SALARYSPORT
★ 0
CHALLOW NOVICES' HURDLE · GREAT BRITAIN

Challow Novices' Hurdle prize money

The Challow Novices' Hurdle is worth £100,000 for the 2025 running , £56,950 of it to the winner . That makes it the 683rd richest of the 997 races on this site and the 60th richest in Great Britain.

Every figure here is the money the race announces, in the currency it announces it in. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.

TOTAL PRIZE MONEY £100,000
TO THE WINNER £56,950
WORLD RANK 683rd
RUNNINGS HELD 50

What the Challow Novices' Hurdle is

Grade 1 · 2m 4f 118y (4,131 metres) · Turf · Newbury Racecourse

Jumps racing

Racecourse
Newbury Racecourse
Country
Great Britain
Grade
Grade 1
Distance
2m 4f 118y (4,131 metres)
Surface
Turf
Race type
Hurdle race
Open to
Four-years-old and up
Direction
Left-handed

The winner takes 57% of the fund. The remaining £43,050 is shared between the horses behind, on a scale the racecourse sets race by race rather than a fixed one.

Where the Challow Novices' Hurdle prize money goes

the British Horseracing Authority sets the shares, and the Challow Novices' Hurdle is jumps racing

£100,000 in the fund

Who takes it Share of the fund Out of this purse
Owner 78.25% £78,250
Trainer 7.85% £7,850
Jockey 7.52% £7,520
Stable staff 4.75% £4,750
Industry causes 1.63% £1,630

Every share here is a percentage of the £100,000 fund rather than of the winner's cheque, and the rider's figure covers the whole field rather than the winning rider alone. The same rule pays every race in the country, and where a purse goes in Great Britain works it out across all of them.

Every Challow Novices' Hurdle winner

50 runnings, 1970 to 2025, newest first

50 with the rider named

Year Winner Jockey Trainer
2025 No Drama This End5 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls
2024 The New Lion5 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton
2023 Captain Teague5 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls
2022 Hermes Allen5 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls
2021 Stage Star5 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls
2020 Bravemansgame5 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls
2019 Thyme Hill5 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs
2018 Champ6 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson
2017 Poetic Rhythm6 Paddy Brennan Fergal O'Brien
2016 Messire Des Obeaux4 Daryl Jacob Alan King
2015 Barters Hill5 David Bass Ben Pauling
2014 Parlour Games6 Noel Fehily John Ferguson
2013 Captain Cutter6 Tony McCoy Nicky Henderson
2012 Taquin du Seuil5 Tony McCoy Jonjo O'Neill
2011 Fingal Bay5 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs
2010 Backspin5 Tony McCoy Jonjo O'Neill
2009 Reve de Sivola4 Daryl Jacob Nick Williams
2008 Diamond Harry5 Timmy Murphy Nick Williams
2007 Souffleur4 Tom O'Brien Peter Bowen
2006 Wichita Lineman5 Tony McCoy Jonjo O'Neill
2005 Denman6 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2004 Brewster7 David Dennis Ian Williams
2003 Cornish Rebel6 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2002 Coolnagorna5 Tony McCoy Jonjo O'Neill
2001 Classified5 Tony McCoy Martin Pipe
1999 Bindaree5 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies
1998 King's Road6 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies
1994 Berude Not To5 Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood
1993 Large Action6 Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood
1992 Lord Relic7 Peter Scudamore Martin Pipe
1991 Lift and Load4 Graham McCourt Richard Hannon Sr.
1990 Tyrone Bridge4 Richard Dunwoody Martin Pipe
1989 Forest Sun4 Jimmy Frost Toby Balding
1988 Green Willow6 Peter Hobbs Josh Gifford
1987 Slalom7 John White Michael Robinson
1986 Bonanza Boy6 Peter Hobbs Philip Hobbs
1984 The Breener5 Simon Sherwood Oliver Sherwood
1983 Catch Phrase5 Peter Double Josh Gifford
1982 Ambiance4 Peter Scudamore Peter Bailey
1981 Right Regent4 Colin Brown David Elsworth
1980 Highway4 Bob Davies David Morley
1979 Celtic Isle3 Eddie Woods Fred Rimell
1978 Snowtown Boy3 Roger Rowell Auriol Sinclair
1977 Pollerton3 Steve Smith Eccles Harry Thomson Jones
1975 Havanus4 Bob Davies David Morley
1974 Benroy3 David Mould Haynes
1973 Ashendene3 Redvers Weaver George Vergette
1972 Glorious Fifteenth3 Terry Biddlecombe Ron Smyth
1971 Official3 Clive Bailey Toby Balding
1970 True Luck4 Ken White Fred Rimell

50 of the 50 runnings name the rider, 50 name the trainer and 0 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.

Who wins the Challow Novices' Hurdle more than once

The fact the table above holds and cannot show

No horse has won the Challow Novices' Hurdle twice in the 50 runnings on this page.

Most wins by a trainer

Paul Nicholls 7
Jonjo O'Neill 4
Philip Hobbs 3
Martin Pipe 3
Oliver Sherwood 3
Nicky Henderson 2
Nick Williams 2
Nigel Twiston-Davies 2

Races worth about the same

Either side of the Challow Novices' Hurdle in the world money order

683rd of 997

# Race Country Prize money As published
672 VRC St LegerFlemington Racecourse Australia £105,820 AU$200,000
673 W J Healy StakesEagle Farm Australia £105,820 AU$200,000
674 Zeditave StakesCaulfield Racecourse Australia £105,820 AU$200,000
675 Tropical Park DerbyGulfstream Park United States £105,263 $140,000
676 Dawn Run Mares' Novices' HurdleCheltenham Racecourse Great Britain £105,000 £105,000
677 Premio Carlo VittadiniSan Siro Racecourse Italy £103,419 €121,000
678 Premio DormelloSan Siro Racecourse Italy £103,419 €121,000
679 Oka Sho (Urawa)Urawa Racecourse Japan £100,800 ¥20,000,000
680 Tokyo Princess ShoOi Racecourse, Shinagawa, Tokyo Japan £100,800 ¥20,000,000
681 Burradon StakesNewcastle Racecourse Great Britain £100,000 £100,000
684 Charlie Hall ChaseWetherby Racecourse Great Britain £100,000 £100,000
685 County Handicap HurdleCheltenham Racecourse Great Britain £100,000 £100,000
686 Dee StakesChester Racecourse Great Britain £100,000 £100,000
687 Henry VIII Novices' ChaseSandown Park Racecourse Great Britain £100,000 £100,000
688 March StakesGoodwood Racecourse Great Britain £100,000 £100,000
689 Noel Murless StakesAscot Racecourse Great Britain £100,000 £100,000
690 Pertemps FinalCheltenham Racecourse Great Britain £100,000 £100,000
691 Princess Royal National Hunt Challenge Cup Novices' Handicap ChaseCheltenham Racecourse Great Britain £100,000 £100,000
692 Red Rum Handicap ChaseAintree Racecourse Great Britain £100,000 £100,000
693 Sefton Novices' HurdleAintree Racecourse Great Britain £100,000 £100,000

The 20 races closest to the Challow Novices' Hurdle in what they pay, above and below it. Follow the ranking all the way up on the richest races in the world.

The rest of the money in Great Britain

122 races, 60th of them is this one

Race Racecourse Grade Prize money
Jersey Stakes Ascot Racecourse Group 3 £110,000
King George V Stakes Ascot Racecourse Handicap £110,000
Dawn Run Mares' Novices' Hurdle Cheltenham Racecourse Grade 2 £105,000
Burradon Stakes Newcastle Racecourse Listed £100,000
Charlie Hall Chase Wetherby Racecourse Grade 2 £100,000
County Handicap Hurdle Cheltenham Racecourse Premier Handicap £100,000
Dee Stakes Chester Racecourse Listed £100,000
Henry VIII Novices' Chase Sandown Park Racecourse Grade 1 £100,000

Every race in Great Britain we hold a purse for is on the Great Britain prize money list.

Frequently asked questions

How much does the Challow Novices' Hurdle winner get?

£56,950. That is 57% of the £100,000 the Challow Novices' Hurdle is worth, and the rest is shared down the field.

What is the total Challow Novices' Hurdle prize money?

£100,000, for the 2025 running.

Where does the Challow Novices' Hurdle rank among the richest races in the world?

683rd of 997. 682 races pay more, the nearest of them VRC St Leger. In Great Britain it is 60th of 122.

Which jockey has won the Challow Novices' Hurdle most often?

Tony McCoy, with 6 wins between 2001 and 2013.

When was the Challow Novices' Hurdle first run?

This page holds 50 runnings, from 1970 to 2025.

How far is the Challow Novices' Hurdle?

2m 4f 118y (4,131 metres), on turf, at Newbury Racecourse.

Where to next

The rest of the racing money