Top Novices' Hurdle

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The field usually includes horses which ran previously in the Supreme Novices' Hurdle, 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 from its 2016 running.

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer
1976	Beacon Light	5	Bob Turnell	Andy Turnell
1977	Irish Rambler	6	Joe Crowley	Joe Crowley
1978	Prousto	5	Jonjo O'Neill	Alan Jarvis
1979	Rimondo	4	Jonjo O'Neill	Ted Carter
1980	Jugador	5	Ron Davies	Derek Kent
1981	Burns	5	Bill Smith	Fulke Walwyn
1982	Bright Oasis	6	Allen Webb	Kim Bailey
1983	Very Promising	5	Sam Morshead	Mercy Rimell
1984	Browne's Gazette	6	Dermot BrowneTemplate:Efn	Michael Dickinson
1985	Sailor's Dance	5	Jimmy Duggan	Fred Winter
1986	I Bin Zaidoon	5	Graham McCourt	Jenny Pitman
1987	Convinced	5	Peter Scudamore	Martin Pipe
1988	Faraway Lad	5	Simon Sherwood	Oliver Sherwood
1989	Young Benz	5	Lorcan Wyer	Peter Easterby
1990	Fidway	5	Steve Smith Eccles	Tim Thomson Jones
1991	Granville Again	5	Peter Scudamore	Martin Pipe
1992	Carobee	5	Richard Dunwoody	David Nicholson
1993	Roll a Dollar	7	Paul Holley	David Elsworth
1994	Jazilah	6	Graham McCourt	Reg Akehurst
1995	Sweet Mignonette	7	Peter Niven	Mary Reveley
1996	Tragic Hero	4	Jonothan Lower	Martin Pipe
1997	Midnight Legend	6	Richard Johnson	David Nicholson
1998	Fataliste	4	Tony McCoy	Martin Pipe
1999	Joe Mac	5	Conor O'Dwyer	Christy Roche
2000	Phardante Flyer	6	Richard Johnson	Philip Hobbs
2001	Ilico II	5	Adrian Maguire	Philip Hobbs
2002	In Contrast	6	Richard Johnson	Philip Hobbs
2003	Limerick Boy	5	Tony Dobbin	Venetia Williams
2004	Royal Shakespeare	5	Robert Thornton	Steve Gollings
2005	Mighty Man	5	Richard Johnson	Henry Daly
2006	Straw Bear	5	Tony McCoy	Nick Gifford
2007	Blythe Knight	7	Tony McCoy	John Quinn
2008	Pierrot Lunaire	4	Ruby Walsh	Paul Nicholls
2009	El Dancer	5	Dominic Elsworth	Lucy Wadham
2010	General Miller	5	Barry Geraghty	Nicky Henderson
2011	Topolski	5	Daryl Jacob	David Arbuthnot
2012	Darlan	5	Tony McCoy	Nicky Henderson
2013	My Tent Or Yours	6	Tony McCoy	Nicky Henderson
2014	Josses Hill	6	Barry Geraghty	Nicky Henderson
2015	Cyrus Darius	6	Brian Hughes	Malcolm Jefferson
2016	Buveur d'Air	5	Noel Fehily	Nicky Henderson
2017	Pingshou	7	Robbie Power	Colin Tizzard
2018	Lalor	6	Richard Johnson	Kayley Woollacott
2019	Felix Desjy	6	Jack Kennedy	Gordon Elliott
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2021	Belfast Banter	6	Kevin Sexton	Peter Fahey
2022	Jonbon	6	Aidan Coleman	Nicky Henderson
2023	Inthepocket	6	Rachael Blackmore	Henry de Bromhead
2024	Mystical Power	5	Mark Walsh	Willie Mullins
2025	Salvator Mundi	5	Paul Townend	Willie Mullins

See also

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

References

• Racing Post:
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• aintree.co.uk – 2010 John Smith's Grand National Media Guide.
• pedigreequery.com – Top Novices' Hurdle – Aintree.