The Bristol Novices Hurdle is Grade 2 run over 3 miles at the Cheltenham December meeting.
It is a useful pointer to the Albert Bartlett Novices hurdle run over the same distance at the Cheltenham Festival with Black Jack Ketchum and Nenuphar Collonges doubling up and horses going on to run in the Albert Bartlett having overall form figures of 3141P2.
Bristol Novices Chase 2012 Result
| Pos. | Horse | SP | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
| 1 | Coneygree | 11-10 | 5 | Mattie Batchelor | M Bradstock |
| 2 | Aerial (FR) | 4-1 | 6 | R Walsh | P F Nicholls |
| 3 | Midnight Appeal | 16-1 | 7 | R Thornton | A King |
| 4 | Boyfromnowhere (IRE) | 9-2 | 5 | A P McCoy | Miss R Curtis |
| 5 | According To Trev (IRE) | 7-1 | 6 | S Twiston-Davies | N A Twiston-Davies |
| 6 | Mon Mome (FR) | 40-1 | 12 | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams |
| 7 | Ardkilly Witness (IRE) | 20-1 | 6 | R Johnson | Dr R D P Newland |
Bristol Novices Hurdle Stats 2002-2011
- AP McCoy has ridden 3 of the last 9 winners but none since 2005
- Johnjo O’Neill has trained 2 of the last 9 winners but none since 2005
- 8 of the last 9 winners were priced at 4-1 or less
- Winners with a rating fell into a band between 121 and 144
- 8 of the last 9 won by 4-6 year olds
Bristol Novices Hurdle Winners 2002-2011
| Year | Horse | Age | Jockey | Trainer | SP | Wgt | OR |
| 2011 | Deireadh Re | 5 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls | 2-1 | 11-4 | 127 |
| 2010 | Mossley | 4 | Barry Geraghty | N J Henderson | 3-1 | 11-4 | 0 |
| 2009 | Tell Massini | 5 | Paddy Brennan | Tom George | 4-5 | 11-7 | 144 |
| 2008 | No race | ||||||
| 2007 | Nenuphar Collonges | 6 | Robert Thornton | Alan King | 4-1 | 11-0 | 134 |
| 2006 | Flight Leader | 6 | Joe Tizzard | Colin Tizzard | 16-1 | 11-0 | 121 |
| 2005 | Black Jack Ketchum | 6 | Tony McCoy | Jonjo O’Neill | 4-6 | 11-7 | 0 |
| 2004 | Brewster | 7 | David Dennis | Ian Williams | 2-1 | 11-7 | 135 |
| 2003 | Comply or Die | 4 | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe | 2-1 | 11-4 | 0 |
| 2002 | Iris’s Gift | 5 | Tony McCoy | Jonjo O’Neill | 13-8 | 11-7 | 125 |
