Challow Novices' Hurdle

The Challow Novices' Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Newbury over a distance of about 2 miles and 4½ furlongs (2 miles 4 furlongs and 118 yards, or 4,131 metres), and during its running there are ten hurdles to be jumped. The race is for novice hurdlers, and it is scheduled to take place each year in late December. Prior to 1999 the race was sometimes run in early January. Initially contested as a two mile juvenile hurdle (restricted to horses who were three years old at the start of the season), the race was opened to older horses from the 1981–82 season onwards.[1] After a hiatus during the mid 1990s, juvenile hurdlers are now excluded from the race.

Challow Hurdle
Grade 1 race
LocationNewbury Racecourse
Newbury, England
Race typeHurdle race
SponsorMansionBet
WebsiteNewbury
Race information
Distance2m 4f 118y (4,131 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationFour-years-old and up
Weight11 st 7 lb;
Allowances
7 lb for fillies and mares
Purse£40,000 (2020)
1st: £22,780
Challow Novices' Hurdle
2020
Bravemansgame Star Gate The Glancing Queen

Records

Leading jockey since 1971 (6 wins):

  • Tony McCoy – Classified (2002), Coolnagorna (2003), Wichita Lineman (2007), Backspin (2011), Taquin du Seuil (2013), Captain Cutter (2014)

Leading trainer since 1971 (4 wins):

Winners since 1970–71

  • actual year of race highlighted in bold – when in January, the minimum age is 5-y-o
Season
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
1970–1971 True Luck 4 Ken White Fred Rimell
1971–1972 Official 3 Clive Bailey Toby Balding
1972–1973 Glorious Fifteenth 3 Terry Biddlecombe Ron Smyth
1973–1974 Ashendene 3 Redvers Weaver George Vergette
1974–1975 Benroy 3 David Mould Haynes
1975–1976 Havanus 4 Bob Davies David Morley
1976–1977Abandoned due to Frost
1977–1978 Pollerton 3 Steve Smith-Eccles Harry Thomson Jones
1978–1979 Snowtown Boy 3 Roger Rowell Auriol Sinclair
1979–1980 Celtic Isle 3 Eddie Woods[lower-alpha 1] Fred Rimell
1980–1981 Highway 4 Bob Davies David Morley
1981–1982 Right Regent 4 Colin Brown David Elsworth
1982–1983 Ambiance 4 Peter Scudamore Peter Bailey
1983–1984 Catch Phrase 5 Peter Double Josh Gifford
1984–1985 The Breener 5 Simon Sherwood Oliver Sherwood
1985–1986Abandoned due to Frost
1986–1987 Bonanza Boy 6 Peter Hobbs Philip Hobbs
1987–1988 Slalom 7 John White Michael Robinson
1988–1989 Green Willow 6 Peter Hobbs Josh Gifford
1989–1990 Forest Sun 4 Jimmy Frost Toby Balding
1990–1991 Tyrone Bridge 4 Richard Dunwoody Martin Pipe
1991–1992 Lift and Load 4 Graham McCourt Richard Hannon Sr.
1992–1993 Lord Relic 7 Peter Scudamore Martin Pipe
1993–1994 Large Action 6 Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood
1994–1995 Berude Not To 5 Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood
1995–1996Abandoned due to Frost
1996–1997Abandoned due to Frost
1997–1998Abandoned due to Waterlogging
1998–1999 King's Road 6 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies
1999–2000 Bindaree [lower-alpha 2] 5 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies
2000–2001Abandoned due to Frost and Snow
2001–2002 Classified 5 Tony McCoy Martin Pipe
2002–2003 Coolnagorna 5 Tony McCoy Jonjo O'Neill
2003–2004 Cornish Rebel 6 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2004–2005 Brewster 7 David Dennis Ian Williams
2005–2006 Denman [lower-alpha 2] 6 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2006–2007 Wichita Lineman 5 Tony McCoy Jonjo O'Neill
2007–2008 Souffleur 4 Tom O'Brien Peter Bowen
2008–2009 Diamond Harry 5 Timmy Murphy Nick Williams
2009–2010 Reve de Sivola 4 Daryl Jacob Nick Williams
2010-2011 Backspin 5 Tony McCoy Jonjo O'Neill
2011-2012 Fingal Bay 5 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs
2012-2013 Taquin du Seuil 5 Tony McCoy Jonjo O'Neill
2013-2014 Captain Cutter 6 Tony McCoy Nicky Henderson
2014-2015 Parlour Games 6 Noel Fehily John Ferguson
2015-2016 Barters Hill 5 David Bass Ben Pauling
2016-2017 Messire Des Obeaux 4 Daryl Jacob Alan King
2017-2018 Poetic Rhythm 6 Paddy Brennan Fergal O'Brien
2018-2019 Champ 6 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson
2019-2020 Thyme Hill 5 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs
2020-2021 Bravemansgame 5 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls
  1. amateur jockey
  2. The 1999–00 and 2005–06 runnings took place at Cheltenham

See also

References

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