Anniversary 4-Y-O Novices' Hurdle

The Anniversary 4-Y-O Novices' Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in the United Kingdom for four-year-old novices. It is run over a distance of 2 miles 110 yards (3,319 m) at Aintree Racecourse during the Grand National meeting in early April. There are nine hurdles to be jumped in the race.

It was first run as a Grade 1 in 2005, prior to which it was classed as a Grade 2. The race is often contested by horses which ran previously in the Triumph Hurdle, and since 1977 three horses have won both races. These are Pollardstown in 1979, Detroit City in 2006 and Katchit in 2007.

Winners since 1977

References

* Racing Post:
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=23737&r_date=1988-4-8 1988] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=29302&r_date=1989-4-7 1989] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=34692&r_date=1990-4-6 1990] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=40330&r_date=1991-4-4 1991] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=45880&r_date=1992-4-2 1992] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=51685&r_date=1993-4-1 1993] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=57558&r_date=1994-4-7 1994] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=62934&r_date=1995-4-6 1995] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=200353&r_date=1996-3-28 1996] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=234297&r_date=1997-4-3 1997]
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=247965&r_date=1998-4-2 1998] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=264220&r_date=1999-4-8 1999] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=278343&r_date=2000-4-6 2000] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=298399&r_date=2001-4-5 2001] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=313342&r_date=2002-4-4 2002] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=329483&r_date=2003-4-3 2003] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=347288&r_date=2004-4-1 2004] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=380080&r_date=2005-4-7 2005] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=403615&r_date=2006-4-6 2006] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=427878&r_date=2007-4-12 2007]
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=452102&r_date=2008-4-3 2008]

ee also

* Horseracing in Great Britain
* List of British National Hunt races