Tolworth Novices' Hurdle

The Tolworth 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 Sandown Park over a distance of about 2 miles (1 mile 7 furlongs and 216 yards, or 3,215 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 January. From 2011 to 2018 the race was sponsored by online casino 32Red and was run as the 32Red Hurdle between 2011 and 2013. Since 2019 it has been sponsored by Unibet

Tolworth Novices' Hurdle
Grade 1 race
LocationSandown Park Racecourse
Esher, England
Race typeHurdle race
SponsorUnibet
WebsiteSandown
Race information
Distance1m 7f 216y (3,215 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationFour-years-old and up
Weight10 st 9 lb (4yo);
11 st 7 lb (5yo+)
Allowances
7 lb for fillies and mares
Purse£50,000 (2020)
1st: £28,475
Tolworth Novices' Hurdle
2020
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The race was first run in 1976.

Winners
Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
1976Grand Canyon6Peter HaynesDerek Kent
1977Levaramoss4A GonsalvesStaff Ingham
1978Western Rose6John BurkeFred Rimell
1979Abandoned because of snow
1980Esparto5Oliver Sherwood[lower-alpha 1]Fred Winter
1981Broadsword4Peter ScudamoreDavid Nicholson
1982Abandoned because of frost and snow
1983Hawkbarrow5Paul BartonDavid Gandolfo
1984Desert Orchid5Colin BrownDavid Elsworth
1985Wing and a Prayer4John FrancomeJohn Jenkins
1986Midnight Count6Richard RoweJosh 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.
1997 Abandoned 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 [lower-alpha 2] 5 Tony McCoy Martin Pipe
2002 Miros [lower-alpha 2] 5 Norman Williamson Jonjo O'Neill
2003 Thisthatandtother [lower-alpha 2] 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
2009 no race 2009–10 [lower-alpha 3]
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 [lower-alpha 4] 7 Tony McCoy Nicky Henderson
2015 L'ami Serge 5 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson
2016 Yorkhill 6 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
2017 Finian's Oscar 5 Tom O'Brien Colin Tizzard
2018 Summerville Boy 6 Noel Fehily Tom George
2019 Elixir Du Nutz 5 Tom O'Brien Colin Tizzard
2020 Fiddlerontheroof 6 Robbie Power Colin Tizzard
  1. amateur jockey
  2. 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.[1]
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See also

References
  1. Scargill, Peter. "Pipe:Tolworth at Kempton not ideal for The Liquidator". racingpost.com. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  • Race Recordings
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