The Tolworth Novices' Hurdle is a Grade 1
National Hunt
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hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to
horses aged four years or older. It is run at
Sandown Park
Sandown Park is a horse racing course and leisure venue in Esher, Surrey, England, located in the outer suburbs of London. It hosts 5 Grade One National Hunt races and one Group 1 flat race, the Eclipse Stakes. It regularly has horse rac ...
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
A novice is a person who has entered a religious order and is under probation, before taking vows. A ''novice'' can also refer to a person (or animal e.g. racehorse) who is entering a profession with no prior experience.
Religion Buddhism
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hurdlers, and it is scheduled to take place each year in January. From 2011 to 2018 the race was sponsored by online casino
32Red
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Overview
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and was run as the 32Red Hurdle between 2011 and 2013. Since 2019 it has been sponsored by
Unibet
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The race was first run in 1976.
Records
Leading jockey (3 wins):
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Norman Williamson
Norman Williamson (born 16 January 1969) is a retired professional jockey in the Irish National Hunt. He was top jockey at the Cheltenham Festival in 1995 with 4 wins. These wins includes the Champion Hurdle on Alderbrook and the Cheltenham Gold ...
– ''Silver Wedge (1995), Monsignor (2000), Miros (2002)''
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Ruby Walsh
Rupert Walsh (born 14 May 1979 in Kill, County Kildare, Ireland) is an Irish former jockey. He is the second child, and eldest son, of former champion amateur jockey Ted Walsh and his wife Helen. Walsh is the third most prolific winner in Brit ...
- ''Silverburn (2007), Breedsbreeze (2008), Yorkhill (2016)''
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Barry Geraghty
Barry Geraghty (born 16 September 1979) is a retired Irish jockey. He is the second most successful jockey of all time at the Cheltenham Festival.
Geraghty rode his first winner in January 1997 and three years later he became the Irish Champio ...
- ''Minella Class (2011), Captain Conan (2012), L'ami Serge (2015)''
Leading
trainer (6 wins):
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Nicky Henderson
Nicholas John Henderson (born 10 December 1950) is a British racehorse trainer. He has been British jump racing Champion Trainer six times.
Background
His father was Johnny Henderson who was one of the founders of the Racecourse Holdings Tru ...
– ''New York Rainbow (1992), Minella Class (2011), Captain Conan (2012), Royal Boy (2014), L'ami Serge (2015), Constitution Hill (2022)''
Winners
See also
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Horse racing in Great Britain
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List of British National Hunt races
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History of the National Hunt Patter ...
References
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External links
* Race Recording
National Hunt races in Great Britain
Sandown Park Racecourse
National Hunt hurdle races
1976 establishments in England
Recurring sporting events established in 1976