The Summit Juvenile Hurdle is a Listed
National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged three years. It is run at
Doncaster over a distance of about 2 miles and half a furlong (2 miles and 128 yards or 3,336 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 December.
Prior to 2010 it was run at Lingfield Park on the same day as the
December Novices' Chase and the two races are now run on the same day at Doncaster. The race carried Grade 2 status until the 2021 running. It was downgraded to a Listed race by the
British Horseracing Authority in 2022.
In April 2023 the
British Horseracing Authority announced that the race would be moved to
Aintree and run 1 week earlier as part of a restructure of the 2023/24 programme.
Records
Leading
jockey
A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing. The word "jockey" originated from England and was used to describe the individual ...
(2 wins):
* Thierry Doumen – ''
Hors La Loi III
Hors La Loi III (foaled 22 February 1995) was a French-bred AQPS racehorse who won the 2002 Champion Hurdle. A dark bay gelding with a narrow blaze and white hind feet, he developed a reputation for being rather inconsistent, but was one of the ...
(1998), Grand Seigneur (1999)''
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Dougie Costello
Dougie Costello (born Ireland Co Galway, 1983) is a Group 1 winning Irish jockey. He now rides on the flat, having previously been a jump jockey. He is one of the few jockeys to have won at the top level in both codes - the 2012 Triumph Hurdle a ...
– ''Royal Bonsai (2011), Kashmir Peak (2012) ''
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Daryl Jacob – ''Peace And Co (2014), We Have A Dream (2017)''
* Harry Cobden - '' Quel Destin (2018), Liari (2023) ''
Leading
trainer (4 wins):
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Paul Nicholls - '' Cliffs of Dover (2016), Quel Destin (2018), Monmiral (2020), Liari (2023) ''
Winners since 1987
See also
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Horse racing in Great Britain
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List of British National Hunt races
References
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Racing Post
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pedigreequery.com– ''Summit Junior Hurdle – Lingfield.''
– ''"Lingfield abandoned due to frost" (2005).''
breakingnews.ie– ''"Lingfield abandoned" (2006).''
– ''"Cheltenham and Lingfield abandoned" (2008).''
– ''"Lingfield cancels hurdle meet" (2009).''
National Hunt races in Great Britain
Doncaster Racecourse
Lingfield Park Racecourse
National Hunt hurdle races