European Breeders' Fund Novices' Handicap Hurdle Final
Hurdle horse race in Britain
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The European Breeders Fund Novices' Handicap Hurdle Final is a Premier Handicap National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged between four and seven. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of about 2 miles and 4 furlongs (2 miles, 3 furlongs and 173 yards, or 3,980 metres), and during its running there are nine hurdles to be jumped. It is a handicap race for novices, and it is scheduled to take place each year in March. It is currently sponsored by Betfair. The race was first run in 1998.
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| Scorpio Rising | Get On George | Gee Force Flyer |
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| Laurens Bay | Off The Jury | Meetmebythesea |
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| Champagne Twist | Pic Roc | Emailandy |
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| Crambo | Inneston | Hugos New Horse |
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| Complete Unknown | Marble Sands | Dubrovnik Harry |
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| Beauport | Riggs | Gladiateur Allen |
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| Mcfabulous | Sevarano | Hurricane Harvey |
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| Third Wind | One For Rosie | Champagne Well |
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| Sam's Gunner | Dentley De Mee | First Assignment |
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| Minella Awards | Prime Venture | Wylde Magic |
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| Barney Dwan | Potters Legend | Alcala |
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| As De Mee | Great Try | Kilgeel Hill |
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| Brave Vic | Saffron Wells | Doctor Harper |
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| Close Touch | Many Clouds | Edmund Kean |
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| Ambion Wood | Carrigmorna King | Aikideau |
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| Skint | Mic's Delight | Occasionally Yours |
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| Red Harbour | Babysitter | Ranjobaie |
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| Big Eared Fran | Bakbenscher | What A Buzz |
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| Beshabar | Sovereign King | Tot O'Whiskey |
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| Albertas Run | Double Eagle | Red Scally |
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| Killaghy Castle | Sharajan | Yaboya |
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| Julius Caesar | Billyvoddan | Rebel Rhythm |
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| Control Man | Eric's Charm | Holland Park |
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| Tana River | Nonantais | Benbecula |
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| Latimer's Place | Hopbine | Sea Drifting |
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| Direct Access | Tyneandthyneagain | Concert Pianist |
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| Errand Boy | Behamore | Carryonharry |
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| Lordberniebouffant | Storm of Gold | Count Campioni |
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| Montroe | Red Curate | Racketball |
The race is restricted to horses which have placed in the first four in a qualifying race during the current season. In 2022–23 there were 36 scheduled qualifiers between October and February.[1] The race held Grade 3 status until 2022 and was reclassified as a Premier Handicap from the 2023 running when Grade 3 status was renamed by the British Horseracing Authority.[2]
Winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Weight | Jockey | Trainer |
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| 1998 | Montroe | 11-02 | D O'Sullivan | Richard Rowe | |
| 1999 | Lordberniebouffant | 10-05 | Philip Hide | Josh Gifford | |
| 2000 | Errand Boy | 10–13 | Seamus Durack | Sue Smith | |
| 2001 | Direct Access | 6 | 11-02 | Tony Dobbin | Len Lungo |
| 2002 | Latimer's Place | 6 | 10-03 | Marcus Foley | Toby Balding |
| 2003 | Tana River | 7 | 11–12 | Barry Fenton | Emma Lavelle |
| 2004 | Control Man | 6 | 10–11 | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe |
| 2005 | Julius Caesar | 5 | 10–12 | Graham Lee | Howard Johnson |
| 2006 | Killaghy Castle | 6 | 11-07 | Leighton Aspell | Nick Gifford |
| 2007 | Albertas Run | 6 | 10-09 | Tony McCoy | Jonjo O'Neill |
| 2008 | Beshabar | 6 | 11-03 | Daryl Jacob | Nick Williams |
| 2009 | Big Eared Fran | 6 | 11-06 | Andrew McNamara | David Pipe |
| 2010 | Red Harbour | 6 | 10–11 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2011 | Skint | 5 | 10–12 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
| 2012 | Ambion Wood | 6 | 11–12 | Denis O'Regan | Victor Dartnall |
| 2013 | Close Touch | 5 | 11-06 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
| 2014 | Brave Vic | 6 | 10–12 | Joshua Moore | Gary Moore |
| 2015 | As De Mee | 5 | 11-08 | Sam Twiston-Davies | Paul Nicholls |
| 2016 | Barney Dwan | 6 | 11-06 | Paddy Brennan | Fergal O'Brien |
| 2017 | Minella Awards | 6 | 11-08 | Noel Fehily | Harry Fry |
| 2018 | Sam's Gunner | 5 | 10-12 | Will Kennedy | Michael Easterby |
| 2019 | Third Wind | 5 | 11-05 | Tom O'Brien | Hughie Morrison |
| 2020 | McFabulous | 6 | 11-09 | Harry Cobden | Paul Nicholls |
| 2021 | Beauport | 5 | 10-12 | Jordan Nailor | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 2022 | Complete Unknown | 6 | 11–03 | Lorcan Williams | Paul Nicholls |
| 2023 | Crambo | 6 | 11–05 | Conor Brace | Fergal O'Brien |
| 2024 | Champagne Twist | 6 | 11–11 | Ben Jones | Ben Pauling |
| 2025 | Laurens Bay | 6 | 11–08 | Gavin Sheehan | Jamie Snowden |
| 2026 | Scorpio Rising | 6 | 11–11 | Sean Bowen | Olly Murphy |