Principal Novice Races
The most important races run for novices in Great Britain are all run as Grade 1 events at the Cheltenham Festival
- RSA Chase run over three miles 110 yards.
- Arkle Challenge Trophy run over two miles (3 km).
- Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle run over two miles five furlongs.
- Supreme Novices' Hurdle run over two miles 110 yards.
- Triumph Hurdle run over two miles one furlong and restricted to four-year-olds only.
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