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Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle

Hurdle horse race in Britain

Summary

Hurdle horse race in Britain

Field	Value
class	Grade 1
horse race	Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle
location	Cheltenham Racecourse
Cheltenham, England
inaugurated	1971
race type	Hurdle race
sponsor	Turners
website	Cheltenham
distance	2m 5f (4,225 metres)
surface	Turf
track	Left-handed
qualification	Four-years-old and up
weight	10 st 9 lb (4yo);
11 st 7 lb (5yo+)
Allowances
7 lb for fillies and mares
purse	£150,000 (2025)
1st: £84,405

Cheltenham, England 11 st 7 lb (5yo+) Allowances 7 lb for fillies and mares 1st: £84,405 |} The Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle (currently known as the Turners Novices' Hurdle for sponsorship reasons) is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run on the Old Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 2 miles and 5 furlongs (4,225 metres), and during its running there are ten hurdles to be jumped. The race is for novice hurdlers, and it is scheduled to take place each year during the Cheltenham Festival in March.

History

The event was established in 1971, and it was initially called the Aldsworth Hurdle. The insurance company Sun Alliance (later Royal & SunAlliance) began sponsoring the race in 1974, and it became known as the Sun Alliance Novices' Hurdle. This association continued until 2006, and for the following three years the event was backed by Ballymore Properties.

There were high winds on the day of the planned running in 2008, so the Ballymore Properties Novices' Hurdle was rescheduled and run on Cheltenham's New Course. A new sponsor, Neptune Investment Management, began supporting the race in 2010. Ballymore resumed sponsorship from the 2018 running.

The registered (non-sponsored) title of the race is now the Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle. This is in honour of Baring Bingham, a developer who purchased Prestbury Park in 1898, and organised the first Cheltenham Festival in 1902.

Records

Leading jockey (4 wins):

Ruby Walsh – Fiveforthree (2008), Mikael d'Haguenet (2009), Faugheen (2014), Yorkhill (2016)

Leading trainer (7 wins):

Willie Mullins – *Fiveforthree (2008), Mikael d'Haguenet (2009), Faugheen (2014), Yorkhill (2016), Sir Gerhard (2022), Impaire Et Passe (2023), Ballyburn (2024) *

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer
1971	Midsprite	5	Macer Gifford	Harry Thomson Jones
1972	Even Dawn	5	Ron Hyett	Katie Gaze
1973	Willie Wumpkins	5	Pat Colville	Adrian Maxwell
1974	Brown Lad	8	Ron Barry	Paddy Osborne
1975	Davy Lad	5	Dessie Hughes	Mick O'Toole
1976	Parkhill	5	Dessie Hughes	Mick O'Toole
1977	Counsel Cottage	6	Sean Treacy	Paddy Mullins
1978	Mr Kildare	5	Tommy Carmody	Liam Browne
1979	Venture to Cognac	6	Oliver Sherwood	Fred Winter
1980	Drumlargan	6	Tommy Ryan	Edward O'Grady
1981	Gaye Chance	6	Sam Morshead	Fred Rimell
1982	Mister Donovan	6	Tommy Ryan	Edward O'Grady
1983	Sabin du Loir	4	Graham Bradley	Michael Dickinson
1984	Fealty	4	Seamus O'Neill	Peter Brookshaw
1985	Asir	5	Ronnie Beggan	Paul Kelleway
1986	Ten Plus	6	Kevin Mooney	Fulke Walwyn
1987	The West Awake	6	Simon Sherwood	Oliver Sherwood
1988	Rebel Song	6	Simon Sherwood	Oliver Sherwood
1989	Sayfar's Lad	5	Mark Perrett	Martin Pipe
1990	Regal Ambition	6	Peter Scudamore	Martin Pipe
1991	Crystal Spirit	4	Jimmy Frost	Ian Balding
1992	Thetford Forest	5	Richard Dunwoody	David Nicholson
1993	Gaelstrom	6	Carl Llewellyn	Nigel Twiston-Davies
1994	Danoli	6	Charlie Swan	Tom Foley
1995	Putty Road	5	Norman Williamson	David Nicholson
1996	Urubande	6	Charlie Swan	Aidan O'Brien
1997	Istabraq	5	Charlie Swan	Aidan O'Brien
1998	French Holly	7	Andrew Thornton	Ferdy Murphy
1999	Barton	6	Lorcan Wyer	Tim Easterby
2000	Monsignor	6	Norman Williamson	Mark Pitman
2001	no race 2001
2002	Galileo	6	Jason Maguire	Tom George
2003	Hardy Eustace	6	Kieran Kelly	Dessie Hughes
2004	Fundamentalist	6	Carl Llewellyn	Nigel Twiston-Davies
2005	No Refuge	5	Graham Lee	Howard Johnson
2006	Nicanor	5	Paul Carberry	Noel Meade
2007	Massini's Maguire	6	Richard Johnson	Philip Hobbs
2008	Fiveforthree	6	Ruby Walsh	Willie Mullins
2009	Mikael d'Haguenet	5	Ruby Walsh	Willie Mullins
2010	Peddlers Cross	5	Jason Maguire	Donald McCain, Jr.
2011	First Lieutenant	6	Davy Russell	Mouse Morris
2012	Simonsig	6	Barry Geraghty	Nicky Henderson
2013	The New One	5	Sam Twiston-Davies	Nigel Twiston-Davies
2014	Faugheen	6	Ruby Walsh	Willie Mullins
2015	Windsor Park	6	Davy Russell	Dermot Weld
2016	Yorkhill	6	Ruby Walsh	Willie Mullins
2017	Willoughby Court	6	David Bass	Ben Pauling
2018	Samcro	6	Jack Kennedy	Gordon Elliott
2019	City Island	6	Mark Walsh	Martin Brassil
2020	Envoi Allen	6	Davy Russell	Gordon Elliott
2021	Bob Olinger	6	Rachael Blackmore	Henry de Bromhead
2022	Sir Gerhard	7	Paul Townend	Willie Mullins
2023	Impaire Et Passe	5	Paul Townend	Willie Mullins
2024	Ballyburn	6	Paul Townend	Willie Mullins
2025	The New Lion	6	Harry Skelton	Dan Skelton

References

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cheltenham.co.uk – Media information pack (2010).
pedigreequery.com – Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle – Cheltenham.

References

Wood, Greg. (12 December 2009). "Neptune signs up to back Cheltenham Festival race". guardian.co.uk.

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