Challow Novices Hurdle Next Running: Monday December 31st, 2012
The Challow Novices' Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race for four-year-old and above novices.
There are ten hurdles to be jumped in the race.
| Distance: | 2m 5f | Details: | (Grade 1) (Class 1) (4yo+) | Racecourse: | Newbury | Race Type: | Jumps |
Winning Trends for the Challow Novices Hurdle
Age Trend: Range: 4 - 7yo.
Trainer Trend: Jonjo O'Neill, Nick Williams and PF Nicholls have all trained two winners of this race in the last nine years.
Jockey Trend: R Walsh rode both of PF Nicholls' winners. AP McCoy rode both of Jonjo O'Neill's.
Favourite Trend: The favourite has won this race four times in the last nine years (one was a joint favourite).
Challow Novices Hurdle Previous Winners
| YEAR | HORSE | A/G | WGT | LTO | FORM | TRAINER | JOCKEY | RAN | OR | SP |
| 2011 | Fingal Bay (Ire) (D) | 5g | 11-7 | 29 | 1-111 | PJ Hobbs | R Johnson | 5 | 149 | 1/4 (f) |
| 2010 | Backspin (Ire) | 5g | 11-7 | 14 | 1-1 | Jonjo O'Neill | AP McCoy | 8 | - | 5/1 (jt3f) |
| 2009 | Reve de Sivola (Fr) | 4g | 11-7 | 44 | 6-12 | Nick Williams | D Jacob | 11 | 143 | 15/8 (2f) |
| 2008 | Diamond Harry (CD) | 5g | 11-7 | 43 | 1-11 | Nick Williams | TJ Murphy | 6 | 147 | 4/6 (f) |
| 2007 | Souffleur | 4g | 11-7 | 14 | 111 | P Bowen | TJ O'brien | 9 | 140 | 7/1 |
| 2006 | Wichita Lineman (Ire) (C) | 5g | 11-7 | 47 | 8-12 | Jonjo O'Neill | AP McCoy | 8 | - | 11/4 (2f) |
| 2005 ! | Denman (Ire) | 6g | 11-7 | 44 | 1-11 | PF Nicholls | R Walsh | 8 | - | 5/2 (f) |
| 2004 | Brewster (Ire) (D) | 7g | 11-7 | 18 | 411 | Ian Williams | DR Dennis | 8 | 137 | 3/1 (2F) |
| 2003 | Cornish Rebel (Ire) (C) | 6g | 11-7 | 33 | 10-1 | PF Nicholls | R Walsh | 6 | - | 5/2 (jf) |

