Winter Novice Hurdle Next Running: Saturday December 1st, 2012

The Winter Novices' Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race for four-year-old and above novices.

There are nine hurdles to be jumped in the race.

Distance:2m 4f 110yDetails:(Grade 2) (Class 1) (4yo+)Racecourse:SandownRace Type: Jumps

Winning Trends for the Winter Novice Hurdle

Age Trend: Range: 4 - 7yo.

Trainer Trend: PF Nicholls has trained two winners in the last eight years and A King has trained the last two years.

Favourite Trend: The top two in the betting has accounted for every winner in the last eight years.

Winter Novice Hurdle Previous Winners

YEAR HORSE A/G WGT LTO FORM TRAINER JOCKEY RAN OR SP
2011 Fingal Bay (Ire) (D) 5g 11-7 19 1-11 PJ Hobbs R Johnson 7 144 4/5 (f)
2010 ABANDONED due to: Snow
2009 Manyriverstocross (Ire) 4g 11-4 14 13 A King W Hutchinson 5 132 3/1 (2f)
2008 Junior 5g 11-0 24 7-52 A King R Thornton 7 138 11/2 (2f)
2007 Lightning Strike (GER) 4g 11-7 13 5-01 Miss V Williams AP McCoy 6 138 2/1 (2f)
2006 Labelthou (Fr) 7m 11-0 12 15-1 Miss EC Lavelle B Fenton 5 - 5/2 (2f)
2005 Neptune Collonges (Fr) (D) 4g 11-0 18 1-14 PF Nicholls BJ Geraghty 4 - 6/4 (f)
2004 Ladalko (Fr) 5g 11-0 34 22-2 PF Nicholls R Walsh 7 135 5/4 (f)
2003 Inglis Drever (D) 4g 11-7 13 1-01 J Howard Johnson G Lee 7 - 5/2 (jt2f)