Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle 4 Places Each Way

Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle Additional Each Way Places

Update 07:15GMT 15.3.24: Due to the relatively short field, the standard each-way terms from most bookmakers for the Albert Bartlett will be 4 places each way, 1/5 odds in 2024.

An excellent alternative is to use bet365’s Each Way Extra facility which allows you to choose up to 7 places each way at the Albert Bartlett. Each Way Extra gives you the option to increase or decrease the number of places in a race when you are betting Each Way on selected Horse Races at bet365.

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The Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle is a Grade 1 hurdle race which precedes the Cheltenham Gold Cup at the Cheltenham Festival.

A hurdle over 3 miles for the best young stayers, the race features 12 flights of hurdles and is formally known as the Spa Novices’ Hurdle. The Albert Bartlett always features plenty of young-talent and a purse of £68,000 for the winner makes it a key target for trainers and owners alike from both sides of the Irish Sea.

With big fields of up to 20 runners in recent years, online bookmakers are always happy to give punters real value in this race, especially as it’s the curtain-raiser for the Gold Cup, so expect 4 places each way on the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle. Of course, offering 4 places each way at the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle is an excellent way to offer maximum profit opportunity for punters and is a promotion which will drive 2024 Cheltenham Festival new customer registrations for savvy bookmakers.

The Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle is the 2:50pm Grade 1 race, which punters love to strike gold in, building momentum for the Gold Cup. A race that was won 3 times by AP McCoy, it’s synonymous with horses with a turn of speed, but big hearts to get the 3 mile trip. Bobs Worth won this in 2011 and used the race as a platform to build a top-notch career over fences. The Nicky Henderson trained superstar, went on to win the 2012 RSA Chase and the 2013 Cheltenham Gold Cup. 2016 saw Unowhatimeanharry win the Albert Bartlett and Harry Fry’s stable star went on to dominate the stayers category in 2017 and went off favourite in the 2017 Stayers Hurdle. Willie Mullins trained Penhill defeated the impressive Monalee to win this in 2017, whilst 2018 and 2019 renewals have seen outsiders Kilbricken Storm and Minella Indo deliver for the bookmakers.

With anything up to 20 runners across recent renewals, online bookmakers payout the standard 3 places each way at 1/4 odds or more commonly 1/5 odds for this championship hurdle. However with the Albert Bartlett Hurdle being the high-profile curtain-raiser to the Cheltenham Gold Cup, a select group of bookmakers over recent years have promoted an additional place, with 4 places possible for the 2019 running. Remember online bookmakers have a new customer war chest for the Cheltenham Festival, so offering additional each way places attracts new customers who spot the value to be had. Naturally 4 places covers circa 20-25% of the field – a situation which can only drive the chances of profit.

At the time of writing, no bookmakers have extended beyond the standard each way terms. As soon as this changes we’ll confirm details here.

We track the value dished out by online bookmakers across the major National Hunt races. Extended each way terms gives punters a huge boost in terms of profit potential and is the perfect promotion for those who love to back big priced long shots. With some High Street bookmakers still categorically giving their customers the standard each way terms, savvy online punters have been using online bookmakers who have been offering far better value to their customers now for years.

The Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle in recent years has seen an influx of runners, with 19 to 20 runners now the norm. That means that a number of online bookmakers have offered 4 places each-way at recent Festivals.

2022 Each Way Terms Offered:

• 5 places each-way 1/5 odds: bet365, Betfred, Coral, Ladbrokes, Paddy Power, Skybet.
• 4 places each-way 1/5 odds: 888Sport, Betfair Sportsbook, BetVictor, Boylesports, Unibet, William Hill.

2021 Each Way Terms Offered:

• 5 places each-way 1/5 odds: Betfair Sportsbook.
• 4 places each-way 1/5 odds: 888Sport, bet365, Betfred, BetVictor, Boylesports, Coral, Ladbrokes, Paddy Power, Skybet, William Hill.
• 3 places each-way 1/5 odds: Unibet.

2020 Each Way Terms Offered:

• 4 places each way 1/5 odds: 888Sport, bet365, Betfair Sportsbook, Betfred, BetVictor, Betway, Boylesports, Coral, Ladbrokes, Paddy Power, Skybet
• 3 places each way 1/5 odds: Unibet, William Hill

2019 Each Way Terms Offered:

• 4 places each way 1/5 odds: 888sport, Betfair, Coral, Ladbrokes, Paddy Power, Skybet, Unibet, William Hill
• 4 places each way 1/4 odds: bet365, Betfred
• 3 places each way 1/5 odds: BetVictor, Boylesports

2018 Each Way Terms Offered:

• 4 places each way 1/5 odds: Betfair, Coral, Ladbrokes, Paddy Power, Skybet, William Hill
• 4 places each way 1/4 odds: 888sport, bet365, Betfred, Unibet
• 3 places each way 1/5 odds: BetVictor, Boylesports

2017 Each Way Terms Offered:

• 4 places each way – 1/5 odds: Paddy Power.
• 3 places each way – 1/4 odds: bet365, Betfred, Coral, Ladbrokes, Totesport.
• 3 places each way – 1/5 odds: Betfair Sportsbook, BetVictor, William Hill.

2016 Each Way Terms Offered:

• 4 places each way: Paddy Power.
• 3 places each way: bet365, Betfair Sportsbook, Betfred, BetVictor, Coral, Ladbrokes, Totesport, William Hill.

Here’s a breakdown of the horses and their prices that have been paid out on over and above the standard 3 places each way in the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle from 2016 onwards:

• 2023: 4th Letsbeclearaboutit 18/1.
• 2022: 4th Ballygrifincottage 28/1.
• 2021: 4th Stattler 7/2.
• 2020: 4th Thyme Hill 4/1F.
• 2019: 4th Dickie Diver 14/1.
• 2018: 4th Ballyward 20/1.
• 2017: 4th Constantine Bay 12/1.
• 2016: 4th Barters Hill 4/1.

Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle Recent Results:

• 2023 Stay Away Fay PF Nicholls H Cobden 18/1 20 runners
• 2022 The Nice Guy S O’Keeffe WP Mullins 18/1 16 runners
• 2021 Vanillier MP Walsh GP Cromwell 14/1 16 runners
• 2020 Monkfish P Townend WP Mullins 5/1 19 runners
• 2019 Minella Indo R Blackmore H De Bromhead 50/1 20 runners
• 2018 Kilbricken Storm H Cobden CL Tizzard 33/1 20 runners
• 2017 Penhill P Townend WP Mullins 16/1 15 runners
• 2016 Unowhatimeanharry ND Fehily H Fry 11/1 19 runners
• 2015 Martello Tower AP Heskin Ms M Mullins 14/1 19 runners
• 2014 Very Wood P Carberry N Meade 33/1 18 runners
• 2013 At Fishers Cross AP McCoy Miss R Curtis 11/8F 13 runners
• 2012 Brindisi Breeze CI Gillies LV Russell 7/1 20 runners
• 2011 Bobs Worth BJ Geraghty NJ Henderson 15/8F 18 runners
• 2010 Berties Dream AE Lynch PJ Gilligan 33/1 19 runners