River Don Novices' Hurdle

River Don Novices' Hurdle
2024
Red, black stars, orange sleeves, black stars and cap Royal blue, pink hoops, armlets and cap Red, white star, red sleeves, black stars, white cap, red star
Kerryhill Welcom To Cartries The Newest One
Previous years
2023
Mauve, black chevrons on sleeves, black cap Pink, large purple spots, hooped sleeves Fawn and white check, fawn sleeves, white cuffs, quartered cap
Maximilian Stay Away Fay Hurricane Bay
2022
Light blue, yellow stars, striped sleeves and diamonds on cap White, red hollow box, striped sleeves, red cap Dark blue, white epaulets, white sleeves, dark blue armlets, white cap
Mahler Mission The Real Whacker My Bobby Dazzler
2021
Dark green, large light blue spots Purple and white check, purple sleeves Maroon, beige star, diabolo on sleeves and star on cap
The Cob Portstorm Castle Robin
2020-2011
2020
Maroon and yellow diamonds, halved sleeves, yellow cap Yellow, emerald green star, yellow sleeves, purple armlets, emerald green cap, yellow star Red, mauve star, light blue and maroon check sleeves, orange cap, emerald green stars
Ramses De Teillee Champagne Well Eva's Oskar
2019
Pink, mauve star, mauve sleeves, pink stars and cap Emerald green, royal blue spots, halved sleeves, emerald green cap Navy blue, gold cross belts, black cap, red hoop
Nadaitak Truckers Lodge Commodore Barry
2018
Purple and yellow (quartered), chevrons on sleeves, yellow cap Black, purple sleeves, red spots Black, pink stripe, striped sleeves, pink cap
Enniscoffey Oscar Shannon Bridge Samuel Jackson
2017
Black, pink epaulets, hooped sleeves and cap Beige, black braces, chevrons on sleeves, quartered cap Purple, pink cross belts, hooped sleeves, quartered cap
Constantine Bay No Hassle Hoff Duel at Dawn
2016
White, royal blue triple diamond, royal blue sleeves, white armlets, white cap, royal blue star Royal blue, dark green sleeves and cap White, emerald green disc, emerald green sleeves, black armlets, black cap
Barters Hill Ballydine Ami Desbois
2015
White, red seams, red and white quartered cap Red, white star, red sleeves, black stars, white cap, red star Dark blue, light blue star, stars on sleeves and star on cap
Caracci Apache Blaklion Zeroeshadesofgrey
2014
Maroon, beige star, dark green sleeves, dark green cap, beige star White, light blue stars, light blue sleeves, white stars and stars on cap Dark green, maroon stars, maroon cap
Urban Hymn Blakemount Warden Hill
2012
Royal blue, red sleeves, white spots, red cap, white spots Black, black and pink check cap Red, emerald green star, hooped sleeves, red cap, emerald green star
Rocky Creek Gullinbursti Same Difference
2010-2001
2009
White, light blue spots, white sleeves, light blue cap, white spots Light blue, dark blue diamond and diamond on cap Yellow, red star, yellow sleeves, white armlets, yellow cap, red star
Cape Tribulation Junior Grizebeck
2008
Black, Orange diamond, Black sleeves, White armlets, check cap Emerald green and yellow quartered, white sleeves and cap Mcalpine tartan, yellow sleeves, green and yellow quartered cap
Battlecry Coe One Gulp
2007
Dark blue, yellow cross belts, hooped sleeves, yellow cap Beige, dark blue triple diamond, dark blue cap Black, emerald green triple diamond
Chief Dan George Fastaffaran Bradley Boy
2006
YELLOW, Red star, Yellow sleeves and White armlet, Yellow cap and Red star Emerald green, white star, diabolo on sleeves and star on cap EMERALD GREEN and ORANGE QUARTERED, orange diamonds on sleeves, orange cap
Neptune Collonges Rimsky Ask The Gatherer
2005
Beige and black halved, black chevrons on sleeves, beige cap Purple, Grey stars, Grey sleeves, Purple stars, Purple cap, Grey star White, Red stars, Red and White hooped sleeves
Bewleys Berry Indy Mood Romany Prince
2004
Maroon, Black hoop, diabolo on sleeves, hooped cap White, red chevrons on sleeves, red cap Mauve and pink check, white sleeves, pink cap
Diamant Noir Eva So Charming Provocative
2003
White and royal blue diabolo, royal blue sleeves, white stars, white and royal blue quartered cap Black and white checked, white sleeves, black armlets Green and white check
Tees Components Tribal Venture Cowboyboots
2002
Maroon, White sash, White cap, Maroon diamond Mauve and yellow check, yellow sleeves Red, royal blue seams and sleeves, white cap
Too Forward Stromness Circle Of Wolves
2001
Emerald green and white diamonds White, light-blue cross-belts, diamonds on sleeves, green cap White, purple braces, quartered cap
Rum Pointer Legal Lunch Mowbray
2000-1991
2000
Black and White check, Red and White striped sleeves Dark Blue, Maroon epaulets and armlets Red, light blue cross-belts and sleeves
Barney Knows Gentle Rivage Cotteir Chief
1999
Green and white stripes, black and white striped sleeves Orange, black disc, diabolo on sleeves, black cap Pink, purple cross belts, hooped sleeves, purple cap
Barton Major Sponsor Bluedonix
1998
Orange, yellow chevron and sleeves, orange and white striped cap Pink and grey diamonds, pink cap White, red hoop, diamonds on sleeves, hooped cap
Ginger Fox Song Of The Sword Nordic Prince
1997
White, red stars, blue seams on sleeves, blue cap, red star Pale blue, scarlet cap Red, black chevrons, white sleeves, black armlets, white cap
Inn At The Top Mighty Moss Hoh Warrior
1994
Green, white halved sleeves and star on cap Royal Blue and White (quartered), striped sleeves Emerald green and white diabolo, emerald green cap
Seekin Cash Nirvana Prince Corrouge
1993
Red, green hoops, yellow cap, green hoop Orange, royal blue hoop and armlets, orange and white quartered cap Purple and yellow check, yellow sleeves, purple armlets
Hurdy Bold Ambition Pollerton's Pride
1991
White royal blue hoops, stars on sleeves, red and white hooped cap Yellow, royal blue seams and armlets, striped cap Yellow, brown and green quartered cap
Cab On Target Icarus Lake Teereen
 

The River Don Novices' Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Doncaster Racecourse over a distance of about 3 miles and 110 yards (4,929 metres), and during its running there are eleven hurdles to be jumped. The race is for novice hurdlers, and it is scheduled to take place each year in late January or early February.

The event is named after the River Don which runs through Doncaster. Prior to 2002 the distance of the race was 2 miles and 4 furlongs (4,023 metres), and there were ten hurdles to jump. The race has been sponsored since 2007 by the Albert Bartlett vegetable growing company,

Winners since 1991

Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
1991 Cab on Target 5 Peter Niven Mary Reveley
1992Abandoned due to frost
1993 Hurdy 6 Andrew Thornton Jack Hanson
1994 Seekin Cash 5 Jamie Osborne Charles Egerton
1995Abandoned due to snow
1996Abandoned due to frost
1997 Inn at the Top 5 Derek Byrne John Norton
1998 Ginger Fox 5 Denis Leahy Jenny Pitman
1999 Barton 6 Lorcan Wyer Tim Easterby
2000 Barney Knows 5 Adrian Maguire Mark Peill
2001 Rum Pointer 5 Russ Garritty Tim Easterby
2002 Too Forward 6 Adrian Maguire Mark Pitman
2003 Tees Components 8 Alan Dempsey Mary Reveley
2004 Diamant Noir 6 Liam Cooper Jonjo O'Neill
2005 Bewleys Berry 7 Warren Marston Howard Johnson
2006 Neptune Collonges [a] 5 Christian Williams Paul Nicholls
2007 Chief Dan George [a] 7 Alan Dempsey James Moffatt
2008 Battlecry 7 David England Nigel Twiston-Davies
2009 Cape Tribulation 5 Phil Kinsella Malcolm Jefferson
2010 no race 2010–11 [b]
2012 Rocky Creek 6 Daryl Jacob Paul Nicholls
2010 no race 2013 [b]
2014 Urban Hymn 6 Brian Hughes Malcolm Jefferson
2015 Caracci Apache 5 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson
2016 Barters Hill 6 David Bass Ben Pauling
2017 Constantine Bay 6 Jeremiah McGrath Nicky Henderson
2018 Enniscoffey Oscar 6 Leighton Aspell Emma Lavelle
2019 Nadaitak 5 Nico de Boinville Ben Pauling
2020 Ramses De Teillee 8 Tom Scudamore David Pipe
2021 The Cob 7 Daryl Jacob Ben Pauling
2022 Mahler Mission 6 James Bowen John McConnell
2023 Maximilian 7 Brian Hughes Donald McCain
2024 Kerryhill 6 Brian Hughes Ruth Jefferson
  1. ^ a b The 2006 and 2007 runnings took place at Wetherby
  2. ^ a b The 2010, 2011 and 2013 editions were abandoned because of frost

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