Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Tips & Predictions
The Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle is the penultimate race on day one of the 2025 Cheltenham Festival. It comes at 4.40pm and it takes place over the extended 2m distance on the Old Course.
The race is named in the memory of a legendary National Hunt racing jockey Fred Winter, who won seventeen times at the Cheltenham Festival as a jockey and another 28 times as a trainer. This race is one of the newest races to be added to the festival in 2005 starting off as a listed contest before being promoted to a Grade 3 race in 2009, it has now been re-classified as a Premier Handicap Hurdle.
Gordon Elliott has the record for the most wins in this race as a trainer, with four successes, including the 2023 winner, Jazzy Matty.
Most Successful Horse: No horse has won this race more than once.
Most Successful Jockey: Mark Walsh (2 Wins)
Most Successful Trainer: Gordon Elliott (4 wins)
4.40 - Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Tips (2m)
As one of the newest Cheltenham Festival races, it can be argued that the Juvenile Handicap Hurdle is the toughest handicap race at the festival to predict.
However, there are a number of Juvenile Handicap Hurdle trends that can steer you in the direction of a more likely winner based on the statistics of years past.
- In the last 10 races, 8 winners have won a hurdle previously before winning this race
- Only one favourite has won this race in the last 10 races.
- 3/10 winners have been trained by Gordon Elliott
So, there are some of the trends for picking a winner in the Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle. Whether you pick a horse from either of the two leading trainers or your backing big priced winners, you can back your tip up against the trend of previous winners and statistically, the best horses to back in this race.
Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Odds
What markets are best for tips on the Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle
In our opinion, the best market to focus on in the Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle is the standard winner betting market. We believe this because of the lower odds of horses that win this event in comparison to some other races.
This race has never had a winner at odds of over 28/1 and winners tend to stick around 7/1-13/1. So, when picking Juvenile Novices to back, we recommend sticking around these odds.
Of course, if you're looking to back a winner of higher than 13/1, then each way betting is always available as a staple of our horse racing sportsbook offering.
Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle FAQs
Who has won the Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle?
In recent years, there have been a number of shock winners in the Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle find the horses who have previously won this event below.
| Year | Winner | Trainer & Jockey |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Lark In The Mornin | J J Slevin & Joseph O’Brien |
| 2023 | Jazzy Matty | Mark O'Sullivan & Gordon Elliott |
| 2022 | Brazil | Mark Walsh & Padraig Roche |
| 2021 | Jeff Kidder | Sean Flanagan & Noel Meade |
| 2020 | Aramax | Mark Walsh & Gordon Elliott |
| 2019 | Band of Outlaws | JJ Slevin & Joseph O'Brien |
| 2018 | Veneer of Charm | Jack Kennedy & Gordon Elliott |
| 2017 | Flying Tiger | Richard Johnson & Nick Williams |
Are there any other names for the Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle?
The Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle goes through a number of name variations which are based on the sponsor of the race for that year.
When is the Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle?
The Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle is the the penultimate race of the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival with the race starting at 16:40.
What distance is the Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle?
Run on the Old Course of the Cheltenham Festival, this race is run over a distance of 2 miles and 87 yards which is the equivalent of 3,298 metres.
What is the prize money for the Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle?
The prize money for this event is £80,000.