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
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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 Aintree, Merseyside, England. First run in 1839, it ...
meeting in early April.
The field usually includes horses which ran previously in the
Supreme Novices' Hurdle
The Supreme Novices' Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run on the Old Course at Cheltenham over a distance o ...
, 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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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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Racing Post
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pedigreequery.com– ''Top Novices' Hurdle – Aintree''.
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National Hunt races in Great Britain
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