Finale Juvenile Hurdle

The Finale Juvenile Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged three years. It is run at Chepstow over a distance of about 2 miles (2 miles and 11 yards, or 3,228 metres), and during its running there are eight hurdles to be jumped. The race is for novice hurdlers, and it is scheduled to take place each year during the Welsh Grand National meeting in late December. On occasions when the race has been postponed to January of the following year, the runners are aged four years.

The race carried Grade 1 status until the 2021 running. It was downgraded to Grade 2 by the British Horseracing Authority in 2022.

Records

<div style="font-size:90%"> Leading jockey since 1971 (3 wins):

• Mick Fitzgerald – Mister Banjo (1999), Blue Shark (2005), Good Bye Simon (2006)
• Richard Johnson – Franchoek (2007), Le Rocher (2013), Defi Du Seuil (2016)
• Daryl Jacob – Me Voici (2009), Bristol De Mai (2014), We Have A Dream (2017)

Leading trainer since 1971 (4 wins):

• Nicky Henderson – Mister Banjo (1999), Nas Na Riogh (2002), Blue Shark (2005), We Have A Dream (2017)

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Winners since 1971

See also

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

References

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External links

• Race Recordings (1980, 1986-2010) youtube.com
• pedigreequery.com – Finale Juvenile Hurdle – Chepstow.