Hyde Novices' Hurdle
The Hyde Novices' Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run on the Old Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 2 miles and 5 furlongs (4,225 metres), and during its running there are ten hurdles to be jumped. The race is for novice hurdlers, and it is scheduled to take place each year in November.
| Grade 2 race | |
| Location | Cheltenham Racecourse Cheltenham, England |
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| Race type | Hurdle race |
| Sponsor | Ballymore Group |
| Website | Cheltenham |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2m 5f (4,225 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old and up |
| Weight | 11 st 0 lb Allowances 7 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 5 lb for winners of a Class 1 wfa hurdle 3 lb for winners of a Class 2 wfa or Class 1 handicap hurdle |
| Purse | £32,000 (2019) 1st: £18,006 |
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| Thyme Hill | Champagne Well | Happygolucky |
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| Coolanly | Pym | Percy Veer |
| 2017 | ||
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| On The Blind Side | Momella | Poetic Rhythm |
| 2016 | ||
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| Peregrine Run | Wholestone | West Approach |
| 2015 | ||
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| Shantou Village | Champers on Ice | Penglai Pavilion |
| 2014 | ||
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| Parlour Games | Blaklion | Port Melon |
| 2013 | ||
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| Creepy | Timesremembered | Port Melon |
| 2012 | ||
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| Coneygree | Bondage | According To Trev |
| 2011 | ||
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| Fingal Bay | Barbatos | Polisky |
| 2010 | ||
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| Champion Court | Sybarite | Mount Helicon |
| 2009 | ||
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| Tell Massini | Reve De Sivola | Berties Dream |
| 2008 | ||
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| Diamond Harry | Door Boy | Dragon Eye |
| 2007 | ||
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| Razor Royale | Nenuphar Collonges | What A Buzz |
| 2006 | ||
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| Massini's Maguire | Wichita Lineman | Juveigneur |
| 2005 | ||
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| Black Jack Ketchum | Powerstation | Massini's Maguire |
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| Brewster | Monte Vista | Majestic Bay |
| 2003 | ||
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| Jollyolly | Fairwood Present | Champagne Harry |
The event was given its present name when it attained Grade 2 status in 2008. Prior to this it had been run at a lower grade under various titles. From 2010 to 2016 the race was sponsored by Neptune Investment Management and run as the Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle. Since 2017 it has been sponsored by the Ballymore Group and run as the Ballymore Novices' Hurdle.
The race was first run in 1996.
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
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| 1996 | Hunting Lore | 5 | Mick Fitzgerald | Nicky Henderson |
| 1997 | Tidal Force | 6 | Richard Dunwoody | Philip Hobbs |
| 1998 | Arctic Camper | 6 | Norman Williamson | Venetia Williams |
| 1999 | Majestic | 4 | Seamus Durack | Ian Williams |
| 2000 | Sheer Genius | 4 | Norman Williamson | Mark Pitman |
| 2001 | Tarxien | 7 | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe |
| 2002 | Taming | 6 | Tony McCoy | Venetia Williams |
| 2003 | Jollyolly | 4 | Tony McCoy | Peter Bowen |
| 2004 | Brewster | 7 | David Dennis | Ian Williams |
| 2005 | Black Jack Ketchum | 6 | Tony McCoy | Jonjo O'Neill |
| 2006 | Massini's Maguire | 5 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs |
| 2007 | Razor Royale | 5 | Paddy Brennan | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 2008 | Diamond Harry | 5 | Timmy Murphy | Nick Williams |
| 2009 | Tell Massini | 5 | Sam Thomas | Tom George |
| 2010 | Champion Court | 5 | Warren Marston | Martin Keighley |
| 2011 | Fingal Bay | 5 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs |
| 2012 | Coneygree | 5 | Mattie Batchelor | Mark Bradstock |
| 2013 | Creepy | 5 | Ian Popham | Martin Keighley |
| 2014 | Parlour Games | 6 | Barry Geraghty | John Ferguson |
| 2015 | Shantou Village | 5 | Noel Fehily | Neil Mulholland |
| 2016 | Peregrine Run | 6 | Roger Loughran | Peter Fahey |
| 2017 | On The Blind Side | 5 | Nico de Boinville | Nicky Henderson |
| 2018 | Coolanly | 6 | Paddy Brennan | Fergal O'Brien |
| 2019 | Thyme Hill | 5 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs |