Race type Hurdle race Website Cheltenham Racecourse Surface Turf | Sponsor JCB Distance 2m ½f (3,319 metres) | |
Location Cheltenham Racecourse
Cheltenham, England | ||
The Prestbury Juvenile Novices' 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 110 yards (3,319 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 Hurdle Trial.
References
Prestbury Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA