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Brown Advisory Novices' Chase
14:00 Cheltenham Festival
2026-03-11
Winner: £115,916.2
Runners: 14
Going: Good To Soft
No. of hurdles: 20
Distance:
The Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase (formerly the RSA Chase) takes place at 2.00pm on the second day of the Cheltenham Festival and is the most prestigious race of the jumps season for staying novice chasers. It is the novices’ equivalent of the Cheltenham Gold Cup and several winners have gone on to triumph in the Gold Cup itself in later years, including most recently Denman, Bobs Worth and Lord Windermere.
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13(0)
140-12
Thomas Mor
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J: Ben Jones
T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
9
11-7
147
159
Fifth in 2023 Albert Bartlett here for David Pipe; finally built on that when second to Kitzbuhel in Kauto Star on Boxing Day (3m, good); needs to improve on that and an abscess meant he missed an engagement at Ascot 25 days ago.
11(0)
0-4551
Rushmount
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J: Sean O'Keeffe
T: Jonathan Sweeney
9
11-7
145
154
Improved to win a handicap at Thurles ((extended 2m5f, yielding; all wins there) in December; that has worked out but his form is still well off Grade 1 standard and he missed the Dublin Racing Festival due to coughing.
7(0)
P-3841
Now Is The Hour
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J: Keith Donoghue
T: Gavin Cromwell
9
11-7
149
158
Second-season novice who has improved significantly of late, winning Thyestes Chase at Gowran Park (3m1f handicap, heavy) in January; something of a fortunate winner that day and needs to improve again.
3(0)
27-461
Joystick
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J: Brian Hayes
T: W P Mullins
7
11-7
147
155
Big improvement on third chase start when beating Slade Steel at Navan (3m, soft to heavy) in January; runner-up had his measure that day before stamina came into it, so it's hard to imagine he is up to this higher level.
10(0)
2-1111
Romeo Coolio
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J: Jack Kennedy
T: Gordon Elliott
7
11-7
158
169
Champion Bumper second and Supreme third at last two Cheltenham Festivals; 4-4 over fences, winning three Grade 1s, but raced lazily in Irish Arkle (2m1f, soft) last time which has brought about this hike in trip; possibly the most talented horse in the race, but the trip is a real unknown and the fitting of a hood suggests even his connections have their doubts.
14(0)
5-2131
Wendigo
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J: Gavin Sheehan
T: Jamie Snowden
7
11-7
147
161
Fifth in last year's Albert Bartlett here and very smart form over fences, winning Grade 2 at Newbury (2m4f, good to soft) in November; easy winner of novice at Ayr (3m, soft) 41 days ago and looks the best of the British hopes, although he may find one or two too good unless he improves again.
8(0)
-22111
Oscars Brother
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J: Daniel King
T: Connor King
8
11-7
155
164
Progressive over fences, winning soft-ground 3m Grade 2s at Punchestown in November (beat Koktail Divin) and Navan in February (by 6l from The Wallpark) on his last two starts; has a better chance on form for his two-horse trainer than double-figure odds suggest; one to consider each-way.
NR(0)
5/3-13
Predators Gold
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T: W P Mullins
7
11-7
149
156
Smart novice hurdler in 2023-24, then missed over a year; similar form over fences, winning a maiden at Navan (extended 2m4f, soft to heavy) in December from Slade Steel, but needs to improve significantly.
15(0)
111132
Western Fold
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J: Danny Gilligan
T: Gordon Elliott
7
11-7
157
165
Progressive last summer, winning the Galway Plate (extended 2m6f, good), and he beat subsequent Savills Chase winner Affordale Fury at Gowran Park (2m4f, yielding to soft) in October; good second to Kaid d'Authie at Dublin Racing Festival last time and enters each-way calculations.
4(0)
P-1211
Kaid d'Authie
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J: Mark Walsh
T: W P Mullins
6
11-7
158
169
Has improved drastically for fences, finishing second to Kitzbuhel on debut before winning at Fairyhouse (2m6f, yielding) and in Grade 1 at Dublin Racing Festival (extended 2m5f, soft; beat Western Fold by just over 4l); impressed with his jumping and how he stuck to his task last time, attributes you need for this race, and he sets the standard on form; leading player.
12(0)
2-3141
Salver
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J: Caoilin Quinn
T: Gary & Josh Moore
6
11-7
149
161
Dual Grade 2 winner at about 3m over fences, at Sandown (good to soft) and Windsor (soft) in December/January; jumping again not fluent last time, despite added cheekpieces (retained), and he has his work cut out in this.
1(0)
7-5F11
Argento Boy
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J: Danny Mullins
T: W P Mullins
7
11-7
148
156
Winner of both completed chase starts, including in slow-motion finish to Naas Grade 3 in January (extended 3m, heavy); will stay but has more to find on ratings than most and bulk of his form has come on testing ground.
2(0)
3-1113
Final Demand
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J: Paul Townend
T: W P Mullins
7
11-7
156
165
Sole defeat over hurdles came at this meeting last year (third to The New Lion in the Turners) and lost his undefeated record over fences when just over 12l third to Kaid d'Authie in Grade 1 at the Dublin Racing Festival (extended 2m5f, soft); previous wins were impressive and he's a big player on form but that defeat and the addition of a tongue-tie are concerns.
NR(0)
12P-21
The Big Westerner
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T: Henry De Bromhead
7
11-0
144
160
Second (beaten favourite) in last year's Albert Bartlett; off the mark over fences in mares' Grade 2 novice at Limerick over Christmas (extended 2m6f, soft to heavy); improvement required, even with the sex allowance, and she was withdrawn on 'unsuitable' yielding ground in November.
5(0)
53-11U
Kitzbuhel
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J: Harry Cobden
T: W P Mullins
6
11-7
153
164
Set the early standard in this division, beating Kaid d'Authie on chase debut then winning Grade 1 Kauto Star at Kempton (3m, good) on Boxing Day; jumped right before unseating in Sandown Grade 1 last time and the worries today are going left-handed plus the sense that others have improved past him.
6(0)
14-221
Koktail Divin
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J: Darragh O'Keeffe
T: Henry De Bromhead
6
11-7
150
166
Second to Romeo Coolio and Oscars Brother on first two chase starts before impressing when winning an often-indicative race at Leopardstown over Christmas (extended 2m5f, yielding) by 21l; looked a leading contender for a handicap this week but yard instead opts to tackle this Grade 1.
RACING POST TIP
Kaid d'Authie
If they all line up this would be the biggest field for this race since 2007. The quality is high, too, with seven of the runners having achieved a Racing Post Rating of 155 or higher over fences. Final Demand and Romeo Coolio are huge talents, although neither looks rock-solid coming into this race and solid alternatives abound. Oscars Brother (second choice), Wendigo and Koktail Divin are all contenders, as is Western Fold whose chance would be boosted if the ground stays on the quick side, but the narrow verdict goes to KAID D'AUTHIE, whose win at the Dublin Racing Festival had all the hallmarks of a horse made for this race.
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BROWN ADVISORY NOVICES CHASE PREVIOUS WINNERS
| Year | Horse | Previous Form | Age | Price | Trainer | Jockey |
| 2025 | Lecky Watson | 355-11 | 7 | 20/1 | Willie Mullins | Sean O’Keeffe |
| 2024 | Fact To File | 22-211 | 7 | 8-13F | Willie Mullins | Mark Walsh |
| 2023 | The Real Whacker | 011 | 7 | 8-1 | Patrick Neville | Sam Twiston-Davies |
| 2022 | L’Homme Presse | 6-1111 | 7 | 9-4F | Venetia Williams | Charlie Deutsch |
| 2021 | Monkfish | 11-111 | 7 | 1-4F | Willie Mullins | Paul Townend |
| 2020 | Champ | 21-11F | 8 | 4-1 | Nicky Henderson | Barry Geraghty |
| 2019 | Topofthegame | 412-22 | 7 | 4-1 | Paul NIcholls | Harry Cobden |
| 2018 | Presenting Percy | 13112 | 7 | 5-2F | Pat Kelly | Davy Russell |
| 2017 | Might Bite | 7-21F1 | 8 | 7-2F | Nicky Henderson | Nico de Boinville |
| 2016 | Blaklion | 4F121 | 7 | 8-1 | Nigel Twiston-Davies | Ryan Hatch |
| 2015 | Don Poli | 11-211 | 6 | 13-8F | Willie Mullins | Bryan Cooper |
BROWN ADVISORY NOVICES CHASE KEY TRENDS AND STATS
Key trends
- Contested a Graded chase, 10/10 (six won)
- Top-two finish last time out, 9/10 (exception fell)
- Six to 12 hurdle and chase runs, 8/10
- Aged seven or eight, 9/10
- Adjusted RPR of at least 165, 9/10
- Rated within 5lb of RPR top-rated, 9/10
- Ran three to five times over fences, 8/10
Other factors
- Of the combined 40 chase starts of winners, only 2016 scorer Blaklion had finished outside the first three when completing (five had fallen).
- Seven winners had previously run at the festival – four in the Albert Bartlett, one in the Ballymore, one in the Pertemps Final, one in the Coral Cup and two in the Champion Bumper.
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WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR - BROWN ADVISORY NOVICES CHASE 2025
Willie Mullins collected the trophy for the Brown Advisory but not with the horse many expected to win. Mullins saddled four of the seven runners, including the 4-7 favourite Ballyburn, who pulled hard and could only finish fifth. Mullins was successful with the 20-1 chance Lecky Watson, who stayed on well under Sean O’Keeffe to score by four lengths.