Sharp_Novices'_Hurdle

Sharp Novices' Hurdle

Sharp Novices' Hurdle

Hurdle horse race in Britain

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 half a furlong (2 miles and 87 yards, or 3,298 m), 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 October.

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Sharp Novices' Hurdle
2023
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Lookaway Kamsinas Idy Wood
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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 as 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 Novices' Hurdle.

In April 2023 the British Horseracing Authority announced that the race would be run in October as part of a restructure of the 2023/24 programme.[2]

Winners since 1987

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  1. The 1990 running was abandoned because of snow

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References

  1. [1]
    "Cheltenham welcomes shloer and Opus Energy as new sponsors at the open" (PDF). 4 November 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  2. [2]
    "Package of changes agreed to help strengthen performance of British Jump racing". British Horseracing Authority. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
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