Classic Novices' Hurdle
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The Classic Novices' Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt horse race in the United Kingdom for four-year-old and above novices. It is run over a distance of 2 miles 4½ furlongs on the New Course at Cheltenham Racecourse in January. There are twelve hurdles to be jumped in the race.
The race was first run in 2005 as the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Novices' Hurdle and has been run under the sponsored title of the Ballymore Properties Novices' Hurdle since 2007.
[edit] Winners
- Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr".
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
| 2005 | Ambobo | 5 | Barry Geraghty | Arnaud Chaillé-Chaillé |
| no race 2006 | ||||
| 2007 | Wichita Lineman | 6 | Tony McCoy | Jonjo O'Neill |
| 2008 | Aigle d'Or | 5 | Marcus Foley | Nicky Henderson |
