Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle

The Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle (known as the Ballymore Novices' Hurdle for sponsorship reasons) is a Grade 1 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 during the Cheltenham Festival in March.

For other races with the same sponsored title, see Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (disambiguation).

Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle
Grade 1 race
LocationCheltenham Racecourse
Cheltenham, England
Inaugurated1971
Race typeHurdle race
SponsorBallymore Group
WebsiteCheltenham
Race information
Distance2m 5f (4,225 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationFour-years-old and up
Weight10 st 12 lb (4yo);
11 st 7 lb (5yo+)
Allowances
7 lb for fillies and mares
Purse£125,000 (2019)
1st: £70,338
Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle
2020
Envoi Allen Easywork The Big Getaway

History

The event was established in 1971, and it was initially called the Aldsworth Hurdle. The insurance company Sun Alliance (later Royal & SunAlliance) began sponsoring the race in 1974, and it became known as the Sun Alliance Novices' Hurdle. This association continued until 2006, and for the following three years the event was backed by Ballymore Properties.

There were high winds on the day of the planned running in 2008, so the Ballymore Properties Novices' Hurdle was rescheduled and run on Cheltenham's New Course. A new sponsor, Neptune Investment Management, began supporting the race in 2010.[1] Ballymore resumed sponsorship from the 2018 running.

The registered (non-sponsored) title of the race is now the Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle. This is in honour of Baring Bingham, a developer who purchased Prestbury Park in 1898, and organised the first Cheltenham Festival in 1902.

Records

Leading jockey (4 wins):

  • Ruby Walsh – Fiveforthree (2008), Mikael d'Haguenet (2009), Faugheen (2014), Yorkhill (2016)

Leading trainer (4 wins):

  • Willie Mullins – Fiveforthree (2008), Mikael d'Haguenet (2009), Faugheen (2014), Yorkhill (2016)

Winners
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer
1971 Midsprite 5 Macer Gifford Harry Thomson Jones
1972 Even Dawn 5 Ron Hyett Katie Gaze
1973 Willie Wumpkins 5 Pat Colville Adrian Maxwell
1974 Brown Lad 8 Ron Barry Paddy Osborne
1975 Davy Lad 5 Dessie Hughes Mick O'Toole
1976 Parkhill 5 Dessie Hughes Mick O'Toole
1977 Counsel Cottage 6 Sean Treacy Paddy Mullins
1978 Mr Kildare 5 Tommy Carmody Liam Browne
1979 Venture to Cognac 6 Oliver Sherwood[lower-alpha 1] Fred Winter
1980 Drumlargan 6 Tommy Ryan Edward O'Grady
1981 Gaye Chance 6 Sam Morshead Fred Rimell
1982 Mister Donovan 6 Tommy Ryan Edward O'Grady
1983 Sabin du Loir 4 Graham Bradley Michael Dickinson
1984 Fealty 4 Seamus O'Neill Peter Brookshaw
1985 Asir 5 Ronnie Beggan[lower-alpha 1] Paul Kelleway
1986 Ten Plus 6 Kevin Mooney Fulke Walwyn
1987 The West Awake 6 Simon Sherwood Oliver Sherwood
1988 Rebel Song 6 Simon Sherwood Oliver Sherwood
1989 Sayfar's Lad 5 Mark Perrett Martin Pipe
1990 Regal Ambition 6 Peter Scudamore Martin Pipe
1991 Crystal Spirit 4 Jimmy Frost Ian Balding
1992 Thetford Forest 5 Richard Dunwoody David Nicholson
1993 Gaelstrom 6 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies
1994 Danoli 6 Charlie Swan Tom Foley
1995 Putty Road 5 Norman Williamson David Nicholson
1996 Urubande 6 Charlie Swan Aidan O'Brien
1997 Istabraq 5 Charlie Swan Aidan O'Brien
1998 French Holly 7 Andrew Thornton Ferdy Murphy
1999 Barton 6 Lorcan Wyer Tim Easterby
2000 Monsignor 6 Norman Williamson Mark Pitman
2001 no race 2001 [lower-alpha 2]
2002 Galileo 6 Jason Maguire Tom George
2003 Hardy Eustace 6 Kieran Kelly Dessie Hughes
2004 Fundamentalist 6 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies
2005 No Refuge 5 Graham Lee Howard Johnson
2006 Nicanor 5 Paul Carberry Noel Meade
2007 Massini's Maguire 6 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs
2008 Fiveforthree 6 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
2009 Mikael d'Haguenet 5 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
2010 Peddlers Cross 5 Jason Maguire Donald McCain, Jr.
2011 First Lieutenant 6 Davy Russell Mouse Morris
2012 Simonsig 6 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson
2013 The New One 5 Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies
2014 Faugheen 6 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
2015 Windsor Park 6 Davy Russell Dermot Weld
2016 Yorkhill 6 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
2017 Willoughby Court 6 David Bass Ben Pauling
2018 Samcro 6 Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott
2019 City Island 6 Mark Walsh Martin Brassil
2020 Envoi Allen 6 Davy Russell Gordon Elliott
  1. amateur jockey
  2. The 2001 running was cancelled because of a foot-and-mouth crisis

See also

References
  1. Wood, Greg (12 December 2009). "Neptune signs up to back Cheltenham Festival race". London: guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  • cheltenham.co.uk – Media information pack (2010).
  • pedigreequery.com – Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle – Cheltenham.
  • Ladbrokes Pocket Companion 1990/91. Aesculus Press. 1990. p. 59. ISBN 1-871093-21-X.
  • Race Recordings
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