Supreme Novices’ Hurdle
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The Supreme Novices’ Hurdle is a prestigious Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Britain that traditionally opens the Cheltenham Festival and features top-class novice hurdlers.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Supreme Novices' Hurdle | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cheltenham Festival race
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Grade 1 race ⓘ National Hunt hurdle race ⓘ |
| ageRestriction | four-years-old and up ⓘ |
| audience | National Hunt racing fans ⓘ |
| class | Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle ⓘ |
| country | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| courseConfiguration | Old Course at Cheltenham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| courseType | undulating ⓘ |
| discipline | National Hunt racing ⓘ |
| distance |
about 2 miles and ½ furlong
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approximately 2 miles 87 yards ⓘ |
| distanceMetric | about 3298 metres ⓘ |
| fenceType | timber hurdles ⓘ |
| festivalDay | first day of the Cheltenham Festival ⓘ |
| festivalRole | traditional opening race of the Cheltenham Festival ⓘ |
| formerName | Gloucestershire Hurdle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerSponsor |
Smurfit Kappa
NERFINISHED
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William Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genderRestriction | no sex restriction ⓘ |
| governingBody | British Horseracing Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importance | one of the leading novice hurdle races in Britain ⓘ |
| inaugurated | 1946 ⓘ |
| location | Cheltenham Racecourse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meeting | Cheltenham Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| minimumAge | four years ⓘ |
| notableAssociation | Cheltenham roar at the start of the Festival ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
attracts top-class novice hurdlers
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large and competitive fields ⓘ |
| numberOfHurdles | 8 ⓘ |
| qualification | novice hurdlers ⓘ |
| raceCategory | novice hurdle ⓘ |
| raceCode | jumps ⓘ |
| racecourse | Cheltenham Racecourse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raceSurface | turf over hurdles ⓘ |
| raceType | hurdle race ⓘ |
| region | England ⓘ |
| scheduling | held annually in March ⓘ |
| sponsor | Sky Bet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | horse racing ⓘ |
| startType | tape start ⓘ |
| status | Grade 1 ⓘ |
| surface | turf ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | spring ⓘ |
| trackDirection | left-handed ⓘ |
| typicalFieldSize | large ⓘ |
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Supreme Novices' Hurdle