Sharp Novices' Hurdle
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The Sharp Novices' Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race in the United Kingdom for four-year-old and above novices. It is run over a distance of 2 miles 110 yards (3,319 m) on the Old Course at Cheltenham Racecourse in early November. There are eight hurdles to be jumped in the race.
Prior to 1994 it was run over 2 miles (3.2 km) in December.
[edit] Winners since 1987
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
| 1987 | Butt and Ben | 4 | R. Chapman | Fulke Walwyn |
| 1988 | Green Willow | 6 | Peter Hobbs | Josh Gifford |
| 1989 | Run for Free | 5 | Peter Scudamore | Martin Pipe |
| no race 1990 * | ||||
| 1991 | Thetford Forest | 4 | Richard Dunwoody | David Nicholson |
| 1992 | Satin Lover | 4 | Graham McCourt | Nigel Tinkler |
| 1993 | Large Action | 5 | Jamie Osborne | Oliver Sherwood |
| 1994 | Berude Not To | 5 | Jamie Osborne | Oliver Sherwood |
| 1995 | Mandys Mantino | 5 | Philip Hide | Josh Gifford |
| 1996 | Kailash | 5 | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe |
| 1997 | Circus Star | 4 | Adrian Maguire | David Nicholson |
| 1998 | Hoh Invader | 6 | Richard Dunwoody | Charlie Mann |
| 1999 | Silence Reigns | 5 | Mick Fitzgerald | Paul Nicholls |
| 2000 | Reiziger | 4 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs |
| 2001 | Fireball Macnamara | 5 | Timmy Murphy | Mark Pitman |
| 2002 | Mutakarrim | 5 | Paul Carberry | Dermot Weld |
| 2003 | Self Defense | 6 | Barry Keniry | Emma Lavelle |
| 2004 | Marcel | 4 | Timmy Murphy | Martin Pipe |
| 2005 | Boychuk | 4 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs |
| 2006 | Moon over Miami | 5 | Noel Fehily | Charlie Mann |
| 2007 | I'msingingtheblues | 5 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
* The 1990 race was abandoned due to snow.
