SUPREME NOVICES' HURDLE · GREAT BRITAIN
Supreme Novices' Hurdle prize money
The Supreme Novices' Hurdle is worth £150,000 for the 2025 running , £84,405 of it to the winner . That makes it the 473rd richest of the 997 races on this site and the 40th 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 £150,000
TO THE WINNER £84,405
WORLD RANK 473rd
RUNNINGS HELD 106
What the Supreme Novices' Hurdle is
Grade 1 · 2m 87y (3,298 metres) · Turf · Cheltenham Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Cheltenham Racecourse
- Country
- Great Britain
- Grade
- Grade 1
- Distance
- 2m 87y (3,298 metres)
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Hurdle race
- Open to
- Four-years-old and up
- Direction
- Left-handed
The winner takes 56% of the fund. The remaining £65,595 is shared between the horses behind, on a scale the racecourse sets race by race rather than a fixed one.
Where the Supreme Novices' Hurdle prize money goes
the British Horseracing Authority sets the shares, and the Supreme Novices' Hurdle is jumps racing
| Who takes it | Share of the fund | Out of this purse |
|---|---|---|
| Owner | 78.25% | £117,375 |
| Trainer | 7.85% | £11,775 |
| Jockey | 7.52% | £11,280 |
| Stable staff | 4.75% | £7,125 |
| Industry causes | 1.63% | £2,445 |
Every share here is a percentage of the £150,000 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 Supreme Novices' Hurdle winner
106 runnings, 1946 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Old Park Star6 | Nico de Boinville | Nicky Henderson |
| 2025 | Kopek Des Bordes5 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
| 2024 | Slade Steel6 | Rachael Blackmore | Henry de Bromhead |
| 2023 | Marine Nationale6 | Michael O'Sullivan | Barry Connell |
| 2022 | Constitution Hill5 | Nico de Boinville | Nicky Henderson |
| 2021 | Appreciate It7 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
| 2020 | Shishkin6 | Nico de Boinville | Nicky Henderson |
| 2019 | Klassical Dream5 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2018 | Summerville Boy6 | Noel Fehily | Tom George |
| 2017 | Labaik6 | Jack Kennedy | Gordon Elliott |
| 2016 | Altior6 | Nico de Boinville | Nicky Henderson |
| 2015 | Douvan5 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2014 | Vautour5 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2013 | Champagne Fever6 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2012 | Cinders And Ashes5 | Jason Maguire | Donald McCain |
| 2011 | Al Ferof6 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2010 | Menorah5 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs |
| 2009 | Go Native6 | Paul Carberry | Noel Meade |
| 2008 | Captain Cee Bee7 | Robert Thornton | Eddie Harty |
| 2007 | Ebaziyan6 | Davy Condon | Willie Mullins |
| 2006 | Noland5 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2005 | Arcalis5 | Graham Lee | Howard Johnson |
| 2004 | Brave Inca6 | Barry Cash | Colm Murphy |
| 2003 | Back in Front6 | Norman Williamson | Edward O'Grady |
| 2002 | Like-A-Butterfly8 | Charlie Swan | Christy Roche |
| 2000 | Sausalito Bay6 | Paul Carberry | Noel Meade |
| 1999 | Hors La Loi III4 | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe |
| 1998 | French Ballerina5 | Graham Bradley | Pat Flynn |
| 1997 | Shadow Leader6 | Jamie Osborne | Charles Egerton |
| 1996 | Indefence5 | Warren Marston | Jenny Pitman |
| 1995 | Tourist Attraction7 | Mark Dwyer | Willie Mullins |
| 1994 | Arctic Kinsman6 | Carl Llewellyn | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 1993 | Montelado6 | Charlie Swan | Pat Flynn |
| 1992 | Flown5 | Jamie Osborne | Nicky Henderson |
| 1991 | Destriero5 | Pat McWilliams | Andy Geraghty |
| 1990 | Forest Sun5 | Jimmy Frost | Toby Balding |
| 1989 | Sondrio8 | Jonothan Lower | Martin Pipe |
| 1988 | Vagador5 | Mark Perrett | Guy Harwood |
| 1987 | Tartan Tailor6 | Phil Tuck | Gordon W. Richards |
| 1986 | River Ceiriog5 | Steve Smith Eccles | Nicky Henderson |
| 1985 | Harry Hastings6 | Chris Grant | John Wilson |
| 1984 | Browne's Gazette6 | Dermot Browne | Michael Dickinson |
| 1983 | Buck House5 | Tommy Carmody | Mouse Morris |
| 1982 | Miller Hill6 | Tom Morgan | Dessie Hughes |
| 1981 | Hartstown6 | Niall Madden | Mick O'Toole |
| 1980 | Slaney Idol5 | Tommy Carmody | Liam Browne |
| 1979 | Stranfield6 | Tommy Kinane | Des McDonogh |
| 1978 | Golden Cygnet6 | Mr Niall Madden | Edward O'Grady |
| 1977 | Mac's Chariot6 | Dessie Hughes | Mick O'Toole |
| 1976 | Beacon Light5 | Andrew Turnell | Bob Turnell |
| 1975 | Bannow Rambler6 | Frank Berry | Padge Berry |
| 1974 | Avec Moi5 | Roger Rowell | Auriol Sinclair |
| 1973 | King Pele4 | David Nicholson | Gavin Pritchard-Gordon |
| 1972 | Noble Life5 | Tommy Murphy | Christy Grassick |
| 1971 | Persian Majesty4 | Terry Biddlecombe | Ryan Price |
| 1971 | Barnard7 | Johnny Haine | Fulke Walwyn |
| 1970 | Ballywilliam Boy5 | Bobby Coonan | Paddy Sleator |
| 1970 | Bula5 | Paul Kelleway | Fred Winter |
| 1969 | Normandy4 | Terry Biddlecombe | Fred Rimell |
| 1969 | Private Room5 | Willie Robinson | Fulke Walwyn |
| 1968 | King Cutler5 | Brian Fletcher | Denys Smith |
| 1968 | L'Escargot5 | Tommy Carberry | Dan Moore |
| 1967 | Chorus6 | Johnny Haine | Harry Thomson Jones |
| 1967 | Early to Rise7 | Jeff King | Bob Turnell |
| 1966 | Beau Caprice12 | Tommy Jennings | Fulke Walwyn |
| 1966 | Fosco5 | David Moore | Mick Goswell |
| 1965 | Red Tears5 | Stan Mellor | Harry Thomson Jones |
| 1965 | Havago6 | Bobby Beasley | Paddy Sleator |
| 1964 | Flyingbolt5 | Pat Taaffe | Tom Dreaper |
| 1964 | Elan5 | Dave Dick | John Sutcliffe |
| 1963 | Honour Bound5 | Terry Biddlecombe | Fred Rimell |
| 1963 | Buona Notte6 | Johnny Haine | Bob Turnell |
| 1963 | Deetease5 | Clive Chapman | Basil Foster |
| 1962 | Tripacer4 | Tommy Carberry | Dan Moore |
| 1962 | Clerical Grey4 | Willie Robinson | P. Murphy |
| 1961 | Beau Normand5 | Bill Rees | Bob Turnell |
| 1961 | Greektown5 | Michael Scudamore | Willie Stephenson |
| 1960 | Blue Mountain6 | Dick Broadway | George Todd |
| 1960 | Bastille5 | Bill Woods | Tom Masson |
| 1959 | York Fair5 | Tommy Burns | Vincent O'Brien |
| 1959 | Albergo5 | Doug Page | Clem Magnier |
| 1958 | Admiral Stuart7 | Tommy Burns | Vincent O'Brien |
| 1958 | Prudent King6 | Tommy Burns | Vincent O'Brien |
| 1957 | Tokoroa6 | Dave Dick | Fred Rimell |
| 1957 | Saffron Tartan6 | Tommy Burns | Vincent O'Brien |
| 1956 | Boys Hurrah8 | Tommy Burns | Vincent O'Brien |
| 1956 | Pelargos5 | Tommy Burns | Vincent O'Brien |
| 1955 | Vindore6 | Phonsie O'Brien | Vincent O'Brien |
| 1955 | Illyric6 | Tommy Burns | Vincent O'Brien |
| 1954 | Stroller6 | Pat Taaffe | Vincent O'Brien |
| 1954 | Tasmin4 | René Emery | Henry Count |
| 1953 | Assynt5 | Eddie Newman | Danny Morgan |
| 1953 | Dessin7 | Johnny Gilbert | Frank Hudson |
| 1952 | Cockatoo6 | Phonsie O'Brien | Vincent O'Brien |
| 1952 | Evian4 | Fred Winter | George Archibald |
| 1951 | Red Stranger4 | Denis Dillon | Ron Smyth |
| 1951 | Oukileles II4 | Fred Winter | George Archibald |
| 1950 | Tsaoko5 | Martin Molony | Sam Armstrong |
| 1950 | Sir Charles4 | Michael Scudamore | Geoffrey Scudamore |
| 1949 | French Wedding4 | Jimmy Brogan | Gerry Wilson |
| 1949 | Tough Guy4 | Denis Dillon | Ivor Anthony |
| 1948 | Vulgan5 | Rickie Black | John de Moraville |
| 1948 | Jean's Last6 | Bryan Marshall | Fulke Walwyn |
| 1946 | Prince Rupert5 | Ron Smyth | Ted Smyth |
| 1946 | Freetown6 | George Archibald | W. Larkin |
| 1946 | Gremlin5 | Phil Canty | George Todd |
106 of the 106 runnings name the rider, 106 name the trainer and 0 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the Supreme Novices' Hurdle more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
No horse has won the Supreme Novices' Hurdle twice in the 106 runnings on this page.
Most wins by a trainer
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Supreme Novices' Hurdle in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 463 | Smarty Jones Stakes (Parx)Parx Casino and Racing | United States | £150,376 | $200,000 |
| 464 | Sunshine Millions ClassicSanta Anita Park, Arcadia, California & | United States | £150,376 | $200,000 |
| 465 | Twilight DerbySanta Anita Park | United States | £150,376 | $200,000 |
| 466 | Baring Bingham Novices' HurdleCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 467 | Becher ChaseAintree Racecourse | Great Britain | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 468 | Festival Trophy Handicap ChaseCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 469 | Hampton Court StakesAscot Racecourse | Great Britain | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 470 | Johnny Henderson Grand Annual ChaseCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 471 | Scottish Grand NationalAyr Racecourse | Great Britain | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 472 | Spa Novices' HurdleCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 474 | Triumph HurdleCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 475 | Chester VaseChester Racecourse | Great Britain | £140,000 | £140,000 |
| 476 | Premio Presidente della RepubblicaCapannelle Racecourse | Italy | £140,000 | €163,800 |
| 477 | Coronation Futurity StakesWoodbine Racetrack | Canada | £134,200 | CA$250,000 |
| 478 | Bayerisches ZuchtrennenMunich Racecourse | Germany | £132,479 | €155,000 |
| 479 | Grosser Preis von BerlinHoppegarten Racecourse | Germany | £132,479 | €155,000 |
| 480 | Preis des WinterfavoritenKöln-Weidenpesch | Germany | £132,479 | €155,000 |
| 481 | Adrian Knox StakesRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | £132,275 | AU$250,000 |
| 482 | Angst StakesRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | £132,275 | AU$250,000 |
| 483 | Aspiration QualityRandwick Racecourse | Australia | £132,275 | AU$250,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Supreme 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, 40th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton Court Stakes | Ascot Racecourse | Group 3 | £150,000 |
| Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase | Cheltenham Racecourse | Premier Handicap | £150,000 |
| Scottish Grand National | Ayr Racecourse | Premier Handicap | £150,000 |
| Spa Novices' Hurdle | Cheltenham Racecourse | Grade 1 | £150,000 |
| Triumph Hurdle | Cheltenham Racecourse | Grade 1 | £150,000 |
| Chester Vase | Chester Racecourse | Group 3 | £140,000 |
| Christmas Hurdle | Kempton Park, | Grade 1 | £130,000 |
| December Gold Cup | Cheltenham Racecourse | Premier Handicap | £125,000 |
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 Supreme Novices' Hurdle winner get?
£84,405. That is 56% of the £150,000 the Supreme Novices' Hurdle is worth, and the rest is shared down the field.
What is the total Supreme Novices' Hurdle prize money?
£150,000, for the 2025 running.
Where does the Supreme Novices' Hurdle rank among the richest races in the world?
473rd of 997. 472 races pay more, the nearest of them Smarty Jones Stakes (Parx). In Great Britain it is 40th of 122.
Which jockey has won the Supreme Novices' Hurdle most often?
Tommy Burns, with 7 wins between 1955 and 1959.
When was the Supreme Novices' Hurdle first run?
This page holds 106 runnings, from 1946 to 2026.
How far is the Supreme Novices' Hurdle?
2m 87y (3,298 metres), on turf, at Cheltenham Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money