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
Betfair Stayers' Handicap Hurdle Betfair Stayers' Handicap Hurdle The Betfair Stayers' Handicap Hurdle is a Grade 3 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Haydock Park over a distance of about 3 miles and half a furlongs (3 miles and 58 yards, or 4,881 metres). It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in November. From 2007 to 2016 this race featured the use of Fixed Brush hurdles. These are based on the French hurdle design, similar to plain fences but lower in height.