Formby_Novices'_Hurdle

Formby Novices' Hurdle

Formby Novices' Hurdle

Hurdle horse race in Britain

The Formby Novices' Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged three 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 3,312 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 December. From 2011 to 2018 the race was sponsored by online casino 32Red and was run as the 32Red Hurdle between 2011 and 2013. Since 2023 it has been sponsored by William Hill

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The race was first run in 1976 at Sandown Park and was originally named the Tolworth Novices' Hurdle. Since December 2023 the race has been run on Boxing Day at Aintree and open to horses aged three years and older as part of changes to the National Hunt pattern.[1]

Records

Leading jockey (3 wins):

  • Norman Williamson – Silver Wedge (1995), Monsignor (2000), Miros (2002)
  • Ruby Walsh - Silverburn (2007), Breedsbreeze (2008), Yorkhill (2016)
  • Barry Geraghty - Minella Class (2011), Captain Conan (2012), L'ami Serge (2015)

Leading trainer (7 wins):

  • Nicky Henderson – New York Rainbow (1992), Minella Class (2011), Captain Conan (2012), Royal Boy (2014), L'ami Serge (2015), Constitution Hill (2022), Jango Baie (2023)

Winners

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  1. amateur jockey
  2. The race was run at Ascot in 2001, Warwick in 2002 and Wincanton in 2003
  3. The 2009 and 2010 runnings were both abandoned because of frost
  4. The 2014 running took place at Kempton Park after the original fixture was abandoned due to waterlogging.[2]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Package of changes agreed to help strengthen performance of British Jump racing". British Horseracing Authority. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  2. [2]
    Scargill, Peter. "Pipe:Tolworth at Kempton not ideal for The Liquidator". Racing Post. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
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