The Formby Novices' Hurdle is a Grade 1

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hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to

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aged three years or older. It is run at

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over a distance of about 2 miles and a furlong (2 miles and 209 yards, or 3,410 metres), and during its running there are eight hurdles to be jumped. The race is for

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hurdlers, and it is scheduled to take place each year in December. From 2011 to 2018 the race was sponsored by online casino 32Red and was run as the 32Red Hurdle between 2011 and 2013. Since 2023 it has been sponsored by William Hill Its predecessor was first run in 1976 at

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and was originally named the Tolworth Novices' Hurdle then simply the Tolworth Hurdle. As part of changes to the National Hunt pattern, since December 2023 the race has been run on

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as the Formby Novices' Hurdle, open to horses aged three years and older.

Records

Leading jockey (3 wins): *

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– ''Silver Wedge (1995), Monsignor (2000), Miros (2002)'' *

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- ''Silverburn (2007), Breedsbreeze (2008), Yorkhill (2016)'' *

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 Champ ...

- ''Minella Class (2011), Captain Conan (2012), L'ami Serge (2015)'' Leading trainer (7 wins): *

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 Tr ...

– ''New York Rainbow (1992), Minella Class (2011), Captain Conan (2012), Royal Boy (2014), L'ami Serge (2015), Constitution Hill (2022), Jango Baie (2023)''

Winners

References

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– ''Tolworth Hurdle – Sandown.''

External links

* Race Recordings (1980, 1987–2013
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Records

Winners

See also

References

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