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Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle
16:40 Cheltenham Festival
2025-03-11
Winner: £45,016
Runners: 22
Going: Good To Soft
No. of hurdles: 8
Distance: 2m0f87y
The Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle is a Grade 3 handicap hurdle restricted to four-year-old juvenile hurdlers. It provides trainers with an alternative to the Grade 1 Triumph Hurdle, the other race at the Cheltenham Festival restricted to four-year-old hurdlers. The race is better known as the Fred Winter, in honor of the legendary trainer.
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7(0)
32321
Slurricane
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J: Tom Harney
T: Ross O'Sullivan
4
11-2
126
129
Has shown likeable consistency on the Flat and over hurdles; gave Beyond Your Dreams a race in his final maiden before he had Out For A Stroll and Total Look behind when successful on his handicap debut at Punchestown (heavy; probably wants it quicker); an uncomplicated gelding who shouldn't be passed over lightly.
21(0)
214
Hot Fuss
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J: David Bass
T: Tom Dascombe
4
10-12
122
130
Talented Flat performer and encouragingly as good as ever in a first-time visor (replacing cheekpieces) when winning a 2m AW handicap 17 days ago; his 4l second to leading Triumph hope East India Dock in October (good) now looks a really smart effort and, after winning well at Sandown (soft), he perhaps didn't fancy a foggy Chepstow when comfortably held in a Grade 2 over Christmas; consistent in the main and this streetwise 4yo can't be dismissed; blinkers are the choice of headgear this time.
19(0)
41616F
Moutarde
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J: Callum Pritchard
T: Anthony Charlton
4
10-12
122
129
Had plenty of racing on the Flat; 2-7 over hurdles so he's more exposed than some of these, and heading here on the back of a fall is not ideal, though he was in the process of running well at Musselburgh (Listed race on good to soft) when taking that tumble; however, it goes against the grain to trust one with his profile in a race this competitive.
22(0)
24133
Lavender Hill Mob
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J: Jamie Brace
T: James Owen
4
10-11
121
123
Useful on the Flat and in view of that he's been a tad underwhelming over hurdles, winning just one of his five races; took backward steps the last twice (with and without cheekpieces) and this is a tough race in which to bounce back; connections would appear to hold higher hopes with Liam Swagger.
5(0)
133
Total Look
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J: Keith Donoghue
T: Gavin Cromwell
4
11-8
132
130
Progress on the Flat featured a 1m2f maiden win on good ground; has wasted no time in raising his profile as a hurdler and this Navan maiden winner pocketed valuable course experience when a rallying third behind dead-heaters Quantock Hills and Teriferma here in December (good to soft); beaten since in a Punchestown heavy-ground handicap won by Slurricane, but can jump better than he did that day and nothing was finishing stronger; has more scope than your typical ex-Flat 4yo; makes the shortlist in first-time headgear.
6(0)
312
Puturhandstogether
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J: Mark Walsh
T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
4
11-6
130
126
1m2f Flat winner; beat Turn And Finish in a big-field maiden at Cork (soft) and heavy ground was perhaps a factor in his reversal at Fairyhouse; needs to improve on this handicap debut but he's been a market mover this past week and represents a trainer who knows what's required for this.
18(0)
221
Beyond Your Dreams
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J: J J Slevin
T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
4
10-13
123
129
Flat form hardly fills the eye but she was a 1m4f winner and has taken well to hurdling, getting off the mark last time at Fairyhouse (yielding) by narrowly repelling Slurricane; her jumping remains a cause for concern but she's closely matched with Total Look on their previous clash and Joseph O'Brien has successfully targeted this race (two wins since 2019); interesting with cheekpieces applied.
14(0)
4122
Solar Drive
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J: Gavin Brouder
T: Paul W Flynn
4
11-0
124
125
No great shakes on the Flat despite winning twice; Ballinrobe maiden winner over hurdles and ran well in defeat the last twice, with false starts not helping his cause last time at Musselburgh (Listed; good to soft) as it took a while to pull him up; others still appeal as more likely winners of this.
11(0)
424
Holy See
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J: Oakley Brown
T: William Durkan
4
11-1
125
130
Respectable Flat form in France and has shown promise over hurdles; pushed an unexposed Willie Mullins horse close at Naas and unlikely to have given his true running when favourite there a month ago (behind Murcia and Ephesus) in a race that's been a great guide to this; could yet have more in the locker and it would be foolish to put a line through his chance; first-time headgear.
2(0)
-33182
Murcia
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J: Rachael Blackmore
T: W P Mullins
4
11-12
136
130
A slow-burner in France where she took four goes to get off the mark; highly tried on stable debut but on another day (her jumping lacked fluency and she found trouble in running) she would surely have won a rated hurdle at Naas (in reapplied tongue-tie) last time that has thrown up four of the last six winners of this race; that promise has triggered a tough initial handicap mark and there's a bit to prove away from soft/heavy ground, but there's also a strong suspicion she has more to offer.
13(0)
112
Liam Swagger
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J: Sam Twiston-Davies
T: James Owen
4
11-0
124
133
Good Flat horse before embarking on his hurdling career and a recent winning stroll on the AW (long odds-on in new tongue-tie/cheekpieces combination) should have buoyed confidence levels; already has Listed honours over hurdles and he was conceding lumps of weight (and raced freely) when coming up shy on ground too soft at Newbury; today's bigger-field scenario could suit him and he's one of many with each-way claims.
17(0)
-133P2
Mister Cessna
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J: Jonathan Burke
T: Fergal O'Brien
4
10-13
123
126
1-4 over hurdles in France where he also ran well in his sole chase; pulled up in the fog at Chepstow over Christmas (Grade 2; the only time he's not worn a tongue-tie) and isn't wildly appealing after coming up short at Ludlow (good to soft), for all that the winner is going places.
3(0)
4-F235
Sony Bill
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J: Paul Townend
T: W P Mullins
4
11-12
136
124
Promising French form but has had to settle for minor honours in two Graded races, both at Leopardstown, in Ireland and was unable to exploit a soft lead in the latest; lofty aspirations appear dashed for now and it's a struggle to consider this mark as lenient, but with Paul Townend committing to the cause there's good reason to believe he can raise his game; the return of a tongue-tie he wore in France could also be significant.
16(0)
322
Kool One
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J: Mr I Ryan
T: Conor David Maxwell
4
10-13
123
132
Low-grade Flat winner over 1m6f; has soon raised his profile as a hurdler and, after chasing home good horses in two maidens (just behind Holy See in the first), he ran into another smart prospect in a Grade 3 at Naas; deserves his chance in a race of this nature and rates a lively outsider with the return to forecast better ground a likely plus (encountered soft/heavy so far over hurdles).
8(0)
35814
Robbies Rock
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J: Conor Stone-Walsh
T: Gavin Cromwell
4
11-2
126
121
Conceded a lot of weight to Beyond Your Dreams when second to that horse in a 1m4f Flat handicap last September; however, although he's won a handicap already over hurdles, this is a different test altogether and Total Look is widely considered as the stable's principal hope.
20(0)
1O225B
Static
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J: Charlie Maggs
T: Donald McCain
4
10-12
122
134
Ex-French gelding; closely matched with Liam Swagger on November's Wetherby clash but hasn't made any striking progress in the meantime and his unfortunate departure in a Listed event at Musselburgh didn't cost him the race; subsequently sold out of Olly Murphy's yard for 38,000gns; placed at best if he's lucky.
4(0)
1162
Stencil
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J: James Reveley
T: Noel George & Amanda Zetterholm
4
11-11
135
135
Won two of his three races in France; beaten 10l in the end in a Grade 2 here on Trials day (New course) but he was the only one remotely to threaten Triumph favourite East India Dock and there was a long way back to the third; strong traveller who could benefit from the sharper test offered by the Old course and this mark might underestimate him; unraced on ground quicker than soft but his pedigree bodes well in that respect; big player.
10(0)
11214
Teriferma
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J: Sean Bowen
T: Jack Jones
4
11-2
126
127
Inferior Flat form to a few of these but he's making a name for himself over hurdles and has a similar profile to Quantock Hills (with whom he's closely matched on bare form), having looked on an upward curve until fading away in a Grade 2 here in January; that was his first time on soft ground (won on good and good to soft) so there's reason to believe he'll run better this time; the tongue-tie worn throughout over hurdles is joined by cheekpieces that he wore once on the Flat (finished sixth).
9(0)
212115
Quantock Hills
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J: Harry Cobden
T: Warren Greatrex
4
11-2
126
127
Dead-heated for first with Teriferma here (good to soft) in December with Total Look a close third but travelled much the best of those and would have won outright had he not idled and hung left up the run-in; forget his damp squib of a run on Trials day (Grade 2; well behind Stencil) as he scoped dirty on returning home; he's a good looker with more to offer and the removal of a hood sported in his last three races might not be a bad move.
12(0)
6S3221
Turn And Finish
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J: Paul O'Brien
T: Harry Derham
4
11-1
125
129
Placed in juvenile hurdles on final three runs for Joseph O'Brien but he made a right meal of justifying long odds-on favouritism on debut for this yard in a Catterick maiden (soft) and the runner-up is now 0-6 as a hurdler (well beaten since); Harry Derham can pull rabbits out of hats but this might be asking a bit much; tongue-tie and cheekpieces applied.
1(0)
317
Wendrock
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J: Jack Kennedy
T: Gordon Elliott
4
11-12
136
120
Won a Leopardstown maiden at Christmas but he's badly handicapped with Total Look and Beyond Your Dreams who were ahead of him the run before, and at 25-1 he ran accordingly in a Grade 1 last time (soft); on the plus side, his yard has won this four times before and getting back on forecast drier ground has to be a good thing.
15(0)
22F
Luker's Tipple
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J: Sean O'Keeffe
T: Andrew Kinirons
4
10-13
123
126
Second in two maidens before tipping up late on in a Listed race at Musselburgh (good to soft) when still in contention; shouldn't be long in winning but this looks out of his reach.
RACING POST TIP
Quantock Hills
this since his second in a Grade 2 here on Trials day, which he would have won by knocking on 20l were it not for the presence of Triumph favourite East India Dock. QUANTOCK HILLS had valid excuses when failing to fire in that same race and he was looking good here in December until he idled/hung when asserting on the run-in to gift Teriferma a share of the honours. Back in third that day was Total Look who, according to the betting, is one of Ireland's better chances this afternoon. Hot Fuss, Liam Swagger, Puturhandstogether and Beyond Your Dreams are others to consider.
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FRED WINTER PREVIOUS WINNERS
| Year | Horse | Previous Form | Age | Price | Trainer | Jockey |
| 2024 | Lark In The Mornin | 263 | 4 | 9-1 | Joseph O’Brien | JJ Slevin |
| 2023 | Jazzy Matty | 2154 | 4 | 18-1 | Gordon Elliott | Michael O’Sullivan (3) |
| 2022 | Brazil | 66541 | 4 | 10-1 | Padraig Roche | Mark Walsh |
| 2021 | Jeff Kidder | 12517 | 4 | 80-1 | Noel Meade | Colin Keane |
| 2020 | Aramax | 31-F31 | 4 | 15-2 | Gordon Elliott | Mark Walsh |
| 2019 | Band Of Outlaws | 311 | 4 | 7-2F | Joseph O’Brien | JJ Slevin |
| 2018 | Veneer Of Charm | 127 | 4 | 33-1 | Gordon Elliott | Jack Kennedy |
| 2017 | Flying Tiger | 2P614 | 4 | 33-1 | Nick Williams | Richard Johnson |
| 2016 | Diego Du Charmil | 322 | 4 | 13-2 | Paul Nicholls | Sam Twiston-Davies |
| 2015 | Qualando | B3-421 | 4 | 25-1 | Paul Nicholls | Nick Scholfield |
FRED WINTER KEY TRENDS AND STATS
Key trends
- Carried between 11st and 11st 9lb, 8/10
- Previous winner over hurdles, 8/10
- Trained in Ireland, 7/10
- Ran to an RPR of 133 or above, 7/10
- Sent off at double-figure odds, 6/10
Other factors
- Four winners in the last decade ran in a 2m novice hurdle at Naas the month before – three of those (Brazil, Aramax, Band Of Outlaws) won it.
- No trainer has trained more winners in it than Gordon Elliott (four times)
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WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR - BOODLES FRED WINTER 2024
As has become a theme, last year’s running was dominated by the Irish with the Joseph O’Brien-trained Lark In The Mornin coming out on top. The son of Solider Hollow was impressively winning for the first time over hurdles and was another winner in the race for rider JJ Slevin. O’Brien also saddled the fourth-placed Harsh, with six of the first seven home Irish-trained. Eagles Reign outran his 80-1 odds with a huge race when second, while Nadaawi finished in third.