The Sefton Novices' Hurdle is a Grade 1

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hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to

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aged four years or older. It is run at

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over a distance of about 3 miles and half a furlong (4,964 metres), and during its running there are thirteen hurdles to be jumped. The race is for

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hurdlers, and it is scheduled to take place each year during the

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meeting in early April. The event was established in 1988, and it was originally called the White Satin Novices' Hurdle. For a period it was classed at Grade 2 level. The race was given its present title in 1993, and it was promoted to Grade 1 status in 1995. In recent years the Sefton Novices' Hurdle has usually featured horses which ran in the previous month's

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, and the last to achieve victory in both races was at Fishers Cross in 2013.

Records

Leading jockey (3 wins): *

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– ''Unsinkable Boxer (1998), Black Jack Ketchum (2006), At Fishers Cross (2013)'' *

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 ...

– ''Sackville (2000), Iris's Gift (2003), Beat That (2014) Leading trainer (4 wins): *

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– ''Rustle (1988), Beat That (2014), Santini (2018), Champ (2019)''

Winners

References

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Winners

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