Sharp Novices' Hurdle

Sharp Novices' Hurdle
(Sky Bet Supreme Trial Novices' Hurdle)
Grade 2 race
Location Cheltenham Racecourse
Cheltenham, England
Race type Hurdle race
Sponsor Sky Bet
Website Cheltenham
Race information
Distance 2m ½f (3,319 metres)
Surface Turf
Track Left-handed
Qualification Four-years-old and up
Weight 11 st 0 lb
Allowances
7 lb for fillies and mares
Penalties
7 lb for winners of a Class 1 to 3 hurdle
4 lb for winners of a Class 4 hurdle
Purse £30,000 (2013)
1st: £17,085
Sharp Novices' Hurdle
2015
Altior Maputo Simon Squirrel

The Sharp Novices' Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run on the Old Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 2 miles and 110 yards (100 metres), and during its running there are eight hurdles to be jumped. The race is for novice hurdlers, and it is scheduled to take place each year in November.

The event was formerly contested over 2 miles, and it used to be held in December. It was extended by a furlong in 1992, and it was cut to its present length and moved to November in 1994. In 2011 the race was renamed to the Opus Energy Novices' Hurdle as part of a sponsorship deal with UK power supplier Opus Energy.[1] Since 2013 the race has been sponsored by Sky Bet and run as the Sky Bet Supreme Trial Novices' Hurdle.

Winners since 1987

Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
1987 Butt and Ben 3 Roger Chapman Fulke Walwyn
1988 Green Willow 6 Peter Hobbs Josh Gifford
1989 Run for Free 5 Peter Scudamore Martin Pipe
no race 1990 [1]
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
2008 Golan Way 4 Jamie Goldstein Sheena West
2009 Loosen My Load 5 Andrew Lynch Henry de Bromhead
2010 Cue Card 4 Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard
2011 Steps to Freedom 5 Robbie Power Jessica Harrington
2012 Dodging Bullets 4 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2013 The Liquidator 5 Tom Scudamore David Pipe
2014 Vyta Du Roc 5 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson
2015 Altior 5 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson

1 The 1990 running was abandoned because of snow.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Cheltenham welcomes shloer and Opus Energy as new sponsors at the open" (PDF). 2011-11-04. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
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