Tolworth Novices' Hurdle
The Tolworth Novices' Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of about 2 miles (1 mile 7 furlongs and 216 yards, or 3,215 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 January. From 2011 to 2018 the race was sponsored by online casino 32Red and was run as the 32Red Hurdle between 2011 and 2013. Since 2019 it has been sponsored by Unibet
| Grade 1 race | |
| Location | Sandown Park Racecourse Esher, England |
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| Race type | Hurdle race |
| Sponsor | Unibet |
| Website | Sandown |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1m 7f 216y (3,215 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old and up |
| Weight | 10 st 9 lb (4yo); 11 st 7 lb (5yo+) Allowances 7 lb for fillies and mares |
| Purse | £35,000 (2021) 1st: £19,933 |
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| Metier | Shakem Up'arry | Tile Tapper |
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| Fiddlerontheroof | Jeremys Flame | Son Of Camas |
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| Elixir De Nutz | Grand Sancy | Southfield Stone |
| 2018 | ||
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| Summerville Boy | Kalashnikov | Mont Des Avaloirs |
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| Finian's Oscar | Capitaine | Chalonnial |
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| Yorkhill | O O Seven | Agrapart |
| 2015 | ||
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| L'ami Serge | Jolly's Cracked It | Thelordbewithyou |
| 2014 | ||
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| Royal Boy | Josses Hill | Upazo |
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| Melodic Rendezvous | Pendra | Royal Boy |
| 2012 | ||
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| Captain Conan | Colour Squadron | Magnifique Etoile |
| 2011 | ||
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| Minella Class | Megastar | Toubab |
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| Breedsbreeze | Deep Purple | Calgary Bay |
| 2007 | ||
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| Silverburn | Perce Rock | Astarador |
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| Noland | Whispered Promises | Albarino |
| 2005 | ||
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| Marcel | It's Just Harry | Chilling Place |
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| Lingo | Garde Champetre | Bourbon Manhattan |
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| Thisthatandtother | Puntal | Self Defense |
| 2002 | ||
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| Miros | Le Roi Miguel | Tarasco |
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| Iznogoud | St Pirran | Reiziger |
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| Monsignor | Best Mate | Doctor Goddard |
| 1999 | ||
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| Behrajan | Hidebound | Great Crusader |
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| French Holly | Grey Shot | Bracey Run |
| 1996 | ||
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| Right Win | Strong Promise | Shankar |
| 1995 | ||
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| Silver Wedge | Callisoe Bay | Major Summit |
| 1993 | ||
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| Sun Surfer | Dreamers Delight | Thumbs Up |
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| New York Rainbow | Muse | Thetford Forest |
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| Change The Act | Viceroy Jester | Tyrone Bridge |
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| Forest Sun | Atlaal | Tinryland |
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| Wishlon | Nodform | First Division |
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| Away We Go | Deep Moment | Merry Junior |
The race was first run in 1976.
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 (5 wins):
- Nicky Henderson – New York Rainbow (1992), Minella Class (2011), Captain Conan (2012), Royal Boy (2014), L'ami Serge (2015)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
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| 1976 | Grand Canyon | 6 | Peter Haynes | Derek Kent |
| 1977 | Levaramoss | 4 | A Gonsalves | Staff Ingham |
| 1978 | Western Rose | 6 | John Burke | Fred Rimell |
| 1979 | Abandoned because of snow | |||
| 1980 | Esparto | 5 | Oliver Sherwood[lower-alpha 1] | Fred Winter |
| 1981 | Broadsword | 4 | Peter Scudamore | David Nicholson |
| 1982 | Abandoned because of frost and snow | |||
| 1983 | Hawkbarrow | 5 | Paul Barton | David Gandolfo |
| 1984 | Desert Orchid | 5 | Colin Brown | David Elsworth |
| 1985 | Wing and a Prayer | 4 | John Francome | John Jenkins |
| 1986 | Midnight Count | 6 | Richard Rowe | Josh Gifford |
| 1987 | Mister Point | 5 | Graham McCourt | Colin Tinkler |
| 1988 | Away We Go | 6 | Steve Smith Eccles | John Jenkins |
| 1989 | Wishlon | 6 | Ian Shoemark | Ron Smyth |
| 1990 | Forest Sun | 5 | Jimmy Frost | Toby Balding |
| 1991 | Change the Act | 6 | Jamie Osborne | Oliver Sherwood |
| 1992 | New York Rainbow | 7 | John Kavanagh | Nicky Henderson |
| 1993 | Sun Surfer | 5 | Carl Llewellyn | Tim Forster |
| 1994 | Abandoned due to Waterlogging | |||
| 1995 | Silver Wedge | 4 | Norman Williamson | David Nicholson |
| 1996 | Right Win | 6 | Graham McCourt | Richard Hannon Sr. |
| 1997 | Abandoned due to Frost | |||
| 1998 | French Holly | 7 | Andrew Thornton | Ferdy Murphy |
| 1999 | Behrajan | 4 | Richard Dunwoody | Henry Daly |
| 2000 | Monsignor | 6 | Norman Williamson | Mark Pitman |
| 2001 | Iznogoud [lower-alpha 2] | 5 | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe |
| 2002 | Miros [lower-alpha 2] | 5 | Norman Williamson | Jonjo O'Neill |
| 2003 | Thisthatandtother [lower-alpha 2] | 7 | Timmy Murphy | Paul Nicholls |
| 2004 | Lingo | 5 | Liam Cooper | Jonjo O'Neill |
| 2005 | Marcel | 5 | Timmy Murphy | Martin Pipe |
| 2006 | Noland | 5 | Christian Williams | Paul Nicholls |
| 2007 | Silverburn | 6 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2008 | Breedsbreeze | 6 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
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| 2011 | Minella Class | 6 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
| 2012 | Captain Conan | 5 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
| 2013 | Melodic Rendezvous | 7 | Nick Scholfield | Jeremy Scott |
| 2014 | Royal Boy [lower-alpha 4] | 7 | Tony McCoy | Nicky Henderson |
| 2015 | L'ami Serge | 5 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
| 2016 | Yorkhill | 6 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2017 | Finian's Oscar | 5 | Tom O'Brien | Colin Tizzard |
| 2018 | Summerville Boy | 6 | Noel Fehily | Tom George |
| 2019 | Elixir Du Nutz | 5 | Tom O'Brien | Colin Tizzard |
| 2020 | Fiddlerontheroof | 6 | Robbie Power | Colin Tizzard |
| 2021 | Metier | 5 | Sean Bowen | Harry Fry |
- amateur jockey
- The race was run at Ascot in 2001, Warwick in 2002 and Wincanton in 2003
- The 2009 and 2010 runnings were both abandoned because of frost
- The 2014 running took place at Kempton Park after the original fixture was abandoned due to waterlogging.[1]
References
- 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.
- pedigreequery.com – Tolworth Hurdle – Sandown.
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