Persian War Novices' Hurdle

Persian War Novices' Hurdle
Grade 2 race
Location Chepstow Racecourse
Monmouthshire, Wales
Race type Hurdle
Sponsor The Tote
Website Chepstow
Race information
Distance 2m 4f (4,023 metres)
Surface Turf
Track Left-handed
Qualification Four-years-old and up
Weight 11 st 0 lb;
Allowances
7 lb for fillies and mares
Penalties
7 lb for Class 1 to 3 hurdle winners
4 lb for Class 4 hurdle winners
Purse £35,000 (2016)
1st: £19,933
Persian War Novices' Hurdle
2016
El Bandit Coo Star Sivola Mirsaale

The Persian War 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 Chepstow 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 in October.

The event is named after Persian War, a three-time winner of the Champion Hurdle who was trained near Chepstow. It was formerly held in February, and for a period it was contested over 2 miles and 4½ furlongs. It was switched to November in the 2000–01 season, and at the same time its distance was cut by 110 yards. The race was moved to late October in 2004 and to an earlier date in October in 2015.

Winners since 1988

Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
1988 Sir Blake 7 Colin Brown David Elsworth
no race 1989–91 [1]
1992 Mighty Mogul 5 Mark Pitman Jenny Pitman
1993 High Alltitude 5 N. Bentley George M. Moore
no race 1994
1995 St Mellion Fairway 6 Tom Grantham Jim Old
1996 Jet Rules 6 Warren Marston Jenny Pitman
1997 Boardroom Shuffle 6 Philip Hide Josh Gifford
1998 Red Curate 7 Warren Marston Graham McCourt
no race 1999
2000 Feb Monsignor [2] 6 Norman Williamson Mark Pitman
2000 Nov Valley Henry 5 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls
2001 One Knight 5 Paul Flynn Philip Hobbs
2002 Supreme Prince 5 Paul Flynn Philip Hobbs
2003 Champagne Harry 5 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies
2004 Knowhere 6 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies
2005 Rimsky 4 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies
2006 Kanpai 4 Tony McCoy John O'Shea
2007 Elusive Dream 6 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2008 Hell's Bay 6 Sam Thomas Paul Nicholls
2009 Reve de Sivola 4 Daryl Jacob Nick Williams
2010 Silviniaco Conti 4 Noel Fehily Paul Nicholls
2011 Fingal Bay 5 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs
2012 Wonderful Charm 4 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2013 Timesremembered 5 Leighton Aspell Emma Lavelle
2014 Blaklion 5 Jamie Moore Nigel Twiston-Davies
2015 Roadie Joe 6 Paul Moloney Evan Williams
2016 El Bandit 5 Sean Bowen Paul Nicholls

1 The race was abandoned because of waterlogging in 1989 and 1990, and because of snow in 1991.
2 It took place at Uttoxeter in February 2000.

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