Top Novices' Hurdle
The Top Novices' Hurdle is a Grade One National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Aintree over a distance of about 2 miles and half a furlong (2 miles and 103 yards, or 3,313 metres), and during its running there are nine hurdles to be jumped. The race is for novice hurdlers, and it is scheduled to take place each year during the Grand National meeting in early April.
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| Jonbon | El Fabiolo | Vina Ardanza |
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| Belfast Banter | Do Your Job | Dusart |
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| Felix Desjy | Aramon | Rouge Vif |
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| Lalor | Vision Des Flos | Bedrock |
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| Pingshou | Mount Mews | The Unit |
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| Buveur D'air | Petit Mouchoir | Limini |
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| Cyrus Darius | Vago Collonges | Qewy |
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| Josses Hill | Sgt Reckless | King of The Picts |
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| My Tent Or Yours | Forgotten Voice | Zuider Zee |
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| Darlan | Captain Conan | Prospect Wells |
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| Topolski | Oilily | Sire De Grugy |
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| General Miller | Menorah | Inventor |
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| El Dancer | American Trilogy | Somersby |
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| Pierrot Lunaire | Blue Bajan | Lazy Darren |
| 2007 | ||
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| Blythe Knight | Osana | Ouninpohja |
| 2006 | ||
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| Straw Bear | Conna Castle | The Duke's Speech |
| 2005 | ||
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| Mighty Man | Dusky Warbler | Napolitain |
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| Royal Shakespeare | Contraband | Fleet Street |
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| Limerick Boy | Man O'Mystery | Lirfox |
| 2002 | ||
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| In Contrast | Westender | April Louise |
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| Ilico | Hunters Tweed | Tidour |
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| Phardante Flyer | Gold Merit | Latalomne |
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| Joe Mac | Grecian Dart | Piped Aboard |
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| Fataliste | Dawn Leader | Petite Risk |
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| Midnight Legend | Sharpical | High in the Clouds |
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| Tragic Hero | Charming Girl | Castle Sweep |
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| Sweet Mignonette | Shankar | Captain Khedive |
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| Jazilah | Winter Forest | Dreams End |
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| Roll A Dollar | Gaelic Myth | Land Afar |
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| Carobee | Halkopous | Hangover |
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| Granville Again | Gran Alba | Young Pokey |
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| Fidway | Rakes Lane | Philosophos |
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| Young Benz | Decided | Redundant Pal |
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| Faraway Lad | Sea Island | Ryde Again |
The field usually includes horses which ran previously in the Supreme Novices' Hurdle, and the last to achieve victory in both events was Browne's Gazette in 1984. The Top Novices' Hurdle was upgraded to Grade One by the British Horseracing Authority from its 2016 running.[1]
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
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| 1976 | Beacon Light | 5 | Bob Turnell | Andy Turnell |
| 1977 | Irish Rambler | 6 | Joe Crowley | Joe Crowley |
| 1978 | Prousto | 5 | Jonjo O'Neill | Alan Jarvis |
| 1979 | Rimondo | 4 | Jonjo O'Neill | Ted Carter |
| 1980 | Jugador | 5 | Ron Davies | Derek Kent |
| 1981 | Burns | 5 | Bill Smith | Fulke Walwyn |
| 1982 | Bright Oasis | 6 | Allen Webb | Kim Bailey |
| 1983 | Very Promising | 5 | Sam Morshead | Mercy Rimell |
| 1984 | Browne's Gazette | 6 | Dermot Browne[lower-alpha 1] | Michael Dickinson |
| 1985 | Sailor's Dance | 5 | Jimmy Duggan | Fred Winter |
| 1986 | I Bin Zaidoon | 5 | Graham McCourt | Jenny Pitman |
| 1987 | Convinced | 5 | Peter Scudamore | Martin Pipe |
| 1988 | Faraway Lad | 5 | Simon Sherwood | Oliver Sherwood |
| 1989 | Young Benz | 5 | Lorcan Wyer | Peter Easterby |
| 1990 | Fidway | 5 | Steve Smith Eccles | Tim Thomson Jones |
| 1991 | Granville Again | 5 | Peter Scudamore | Martin Pipe |
| 1992 | Carobee | 5 | Richard Dunwoody | David Nicholson |
| 1993 | Roll a Dollar | 7 | Paul Holley | David Elsworth |
| 1994 | Jazilah | 6 | Graham McCourt | Reg Akehurst |
| 1995 | Sweet Mignonette | 7 | Peter Niven | Mary Reveley |
| 1996 | Tragic Hero | 4 | Jonothan Lower | Martin Pipe |
| 1997 | Midnight Legend | 6 | Richard Johnson | David Nicholson |
| 1998 | Fataliste | 4 | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe |
| 1999 | Joe Mac | 5 | Conor O'Dwyer | Christy Roche |
| 2000 | Phardante Flyer | 6 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs |
| 2001 | Ilico II | 5 | Adrian Maguire | Philip Hobbs |
| 2002 | In Contrast | 6 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs |
| 2003 | Limerick Boy | 5 | Tony Dobbin | Venetia Williams |
| 2004 | Royal Shakespeare | 5 | Robert Thornton | Steve Gollings |
| 2005 | Mighty Man | 5 | Richard Johnson | Henry Daly |
| 2006 | Straw Bear | 5 | Tony McCoy | Nick Gifford |
| 2007 | Blythe Knight | 7 | Tony McCoy | John Quinn |
| 2008 | Pierrot Lunaire | 4 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2009 | El Dancer | 5 | Dominic Elsworth | Lucy Wadham |
| 2010 | General Miller | 5 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
| 2011 | Topolski | 5 | Daryl Jacob | David Arbuthnot |
| 2012 | Darlan | 5 | Tony McCoy | Nicky Henderson |
| 2013 | My Tent Or Yours | 6 | Tony McCoy | Nicky Henderson |
| 2014 | Josses Hill | 6 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
| 2015 | Cyrus Darius | 6 | Brian Hughes | Malcolm Jefferson |
| 2016 | Buveur d'Air | 5 | Noel Fehily | Nicky Henderson |
| 2017 | Pingshou | 7 | Robbie Power | Colin Tizzard |
| 2018 | Lalor | 6 | Richard Johnson | Kayley Woollacott |
| 2019 | Felix Desjy | 6 | Jack Kennedy | Gordon Elliott |
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| 2021 | Belfast Banter | 6 | Kevin Sexton | Peter Fahey |
| 2022 | Jonbon | 6 | Aidan Coleman | Nicky Henderson |
- amateur jockey
- The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[2]
References
- "Aintree's two-mile novices' hurdle elevated to Grade 1 status as the BHA announces upgrades to Jump Pattern races for 2015/16 / 07 Jul 15". britishhorseracing.com. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspended until end of April". BBC Sport. 17 March 2020.
- aintree.co.uk – 2010 John Smith's Grand National Media Guide.
- pedigreequery.com – Top Novices' Hurdle – Aintree.
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