Novice (racehorse)

Novice (racehorse)

A novice in National Hunt horse racing is a horse which has not won in a particular type of race prior to the start of the current season. A novice hurdler has not won a hurdle race before the start of the current season, while a novice chaser has not won a steeplechase before the start of the current season.

A novice remains a novice until the end of the season in which it gains its first win in that particular category, no matter how many wins it achieves. Generally novices race against other novices although there is no restriction preventing novices competing against more experienced rivals. Occasionally a novice wins a major race outside novice company - Captain Christy won the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 1974 as a novice, as did Make A Stand in the 1997 Champion Hurdle.

Principal novice races

The most important races run for novices in Great Britain are all run as Grade 1 events at the Cheltenham Festival

See also


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