Sidney Banks Memorial Novices' Hurdle

Sidney Banks Memorial Novices' Hurdle
2024
Dark green, maroon stars, maroon cap Red and white diamonds Light blue, red cap, light blue diamond
Handstands Jango Baie Bugise Seagull
Previous years
2023
Dark blue, pink cross of lorraine, pink and dark blue diabolo on sleeves, pink cap, dark blue diamond Purple, white hoops, purple sleeves, white cap Emerald green, royal blue spots, halved sleeves, emerald green cap
Marble Sands Rare Edition Ginny's Destiny
2022
Pink, brown epaulets, sleeves and cap Light blue, dark blue stripe, yellow sleeves, dark blue armlets, light blue and dark blue striped cap Mauve and dark blue check, dark blue sleeves, mauve armlets, hooped cap
Elle Est Belle Gentleman At Arms Jerrash
2021
Red, yellow stars, armlets and star on cap Dark green, red cross belts and armlets, quartered cap Dark blue, red stripe, red and dark blue diabolo on sleeves, red cap
Minella Drama Stoner's Choice Optimise Prime
2020-2011
2020
Yellow and black check, yellow sleeves, yellow cap, black star Royal blue and yellow (quartered), royal blue sleeves, yellow spots, royal blue cap White, red chevrons, light blue sleeves and cap
Shishkin Shan Blue Up The Straight
2018
White, black stripe, emerald green sleeves and cap White, black and white halved sleeves, yellow cap, white spots Light green and black check, white cap
Vinndication Western Ryder Theclockisticking
2017
Royal blue, white hoops, maroon sleeves and cap Emerald green, dark green sleeves, dark green and emerald green quartered cap Purple, orange star, hooped sleeves and stars on cap
Keeper Hill Messire Des Obeaux Tommy Rapper
2016
Dark blue and white diabolo, emerald green and white check sleeves, white cap, red star Mauve, grey epaulets Pink, royal blue epaulets, royal blue cap
Ma du Fou North Hill Harvey Final Nudge
2015
Grey, white epaulets Dark blue, beige sleeves, dark blue armlets Dark blue, royal blue diamond, sleeves and diamond on cap
Different Gravey A Vos Gardes Kylemore Lough
2014
Black, black and pink check cap Royal blue, dark green sleeves and cap Red, emerald green disc, emerald green sleeves, red stars
Mosspark Spirit of Shankly Carraig Mor
2013
Royal blue and orange check, royal blue sleeves, royal blue cap, orange star Light green, purple star and star on cap Dark green, white chevrons, dark green sleeves, dark green cap, white star
Easter Day Nataani Kilmurvy
2012
Maroon, yellow cross belts, yellow cap Black, red braces and sleeves, red and black quartered cap Red, white sleeves, blue and white striped cap
Golden Gael Nagpur All The Aces
2011
Red, black triple diamond, sleeves and diamonds on cap Grey, white epaulets Orange, light blue sash and sleeves, light blue and orange quartered cap
Aikman Minella Class Pride in Battle
2010-2001
2010
Red, white cross belts, hooped sleeves and star on cap Black and pink (quartered), maroon sleeves and cap Red, white spots, red sleeves, white cap
The Minack Sarando Master of the Hall
2009
Purple and pink diamonds, pink sleeves, purple armlets, purple cap Yellow, red star, yellow sleeves, white armlets, yellow cap, red star Dark blue, grey sleeves, pink cap
Time For Rupert Cracboumwiz Helpston
2008
Yellow, large dark green spots, dark green cap Light blue, dark blue diamond and diamond on cap Royal blue, white epaulets, checked sleeves, royal blue cap
Hold Em Junior Lightning Strike
2007
Yellow, Black diamond and sleeves, Red cap Royal blue, white epaulets, checked sleeves, royal blue cap Light blue, white chevrons, white sleeves, light blue armlets, light blue and white striped cap
My Turn Now Lightning Strike Shardakhan
2006
Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap Red, white seams, royal blue and white hooped sleeves and cap Royal blue, white chevron, hooped sleeves, white cap
Refinement Raffaello Mith Hill
2005
Dark blue, light blue hoop, checked sleeves and cap Light blue, dark blue diamond and diamond on cap Black, red and black halved sleeves
Gold Medallist Pole Star Waltzing Beau
2002
Orange, maroon chevron, black cap Blue, buff stripes, blue sleeves, black cap, gold tassel Black, white chevron hoop and cap
Another Chance First Love Junkanoo
2001
Green, white star, diabolo on sleeves, green cap, white spots Yellow, royal blue braces, royal blue sleeves, yellow stars and stars on cap Black, beige stars and sleeves, beige cap, black star
Southern Star Rouble Cruise The Fairway
2000-1991
2000
White, black seams, yellow and white halved sleeves, yellow cap Dark Blue and White check, Dark Blue sleeves, White cap, Dark Blue star Grey and orange (quartered), orange sleeves, dark blue cap
Crocadee Kattegat Hadidi
1998
Navy blue, red armlets Green, blue hooped sleeves, striped cap Beige, Black hollow box and armlets, quartered cap
French Holly Better Offer Mr Markham
1997
Red, pale green cap Dark Blue and Yellow stripes, White sleeves and cap Brown, red spots
Agistment Forest Ivory Emerald Statement
1995
White, black stars, white sleeves, black cap Royal blue and orange (quartered); blue sleeves and cap with orange diamond Maroon, white cross-belts, armlets and cap
Nahthen Lad Deduce Roberty Lea
1994
Green, white halved sleeves and star on cap White, brown sleeves and cap owned by Peter Wylde
Seekin Cash Relkeel Czar Nicholas
1993
Dark Blue, Yellow cross belts, collar and cuffs, striped cap Red and White stripes, chevrons on sleeves White, dark blue chevron, red and white chevrons on sleeves
Hebridean High Alltitude Grand Hawk
1992
Crimson, jade green sleeves and collar, hooped cap Yellow and blue diamonds, white sleeves, yellow cap, white star Buff, saxe blue sleeves, orange cap
Sendai Travado Ambrose
1990-1988
1989
White, black sleeves, hooped cap Yellow, royal blue braces, striped sleeves, hooped cap Purple, yellow stars, armlets and stars on cap
Celtic Barle Brabazon Patrico
1988
White, dark green epaulets and star on cap Green, yellow quartered cap White, black seams, red cap, gold tassel
Nick The Brief Matbar Relatively Easy
 

The Sidney Banks Memorial Novices' Hurdle is a National Hunt Listed novice hurdle race in England which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Huntingdon over a distance of about 2 miles and 3½ furlongs (2 miles 3 furlongs and 137 yards or 3,947 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in February.

The race was first run in 1976 and named after local racehorse trainer Sidney Banks, who died in 1973. His son, Michael Banks, was a chairman of Huntingdon Racecourse.[1]

Winners

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer
1976 Grand Canyon 6 Derek Kent Peter Haynes
1977Abandoned because of waterlogged state of course
1978Abandoned because of frost
1979Abandoned because of waterlogged state of course
1980Abandoned because of flooding
1981 Glamour Show 5 Bob Champion Josh Gifford
1982 Angelo Salvini 6 Alan Brown Peter Easterby
1983Abandoned because of snow
1984 The Pawn 5 Hywel Davies Mick Ryan
1985 Sheer Gold 5 Brian Reilly Toby Balding
1986Abandoned because of snow and frost
1987 Robin Goodfellow 6 Graham Bradley Toby Balding
1988 Nick The Brief 6 E Buckley Terry Casey
1989 Celtic Barle 5 M M Lynch Terry Casey
1990 Abandoned due to waterlogged state of course
1991 Abandoned due to frost
1992 Sendai 6 Declan Murphy Josh Gifford
1993 Hebridean 6 Richard Dunwoody David Nicholson
1994 Seekin Cash 5 Jamie Osborne Charles Egerton
1995 Nahthen Lad Warren Marston Jenny Pitman
1996 Abandoned due to frost
1997 Agistment Richard Dunwoody Jimmy FitzGerald
1998 French Holly Andrew Thornton Ferdy Murphy
1999 Abandoned due to frost
2000 Crocadee Norman Williamson Venetia Williams
2001 Southern Star 6 Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight
2002 Another Chance 7 A S Smith Malcolm Jefferson
2003 Abandoned due to frost
2004 Abandoned due to frost
2005 Gold Medallist 5 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs
2006 Refinement 7 Noel Fehily Jonjo O'Neill
2007 My Turn Now 5 Noel Fehily Charlie Mann
2008 Hold Em 6 Timmy Murphy Keith Goldsworthy
2009 Time For Rupert 5 Will Kennedy Paul Webber
2010 The Minack 6 Nick Scholfield Paul Nicholls
2011 Aikman 7 Harry Haynes James Ewart
2012 Golden Gael 6 Nick Scholfield Jeremy Scott
2013 Easter Day 5 Daryl Jacob Paul Nicholls
2014 Mosspark 6 Aidan Coleman Emma Lavelle
2015 Different Gravey 5 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson
2016 Ma Du Fou 6 Gavin Sheehan Warren Greatrex
2017 Keeper Hill 6 Gavin Sheehan Warren Greatrex
2018 Vinndication 5 David Bass Kim Bailey
2009 no race 2019 [a]
2020 Shishkin 6 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson
2021 Minella Drama[b] 6 Brian Hughes Donald McCain
2022 Elle Est Belle 6 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton
2023 Marble Sands 7 Kielan Woods Fergal O'Brien
2024 Handstands 5 Harry Cobden Ben Pauling
  1. ^ The 2019 race was cancelled because of an equine influenza outbreak
  2. ^ The 2021 running took place at Market Rasen after the original fixture was cancelled due to flooding. [2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "HISTORY OF THE SIDNEY BANKS RACE". Huntingdon Racecourse. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Aerial Images Capture Extent of Floods". The Hunts Post. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2023.