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Challow Novices’ Hurdle: Past Winners, Stats & History

Challow Hurdle Day
Course:
Newbury
Jumps Course
Grade:
Grade 1
Length:
2m 4f 118y
Last Winner:
Hermes Allen @ 11/10
Prize Money:
£60,000 (2022)

Newbury is the host of one of the season’s top novice hurdles and is held either in late December or early January. Previous winners include Grand National winner Bindaree and Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Denman proving it takes a quality horse to take home the spoils.

First run as a juvenile hurdle in 1971, this is now a race for novices’ aged five or older over two and a half miles.

Challow Novices’ Hurdle Course Map (Jumps Course)

Newbury Jumps Racecourse Map

Challow Novices’ Hurdle Past Winners

Year Winner SP Trainer Jockey
2022 Hermes Allen 11/10 Paul Nicholls Harry Cobden
2021 Stage Star 5/4 Paul Nicholls Harry Cobden
2020 Bravemansgame 5/2 Paul Nicholls Harry Cobden
2019 Thyme Hill 4/6 Philip Hobbs Richard Johnson
2018 Champ Evens Nicky Henderson Barry Geraghty
2017 Poetic Rhythm 15/8 Fergal O'Brien Paddy Brennan
2016 Messire Des Obeaux 10/3 Alan King Daryl Jacob
2015 Barters Hill 4/11 Ben Pauling David Bass
2014 Parlour Games 6/1 John Ferguson Noel Fehily
2013 Captain Cutter 8/1 Nicky Henderson A P McCoy
2012 Taquin Du Seuil 13/8 Jonjo O'Neill A P McCoy
2011 Fingal Bay 1/4 Philip Hobbs Richard Johnson
2010 Backspin 5/1 Jonjo O'Neill Tony McCoy
2009 Reve de Sivola 15/8 Nick Williams Daryl Jacob
2008 Diamond Harry 4/6 Nick Williams Timmy Murphy
2007 Souffleur 7/1 Peter Bowen Tom O'Brien
2006 Wichita Lineman 11/4 Jonjo O'Neill Tony McCoy
2005 Denman 5/2 Paul Nicholls Ruby Walsh
2004 Brewster 3/1 Ian Williams David Dennis
2003 Cornish Rebel 5/2 Paul Nicholls Ruby Walsh

About the Challow Novices’ Hurdle: Newbury’s Class Act

Newbury Racecourse
Sarah, flickr

Since holding its first ever meeting way back in 1905, the Berkshire venue of Newbury racecourse has grown to become one of the very best dual purpose tracks in the land. The course plays host to a number of famous events over the course of the season – including the Lockinge Stakes, the Ladbrokes Trophy and the Greatwood Gold Cup – but just the one Grade 1 National Hunt event.

That contest comes in late December/early January each year in the shape of this 2m4½f event for the novice hurdlers. First taking place in the 1970-71 season, and named in honour of the nearby town of the same name, the race was initially a juvenile only affair held over the shorter distance of two miles.

Opened up to older runners from the 1981-82 season onwards, by 1999 the conditions of the contest had altered to exclude the juvenile entries, with the distance of the race also being increased to its current trip. Considering the distance and conditions of the event, the Cheltenham Festival race with which this contest ties in most closely is the Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle.

Champ Is Out On His Own

There have been ten riders in total to have landed this prize on more than one occasion; and whilst a total of two wins has proven to be the limit for nine of those jockeys (as of 2021), there is one man who has blasted through that ceiling to pull well clear at the head of affairs.

Chart Showing the Challow Novices' Hurdle's Top Jockeys Between 1970 and 2021

No surprises that that man is 20-time champion jockey, Tony McCoy. Possibly the pick of McCoy’s six winners in the race is one of the horses with whom he is most commonly associated – Wichita Lineman. Successful here in 2006, the JP McManus runner went on to enjoy success at the Cheltenham Festival in 2009, thanks to an incredible never say die ride from McCoy.

Jonjo and Paul In Front

Tony McCoy’s chief partner in crime when it came to racking up the wins in this race was one of his long-time allies, Jonjo O’Neill. Having provided McCoy with four of his six wins in the race, it is O’Neill who tops the trainer’s table, albeit jointly with Paul Nicholls who gained his fourth victory in 2021.

Chart Showing the Challow Novices' Hurdle's Top Trainers Between 1970 and 2021

Gold Cup and Grand National Winners On Roll Of Honour

Gold Trophy Against Dark Blue Background

This may be a novice hurdle contest, but the two most famous winners of the race are so well known due to their exploits over the larger obstacles. In the case of 1999 victor, Bindaree, those larger obstacles were in fact the largest of them all, with the Nigel Twiston-Davies-trained runner going on to a famous success in the 2002 Grand National.

The most talented horse to come home in front here though was undoubtedly 2006 winner, Denman. Known affectionately as “The Tank”, this Paul Nicholls-trained warrior of a horse went on to land three Grade 1 chases – most famously of all when delivering a brutal front running display to win the 2008 Cheltenham Gold Cup by seven lengths.

Other Races of Note at Newbury

  • Betfair Hurdle
  • Challow Novices’ Hurdle
  • Coral Gold Cup
  • Hungerford Stakes
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