Dovecote Novices' Hurdle
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The Dovecote Novices' Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race in the United Kingdom for four-year-old and above novices. It is run over a distance of 2 miles (3,219 metres) at Kempton Park Racecourse in February. There are eight hurdles to be jumped in the race.
[edit] Winners since 1988
- Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr".
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
| 1988 | Over the Counter | 6 | Jamie Osborne | Nicky Henderson |
| 1989 | Decided | 6 | Simon Sherwood | Oliver Sherwood |
| 1990 | Stratford Ponds | 5 | Jamie Osborne | Oliver Sherwood |
| 1991 | Granville Again | 5 | Peter Scudamore | Martin Pipe |
| 1992 | Flown | 5 | Richard Dunwoody | Nicky Henderson |
| 1993 | Roll a Dollar | 7 | Gary Moore | David Elsworth |
| 1994 | Jazilah | 6 | Graham McCourt | Reg Akehurst |
| 1995 | Balanak | 4 | Adrian Maguire | David Gandolfo |
| 1996 | Kimanicky | 6 | Mick Fitzgerald | Nicky Henderson |
| 1997 | Sanmartino | 5 | Adrian Maguire | David Nicholson |
| 1998 | Buddy Marvel | 4 | Richard Dunwoody | Oliver Sherwood |
| 1999 | Premier Generation | 6 | Mick Fitzgerald | Nicky Henderson |
| 2000 | Hariymi | 5 | Barry Fenton | Richard Rowe |
| 2001 | St Pirran | 6 | Joe Tizzard | Paul Nicholls |
| 2002 | Hitman | 7 | Barry Fenton | Mark Pitman |
| 2003 | Puntal | 7 | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe |
| no race 2004-05 | ||||
| 2006 | Senorita Rumbalita * | 5 | Robert Thornton | Alan King |
| 2007 | Shatabdi | 5 | Mr Sam Waley-Cohen | Nicky Henderson |
| 2008 | Pigeon Island | 5 | Paddy Brennan | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
* The 2006 race took place at Sandown Park as Kempton Park was closed for re-development.
