Sefton Novices Hurdle Trends
The Grade 1 Sefton Novices Hurdle is run on Aintree’s Ladies Day over a distance of 3m1f.
It is the Aintree equivalent of the Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle run at Cheltenham. At Fishers Cross won both races in 2013 for Champion Jockey Tony McCoy and Trainer Rebecca Curtis.
The 2015 renewal is due to take place on 10 April.
Sefton Novices Hurdle Winners 2003-2014
| Year | Horse | LTO | OR | Age | Jockey | Trainer | SP |
| 2014 | Beat That | 119 | 142 | 6 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson | 6-1 |
| 2013 | At Fishers Cross | 21 | 152 | 6 | AP McCoy | Rebecca Curtis | 11-8 |
| 2012 | Lovecen | 28 | 142 | 7 | Robert Thornton | Alan King | 8-1 |
| 2011 | Saint Are | 34 | 129 | 5 | Richard Johnson | Tim Vaughan | 33-1 |
| 2010 | Wayward Prince | 48 | 140 | 6 | Dougie Costello | Ian Williams | 9-1 |
| 2009 | Ogee | 20 | 139 | 6 | Jimmy McCarthy | Renee Robeson | 25-1 |
| 2008 | Pettifour | 35 | 129 | 6 | Paddy Brennan | N A Twiston-Davies | 16-1 |
| 2007 | Chief Dan George | 28 | 145 | 7 | Mick Fitzgerald | James Moffatt | 20-1 |
| 2006 | Black Jack Ketchum | 21 | 150 | 7 | Tony McCoy | Jonjo O’Neill | 8-13 |
| 2005 | Asian Maze | 12 | – | 6 | Ruby Walsh | Tom Mullins | 7-1 |
| 2004 | Accipiter | 13 | 140 | 5 | Tom Best | Toby Balding | 14-1 |
| 2003 | Iris’s Gift | 22 | 167 | 6 | Barry Geraghty | Jonjo O’Neill | 10-11 |
Sefton Novices Hurdle Stats 2003-2014
Fate of the Favourite: 1 0 4 1 2 6 4 2 3 2 1 3. Just three winning favourites in the last 12.
Market Position of the Winner: 1 6 5 1 5 6 7 5 0 3 1 3. 7 of the last 10 winners came from outside the first 3 in the betting.
Last Time Out: Beat That won last year of abreak of 119 days. all other winners had run between 12and 48 days beforehand
Age: 7/12 won by six year olds
Ratings: A wide range – two winners were rated 129 while future World Hurdle winner Iris’s Gift was 167.
