I’d won the race as they crossed the line but the slow-mo showed he lost in a head-bob and he was just out-sped by Talk The Talk, but he rallied to not allow King Rasko Grey by him.
I think that’s strong form in the context of this race and while his stamina hasn’t been tested yet he goes through his races travelling like a lamb (which I mean as a positive) and I think he’s got the potential to travel through a Turners and off the back of the last just outstay and grind against anything that manages to stay with him. I could see him rallying back against horses too as they swing in from home as they can get racing a long way out but like his hurdle debut, if he can swing in on the bend and have those in behind ridden to stay with him, he might be able to reach top gear and actually pull away from them.
BALLYFAD – 0.5 STAR EW @ 11/1 (4 places 1/4)
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| Selection | Odds |
|---|---|
| No Drama This End | 10/3 |
| Ballyfad | 11/2 |
| Skylight Hustle | 5/1 |
| King Rasko Grey | 5/1 |
| Sober | 13/2 |
| Act Of Innocence | 11/1 |
| Sortudo | 12/1 |
| I'll Sort That | 14/1 |
| Shuttle Diplomacy | 20/1 |
| Leader D'Allier | 20/1 |
| Kripticjim | 25/1 |
| Taurus Bay | 25/1 |
| Bossman Jack | 25/1 |
| Laurets D'Estruval | 33/1 |
| Walks In June | 33/1 |
| Saint Baco | 40/1 |
| Johnny's Jury | 40/1 |
| Came From Nowhere | 40/1 |
| Too Bossy For Us | 40/1 |
| Road Exile | 50/1 |
| Klimt Madrik | 50/1 |
| Hurricane Pat | 66/1 |
| Soldier Reeves | 66/1 |
| Jalon D'Oudairies | 66/1 |
| It's Top | 80/1 |
| Riskaway | 100/1 |
| Fortune Timmy | 100/1 |
| Free Spirit | 100/1 |
| Zeus Power | 100/1 |
| Doujadou | 100/1 |
| Novices’ Hurdle | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Time | Distance | Type |
| Wed 11/03/2026 | 13:20 | 2m 5f | Hurdle |
The Turners Novices’ Hurdle is the opening race on day 2 of the Cheltenham Festival. It is a Grade 1 race that covers a distance of 2 miles and 5 furlongs. The race is open to novice hurdlers aged four years or older and is run on the Cheltenham Old Course. The Turners Novices’ Hurdle features 10 hurdles to be jumped and has produced some great winners such as Faugheen, Samcro, and Envoi Allen.
If you’re looking for up-to-date Turners Novices’ Hurdle tips for Cheltenham 2026, you’ll find everything right here at WhichBookie. This race has become one of the key novice hurdles of the Festival, attracting improving horses from top yards and offering plenty of betting interest. Our Turners Novices’ Hurdle betting tips from racing analysts Will Smith and Dave Young will highlight the runners worth keeping an eye on, along with any prices that look appealing as we get closer to the off.
In the build-up to Cheltenham, you may spot some Turners Novices’ Hurdle ante post tips if the early market throws up a standout option. Novice divisions can shift quickly, so catching a good price ahead of the Festival can be valuable.
As soon as the final declarations are made, we’ll have race-day Turners Novices’ Hurdle tips covering the confirmed field, long with potential each-way tips. Punters often check Will Smith’s EW Lucky 15 during the week too, as this race occasionally provides one of the stronger selections for his popular daily multiples.
To make the most of your Cheltenham bets, be sure to check out our extra places page where you can see which bookies are paying out on additional places for the Turners Novices’ Chase and other races.
Recent winners of the Turners have almost always arrived in strong form. Only four winners this century failed to win last time out, and the last ten all came here having won their previous two races. Proven quality also matters, with fourteen of the last seventeen winners already successful in a graded hurdle before the Festival.
Age has been a strong guide, with ten of the last twelve winners aged six, and winners are rarely over-raced, as none of the last eleven had more than three hurdle runs that season. Irish-trained runners have dominated, winning ten of the last twelve renewals, while horses starting at bigger prices have struggled, with only one of the last eighteen winners returning at odds above 8/1.
The Turners Novices’ Hurdle is run over 2 miles and 5 furlongs at Cheltenham on the New Course.
The race is restricted to novice hurdlers, meaning horses in their first season over hurdles. It regularly attracts some of the leading middle-distance novice hurdlers from Britain and Ireland.
Yes, it is a Grade 1 contest, which means it is run at level weights and represents the highest class of National Hunt racing for novice hurdlers.
While both races are for novice hurdlers, the Turners is run over a longer trip, so it tends to suit horses with proven stamina rather than out-and-out two-mile speed.
Yes, many past winners have progressed to open Grade 1 company and have later competed in races such as the Champion Hurdle or Stayers’ Hurdle.
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