River Don Novices' Hurdle 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, The 2006 and 2007 runnings took place at Wetherby. ---- River Don Novices' Hurdle 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
Knight Frank Juvenile Hurdle Knight Frank Juvenile Hurdle The Knight Frank Juvenile Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race in Ireland. It is run at Leopardstown in December over a distance of about 2 miles and during the race there are eight flights of hurdles to be jumped. The race is normally run on St. Stephen's Day, during the course's Christmas Festival and is restricted to 3 year old horses only. It has been run under a series of sponsored titles - the 2012 running was called the Q8 Oil Juvenile Hurdle, the 2011 running was sponsored by the United Arab Emirates