Challow Novices' Hurdle was opened to older horses from the 1981/82 season onwards. After a hiatus during the mid 1990s, juvenile hurdlers are now excluded from the race. The 1999–00 and 2005–06 runnings took place at Cheltenham. Challow Novices' Hurdle The Challow Novices' Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Newbury over a distance of about 2 miles and 4½ furlongs , and during its running there are ten hurdles to be jumped. The race is for novice hurdlers, and it is scheduled to
Spa Novices' Hurdle Spa Novices' Hurdle The Spa Novices' Hurdle, also known as the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle, is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run on the New Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 3 miles (4,828 metres), and during its running there are twelve hurdles to be jumped. The race is for novice hurdlers, and it is scheduled to take place each year during the Cheltenham Festival in March. It was one of several new races introduced at the Festival when a fourth