Prestbury Juvenile Hurdle Explained

Class:Grade 2
Horse Race:Prestbury Juvenile Hurdle (JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle)
Location:Cheltenham Racecourse
Cheltenham, England
Race Type:Hurdle race
Sponsor:JCB
Website:Cheltenham Racecourse
Distance:2m 87y (3,298 metres)
Surface:Turf
Track:Left-handed
Qualification:Three-years-old
Weight:10 st 12 lb
Allowances
7 lb for fillies and mares
Penalties
5 lb for winners of a Class 1 wfa hurdle
3 lb for winners of a Class 2 wfa or Class 1 handicap hurdle
Purse:£26,000 (2020)
First: £14,807

|}The Prestbury Juvenile Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to three-year-old horses. It is run on the Old Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 2 miles and half a furlong (2 miles and 87 yards, or 3,298 metres), and during its running there are eight hurdles to be jumped. The race is for novice hurdlers, and it is scheduled to take place each year in November.

The event was given Grade 2 status in 2004. It is currently sponsored by JCB and is run under the name of the JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle.

Winners since 1987

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YearWinnerJockeyTrainer
1987DaffodilRon HyettSally Oliver
1988LiadettPeter ScudamoreMartin Pipe
1989Major InquiryGraham BradleyDavid Elsworth
1990HopscotchMark PerrettMartin Pipe
1991MontebelEamon MurphyNigel Twiston-Davies
1992MohanaPeter ScudamoreMartin Pipe
1993Spring MarathonPaul HolleyNerys Dutfield
1994No race
1995ChicodariAdrian MaguireDavid Nicholson
1996width=170px Noble Lordwidth=190px Brendan Powellwidth=190px Bob Buckler
1997The French FurzeTony McCoyMartin Pipe
1998KatarinoMick FitzgeraldNicky Henderson
1999High StakesNorman WilliamsonChristy Roche
2000MontrealTony McCoyMartin Pipe
2001GreenhopeMick FitzgeraldNicky Henderson
2002Don FernandoTony McCoyMartin Pipe
2003Al EileJim CullotyJohn Queally
2004CeriumRuby WalshPaul Nicholls
2005Fair AlongRichard JohnsonPhilip Hobbs
2006KatchitRobert ThorntonAlan King
2007FranchoekRobert ThorntonAlan King
2008SimarianDonal FahyEvan Williams
2009Pistolet NoirDaryl JacobNick Williams
2010Sam WinnerNoel FehilyPaul Nicholls
2011HinterlandRuby WalshPaul Nicholls
2012Far WestRuby WalshPaul Nicholls
2013Royal Irish HussarBarry GeraghtyNicky Henderson
2014Golden DoyenRichard JohnsonPhilip Hobbs
2015Wolf of Windlesham Joshua MooreStuart Edmunds
2016Defi Du SeuilBarry GeraghtyPhilip Hobbs
2017Apple's ShakiraBarry GeraghtyNicky Henderson
2018Quel DestinHarry CobdenPaul Nicholls
2019AllmankindHarry SkeltonDan Skelton
2020Duffle CoatRobbie PowerGordon Elliott
2021Knight SalutePaddy BrennanMilton Harris
2022ScriptwriterPaddy BrennanMilton Harris
2023Burdett RoadHarry CobdenJames Owen

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