Spa Novices' Hurdle
Grade 1 race | |
Location | Cheltenham Racecourse Cheltenham, England |
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Inaugurated | 2005 |
Race type | Hurdle race |
Sponsor | Albert Bartlett |
Website | Cheltenham |
Race information | |
Distance | 2m 7f 213y (4,822 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Four-years-old and up |
Weight | 10 st 10 lb (4yo); 11 st 5 lb (5yo+) Allowances 7 lb for fillies and mares |
Purse | £97,969 (2021) 1st: £55,127 |
2022 | ||
The Nice Guy | Minella Cocooner | Bardenstown Lad |
Previous years | ||
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2021 | ||
Vanillier | Oscar Elite | Streets Of Doyen |
The Spa Novices' Hurdle, known for sponsorship purposes as the Albert Bartlett 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 on the New Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 3 miles (2 miles 7 furlongs and 213 yards, or 4,822 metres), and during its running there are twelve hurdles to be jumped. The race is for novice hurdlers, and it is scheduled to take place each year during the Cheltenham Festival in March.
It was one of several new races introduced at the Festival when a fourth day was added to the meeting in 2005. For its first three runnings the event was sponsored by Brit Insurance, and it was classed at Grade 2 level. The vegetable growing company Albert Bartlett began supporting the race in 2008, and since then it has held Grade 1 status.
Records
Leading jockey (3 wins):
- Tony McCoy – Black Jack Ketchum (2006), Wichita Lineman (2007) At Fishers Cross (2013)
Leading trainer (3 wins):
- Willie Mullins – Penhill (2017), Monkfish (2020), The Nice Guy (2022)
Winners
Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
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2005 | Moulin Riche | 5 | Robert Thornton | François Doumen |
2006 | Black Jack Ketchum | 7 | Tony McCoy | Jonjo O'Neill |
2007 | Wichita Lineman | 6 | Tony McCoy | Jonjo O'Neill |
2008 | Nenuphar Collonges | 7 | Robert Thornton | Alan King |
2009 | Weapon's Amnesty | 6 | Davy Russell | Charles Byrnes |
2010 | Berties Dream | 7 | Andrew Lynch | Paul John Gilligan |
2011 | Bobs Worth | 6 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
2012 | Brindisi Breeze | 6 | Campbell Gillies | Lucinda Russell |
2013 | At Fishers Cross | 6 | Tony McCoy | Rebecca Curtis |
2014 | Very Wood | 5 | Paul Carberry | Noel Meade |
2015 | Martello Tower | 7 | Adrian Heskin | Margaret Mullins |
2016 | Unowhatimeanharry | 8 | Noel Fehily | Harry Fry |
2017 | Penhill | 6 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
2018 | Kilbricken Storm | 7 | Harry Cobden | Colin Tizzard |
2019 | Minella Indo | 6 | Rachael Blackmore | Henry de Bromhead |
2020 | Monkfish | 6 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
2021 | Vanillier | 6 | Mark Walsh | Gavin Cromwell |
2022 | The Nice Guy | 7 | Sean O'Keeffe | Willie Mullins |
See also
References
- thejockeyclub.co.uk/cheltenham/ – Media information pack (2010).