Horse Racing - Supreme Novices' Hurdle

This, the two-mile Novice Championship at the Cheltenham Festival for four year olds and over, is traditionally the first race of the most important meeting in the British National Hunt calendar. It was originally called the Gloucestershire Hurdle and, until 1972, was split into two or three divisions (separate races)  each year. From 1974-77 it was called the Champion Novices' Hurdle before adopting its present title in 1978.

YEAR
WINNER
JOCKEY
TRAINER
1946 1
PRINCE RUPERT
R Smyth
T Smyth
1946 2
FREETOWN
G Ar'bald
W Larkin
1946 3 GREMLIN P Canty G Todd
1947 Not held
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1948 1
VULGAN
R Black
J de M'lle
1948 2
JEAN'S LAST
B Marshall F Walwyn
1949 1
FRENCH WEDDING
J Brogan
G Wilson
1949 2
TOUGH GUY
D Dillon I Anthony
1950 1
TSAOKO
M Molony
S A'strong
1950 2 SIR CHARLES
M Sc'more G Sc'more
1951 1
RED STRANGER
D Dillon
R Smyth
1951 2 OUKILELES F Winter G Ar'bald
1952 1
COCKATOO
P O'Brien
V O'Brien
1952 2 EVIAN F Winter  G Ar'bald
1953 1
ASSYNT
E Newman
D Morgan
1953 2 DESSIN J Gilbert F Hudson
1954 1
STROLLER
P Taaffe
V O'Brien
1954 2
TASMIN R Emery
H Count
1955 1
VINDORE
P O'Brien
V O'Brien
1955 2
ILLYRIC T Burns V O'Brien
1956 1
BOYS HURRAH
T Burns
V O'Brien
1956 2
PELARGOS T Burns  V O'Brien
1957 1
TOKOROA
D Dick
F Rimell
1957 2
SAFFRON TARTAN
T Burns  V O'Brien
1958 1
ADMIRAL STUART
T Burns
V O'Brien
1958 2
PRUDENT KING
T Burns  V O'Brien
1959 1
YORK FAIR
T Burns
V O'Brien
1959 2
ALBERGO D Page C Magnier
1960 1
BLUE MOUNTAIN
D Br'dway
G Todd
1960 2
BASTILLE B Woods T Masson
1961 1
BEAU NORMAND
B Rees
B Turnell
1961 2 GREEKTOWN M Sc'more  W St'nson
1962 1
TRIPACER
T Carberry
D Moore
1962 2
CLERICAL GREY
W R'inson  P Murphy
1963 1
HONOUR BOUND
T B'combe
F Rimell
1963 2
BUONA NOTTE
J Haine B Turnell
1963 3
DEETEASE C Ch'man B Foster
1964 1
FLYINGBOLT
P Taaffe
T Dreaper
1964 2 ELAN D Dick J Sutcliffe
1965 1
RED TEARS
S Mellor
H T-Jones
1965 2 HAVAGO B Beasley P Sleator
1966 1
BEAU CAPRICE
T J'nings
F Walwyn
1966 2
FOSCO D Moore M G'swell 
1967 1
CHORUS
J Haine
H T-Jones
1967 2
EARLY TO RISE
J King  B Turnell
1968 1
KING CUTLER
B Fletcher
D Smith
1968 2
L'ESCARGOT T Carberry D Moore
1969 1
NORMANDY
T B'combe
F Rimell 
1969 2 PRIVATE ROOM
W R'inson F Walwyn
1970 1
B'LYWILLIAM BOY
B Coonan
P Sleator
1970 2
BULA P K'leway  F Winter
1971 1
PERSIAN M'JESTY
T B'combe
R Price
1971 2 BARNARD J Haine  F Walwyn
1972
NOBLE LIFE
S Murphy
C Gr'ssick
1973
KING PELE
D N'holson
G P-G'don
1974
AVEC MOI
R Rowell
A Sinclair
1975
BANNOW R'MBLER
F Berry
P Berry
1976
BEACON LIGHT
A Turnell
B Turnell
1977
MAC'S CHARIOT
D Hughes
M O'Toole
1978
GOLDEN CYGNET
N Madden
E O'Grady
1979
STRANFIELD
T Kinane
D McD'ogh
1980
SLANEY  IDOL
T Carmody
L Browne
1981
HARTSTOWN
N Madden
M O'Toole
1982
MILLER HILL
T Morgan
D Hughes
1983
BUCK HOUSE
T Carmody
M Morris
1984
BROWNE'S GAZ'TE
D Browne
M D'inson
1985
HARRY HASTINGS
C Grant
J Wilson
1986
RIVER CEIRIOG
S S-Eccles
N H'derson
1987
TARTAN TAILOR
P Tuck
G R'hards
1988
VAGADOR
M Perrett
G H'rwood
1989
SONDRIO
J Lower
M Pipe
1990
FOREST SUN
J Frost
T Balding
1991
DESTRIERO
P McW'iams
A G'aghty
1992
FLOWN
J Osborne
N H'derson
1993
MONTELADO
C Swan
P Flynn
1994
ARCTIC KINSMAN
C Llewellyn
N T-Davies
1995
T'RIST AT'ACTION
M Dwyer
W Mullins
1996
INDEFENCE
W Marston
J Pitman
1997
SHADOW LEADER
J Osborne
C Egerton
1998
FRENCH BAL'RINA
G Bradley
P Flynn
1999
HORS LA LOI
T McCoy
M Pipe
2000
SAUSALITO BAY
P Carberry
N Meade
2001
No Race
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2002
LIKE A BUT'RFLY
C Swan
C Roche
2003
BACK IN FRONT
N W'iamson
E O'Grady
2004
BRAVE INCA
B Cash
C Murphy
2005
ARCALIS
G Lee
H Johnson
2006
NOLAND
R Walsh
P Nicholls
2007
EBAZIYAN
D Condon
W Mullins
2008
CAPTAIN CEE BEE
R Thornton
E Harty
2009
GO NATIVE
P Carberry
N Meade
2010
MENORAH
R Johnson
P Hobbs
2011
AL FEROF
R Walsh
P Nicholls
2012 CINDERS & ASHES
J Maguire
D McCain
2013 CH'PAGNE FEVER
R Walsh W Mullins
2014 VAUTOUR R Walsh W Mullins
2015 DOUVAN R Walsh W Mullins
2016 ALTIOR N de B'ville N H'derson
2017 LABAIK J Kennedy G Elliott
2018 S'MERVILLE BOY N Fehily T George
2019 KL'SICAL DREAM R Walsh W Mullins
2020 SHISHKIN N de B'ville N H'derson
2021 APPRECIATE IT P Townend W Mullins
2022 CONSTITUTION HILL N de B'ville N H'derson
2023 MARINE NATIONALE M O'Sullivan B Connell
2024 SLADE STEEL R Blackmore H de B'head


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