Formby Novices' Hurdle

The Formby Novices' Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Aintree over a distance of about 2 miles and a furlong (2 miles and 209 yards, or 3,410 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 in December. From 2011 to 2018 the race was sponsored by online casino 32Red and was run as the 32Red Hurdle between 2011 and 2013. Since 2023 it has been sponsored by William Hill

Its predecessor was first run in 1976 at Sandown Park and was originally named the Tolworth Novices' Hurdle then simply the Tolworth Hurdle. As part of changes to the National Hunt pattern, since December 2023 the race has been run on Boxing Day at Aintree as the Formby Novices' Hurdle, open to horses aged three years and older.

Records

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

• Norman Williamson – Silver Wedge (1995), Monsignor (2000), Miros (2002)
• Ruby Walsh - Silverburn (2007), Breedsbreeze (2008), Yorkhill (2016)
• Barry Geraghty - Minella Class (2011), Captain Conan (2012), L'ami Serge (2015)

Leading trainer (7 wins):

• Nicky Henderson – New York Rainbow (1992), Minella Class (2011), Captain Conan (2012), Royal Boy (2014), L'ami Serge (2015), Constitution Hill (2022), Jango Baie (2023)

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Winners

See also

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

References

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• pedigreequery.com – Tolworth Hurdle – Sandown.

External links

• Race Recordings (1980, 1987–2013) youtube.com