Run on the Friday of the Cheltenham November meeting over 2 miles 5 furlongs this Grade 2 race should be a pointer to the Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle at the Chletenham Festival. Winners from 2008-2009 are listed below with Coneygree, Diamond Harry and Fingal Bay all progressing to further graded success. Last years winner Thyme Hill also progressed from here and remains a very interesting horse in this years Staying Hurdles.
Previous Winners
2019 Thyme Hill 5 11-5 R Johnson 11/8Fav (Philip Hobbs)
2018 Coolanly 6 11-0 P J Brennan 7/2 (F M O’Brien)
2017 On The Blind Side 5 11-0 N de Boinville 9/2 (Nicky Henderson)
2016 Peregrine Run 6 11-7 R Loughran 13/2 (Peter Fahey)
2015 Shantou Village 5 11-4 N D Fehily 9/2 (Neil Mulholland)
2014 Parlour Games 6 11-4 B J Geraghty 10/1 (John Ferguson)
2013 Creepy 5 11-0 Ian Popham 9/2 (M Keighley)
2012 Coneygree 5 11-4 Matthew Batchelor 8/1 (M Bradstock)
2011 Fingal Bay 5 11-7 R Johnson 4/5Fav (Philip Hobbs)
2010 Champion Court 5 11-0 W Marston 5/1 (M Keighley)
2009 Tell Massini 5 11-0 S Thomas 15/2 (Tom George)
2008 Diamond Harry 5 11-4 T J Murphy 13/8Fav (Nick Williams)
