The Northern Trust Company Novices Handicap Chase is a Listed chase which horses of five or older can enter. It is run on the National Course and runners have to jump 16 fences. It is a race for novice chasers with a handicap rating between 0 and 140.
The race was established when a fourth day was added to the Cheltenham Festival in 2005 and is now the penultimate event.
4.50 Northern Trust Company Novices Handicap Chase (RTV)
Type: Listed Handicap Steeple Chase
Distance: 2m 4 1/2f
Age: 5 year olds +
Weight: Handicap
Allowances: None
Prize Fund: £70,000
2010-2019 Quick Read Stats
Tuesday 10 March
Cheltenham (Old Course) 4.50: Northern Trust Company Novices’ Handicap Chase (Listed Race) (5yo+ 0-145) 2m4f
Trainers
- The race has gone to 10 different trainers in the last 10 years
Age
- 6yo winners: 4
- 7yo: 3
- 5yo: 1
- 8yo: 1
- 9yo: 1
Weight and Official Rating
- Six winners carried 11st4lb to 11st8lb
- Eight winners were rated 137 to 142
SPs
- Two favourites have won in the past 10 years (shortest price 5/1)
- Five non-favourite winners have returned a double-digit SP
Form Pointers
- All winners had run at least three times in the same season
- Eight winners had won a race in the same season
- Eight winners had previously run at Cheltenham
- Five winners won over the distance
- Five winners won last time out, three more were placed