Fred Winter Juvenile Novices' Handicap Hurdle
The Fred Winter Juvenile Novices' Handicap Hurdle, known for sponsorship purposes as the Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle, is a Grade 3 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years. It is run on the Old Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 2 miles and ½ furlong (2 miles and 87 yards, or 3,298 metres), and during its running there are eight hurdles to be jumped. It is a handicap race for juvenile novice hurdlers, and it is scheduled to take place each year during the Cheltenham Festival in March.
| Grade 3 race | |
| Location | Cheltenham Racecourse Cheltenham, England |
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| Inaugurated | 2005 |
| Race type | Hurdle race |
| Sponsor | Boodles |
| Website | Cheltenham |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2m 87y (3,298 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-year-olds |
| Weight | Handicap |
| Purse | £60,000 (2021) 1st: £33,762 |
| 2022 | ||
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| Brazil | Gaelic Warrior | Bell Ex One |
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| 2021 | ||
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| Jeff Kidder | Saint Sam | Elham Valley |
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| 2020 | ||
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| Aramax | Night Edition | Saint D'Oroux |
| 2019 | ||
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| Band of Outlaws | Coko Beach | Ciel De Neige |
| 2018 | ||
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| Veneer Of Charm | Style De Garde | Nube Negra |
| 2017 | ||
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| Flying Tiger | Divin Bere | Nietzsche |
| 2016 | ||
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| Diego Du Charmil | Romain De Senam | Coo Star Sivola |
| 2015 | ||
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| Qualando | Bouvreuil | The Saint James |
| 2014 | ||
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| Hawk High | Katgary | Orgilgo Bay |
| 2013 | ||
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| Flaxen Flare | Caid Du Berlais | Ptit Zig |
| 2012 | ||
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| Une Artiste | Edeymi | Vendor |
| 2011 | ||
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| What A Charm | Kumbeshwar | Dhaafer |
| 2010 | ||
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| Sanctuaire | Notus De La Tour | Orsippus |
| 2009 | ||
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| Silk Affair | Ski Sunday | Saticon |
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| Crack Away Jack | Ashkazar | Grand Schlem |
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| Gaspara | Altilhar | Laustra Bad |
The event is named in memory of Fred Winter (1926–2004), who was successful as both a jockey and a trainer in National Hunt racing. Winter's record at the Cheltenham Festival included seventeen victories as a jockey, and twenty-eight as a trainer.
The Fred Winter Juvenile Hurdle was one of several new races introduced at the Festival when a fourth day was added to the meeting in 2005. It was initially classed at Listed level, and it was promoted to Grade 3 status in 2009.
Records
Leading jockey (2 wins):
- Mark Walsh - Aramax (2020), Brazil (2022)
Leading trainer (3 wins):
- Paul Nicholls – Sanctuaire (2010), Qualando (2015), Diego du Charmil (2016)
- Gordon Elliott - Flaxen Flare (2013), Veneer of Charm (2018), Aramax (2020)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Weight |
Jockey |
Trainer |
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| 2005 | Dabiroun | 11-04 | Nina Carberry[lower-alpha 1] | Paul Nolan |
| 2006 | Shamayoun | 11-03 | Paddy Brennan | Charles Egerton |
| 2007 | Gaspara | 10–11 | Andrew Glassonbury | David Pipe |
| 2008 | Crack Away Jack | 11–10 | Paul Carberry | Emma Lavelle |
| 2009 | Silk Affair | 10-04 | Tom O'Brien | Mick Quinlan |
| 2010 | Sanctuaire | 11-02 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2011 | What A Charm | 10-06 | Paul Townend | Arthur Moore |
| 2012 | Une Artiste | 10–13 | Jeremiah McGrath | Nicky Henderson |
| 2013 | Flaxen Flare | 10-07 | Davy Condon | Gordon Elliott |
| 2014 | Hawk High | 11-01 | Brian Hughes | Tim Easterby |
| 2015 | Qualando | 11-00 | Nick Scholfield | Paul Nicholls |
| 2016 | Diego du Charmil | 11-01 | Sam Twiston-Davies | Paul Nicholls |
| 2017 | Flying Tiger | 11-05 | Richard Johnson | Nick Williams |
| 2018 | Veneer of Charm | 11-00 | Jack Kennedy | Gordon Elliott |
| 2019 | Band of Outlaws | 11-08 | JJ Slevin | Joseph O'Brien |
| 2020 | Aramax | 11-08 | Mark Walsh | Gordon Elliott |
| 2021 | Jeff Kidder | 10-08 | Sean Flanagan | Noel Meade |
| 2022 | Brazil | 11-09 | Mark Walsh | Padraig Roche |
- amateur jockey
References
- pedigreequery.com – Fred Winter Juvenile Novices' Hurdle – Cheltenham.
- racenewsonline.co.uk – Racenews Archive (21 February 2008).











































