2026 Turners Novices' Hurdle Odds - No Drama This End leads Irish challengers in market
The 2026 Turners Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham Festival is set to showcase top novice hurdlers over a two-and-a-half-mile Grade One course. Key contenders include Paul Nicholls' No Drama This End, the unbeaten Challow Hurdle winner and current favorite, along with Willie Mullins' Mighty Park and Doctor Steinberg. Gordon Elliott's Skylight Hustle and other notable entries such as Talk The Talk and Act Of Innocence add intrigue. With odds ranging from 9/2 to 14/1, the race promises excitement and fierce competition.
- Latest odds and betting for the 2026 Turners Novices' Hurdle [Updated on 11.2.2026]
- This Grade One takes place at Cheltenham on Wednesday 11th March 2026
- No Drama This End remains the 9/2 favourite
Day two at the Cheltenham Festival kicks off with the Turners Novices' Hurdle. This two-and-a-half-mile Grade One has been won by plenty of top hurdlers down the years, and last year's winner, The New Lion will line up in the Champion Hurdle on the opening day of this year's meeting.
Here's a look at the 2026 Turners Novices' Hurdle betting and run down of the headline entries.
2026 Turners Novices' Hurdle Odds
| Name | Odds |
|---|---|
| No Drama This End | 9/2 |
| Mighty Park | 6/1 |
| Skylight Hustle | 7/1 |
| Ballyfad | 8/1 |
| Doctor Steinberg | 10/1 |
| Talk The Talk | 10/1 |
| Act Of Innocence | 12/1 |
| Bar | 14/1 |
[Updated on 11.2.2026]
2026 Turners Novices' Hurdle Entries
Paul Nicholls is no stranger to Grade One success in the novice races at the Cheltenham Festival. He'll be represented here by unbeaten Challow Hurdle winner No Drama This End, who remains the favourite for Tuesday's opener but could slide down the market once his rival's targets are confirmed.
Mighty Park impressed during his maiden victory at Fairyhouse, and seems likely to step up in trip at Cheltenham. Willie Mullins could also be represented by Nathaniel Lacy winner Doctor Steinberg, Grade One placer King Rasko Grey, and Moscow Flyer winner Sober.
With El Cairos set to fly the flag for Gordon Elliott in the Supreme, he could be represented in the Turners by Grade One winner Skylight Hustle, and Dublin Racing Festival runner-up Ballyfad. Talk The Talk beat both Ballyfad and King Rasko Grey at Leopardstown, and he's also entered in the Turners, as well as the Supreme.
Act Of Innocence booked his Cheltenham Festival ticket when scoring in the Sidney Banks. Declan Queally both rode and trained I'll Sort That to win the Ballymore Novices' Hurdle at Navan, and he's likely to take up his Turners entry.
Other potential runners include Thomas Cooper's Shuttle Diplomacy, Came From Nowhere for Jeremy Scott, I Started A Joke for Charles Byrnes, and the first two from the Classic Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham, Kripticjim and Taurus Bay.
Other potential runners include Thomas Cooper's Shuttle Diplomacy, Came From Nowhere for Jeremy Scott, I Started A Joke for Charles Byrnes, and the first two from the Classic Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham, Kripticjim and Taurus Bay.
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