The Premier Novices' Hurdle (renamed in 2020 from the Premier Kelso Hurdle) is a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race in Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Kelso over a distance of about 2 miles and 2 furlongs (2 miles, 2 furlongs and 25 yards or ), and there are ten hurdles to be jumped. As of 2024, it is the only Graded race in the British Jump Pattern programme to be run over this distance. The race is for novice hurdlers, and it is scheduled to take place each year in late February or early March.
The race was first run in 1990 and was awarded Grade 2 status (previously Class B) in 2003.
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer 1990 Ambuscade 4 Mark Dwyer George Moore 1991 Abbot of Furness 7 Neale Doughty Gordon W. Richards 1992 Preoblakensky 5 Neale Doughty Gordon W. Richards 1993 Majed 5 Peter Niven Mary Reveley 1994 Morceli 6 James Moffatt Howard Johnson 1995 Wills Telmar 7 Neale Doughty Howard Johnson 1996 Penny a Day 6 Peter Niven Mary Reveley 1997 Marello 6 Peter Niven Mary Reveley 1998 Leviticus 4 Jason Callaghan Tom Tate 1999 Crazy Horse 6 Robbie Supple Len Lungo 2000 Master Tern 5 Tony Dobbin Jonjo O'Neill 2001 Abandoned due to foot and mouth outbreak 2002 Abandoned due to waterlogged state of course 2003 Covent Garden 5 Graham Lee Howard Johnson 2004 Paddy the Piper 7 Tony Dobbin Len Lungo 2005 Mephisto 6 Warren Marston Howard Johnson 2006 Abandoned due to frost 2007 Bywell Beau 8 Jan Faltejsek George Charlton 2008 Ignotus 6 Tom Greenall Alan Swinbank 2009 Knockara Beau 6 Jan Faltejsek George Charlton 2010 Bygones of Brid 7 Graham Lee Karen McLintock 2011 Bold Sir Brian 5 Peter Buchanan Lucinda Russell 2012 Tap Night 5 Peter Buchanan Lucinda Russell 2013 Mwaleshi 8 Jonathan England Sue Smith 2014 Clever Cookie 6 Wilson Renwick Peter Niven 2015 Glingerburn 7 Brian Harding Nicky Richards 2016 Le Prezien 5 Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls 2017 Mount Mews 6 Brian Hughes Malcolm Jefferson 2018 Abandoned due to snow 2019 Rouge Vif 5 Gavin Sheehan Harry Whittington 2020 Clondaw Caitlin 5 Brian Hughes Ruth Jefferson 2021 My Drogo 6 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 2022 Nells Son 7 Sean O'Keeffe Nicky Richards 2023 Nemean Lion 6 Richard Patrick Kerry Lee 2024 Personal Ambition 5 Kielan Woods Ben Pauling 2025 Jet To Vegas 6 Derek Fox Lucinda Russell 2026 Montemares 5 Stan Sheppard Tom Lacey
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British National Hunt races
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pedigreequery.com – Kelso Novices' Hurdle – Kelso.