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
Champion Hurdle Trial Cheltenham, and the final race of the series before the Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival. The other two races in the Road to Cheltenham are the Fighting Fifth Hurdle and the International Hurdle. ---- Champion Hurdle Trial The Champion Hurdle Trial 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 Haydock Park over a distance of about 1 mile 7½ furlongs , and during its running there are nine hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in