| Class | Grade 1 |
|---|---|
| Location | Aintree Racecourse Merseyside, England |
| Inaugurated | 1988 |
| Race type | Hurdle race |
| Sponsor | Cavani Menswear |
| Website | Aintree |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 3m 149y (4,964 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old and up |
| Weight | 10 st 8 lb (4yo); 11 st 7 lb (5yo+) Allowances 7 lb for fillies and mares |
| Purse | £100,000 (2022) 1st: £56,270 |
| 2025 | ||
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| Julius Des Pictons | Minella Rescue | Crest Of Fortune |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ||
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| Dancing City | The Jukebox Man | Cherie D'am |
| 2023 | ||
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| Apple Away | Maximilian | Iroko |
| 2022 | ||
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| Gelino Bello | Gentleman At Arms | Haute Estime |
| 2021 | ||
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| Ahoy Senor | Bravemansgame | Oscar Elite |
| 2020-2011 | ||
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| 2019 | ||
| |  |  |
| Champ | Emitom | Lisnagar Oscar |
| 2018 | ||
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| Santini | Roksana | Tower Bridge |
| 2017 | ||
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| The Worlds End | Beyond Conceit | Debece |
| 2016 | ||
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| Ballyoptic | Bellshill | Potters Legend |
| 2015 | ||
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| Thistlecrack | Vyta Du Roc | Our Kaempfer |
| 2014 | ||
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| Beat That | Cole Harden | Seeyouatmidnight |
| 2013 | ||
| |  |  |
| At Fishers Cross | Just A Par | Buachaill Alainn |
| 2012 | ||
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| Lovcen | Fingal Bay | Cotton Mill |
| 2011 | ||
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| Saint Are | Cantlow | Sparky May |
| 2010-2001 | ||
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| 2010 | ||
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| Wayward Prince | Western Leader | Cannington Brook |
| 2009 | ||
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| Ogee | Comhla Ri Coig | According To Dick |
| 2008 | ||
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| Pettifour | Gone To Lunch | The Tother One |
| 2007 | ||
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| Chief Dan George | Wichita Lineman | Imperial Commander |
| 2006 | ||
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| Black Jack Ketchum | Money Trix | Neptune Collonges |
| 2005 | ||
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| Asian Maze | Brewster | Football Crazy |
| 2004 | ||
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| Accipiter | Grey Report | Champagne Harry |
| 2003 | ||
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| Iris's Gift | Royal Emperor | Supreme Prince |
| 2002 | ||
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| Stromness | Tarxien | Stormez |
| 2001 | ||
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| Garruth | Historic | Hindiana |
| 2000-1991 | ||
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| 2000 | ||
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| Sackville | No Discount | What's Up Boys |
| 1999 | ||
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| King's Road | Ballysicyos | Santabless |
| 1998 | ||
| |  |  |
| Unsinkable Boxer | Brackenheath | Cloone Bridge |
| 1997 | ||
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| Forest Ivory | Private Peace | Mentmore Towers |
| 1996 | ||
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| Pleasure Shared | Superior Risk | Buckhouse Boy |
| 1995 | ||
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| Morgans Harbour | Jack Button | Conquering Leader |
| 1994 | ||
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| Corner Boy | Corrouge | What A Question |
| 1993 | ||
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| Cardinal Red | Gaelstrom | As Du Trefle |
| 1992 | ||
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| Barton Bank | Bishop's Island | Triple Witching |
| 1991 | ||
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| Derring Valley | Rocktor | Montagnard |
| 1990-1988 | ||
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| 1990 | ||
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| Dwadme | What's The Crack | Tinryland |
| 1989 | ||
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| Boreen Belle | King's Harvest | Royal Athlete |
| 1988 | ||
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| Rustle | Nick The Brief | Vulgan Warrior |
The Sefton 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 at Aintree over a distance of about 3 miles and half a furlong (4,964 metres), and during its running there are thirteen hurdles to be jumped. The race is for novice hurdlers, and it is scheduled to take place each year during the Grand National meeting in early April.
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The event was established in 1988, and it was originally called the White Satin Novices' Hurdle. For a period it was classed at Grade 2 level. The race was given its present title in 1993, and it was promoted to Grade 1 status in 1995.
In recent years the Sefton Novices' Hurdle has usually featured horses which ran in the previous month's Spa Novices' Hurdle, and the last to achieve victory in both races was At Fishers Cross in 2013.