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The Challow Novice Hurdle forms part of an exciting month for national hunt racing as it takes place each year during December. It is a great opportunity for betting on novice hurdlers, who should have gained a touch of experience over the obstacles as the season is in full swing by this point.
The Grade One race is open to horses aged four and over and it involves a distance of 2 miles and 5 furlongs, with ten hurdles to be jumped along the way.
It is always a high quality renewal and the winners list boasts some exciting names from the world of national hunt racing. Many will be looking at the race for some clues to the odds and the best ante-post bets at Cheltenham Festival in March and there have been some fine winners at Newbury in the past.
Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Denman is a former winner for Paul Nicholls, whose stables have yielded two winners in this race so far. Furthermore, Reve De Sivola used victory in the race as a platform for success in the Punchestown Memorial Champion Novice Hurdle, Backspin upset the odds in 2011 to win the race on only his third start and in the process handed Jonjo O'Neill a third win in the race, with entries from the Irish trainer's tables worth a look in the ante-post betting.
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| Year | Winner | Age | Trainer |
| 2001 | Classified | 5 | Martin Pipe |
| 2002 | Coolnagorma | 5 | Jonjo O'Neill |
| 2003 | Cornish Rebel | 6 | Paul Nicholls |
| 2004 | Brewster | 7 | Ian Williams |
| 2005 | Denman | 6 | Paul Nicholls |
| 2006 | Wichita Lineman | 5 | Jonjo O'Neill |
| 2007 | Souffleur | 4 | Peter Bowen |
| 2008 | Diamond Harry | 5 | Nick Williams |
| 2009 | Reve de Sivola | 4 | Nick Williams |
| 2010 | Backspin | 5 | Jonjo O'Neill |
| 2011 | Fingal Bay | 5 | Phillip Hobbs |
| 2012 | Taquin Du Seuil | 5 | Jonjo O'Neill |
| Result | Newbury - 29th Dec 2012 | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
| 1st | Taquin Du Seuil 13/8F | 5 | A McCoy | J O'Neill |
| 2nd | Easter Day 9/2 | 4 | N Schofield | P Nicholls |
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The national hunt season is in full flow by the time the Challow Novices Hurdle swings round in late December and punters will already have a few ideas of their ante-post punts for the Festival. There should be plenty more clues to come for the season's pinnacle of the Cheltenham Festival in March.
The Festival is undoubtedly the highlight of the season and there are few better betting opportunities in the sporting calendar as the meeting involves four days of top class racing. You can find out more about the Festival, each of the individual races, past winners, latest odds and much more at our dedicated mini site.....
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