Formby Novices' Hurdle

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Formby Novices' Hurdle
ClassGrade 1
Location Aintree Racecourse, England
Race type Hurdle race
Sponsor William Hill
Website Aintree
Race information
Distance2m 209y (3,410 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
Weight10 st 7 lb (3yo);
11 st 8 lb (4yo+)
Allowances
7 lb for fillies and mares
Purse £100,000 (2025)
1st: £56,950
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The Formby Novices' Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Aintree over a distance of about 2 miles and a furlong (2 miles and 209 yards, or 3,410 metres), and during its running there are eight hurdles to be jumped. The race is for novice hurdlers, and it is scheduled to take place each year in December. From 2011 to 2018 the race was sponsored by online casino 32Red and was run as the 32Red Hurdle between 2011 and 2013. Since 2023 it has been sponsored by William Hill

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Its predecessor was first run in 1976 at Sandown Park and was originally named the Tolworth Novices' Hurdle then simply the Tolworth Hurdle. As part of changes to the National Hunt pattern, since December 2023 the race has been run on Boxing Day at Aintree as the Formby Novices' Hurdle, open to horses aged three years and older. [1]

Records

Leading jockey (3 wins):

Leading trainer (7 wins):

Winners

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
1976Grand Canyon6Peter HaynesDerek Kent
1977Levaramoss4Anson GonsalvesStaff Ingham
1978Western Rose6John Burke Fred Rimell
1979Abandoned because of snow
1980Esparto5 Oliver Sherwood [a] Fred Winter
1981Broadsword4 Peter Scudamore David Nicholson
1982Abandoned because of frost and snow
1983Hawkbarrow5Paul BartonDavid Gandolfo
1984 Desert Orchid 5 Colin Brown David Elsworth
1985Wing and a Prayer4 John Francome John Jenkins
1986Midnight Count6 Richard Rowe Josh Gifford
1987Mister Point5Graham McCourtColin Tinkler
1988 Away We Go 6 Steve Smith Eccles John Jenkins
1989 Wishlon 6 Ian Shoemark Ron Smyth
1990 Forest Sun 5 Jimmy Frost Toby Balding
1991 Change the Act 6 Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood
1992 New York Rainbow 7 John Kavanagh Nicky Henderson
1993 Sun Surfer 5 Carl Llewellyn Tim Forster
1994Abandoned due to waterlogging
1995 Silver Wedge 4 Norman Williamson David Nicholson
1996 Right Win 6 Graham McCourt Richard Hannon Sr.
1997Abandoned due to frost
1998 French Holly 7 Andrew Thornton Ferdy Murphy
1999 Behrajan 4 Richard Dunwoody Henry Daly
2000 Monsignor 6 Norman Williamson Mark Pitman
2001 Iznogoud [b] 5 Tony McCoy Martin Pipe
2002 Miros [b] 5 Norman Williamson Jonjo O'Neill
2003 Thisthatandtother [b] 7 Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls
2004 Lingo 5 Liam Cooper Jonjo O'Neill
2005 Marcel 5 Timmy Murphy Martin Pipe
2006 Noland 5 Christian Williams Paul Nicholls
2007 Silverburn 6 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2008 Breedsbreeze 6 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
no race 2009–10 [c]
2011 Minella Class 6 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson
2012 Captain Conan 5 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson
2013 Melodic Rendezvous 7 Nick Scholfield Jeremy Scott
2014 Royal Boy [d] 7 Tony McCoy Nicky Henderson
2015 L'ami Serge 5 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson
2016Yorkhill6 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
2017Finian's Oscar5 Tom O'Brien Colin Tizzard
2018Summerville Boy6 Noel Fehily Tom George
2019Elixir Du Nutz5 Tom O'Brien Colin Tizzard
2020Fiddlerontheroof6 Robbie Power Colin Tizzard
2021Metier5 Sean Bowen Harry Fry
2022 Constitution Hill 5 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson
2023 (Jan)Tahmuras6 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls
2023 (Dec)Jango Baie4James Bowen Nicky Henderson
2024Potters Charm5 Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies
2025Idaho Sun5Bryan Carver Harry Fry
  1. ↑ amateur jockey
  2. 1 2 3 The race was run at Ascot in 2001, Warwick in 2002 and Wincanton in 2003
  3. ↑ The 2009 and 2010 runnings were both abandoned because of frost
  4. ↑ The 2014 running took place at Kempton Park after the original fixture was abandoned due to waterlogging. [2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Package of changes agreed to help strengthen performance of British Jump racing". British Horseracing Authority. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  2. ↑ Scargill, Peter. "Pipe:Tolworth at Kempton not ideal for The Liquidator". Racing Post . Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
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