The Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle is a Grade 1
National Hunt
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hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to
horses
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aged four years. It is run at
Aintree
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over a distance of about 2 miles and 1
furlong
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(2 miles and 209 yards, or ), 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
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meeting in early April.
During the 1960s and early 1970s the race was called the Lancashire Hurdle, and it was subsequently known by several different sponsored titles. For a period it was classed at Grade 2 level, and it was promoted to Grade 1 status in 2005.
The Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle usually features horses which ran previously in the
Triumph Hurdle
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, and the last to win both events was Pentland Hills in 2019.
Records
Leading jockey since 1970 (3 wins):
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Tony McCoy
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– ''Zabadi (1996), Hors La Loi III (1999), Binocular (2008)''
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Robert Thornton – ''Katchit (2007), Walkon (2009), Grumeti (2012)''
Leading
trainer since 1970 (4 wins):
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Alan King
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– ''Katchit (2007), Walkon (2009), Grumeti (2012), L'Unique (2013)''
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Paul Nicholls - ''Le Duc (2003), Zarkandar (2011), All Yours (2015), Monmiral (2021)''
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Nicky Henderson
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His father was Johnny Henderson who was one of the founders of the Racecourse Holdings Tr ...
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Binocular
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(2008), We Have A Dream (2018), Pentland Hills (2019), Sir Gino (2024) ''
Winners since 1950
* ''Separate divisions of the race indicated by (1) and (2).''
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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References
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Racing Post
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Timeform
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External links
aintree.co.uk– ''2010 John Smith's Grand National Media Guide''.
pedigreequery.com– ''Anniversary 4-Y-O Novices' Hurdle – Aintree.''
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National Hunt races in Great Britain
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