Supreme Novices' Hurdle
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The Supreme Novices' Hurdle is a Grade 1 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 during the Cheltenham Festival in March. There are eight hurdles to be jumped in the race.
As the opening race on the first day of the Festival, the start of the race is traditionally greeted by the "Cheltenham Roar" which signifies the beginning of the festivities.
Until 1974 the race was known as the Gloucestershire Hurdle. Prior to 1972 it was split into separate divisions, usually two, but in both 1946 and 1963 there were three races.
[edit] Winners
- Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr".
- Separate divisions of the race indicated by (1), (2) and (3).
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
| 1946 (1) | Prince Rupert | 5 | Ron Smyth | Ted Smyth |
| 1946 (2) | Freetown | 6 | George Archibald | W. Larkin |
| 1946 (3) | Gremlin | 5 | Phil Canty | George Todd |
| no race 1947 | ||||
| 1948 (1) | Vulgan | 5 | Rickie Black | John de Moraville |
| 1948 (2) | Jean's Last | 6 | Bryan Marshall | Fulke Walwyn |
| 1949 (1) | French Wedding | 4 | Jimmy Brogan | Gerry Wilson |
| 1949 (2) | Tough Guy | 4 | Denis Dillon | Ivor Anthony |
| 1950 (1) | Tsaoko | 5 | Martin Molony | Sam Armstrong |
| 1950 (2) | Sir Charles | 4 | Mr Michael Scudamore | Geoffrey Scudamore |
| 1951 (1) | Red Stranger | 4 | Denis Dillon | Ron Smyth |
| 1951 (2) | Oukileles II | 4 | Fred Winter | George Archibald |
| 1952 (1) | Cockatoo | 6 | Mr Phonsie O'Brien | Vincent O'Brien |
| 1952 (2) | Evian | 4 | Fred Winter | George Archibald |
| 1953 (1) | Assynt | 5 | Eddie Newman | Danny Morgan |
| 1953 (2) | Dessin | 7 | Johnny Gilbert | Frank Hudson |
| 1954 (1) | Stroller | 6 | Pat Taaffe | Vincent O'Brien |
| 1954 (2) | Tasmin | 4 | René Emery | Henry Count |
| 1955 (1) | Vindore | 6 | Mr Phonsie O'Brien | Vincent O'Brien |
| 1955 (2) | Illyric | 6 | Tommy Burns | Vincent O'Brien |
| 1956 (1) | Boys Hurrah | 8 | Tommy Burns | Vincent O'Brien |
| 1956 (2) | Pelargos | 5 | Tommy Burns | Vincent O'Brien |
| 1957 (1) | Tokoroa | 6 | Dave Dick | Fred Rimell |
| 1957 (2) | Saffron Tartan | 6 | Tommy Burns | Vincent O'Brien |
| 1958 (1) | Admiral Stuart | 7 | Tommy Burns | Vincent O'Brien |
| 1958 (2) | Prudent King | 6 | Tommy Burns | Vincent O'Brien |
| 1959 (1) | York Fair | 5 | Tommy Burns | Vincent O'Brien |
| 1959 (2) | Albergo | 5 | Doug Page | Clem Magnier |
| 1960 (1) | Blue Mountain | 6 | Dick Broadway | George Todd |
| 1960 (2) | Bastille | 5 | Bill Woods | Tom Masson |
| 1961 (1) | Beau Normand | 5 | Bill Rees | Bob Turnell |
| 1961 (2) | Greektown | 5 | Michael Scudamore | Willie Stephenson |
| 1962 (1) | Tripacer | 4 | Tommy Carberry | Dan Moore |
| 1962 (2) | Clerical Grey | 4 | Willie Robinson | P. Murphy |
| 1963 (1) | Honour Bound | 5 | Terry Biddlecombe | Fred Rimell |
| 1963 (2) | Buona Notte | 6 | Johnnie Haine | Bob Turnell |
| 1963 (3) | Deetease | 5 | Clive Chapman | Basil Foster |
| 1964 (1) | Flyingbolt | 5 | Pat Taaffe | Tom Dreaper |
| 1964 (2) | Elan | 5 | Dave Dick | John Sutcliffe |
| 1965 (1) | Red Tears | 5 | Stan Mellor | Harry Thomson Jones |
| 1965 (2) | Havago | 6 | Bobby Beasley | Paddy Sleator |
| 1966 (1) | Beau Caprice | 12 | Tommy Jennings | Fulke Walwyn |
| 1966 (2) | Fosco | 5 | David Moore | Mick Goswell |
| 1967 (1) | Chorus | 6 | Johnnie Haine | Harry Thomson Jones |
| 1967 (2) | Early to Rise | 7 | Jeff King | Bob Turnell |
| 1968 (1) | King Cutler | 5 | Brian Fletcher | Denys Smith |
| 1968 (2) | L'Escargot | 5 | Tommy Carberry | Dan Moore |
| 1969 (1) | Normandy | 4 | Terry Biddlecombe | Fred Rimell |
| 1969 (2) | Private Room | 5 | Willie Robinson | Fulke Walwyn |
| 1970 (1) | Ballywilliam Boy | 5 | Bobby Coonan | Paddy Sleator |
| 1970 (2) | Bula | 5 | Paul Kelleway | Fred Winter |
| 1971 (1) | Persian Majesty | 4 | Terry Biddlecombe | Ryan Price |
| 1971 (2) | Barnard | 7 | Johnnie Haine | Fulke Walwyn |
| 1972 | Noble Life | 5 | Stan Murphy | Christy Grassick |
| 1973 | King Pele | 4 | David Nicholson | Gavin Pritchard-Gordon |
| 1974 | Avec Moi | 5 | Roger Rowell | Auriol Sinclair |
| 1975 | Bannow Rambler | 6 | Frank Berry | Padge Berry |
| 1976 | Beacon Light | 5 | Andrew Turnell | Bob Turnell |
| 1977 | Mac's Chariot | 6 | Dessie Hughes | Mick O'Toole |
| 1978 | Golden Cygnet | 6 | Mr Niall Madden | Edward O'Grady |
| 1979 | Stranfield | 6 | Tommy Kinane | Des McDonogh |
| 1980 | Slaney Idol | 5 | Tommy Carmody | Liam Browne |
| 1981 | Hartstown | 6 | Niall Madden | Mick O'Toole |
| 1982 | Miller Hill | 6 | Tom Morgan | Dessie Hughes |
| 1983 | Buck House | 5 | Tommy Carmody | Mouse Morris |
| 1984 | Browne's Gazette | 6 | Mr Dermot Browne | Michael Dickinson |
| 1985 | Harry Hastings | 6 | Chris Grant | John Wilson |
| 1986 | River Ceiriog | 5 | Steve Smith Eccles | Nicky Henderson |
| 1987 | Tartan Tailor | 6 | Phil Tuck | Gordon W. Richards |
| 1988 | Vagador | 5 | Mark Perrett | Guy Harwood |
| 1989 | Sondrio | 8 | Jonothan Lower | Martin Pipe |
| 1990 | Forest Sun | 5 | Jimmy Frost | Toby Balding |
| 1991 | Destriero | 5 | Pat McWilliams | Andy Geraghty |
| 1992 | Flown | 5 | Jamie Osborne | Nicky Henderson |
| 1993 | Montelado | 6 | Charlie Swan | Pat Flynn |
| 1994 | Arctic Kinsman | 6 | Carl Llewellyn | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 1995 | Tourist Attraction | 7 | Mark Dwyer | Willie Mullins |
| 1996 | Indefence | 5 | Warren Marston | Jenny Pitman |
| 1997 | Shadow Leader | 6 | Jamie Osborne | Charles Egerton |
| 1998 | French Ballerina | 5 | Graham Bradley | Pat Flynn |
| 1999 | Hors La Loi III | 4 | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe |
| 2000 | Sausalito Bay | 6 | Paul Carberry | Noel Meade |
| no race 2001 * | ||||
| 2002 | Like-a-Butterfly | 8 | Charlie Swan | Christy Roche |
| 2003 | Back in Front | 6 | Norman Williamson | Edward O'Grady |
| 2004 | Brave Inca | 6 | Barry Cash | Colm Murphy |
| 2005 | Arcalis | 5 | Graham Lee | Howard Johnson |
| 2006 | Noland | 5 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2007 | Ebaziyan | 6 | Davy Condon | Willie Mullins |
| 2008 | Captain Cee Bee | 7 | Robert Thornton | Eddie Harty |
* The 2001 race was cancelled because of the 2001 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth crisis.
[edit] Notes
- 1964 - Flyingbolt won the Cotswold Chase in 1965, and the Queen Mother Champion Chase and Irish Grand National in 1966.
- 1968 - L'Escargot later won the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 1970 and 1971 and the Grand National in 1975.
- 1970 - Bula went on to win the Champion Hurdle in 1971 and 1972.
- 1978 - Golden Cygnet fell fatally in the following month's Scottish Champion Hurdle.
- 1983 - Buck House subsequently won the Queen Mother Champion Chase in 1986.
- 1993 - By winning the opening race Montelado won two successive races at the Cheltenham Festival, having won the final race of the 1992 Festival, the Champion Bumper.
- 1999 - Hors La Loi III won the Champion Hurdle in 2002.
- 2004 - Brave Inca won the Champion Hurdle in 2006.
- 2007 - Ebaziyan was formerly trained on the flat by John Oxx, and was bred by the Aga Khan IV.
