River Don Novices' Hurdle

The River Don 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 at Doncaster Racecourse over a distance of about 3 miles and 110 yards (4,929 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 late January or early February.

River Don Novices' Hurdle
2022
Mahler Mission The Real Whacker My Bobby Dazzler
Previous years
2021
The Cob Portstorm Castle Robin
2020-2011
2020
Ramses De Teillee Champagne Well Eva's Oskar
2019
Nadaitak Truckers Lodge Commodore Barry
2018
Enniscoffey Oscar Shannon Bridge Samuel Jackson
2017
Constantine Bay No Hassle Hoff Duel at Dawn
2016
Barters Hill Ballydine Ami Desbois
2015
Caracci Apache Blaklion Zeroeshadesofgrey
2014
Urban Hymn Blakemount Warden Hill
2012
Rocky Creek Gullinbursti Same Difference
2010-2001
2009
Cape Tribulation Junior Grizebeck
2008
Battlecry Coe One Gulp
2007
Chief Dan George Fastaffaran Bradley Boy
2006
Neptune Collonges Rimsky Ask The Gatherer
2005
Bewleys Berry Indy Mood Romany Prince
2004
Diamant Noir Eva So Charming Provocative
2003
Tees Components Tribal Venture Cowboyboots
2002
Too Forward Stromness Circle Of Wolves
2001
Rum Pointer Legal Lunch Mowbray
2000-1991
2000
Barney Knows Gentle Rivage Cotteir Chief
1999
Barton Major Sponsor Bluedonix
1998
Ginger Fox Song Of The Sword Nordic Prince
1997
Inn At The Top Mighty Moss Hoh Warrior
1994
Seekin Cash Nirvana Prince Corrouge
1993
Hurdy Bold Ambition Pollerton's Pride
1991
Cab On Target Icarus Lake Teereen
 

The event is named after the River Don which runs through Doncaster. Prior to 2002 the distance of the race was 2 miles and 4 furlongs (4,023 metres), and there were ten hurdles to jump. The race has been sponsored since 2007 by the Albert Bartlett vegetable growing company,

Winners since 1991

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
1991 Cab on Target 5 Peter Niven Mary Reveley
1992Abandoned due to frost
1993 Hurdy 6 Andrew Thornton Jack Hanson
1994 Seekin Cash 5 Jamie Osborne Charles Egerton
1995Abandoned due to snow
1996Abandoned due to frost
1997 Inn at the Top 5 Derek Byrne John Norton
1998 Ginger Fox 5 Denis Leahy Jenny Pitman
1999 Barton 6 Lorcan Wyer Tim Easterby
2000 Barney Knows 5 Adrian Maguire Mark Peill
2001 Rum Pointer 5 Russ Garritty Tim Easterby
2002 Too Forward 6 Adrian Maguire Mark Pitman
2003 Tees Components 8 Alan Dempsey Mary Reveley
2004 Diamant Noir 6 Liam Cooper Jonjo O'Neill
2005 Bewleys Berry 7 Warren Marston Howard Johnson
2006 Neptune Collonges [lower-alpha 1] 5 Christian Williams Paul Nicholls
2007 Chief Dan George [lower-alpha 1] 7 Alan Dempsey James Moffatt
2008 Battlecry 7 David England Nigel Twiston-Davies
2009 Cape Tribulation 5 Phil Kinsella Malcolm Jefferson
2010 no race 2010–11 [lower-alpha 2]
2012 Rocky Creek 6 Daryl Jacob Paul Nicholls
2010 no race 2013 [lower-alpha 2]
2014 Urban Hymn 6 Brian Hughes Malcolm Jefferson
2015 Caracci Apache 5 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson
2016 Barters Hill 6 David Bass Ben Pauling
2017 Constantine Bay 6 Jeremiah McGrath Nicky Henderson
2018 Enniscoffey Oscar 6 Leighton Aspell Emma Lavelle
2019 Nadaitak 5 Nico de Boinville Ben Pauling
2020 Ramses De Teillee 8 Tom Scudamore David Pipe
2021 The Cob 7 Daryl Jacob Ben Pauling
2022 Mahler Mission 6 James Bowen John McConnell
  1. The 2006 and 2007 runnings took place at Wetherby
  2. The 2010, 2011 and 2013 editions were abandoned because of frost

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