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Mersey Novices’ Hurdle Betting Tips, Winners & History

Meeting:
Grand National & Aintree Festival
Racecourse:
Aintree
Grade:
Grade 1

The second race on Grand National Day at Aintree is the Mersey Novices’ Hurdle over two and a half miles. It is the last novice hurdle of the meeting following the shorter Top Novices Hurdle at two miles and half a furlong and the longer Sefton Novices’ Hurdle at three miles and half a furlong.

Some runners in this contest have gone on to win some of the biggest National Hunt races. Notable winners include Wayward Lad who was a three time King George VI Chase winner during the 1980’s. Best Mate was also a former Mersey Novices’ Hurdle winner, going on to win a hattrick of Cheltenham Gold Cups between 2002 and 2004.

Next Race: TBD

The next renewal of this race has not been scheduled yet. We will update this once the schedule has been released for next season. The race info, trends and tips shown below will be updated for the next renewal once the final declarations have been made.

Last Run: 6th April 2019

  • Winner: Reserve Tank
  • SP: 20/1
  • Trainer: Colin Tizzard
  • Jockey: Robbie Power

Race Info

Nine runners will contest this Grade 1 hurdle for novices in 2019. There will be 11 hurdles to negotiate for a prize fund of £100,000.

Going Distance Grade Prize Money Runners EW Terms
Good 2m 4f Grade 1 £100,000 9 Runners 1/5 1-2-3

Mersey Novices' Hurdle Betting Tips

Aintree, 14:25, Saturday 4th April 2020

Note: The following tips are from 2020. Tips for the next renewal will be added once the final declarations have been made.

Race cancelled.

Mersey Novices' Hurdle Winners

Year Winner SP Trainer Jockey
2020 Abandoned - - -
2019 Reserve Tank 20/1 Colin Tizzard Robbie Power
2018 Black Op 3/1 Tom George Noel Fehily
2017 Finian's Oscar 3/1 Colin Tizzard Robbie Power
2016 Yorkhill 3/10 Willie Mullins Paul Townend
2015 Nichols Canyon 3/1 Willie Mullins Ruby Walsh
2014 Lac Fontana 9/2 Paul Nicholls A P McCoy
2013 Ubak 22/1 Gary Moore Jamie Moore
2012 Simonsig 4/9 Nicky Henderson Barry Geraghty
2011 Spirit Son 3/1 Nicky Henderson Barry Geraghty

About the Mersey Novices’ Hurdle

River Mersey in Liverpool

The Mersey Novices’ Hurdle is a National Hunt race which is run at the Grand National meeting at Aintree at the start of April every year. Having had its inaugural run in 1977, the race was upgraded to a Grade Two event in 1991, then from 2014 onwards it has been classified at its current Grade One status. The contest has 11 hurdles over the entire course and is for horses aged four years and older. The horses also must be novices, meaning that they cannot have won a race of this type before the current racing season.

The race has many similarities to the Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle which is run at the Cheltenham Festival in the previous month. This means that there is often largely a similar field within the two races, so reflecting upon the results of that race can give many indicators as to how the horses will fare in the Mersey Novices’ Hurdle. The last horse to have achieved success at both races was Yorkhill in 2016, and before that it was Simonsig in 2012 who pulled out all the stop to achieve that honour.

Dual Ballymore and Mersey Nov’ Hurdle Winners: 1977 – 2019

Year Horse Trainer Jockeys(s)
2016 Yorkhill Willie Mullins R. Walsh / P. Townend
2012 Simonsig Nicky Henderson Barry Geraghty
2010 Peddlers Cross Donald McCain Jnr Jason Maguire
1999 Barton Tim Easterby Lorcan Wyer
1987 The West Awake Oliver Sherwood Simon Sherwood

The Winners Enclosure

Throughout the years this prestigious race has attracted the very best within the world of National Hunt racing, and the list of winning jockeys does not disappoint. Many a champion jockey has achieved first place at one time or another, but it is none other than Ruby Walsh who holds the accolade of most wins in this highly competitive contest. Mr Walsh has achieved success no less than four times between the years of 2004 and 2015. That is one more win than Tommy Carmody who managed three wins consecutively between 1979 and 1981.

Chart Showing the Mersey Novices' Hurdle 's Top Jockeys Between 1977 and 2019

Regarding the successful trainers within this National Hunt race, it is just as impressive. Paul Nicholls has achieved four wins from 2004 to 2014. Three of these were under the guidance of the record holding jockey, Ruby Walsh. This is equal to Martin Pipe’s record of four wins from 1996 to 2002. Though Paul Nicholls is the only one of the two still plying his trade today, meaning he may yet get the fifth win to take him through as the top performing trainer for this highly prized Aintree race.

Chart Showing the Mersey Novices' Hurdle's Most Successful Trainers Between 1977 and 2019

Drawing Comparisons

Reflecting upon the results it is very easy to see a trend appearing, as can be seen in the chart below. Between the years 1977 and 2019 there was a substantial trend in evidence showing that horses aged five or six years old tend to come away with first place. In fact, a whopping 72% of horses who won the race from 1977 to 2019 had been within this age range. Furthermore, you can see that horses aged five years old have claimed the honours 42% of the time. Surely these are statistics that cannot be ignored when making your choice of those among the field.

Chart Showing the Ages of Mersey Novices' Hurdle Winners Between 1977 and 2019

Other Races of Note at Aintree

  • Aintree Bowl Chase
  • Aintree Hurdle
  • Becher Chase
  • Grand National
  • Grand Sefton Chase
  • Juvenile Hurdle
  • Maghull Novices' Chase
  • Manifesto Novices' Chase
  • Melling Chase
  • Mersey Novices' Hurdle
  • Mildmay Novices' Chase
  • Ryanair Stayers Hurdle
  • Sefton Novices' Hurdle
  • Top Novices' Hurdle
  • Topham Handicap Chase

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