Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle
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The Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years. It is run at Aintree over a distance of about 2 miles and 1 furlong (2 miles and 209 yards, or 3,410 metres), and during its running there are nine hurdles to be jumped. The race is for novice hurdlers, and it is scheduled to take place each year during the Grand National meeting in early April.
Grade 1 race | |
Location | Aintree Racecourse Merseyside, England |
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Race type | Hurdle race |
Sponsor | Jewson |
Website | Aintree |
Race information | |
Distance | 2m 209y (3,410 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Four-year-olds |
Weight | 11 st 0 lb Allowances 7 lb for fillies |
Purse | £110,000 (2022) 1st: £61,897 |
2023 | ||
Zenta | Bo Zenith | Nusret |
1990-1988 | ||
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1990 | ||
Sybillin | Midfielder | Bally Rue |
1989 | ||
Vayrua | Highland Bud | Bank View |
1988 | ||
Royal Illusion | Combermere | Old Eros |
During the 1960s and early 1970s the race was called the Lancashire Hurdle, and it was subsequently known by several different sponsored titles. For a period it was classed at Grade 2 level, and it was promoted to Grade 1 status in 2005.
The Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle usually features horses which ran previously in the Triumph Hurdle, and the last to win both events was Pentland Hills in 2019.