The Top Novices' Hurdle is a Grade One
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
Aintree
Aintree is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England. Historically in Lancashire, it lies between Walton and Maghull on the A59 road, north-east of Liverpool city centre, in North West England.
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over a distance of about 2 miles and half a furlong (2 miles and 103 yards, or 3,313 metres), and during its running there are nine hurdles to be jumped. The race is for
novice
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hurdlers, and it is scheduled to take place each year during the
Grand National
The Grand National is a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, England. First run in 1839, it is a handicap ...
meeting in early April.
The field usually includes horses which ran previously in the
Supreme Novices' Hurdle, and the last to achieve victory in both events was Browne's Gazette in 1984.
The Top Novices' Hurdle was upgraded to Grade One by the
British Horseracing Authority
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It was formed on 31 July 2007, after the merger of the British Horseracing Board (BHB) and the Horseracing Regulat ...
from its 2016 running.
Winners
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Horse racing in Great Britain
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List of British National Hunt races
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References
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Racing Post
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aintree.co.uk– ''2010 John Smith's Grand National Media Guide''.
pedigreequery.com– ''Top Novices' Hurdle – Aintree''.
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National Hunt races in Great Britain
Aintree Racecourse
National Hunt hurdle races