Bristol Novices' Hurdle
The Bristol 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 New Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 3 miles (2 miles 7 furlongs and 213 yards, or 4,822 metres), and during its running there are twelve hurdles to be jumped. The race is for novice hurdlers, and it is scheduled to take place each year in December.
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| Make Good | Pats Fancy | Ask A Honey Bee |
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| Redford Road | Champagne Well | Kiltealy Briggs |
| 2018 | ||
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| Rockpoint | Lisnagar Oscar | Rocco |
| 2017 | ||
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| Kilbricken Storm | Count Meribel | Equus Secretus |
| 2016 | ||
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| Wholestone | Ami Desbois | No Hassle Hoff |
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| Unowhatimeanharry | Final Nudge | West Approach |
| 2014 | ||
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| Blaklion | Anteros | Port Melon |
| 2013 | ||
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| Kings Palace | Masters Hill | Potters Cross |
| 2012 | ||
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| Coneygree | Aerial | Midnight Appeal |
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| Deireadh Re | Rev It Up | American Spin |
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| Mossley | Join Together | Teaforthree |
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| Tell Massini | Kennel Hill | Mon Mome |
| 2007 | ||
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| Nenuphar Collonges | Gone To Lunch | Souffleur |
| 2006 | ||
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| Flight Leader | Labelthou | The Whisperer |
| 2005 | ||
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| Black Jack Ketchum | Gungadu | Amicelli |
| 2004 | ||
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| Brewster | Jackson | Football Crazy |
| 2003 | ||
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| Comply Or Die | Phar From Frosty | Champagne Harry |
| 2002 | ||
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| Iris's Gift | Ad Hoc | Priests Bridge |
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| Garruth | Gola Cher | Sheer Genius |
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| Bindaree | No Tale To Tell | Better Think Again |
| 1998 | ||
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| Bosuns Mate | Irish Banker | Radiation |
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| Lord Jim | Promalee | Easy Feelin |
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| Tarrs Bridge | Southern Nights | Carole's Crusader |
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| Billygoat Gruff | Morgans Harbour | Garrylough |
The event was extended from 2 miles and 4½ furlongs to its present distance in 1994, and at the same time it was given Grade 2 status. It has been sponsored by the vegetable growing company Albert Bartlett since 2007.
Winners since 1988
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
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| 1988 | Hawthorn Hill Lad | 4 | Mark Pitman | Jenny Pitman |
| 1989 | Remittance Man | 5 | Richard Dunwoody | Nicky Henderson |
| 1990 | Bignor Hill | 5 | Carl Llewellyn | Josh Gifford |
| no race 1991–92 | ||||
| 1993 | Book of Music | 5 | Declan Murphy | Josh Gifford |
| 1994 | Billygoat Gruff | 5 | Warren Marston | David Nicholson |
| 1995 | Abandoned due to frost | |||
| 1996 | Tarrs Bridge | 5 | Jamie Magee | Charlie Mann |
| 1997 | Lord Jim | 5 | Mick Fitzgerald | Jim Old |
| 1998 | Bosuns Mate | 5 | Carl Llewellyn | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 1999 | Bindaree | 5 | Carl Llewellyn | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 2000 | Garruth | 6 | Tony Dobbin | Tim Easterby |
| 2001 | Ballycassidy [lower-alpha 1] | 6 | Robert Thornton | Alan King |
| 2002 | Iris's Gift | 5 | Tony McCoy | Jonjo O'Neill |
| 2003 | Comply or Die | 4 | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe |
| 2004 | Brewster | 7 | David Dennis | Ian Williams |
| 2005 | Black Jack Ketchum | 6 | Tony McCoy | Jonjo O'Neill |
| 2006 | Flight Leader | 6 | Joe Tizzard | Colin Tizzard |
| 2007 | Nenuphar Collonges | 6 | Robert Thornton | Alan King |
| no race 2008 [lower-alpha 2] | ||||
| 2009 | Tell Massini | 5 | Paddy Brennan | Tom George |
| 2010 | Mossley | 4 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
| 2011 | Deireadh Re | 5 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2012 | Coneygree | 5 | Mattie Batchelor | Mark Bradstock |
| 2013 | Kings Palace | 5 | Tom Scudamore | David Pipe |
| 2014 | Blaklion | 5 | Ryan Hatch | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 2015 | Unowhatimeanharry | 7 | Noel Fehily | Harry Fry |
| 2016 | Wholestone | 5 | Daryl Jacob | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 2017 | Kilbricken Storm | 6 | Harry Cobden | Colin Tizzard |
| 2018 | Rockpoint | 5 | Tom Scudamore | Colin Tizzard |
| 2019 | Redford Road | 5 | Jamie Bargary | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 2020 | Make Good | 5 | Richard Johnson | John McConnell |
- The "2001" running took place at Huntingdon in January 2002
- The 2008 edition was abandoned because of heavy rain
References
- pedigreequery.com – Bristol Novices' Hurdle – Cheltenham.
- telegraph.co.uk – "Cheltenham racing abandoned after rain" (2008).
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