The Turners Novices’ Chase often plays host to a tight and competitive field and often unearths a future star over the larger obstacles. Our leading experts will provide all the analysis you need for this year’s Turners Novices’ Chase field, alongside our top tip for the race.
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Turners Novices’ Chase Bookmaker Odds – Race 1, Thursday 13th March 1:30
The Turners Novices’ Chase is run over an intermediate distance. Because of this, we only find out the runners and riders closer to the off compared to other novice chases. The field below shows who ran in the 2024 renewal, won by Grey Dawning.
Turners Novices’ Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Golden Miller) (GBB Race)
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Le PatronJ: David NoonanT: Gary Moore -
JamaicoJ: Jack TudorT: David Pipe
All About The Turners Novices’ Chase in 2025
The field for this race is so often unknown until much closer to the off due to the conflicting possibilities of the Arkle and Brown Advisory Novices’ Chases. As such, we will bring you the rundown on the likely field as the Festival approaches.
Turners Novices’ Chase Overlooked Outsiders
Notlongtillmay massively outran his odds at 40/1 when second in 2023, so outsiders can provide a significant threat. We will bring you the best bets on outsiders for the Turners Novices’ Chase before the race.
Qualifications/Trends
The Turners Novices’ Chase is open to five-year-olds and upwards with mares receiving a 7lb allowance, although no five-year-old has ever landed the Turners Novices’ Chase since its inception in 2011.
Seven-year-olds have a particularly strong strike rate when lining up in the Turners Novices’ Chase as ten of the 14 runnings have been won by horses from that age group. The only horse to win this event over the age of seven was Gordon Elliot’s Samcro back in 2020, where he defeated fellow eight-year-old Melon by a nose.
Since starting in 2011, the Turners Novices’ Chase has been dominated by Ireland with nine winners, four of which have come from Willie Mullins, who remains the winning most trainer in this particular day three contest.
British trained runners have only tasted success in this event on five occasions, with Taquin Du Seuil in 2014, Defi Du Seuil in 2019, 2021 winner Chantry House and in the last two renewals with Stage Star (2023) and Grey Dawning (2024).
This race has been particularly favourable to the main market principals as 11 of the 14 renewals have been taken by a horse no bigger than 7/1 in the betting.
Four favourites have also taken the last nine runnings of the Turners Novices’ Chase and only one runner has defied a double digit starting price, which was Benefficient in 2013 who won at 20/1.
2025 Turners Novices’ Chase Prize Money
Just under £172,000 was on offer in last year’s Turners Novices’ Chase, with connections of Grey Dawning claiming £98,500.
Turners Novices’ Chase History
The race was first run in 2011 and was formerly known as the Jewson and JLT, making the Turners Novices’ Chase one of the newest races at the Cheltenham Festival. The races untitled sponsor is the Golden Miller Novices’ Chase but has always been run under main sponsors.
Jewson were the original sponsors of the third day event before insurance company JLT took over the sponsorship back in 2014. 2014 was also the same year in which the event was upgraded to a Grade 1 race by the British Horseracing board as previous renewals came under Grade 2 status. Insurance broker Marsh took over the sponsorship from 2020, before transport company Turners took over the sponsorship from the 2022 running.
Past history has showed us that the quality and standard of the Grade 1 race has improved year after year and has thrown up some top future star performers including in the 2019 event where Philip Hobbs’ Defi du Seuil defeated Colin Tizzard’s Lostintranslation. Both British runners went on to collect further Grade 1 prizes as their respected seasons progressed.
Winners since 2011
| Year | Horse | Jockey/Trainer | Odds |
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| 2011 | Noble Prince | J:Tony McCoy T:Paul Nolan | 4/1 |
| 2012 | Sir Des Champs | J:Davy Russell T:Willie Mullins | 3/1 |
| 2013 | Benefficient | J:Bryan Cooper T:Tony Martin | 20/1 |
| 2014 | Taquin Du Seuil | J:Tony McCoy T:Jonjo O’Neill | 7/1 |
| 2015 | Vautour | J:Ruby Walsh T:Willie Mullins | 6/4F |
| 2016 | Black Hercules | J:Ruby Walsh T:Willie Mullins | 4/1C |
| 2017 | Yorkhill | J:Ruby Walsh T:Willie Mullins | 6/4F |
| 2018 | Shattered Love | J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott | 4/1 |
| 2019 | Defi Du Seuil | J:Barry Geraghty T:Philip Hobbs | 3/1F |
| 2020 | Samcro | J:Davy Russell T:Gordon Elliott | 4/1 |
| 2021 | Chantry House | J:Nico De Boinville T:Nicky Henderson | 9/1 |
| 2022 | Bob Olinger | J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead | 6/5 |
| 2023 | Stage Star | J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls | 15/2 |
| 2024 | Grey Dawning | J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton | 5/2J |