Sharp Novices' Hurdle

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 November.

Sharp Novices' Hurdle
(Sky Bet Supreme Trial Novices' Hurdle)
Grade 2 race
LocationCheltenham Racecourse
Cheltenham, England
Race typeHurdle race
SponsorSky Bet
WebsiteCheltenham
Race information
Distance2m 87y (3,298 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationFour-years-old and up
Weight11 st 0 lb
Allowances
7 lb for fillies and mares
Penalties
5 lb for winners of a Class 1 wfa hurdle
3 lb for winners of a Class 2 wfa or Class 1 handicap hurdle
Purse£32,000 (2019)
1st: £18,224
Sharp Novices' Hurdle
2020
For Pleasure Third Time Lucki Jungle Junction

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 Supreme Trial Novices' Hurdle.

Winners since 1987

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
1987 Butt and Ben 3 Roger Chapman Fulke Walwyn
1988 Green Willow 6 Peter Hobbs Josh Gifford
1989 Run for Free 5 Peter Scudamore Martin Pipe
1990 no race 1990 [lower-alpha 1]
1991 Thetford Forest 4 Richard Dunwoody David Nicholson
1992 Satin Lover 4 Graham McCourt Nigel Tinkler
1993 Large Action 5 Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood
1994 Berude Not To 5 Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood
1995 Mandys Mantino 5 Philip Hide Josh Gifford
1996 Kailash 5 Tony McCoy Martin Pipe
1997 Circus Star 4 Adrian Maguire David Nicholson
1998 Hoh Invader 6 Richard Dunwoody Charlie Mann
1999 Silence Reigns 5 Mick Fitzgerald Paul Nicholls
2000 Reiziger 4 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs
2001 Fireball Macnamara 5 Timmy Murphy Mark Pitman
2002 Mutakarrim 5 Paul Carberry Dermot Weld
2003 Self Defense 6 Barry Keniry Emma Lavelle
2004 Marcel 4 Timmy Murphy Martin Pipe
2005 Boychuk 4 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs
2006 Moon Over Miami 5 Noel Fehily Charlie Mann
2007 I'msingingtheblues 5 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2008 Golan Way 4 Jamie Goldstein Sheena West
2009 Loosen My Load 5 Andrew Lynch Henry de Bromhead
2010 Cue Card 4 Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard
2011 Steps to Freedom 5 Robbie Power Jessica Harrington
2012 Dodging Bullets 4 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2013 The Liquidator 5 Tom Scudamore David Pipe
2014 Vyta Du Roc 5 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson
2015 Altior 5 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson
2016 Moon Racer 7 Tom Scudamore David Pipe
2017 Slate House 5 Harry Cobden Colin Tizzard
2018 Elixir de Nutz 4 Harry Cobden Colin Tizzard
2019 Hang In There 5 Adam Wedge Emma Lavelle
2020 For Pleasure 5 Harry Bannister Alex Hales
  1. The 1990 running was abandoned because of snow

See also

References

  1. "Cheltenham welcomes shloer and Opus Energy as new sponsors at the open" (PDF). 4 November 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
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