Winter Novices' Hurdle
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The Winter 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 4½ furlongs (4,124 m) at Sandown Park Racecourse in December. There are nine hurdles to be jumped in the race.
Between 1992 and 1999 it was run over 2 miles 6 furlongs, and prior to 1992 it was run over 2 miles 5 furlongs 75 yards.
The only winner of the race to go on to win the championship race in the 2½ mile novice hurdle division is Barton, who won the 1999 Royal & SunAlliance Hurdle, now the Ballymore Properties Novices' Hurdle.
[edit] Winners since 1987
- Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr".
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
| 1987 | Slalom | 6 | John White | Michael Robinson |
| 1988 | Man on the Line | 5 | Peter Scudamore | Reg Akehurst |
| no race 1989 * | ||||
| 1990 | Tyrone Bridge | 4 | Richard Dunwoody | Martin Pipe |
| 1991 | Arabian Sultan | 4 | Peter Scudamore | Martin Pipe |
| 1992 | Glen Lochan | 7 | Jamie Osborne | Henrietta Knight |
| 1993 | Top Spin | 4 | Adrian Maguire | John Jenkins |
| 1994 | Roberty Lea | 6 | Peter Niven | Mary Reveley |
| 1995 | See More Business | 5 | Tony McCoy | Paul Nicholls |
| 1996 | Yahmi | 6 | Jamie Osborne | Jim Old |
| 1997 | Song of the Sword | 4 | Graham Bradley | Jim Old |
| 1998 | Barton | 5 | Lorcan Wyer | Tim Easterby |
| 1999 | What's Up Boys | 5 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs |
| no race 2000 | ||||
| 2001 | Rouble | 5 | Leighton Aspell | Josh Gifford |
| 2002 | Coolnagorna | 5 | Tony Dobbin | Jonjo O'Neill |
| 2003 | Inglis Drever | 4 | Graham Lee | Howard Johnson |
| 2004 | Ladalko | 5 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2005 | Neptune Collonges | 4 | Barry Geraghty | Paul Nicholls |
| 2006 | Labelthou | 7 | Barry Fenton | Emma Lavelle |
| 2007 | Lightning Strike | 4 | Tony McCoy | Venetia Williams |
* The 1989 race was abandoned due to frost.
