|}The Rossington Main Novices' Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Haydock Park over a distance of about 1 mile 7½ furlongs (1 mile 7 furlongs 144 yards, or 3,149 metres), and during its running there are nine hurdles to be jumped. The race is for novice hurdlers, and it is scheduled to take place each year in January.
The race was first run at Doncaster in 1948 and continued there until 1997. The following year it was moved to Wetherby. It was transferred to its present home, Haydock Park, in 2005. The 2012 running was sponsored by William Hill and run as the Williamhill.com "Supreme Trial" Novices' Hurdle and since 2014 it has been sponsored by Sky Bet.
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Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | ||
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1971 | Pry | 5 | Eddie Harty | Toby Balding | ||
1972 | The Bugler | 4 | R Griffin | J Astor | ||
1973 | Dark Sultan | 5 | Ron Barry | P Chisman | ||
1974 | Charlie Mouse | 5 | Graham Thorner | Tim Forster | ||
1975 | Sea Pigeon | 5 | Ron Barry | Gordon W. Richards | ||
1976 | Grand Canyon | 6 | Peter Haynes | Derek Kent | ||
1977 | French Hollow | 5 | Michael Dickinson | Tony Dickinson | ||
1978 | Newgate | 5 | Ridley Lamb | A Scott | ||
1979 | No Bombs | 4 | Nigel Tinkler | Peter Easterby | ||
1980 | Pulse Rate | 4 | Alan Brown | Peter Easterby | ||
1981 | Hard About | 5 | T Ryan | Edward O'Grady | ||
1982 | Gaye Brief | 5 | Sam Morshead | Mrs Mercy Rimell | ||
1983 | Cardinal Flower | 6 | Jonjo O'Neill | A Scott | ||
1984 | Abandoned because of snow | |||||
1985 | Abandoned because of snow and frost | |||||
1986 | Shean Lad | 6 | Phil Tuck | Lynn Siddall | ||
1987 | Abandoned because of snow and frost | |||||
1988 | Drumlin Hill | 5 | Peter Scudamore | Fred Winter | ||
1989 | Cruising Altitude | 6 | Simon Sherwood | Oliver Sherwood | ||
1990 | Peanuts Pet | 5 | Trevor Wall | Bryan McMahon | ||
1991 | Ruling | 5 | Peter Niven | Fulke Johnson Houghton | ||
1992 | Abandoned due to frost | |||||
1993 | Frickley | 7 | Neale Doughty | Gordon W. Richards | ||
1994 | Cumbrian Challenge | 5 | Lorcan Wyer | Peter Easterby | ||
1995 | Abandoned due to snow | |||||
1996 | Abandoned due to frost | |||||
1997 | Le Teteu | 4 | Russ Garritty | Bob Jones | ||
1998 | Foundry Lane | 7 | Lorcan Wyer | Mary Reveley | ||
1999 | Tonoco | 6 | Seamus Durack | Sue Smith | ||
2000 | Dusk Duel | 5 | Mick Fitzgerald | Nicky Henderson | ||
2001 | Abandoned due to waterlogged state of course | |||||
2002 | Abandoned due to waterlogged state of course | |||||
2003 | Rhinestone Cowboy | 7 | Norman Williamson | Jonjo O'Neill | ||
2004 | Mon Villez | 5 | Andrew Tinkler | Nicky Henderson | ||
2005 | Roman Ark | 7 | Fergus King | Malcolm Jefferson | ||
2006 | Nous Voila | 5 | Timmy Murphy | Martin Pipe | ||
2007 | Amaretto Rose | 6 | Mick Fitzgerald | Nicky Henderson | ||
2008 | 6 | Phil Kinsella | Keith Reveley | |||
2009 | Alfie Flits | 7 | Brian Hughes | Alan Swinbank | ||
2010 | Peddlers Cross | 5 | Jason Maguire | Donald McCain, Jr. | ||
no race 2011 | ||||||
2012 | Cinders And Ashes | 5 | Jason Maguire | Donald McCain, Jr. | ||
no race 2013 | ||||||
2014 | Zamdy Man | 5 | Aidan Coleman | Venetia Williams | ||
2015 | Aso | 5 | Liam Treadwell | Venetia Williams | ||
2016 | Its'afreebee | 6 | Harry Skelton | Dan Skelton | ||
2017 | Neon Wolf | 6 | Noel Fehily | Harry Fry | ||
2018 | First Flow | 6 | David Bass | Kim Bailey | ||
2019 | Mister Fisher | 5 | James Bowen | Nicky Henderson | ||
2020 | Stolen Silver | 5 | Sam Twiston-Davies | Nigel Twiston-Davies | ||
2021 | Faivoir | 6 | Bridget Andrews | Dan Skelton | ||
2022 | Jonbon | 6 | Aidan Coleman | Nicky Henderson | ||
no race 2023 | ||||||
2024 | Jeriko Du Reponet | 5 | Mark Walsh | Nicky Henderson |