Mersey Novices' Hurdle
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ||
| Pink and white (halved), black sleeves, black cap, pink star | Royal blue, white cross belts, yellow cap | White, royal blue epaulets, white sleeves, red spots, royal blue cap |
| Irish Point | Kateira | Hermes Allen |
| 2022 | ||
| White, emerald green hoops, yellow and white halved sleeves, yellow cap | Royal blue, white epaulets, white and royal blue halved sleeves, royal blue cap, white star | Yellow, black cross of lorraine, yellow sleeves, black stars, black cap |
| Three Stripe Life | Might | North Lodge |
| 2021 | ||
| Grey, white epaulets | Red, yellow stars, armlets and star on cap | Red, black diamond, red sleeves, yellow diamonds, black cap, red diamonds |
| My Drogo | Minella Drama | Guard Your Dreams |
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| 1990-1988 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ||
| Light blue and orange diamonds, light blue sleeves and cap, orange star | Black, gold sleeves, red cap | Dark blue, red and light blue sash, white cap |
| Vazon Bay | Remittance Man | Young Ty |
| 1989 | ||
| Brown, white hoop and sleeves, quartered cap | Blue and red check, blue sleeves, red cap | Light blue, orange chevrons, light blue sleeves and cap |
| Morley Street | Trapper John | Undaunted |
| 1988 | ||
| Pink, Purple stars, Pink sleeves, Purple cap, Pink star | Yellow, royal blue stripe, armlets and cap | Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star |
| Sir Blake | Blazing Walker | Decided |
The Mersey Novices' Hurdle is a Grade One National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Aintree, Merseyside, over a distance of about 2 miles and 4 furlongs (4,023 metres), and during its running there are eleven hurdles to be jumped. The race is for novice hurdlers, and it is scheduled to take place each year during the Grand National meeting in early April.
The distance of the race was cut by a furlong to its present length in 1988. For a period it was sponsored by Mumm, and it was given Grade Two status in 1991. It has had several different sponsors since 1992, and the latest of these, Betway, began supporting the event in 2017. The Mersey Novices' Hurdle was upgraded to Grade One by the British Horseracing Authority from its 2014 running.[1]
The Mersey Novices' Hurdle often features horses which ran previously in the Ballymore Novices' Hurdle, and the last to achieve victory in both races was Yorkhill in 2016.
Winners since 1976
[edit ]- ^ amateur jockey
- ^ The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom [2]
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "British Horseracing Authority Announces Upgrades to Jump Pattern Races for 2013/14". Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- ^ "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspended until end of April". BBC Sport. 17 March 2020.
- aintree.co.uk – 2010 John Smith's Grand National Media Guide.
- pedigreequery.com – Mersey Novices' Hurdle – Aintree.