Dovecote Novices' Hurdle

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The race was first run in 1988 as a Listed event and was raised to Grade 2 in 1991.

The leading contenders sometimes go on to compete in the Supreme Novices' Hurdle in March. The most recent horse to achieve victory in both events was Flown in 1992.

Records

Leading jockey (3 wins):

• Robert Thornton – Senorita Rumbelita (2006), Trenchant (2009), Grumeti (2012)
• Barry Geraghty – Forgotten Voice (2013), Days of Heaven (2015), Winter Escape (2016)

Leading trainer (8 wins):

• Nicky Henderson – Over The Counter (1988), Flown (1992), Kimanicky (1996), Premier Generation (1999), Shatabdi (2007), Forgotten Voice (2013), Days of Heaven (2015), River Wylde (2017)

Winners since 1988

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer
1988	Over the Counter	6	Jamie Osborne	Nicky Henderson
1989	Decided	6	Simon Sherwood	Oliver Sherwood
1990	Stratford Ponds	5	Jamie Osborne	Oliver Sherwood
1991	Granville Again	5	Peter Scudamore	Martin Pipe
1992	Flown	5	Richard Dunwoody	Nicky Henderson
1993	Roll a Dollar	7	Gary L. Moore	David Elsworth
1994	Jazilah	6	Graham McCourt	Reg Akehurst
1995	Balanak	4	Adrian Maguire	David Gandolfo
1996	Kimanicky	6	Mick Fitzgerald	Nicky Henderson
1997	Sanmartino	5	Adrian Maguire	David Nicholson
1998	Buddy Marvel	4	Richard Dunwoody	Oliver Sherwood
1999	Premier Generation	6	Mick Fitzgerald	Nicky Henderson
2000	Hariymi	5	Barry Fenton	Richard Rowe
2001	St Pirran	6	Joe Tizzard	Paul Nicholls
2002	Hitman	7	Barry Fenton	Mark Pitman
2003	Puntal	7	Tony McCoy	Martin Pipe
2004	Abandoned due to frost
2005	Abandoned due to snow
2006	Senorita Rumbalita Template:Efn	5	Robert Thornton	Alan King
2007	Shatabdi	5	Sam Waley-CohenTemplate:Efn	Nicky Henderson
2008	Pigeon Island	5	Paddy Brennan	Nigel Twiston-Davies
2009	Trenchant	4	Robert Thornton	Alan King
2010	Escort'men	4	Ruby Walsh	Paul Nicholls
2011	Sire De Grugy	5	Jamie Moore	Gary Moore
2012	Grumeti	4	Robert Thornton	Alan King
2013	Forgotten Voice	8	Barry Geraghty	Nicky Henderson
2014	Irving	6	Nick Scholfield	Paul Nicholls
2015	Days of Heaven	5	Barry Geraghty	Nicky Henderson
2016	Winter Escape	5	Barry Geraghty	Alan King
2017	River Wylde	6	Nico de Boinville	Nicky Henderson
2018	Global Citizen	6	Daryl Jacob	Ben Pauling
2019	Southfield Stone	6	Harry Cobden	Paul Nicholls
2020	Highway One O Two	5	Tom Cannon	Chris Gordon
2021	Cape Gentleman	5	Jonjo O'Neill Jr	Emmet Mullins
2022	Aucunrisque	6	Tom Cannon	Chris Gordon
2023	Rubaud	5	Harry Cobden	Paul Nicholls
2024	Lump Sum	6	Sam Twiston-Davies	Sam Thomas
2025	Tripoli Flyer	6	Jonathan Burke	Fergal O'Brien

See also

• Horse racing in Great Britain
• List of British National Hunt races

References

• Racing Post:
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External links

• Race Recordings (1983-2003) youtube.com
• pedigreequery.com – Dovecote Novices' Hurdle – Kempton.