Leamington Novices' Hurdle
The Leamington Novices' Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Warwick over a distance of about 2 miles and 5 furlongs (4,225 metres), and during its running there are eleven hurdles to be jumped. The race is for novice hurdlers, and it is scheduled to take place each year in January. It was first run in 2002. Since 2018 the race has been sponsored by the Ballymore Group.
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| Stag Horn | Gentleman At Arms | Scipion |
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| Adrimel | Mint Condition | Make Me A Believer |
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| 2020 | ||
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| Mossy Fen | Decor Irlandais | Shan Blue |
| 2019 | ||
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| Beakstown | Stoney Mountain | Finawn Bawn |
| 2018 | ||
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| Mr Whipped | Paisley Park | Knight In Dubai |
| 2017 | ||
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| Willoughby Court | Gayebury | Peregrine Run |
| 2016 | ||
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| Thomas Hobson | Open Eagle | Definite Outcome |
| 2015 | ||
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| Three Musketeers | Ballagh | Shantou Bob |
| 2014 | ||
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| Deputy Dan | Masters Hill | Splash of Ginge |
| 2013 | ||
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| The New One | Mickie | Hold Court |
| 2012 | ||
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| Cotton Mill | Ambion Wood | Same Difference |
| 2011 | ||
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| Court in Motion | Neptune Equester | Safran De Cotte |
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| 2008 | ||
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| Carruthers | Nenuphar Collonges | Souffleur |
| 2007 | ||
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| Labelthou | Zilcash | Hills of Aran |
| 2006 | ||
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| Be Be King | Oscar Park | Miko de Beauchene |
| 2005 | ||
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| No Refuge | Lady Zephyr | Bob Bob Bobbin |
| 2004 | ||
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| Inglis Drever | Eric's Charm | He's The Boss |
| 2002 | ||
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| Classified | Eurotrek | Lanzerac |
Records
Leading jockey (2 wins):
- Graham Lee – Inglis Drever (2004), No Refuge (2005)
- Harry Skelton – Three Musketeers (2015), Beakstown (2019)
Leading trainer (2 wins):
- Howard Johnson - Inglis Drever (2004), No Refuge (2005)
- Emma Lavelle - Labelthou (2007), Court in Motion (2011)
- Dan Skelton - Three Musketeers (2015), Beakstown (2019)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
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| 2002 | Classified | 6 | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe |
| 2003 | Abandoned because of frost | |||
| 2004 | Inglis Drever | 5 | Graham Lee | Howard Johnson |
| 2005 | No Refuge | 5 | Graham Lee | Howard Johnson |
| 2006 | Be Be King | 7 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2007 | Labelthou | 8 | Barry Fenton | Emma Lavelle |
| 2008 | Carruthers | 5 | Mattie Batchelor | Mark Bradstock |
| no race 2009–10 [lower-alpha 1] | ||||
| 2011 | Court in Motion | 6 | Aidan Coleman | Emma Lavelle |
| 2012 | Cotton Mill | 5 | Jack Quinlan | John Ferguson |
| 2013 | The New One | 5 | Sam Twiston-Davies | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 2014 | Deputy Dan | 6 | Leighton Aspell | Oliver Sherwood |
| 2015 | Three Musketeers | 5 | Harry Skelton | Dan Skelton |
| 2016 | Thomas Hobson | 6 | Danny Mullins | Willie Mullins |
| 2017 | Willoughby Court | 6 | David Bass | Ben Pauling |
| 2018 | Mr Whipped | 5 | Nico de Boinville | Nicky Henderson |
| 2019 | Beakstown | 6 | Harry Skelton | Dan Skelton |
| 2020 | Mossy Fen | 5 | Sam Twiston-Davies | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 2021 | Adrimel | 5 | Richard Johnson | Tom Lacey |
| 2022 | Stag Horn | 5 | Nick Scholfield | Archie Watson |
- The race was abandoned in 2009 because of frost and in 2010 because of snow
References
- pedigreequery.com – Leamington Novices' Hurdle – Warwick.
- breakingnews.ie – "Warwick abandoned" (2009).
- bbc.co.uk – "Weather prospects for racing" (2010).
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