The 2015 Surpeme Novices’ Hurdle takes place on Tuesday 12 March at 13:30. Compare Cheltenham Festival Odds and bet. Free Bets
The Supreme Novices’ Hurdle is the traditional curtain raiser on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival. It is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race open to novice hurdlers aged four years or older. The race covers a distance of around 2 miles and 110 yards over eight hurdles.
The current champion is Vautour who won the 2014 race at 7/2.
The total prize fund in 2015 is £140,000
Supreme Novices Hurdle Winners 2000-2014
| Year | Winner | Odds | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
| 2014 | Vautour | 7/2 | 5 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2013 | Champagne Fever | 5/1 | 6 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2012 | Cinders And Ashes | 10/1 | 5 | JM Maguire | D McCain Jnr |
| 2011 | Al Ferof | 10/1 | 6 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2010 | Menorah | 12/1 | 5 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs |
| 2009 | Go Native | 12/1 | 6 | Paul Carberry | Noel Meade |
| 2008 | Captain Cee Bee | 17/2 | 7 | Robert Thornton | Eddie Harty |
| 2007 | Ebaziyan | 40/1 | 6 | Davy Condon | Willie Mullins |
| 2006 | Noland | 6/1 | 5 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2005 | Arcalis | 20/1 | 5 | Graham Lee | Howard Johnson |
| 2004 | Brave Inca | 7/2F | 6 | Barry Cash | Colm Murphy |
| 2003 | Back in Front | 3/1F | 6 | Norman Williamson | Edward O’Grady |
| 2002 | Like-a-Butterfly | 7/4F | 8 | Charlie Swan | Christy Roche |
| 2001 | Abandoned * | – | – | – | – |
| 2000 | Sausalito Bay | 14/1 | 6 | Paul Carberry | Noel Meade |
* Meeting abandoned due to ‘Foot and Mouth’
