Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Odds, Tips, Free Bets & Betting Offers
Craig Jones
The Juvenile Handicap Hurdle, better known as the Fred Winter Hurdle, is for four-year-old novice hurdlers only.
This race was created for those who couldn’t get into the Triumph Hurdle, the Grade One race for four-year-olds on the Friday of the Cheltenham Festival, but over the years, we’ve seen some very talented future Grade One horses come out of the Boodles Juvenile.
Read on for Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle betting odds, tips, and Cheltenham free bets.
| Race Details | |
|---|---|
| When: | Tuesday, March 12th - 4:40pm |
| Winner’s Prize: | £45,016 |
| Distance: | Two-miles |
| Race Type: | Handicap Hurdle |
| Age: | 4-Years |
| Course: | Old Course |
| Weights: | Handicap |
| Where to Watch? | ITV Racing, Racing TV, Bookmaker Streams |
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Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Betting Odds
The betting looks wide open here, but the market leader with UK betting sites for some time now has been Stencil.
His form ties in very nicely with East India Dock, favourite for Friday's Triumph hurdle, so a win here would certainly boost his chances.
Elsewhere, there's everything you'd expect, plenty of dark horses and runners open to a huge amount of improvement.
Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Tips
In Charlie McCann's day 1 Cheltenham tips he has two selections against the field in the Fred Winter.
Charlie McCann - Stencil & Puturhandstogether
Having backed East India Dock for the Triumph Hurdle on Friday, I am hoping for a big run from STENCIL in the Fred Winter, even though he was no match for the James Owen juvenile here on Trials Day.
The French raider was keen over the first flight but settled well for James Reveley thereafter, and he jumped and travelled like a smart horse. A winner of his first couple of starts at Compiegne, he has plenty of weight, but he looks potentially smart, and he is one of two JP McManus-owned four-year-olds I have backed.
The other is the Joseph O’Brien-trained PUTURHANDSTOGETHER, who will appreciate the drying ground, having finished a good second to the year older Collaborative at Fairyhouse last time on heavy ground.
An 80+ ten-furlong horse on the flat, he has taken well to hurdles, having shown a good attitude to score at Cork on his penultimate start back in December. O’Brien won the corresponding race twelve months ago - and in 2019 – and also saddles Beyondyourdeams – also in the famous green and gold silks – who is a shorter price than Mark Walsh’s mount. Still, I feel Puturhandstogether will relish the better ground, although this is being written before the forecast rain was due to hit the track on Monday.
Recommendations: Stencil - 11/2 with SpreadEx & Puturhandstogether - 15/2 with Unibet
What Happened Last Year?
Lark In The Morning would land the 2024 Fred Winter for Joseph O'Brien and jockey JJ Slevin.
Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Key Race Stats
- Only one favourite has won in the last 11 running's of the race
- Seven of those winners have been priced at 18/1 or bigger
- Six of the last 11 winners have been rated 130 or higher
Previous Winners of the Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle
Check out the last five winners of the Boodles Juvenile Hurdle below.
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Lark In The Mornin |
| 2023 | Jazzy Matty |
| 2022 | Brazil |
| 2021 | Jeff Kidder |
| 2020 | Aramax |
FAQs
What is the Juvenile Handicap Hurdle?
Formerly known as the Fred Winter, is a handicap race ran at the Cheltenham Festival, specifically for horses that are aged four-year-old.
What is a Juvenile Hurdle race?
A juvenile hurdle race is one that is limited to horses taking their first steps into jump racing. At the start of the season, these are for three year olds only, then in January when horses move up an age group, they change to be four-year-old only races.
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