Sharp Novices' Hurdle

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The event was formerly contested over 2 miles, and it used to be held in December. It was extended by a furlong in 1992, and it was cut to its present length and moved to November in 1994. In 2011 the race was renamed as the Opus Energy Novices' Hurdle as part of a sponsorship deal with UK power supplier Opus Energy. Since 2013 the race has been sponsored by Sky Bet and run as the Sky Bet Novices' Hurdle.

In April 2023 the British Horseracing Authority announced that the race would be run in October as part of a restructure of the 2023/24 programme.

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer
1988	Green Willow	6	Peter Hobbs	Josh Gifford
1989	Run for Free	5	Peter Scudamore	Martin Pipe
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1991	Thetford Forest	4	Richard Dunwoody	David Nicholson
1992	Satin Lover	4	Graham McCourt	Nigel Tinkler
1993	Large Action	5	Jamie Osborne	Oliver Sherwood
1994	Berude Not To	5	Jamie Osborne	Oliver Sherwood
1995	Mandys Mantino	5	Philip Hide	Josh Gifford
1996	Kailash	5	Tony McCoy	Martin Pipe
1997	Circus Star	4	Adrian Maguire	David Nicholson
1998	Hoh Invader	6	Richard Dunwoody	Charlie Mann
1999	Silence Reigns	5	Mick Fitzgerald	Paul Nicholls
2000	Reiziger	4	Richard Johnson	Philip Hobbs
2001	Fireball Macnamara	5	Timmy Murphy	Mark Pitman
2002	Mutakarrim	5	Paul Carberry	Dermot Weld
2003	Self Defense	6	Barry Keniry	Emma Lavelle
2004	Marcel	4	Timmy Murphy	Martin Pipe
2005	Boychuk	4	Richard Johnson	Philip Hobbs
2006	Moon Over Miami	5	Noel Fehily	Charlie Mann
2007	I'msingingtheblues	5	Ruby Walsh	Paul Nicholls
2008	Golan Way	4	Jamie Goldstein	Sheena West
2009	Loosen My Load	5	Andrew Lynch	Henry de Bromhead
2010	Cue Card	4	Joe Tizzard	Colin Tizzard
2011	Steps to Freedom	5	Robbie Power	Jessica Harrington
2012	Dodging Bullets	4	Ruby Walsh	Paul Nicholls
2013	The Liquidator	5	Tom Scudamore	David Pipe
2014	Vyta Du Roc	5	Barry Geraghty	Nicky Henderson
2015	Altior	5	Nico de Boinville	Nicky Henderson
2016	Moon Racer	7	Tom Scudamore	David Pipe
2017	Slate House	5	Harry Cobden	Colin Tizzard
2018	Elixir de Nutz	4	Harry Cobden	Colin Tizzard
2019	Hang In There	5	Adam Wedge	Emma Lavelle
2020	For Pleasure	5	Harry Bannister	Alex Hales
2021	I Like To Move It	4	Sam Twiston-Davies	Nigel Twiston-Davies
2022	Fennor Cross	5	Simon Torrens	John McConnell
2023	Lookaway	6	Jack Quinlan	Neil King
2024	Valgrand	6	Harry Skelton	Dan Skelton

See also

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

References

• Racing Post:
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• pedigreequery.com – Sharp Novices' Hurdle – Cheltenham.