Finale Juvenile Hurdle
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The Finale Juvenile Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old novices. It is run over a distance of 2 miles 110 yards (3,319 m) at Chepstow Racecourse during the Welsh National meeting in late December. There are eight hurdles to be jumped in the race.
It is the first of three Grade 1 juvenile hurdle races to be run in the British jump racing season, followed by the Triumph Hurdle and the Anniversary 4-Y-O Novices' Hurdle. The only horse since 1988 to win either of the latter races after victory here was Mysilv, winner of the Triumph Hurdle in 1994.
[edit] Winners since 1988
- Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr".
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
| 1988 | Enemy Action | Peter Scudamore | Martin Pipe |
| 1989 | Crystal Heights | Brendan Powell | Jackie Retter |
| 1990 | Hopscotch | Jonothan Lower | Martin Pipe |
| 1991 | Good Profile | Lorcan Wyer | George M. Moore |
| 1992 | Dare to Dream | David Bridgwater | Reg Akehurst |
| 1993 | Mysilv | Adrian Maguire | David Nicholson |
| no race 1994-96 | |||
| 1997 | Rainwatch | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe |
| 1998 | Hunt Hill | Adrian Maguire | Jonjo O'Neill |
| 1999 | Mister Banjo | Mick Fitzgerald | Nicky Henderson |
| 2000 | Jair du Cochet | Jacques Ricou | Guillaume Macaire |
| 2001 | Tempo d'Or | Benoît Gicquel | Guillaume Macaire |
| 2002 | Nas Na Riogh | Marcus Foley | Nicky Henderson |
| 2003 | Sunray | Andrew Thornton | Evan Williams |
| 2004 | Phar Bleu | Tony McCoy | Georgie Browne |
| 2005 | Blue Shark | Mick Fitzgerald | Nicky Henderson |
| 2006 | Good Bye Simon | Mick Fitzgerald | Thierry Doumen |
| 2007 | Franchoek | Richard Johnson | Alan King |
