The 2015 Neptune Investment Novices Hurdle takes place on Wednesday 11 March at 14:05. Compare Cheltenham Festival Odds and bet. Free Bets
The Neptune Investment Novices Hurdle is the second race on the second day of the Cheltenham Festival. It is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race open to horses aged four years or older. The race covers a distance of around 2 miles and five furlongs over ten hurdles.
The current champion is Faugheen who won the 2014 race at 6/4.
The total prize fund in 2015 is £130,000
Neptune Investment Novices Hurdle Winners 2000-2014
| Year | Winner | Odds | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
| 2014 | Faugheen | 6/4 | 6 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2013 | The New One | 7/2 | 5 | Sam Twiston-Davies | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 2012 | Simonsig | 2/1 | 6 | BJ Geraghty | NJ Henderson |
| 2011 | First Lieutenant | 7/1 | 6 | Davy Russell | Mouse Morris |
| 2010 | Peddlers Cross | 7/1 | 5 | Jason Maguire | Donald McCain |
| 2009 | Mikael D’Haguenet | 5/2F | 5 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2008 | Fiveforthree | 7/1 | 6 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2007 | Massini’s Maguire | 20/1 | 6 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs |
| 2006 | Nicanor | 17/2 | 5 | Paul Carberry | Noel Meade |
| 2005 | No Refuge | 17/2 | 5 | Graham Lee | Howard Johnson |
| 2004 | Fundamentalist | 12/1 | 6 | Carl Llewellyn | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 2003 | Hardy Eustace | 6/1 | 6 | Kieran Kelly | Dessie Hughes |
| 2002 | Galileo | 12/1 | 6 | Jason Maguire | Tom Gorge |
| 2001 | Abandoned * | – | – | – | – |
| 2000 | Monsignor | 5/4F | 6 | Norman Williamson | Mark Pitman |
* Meeting abandoned due to ‘Foot and Mouth’
