Challow Novices' Hurdle

Challow Hurdle

Grade 1 race
Location	Newbury Racecourse Newbury, England
Race type	Hurdle race
Sponsor	Betfred
Website	Newbury
Race information
Distance	2m 5f
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Four-years-old and up
Weight	11 st 7 lb; Allowances 7 lb for fillies and mares
Purse	£40,000 (2015) 1st: £22,780

Challow Novices' Hurdle

2015
Barters Hill	Politologue	Label Des Obeaux

Previous years
2014
Parlour Games	Vyta Du Roc	Blaklion
2013
Captain Cutter	Timesremembered	Oscar Rock
2012
Taquin Du Seuil	Easter Day	Ballybough Pat
2011
Fingal Bay	Ballyrock	Double Ross

2010-2001
2010
Backspin	Court In Motion	Al Ferof
2009
Reve De Sivola	Restless Harry	Finian's Rainbow
2008
Diamond Harry	Junior	Hell's Bay
2007
Souffleur	Elusive Dream	Gauvain
2006
Wichita Lineman	Sir Jimmy Shand	Roll Along
2005
Denman	The Cool Guy	Boychuk
2004
Brewster	Ladalko	Keepthedreamalive
2003
Cornish Rebel	Big Moment	Grey Report
2002
Coolnagorna	Calling Brave	Lady Laureate
2001
Classified	Too Forward	See You Sometime

2000-1993
1999
Bindaree	Barney Knows	Hati Roy
1998
King's Road	Rio's King	Storm Of Gold
1994
Berude Not To	Garrylough	Court Master
1993
Large Action	Corrouge	Top Spin

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 5 furlongs (4,225 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 or early January.

Winners since 1987–88

• actual year of race highlighted in bold – when in January, the minimum age is 5-y-o

Season	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer
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
	no race 1995–98
1998–1999	King's Road	6	Carl Llewellyn	Nigel Twiston-Davies
1999–2000	Bindaree ^[1]	5	Carl Llewellyn	Nigel Twiston-Davies
	no race 2000–01
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 ^[1]	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

¹ The 1999–00 and 2005–06 runnings took place at Cheltenham.

See also

• Horseracing in Great Britain
• List of British National Hunt races

References

• Racing Post:
  • 87–88, 88–89, 89–90, 90–91, 91–92, 92–93, 93–94, 94–95, 98–99, 99–00
  • 01–02, 02–03, 03–04, 04–05, 05–06, 06–07, 07–08, 08–09, 09–10, 10-11
  • 11-12, 12-13, 13-14, 14-15, 15-16

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• pedigreequery.com – Challow Novices' Hurdle – Newbury.