The November Novices' Chase, currently known as the Paddy Power Arkle Challenge Trophy Trial Novices' Chase, is a Grade 2 National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run on the Old Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 2 miles (1 mile 7 furlongs and 199 yards, or 3,199 metres), and during its running there are twelve fences to be jumped. The race is for novice chasers, and it is scheduled to take place each year in November.
The event was formerly known as the Coventry Novices' Chase, and for a period it was classed at Listed level. It was given the title of the November Novices' Chase and promoted to Grade 2 status in 1994. The race was sponsored by The Independent from 2000 to 2011 before the Racing Post took over sponsorship in 2012 and renamed it the Arkle Trophy Trial Novices' Chase. Paddy Power began sponsoring the race in 2022.
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer 1974 Highland Abbe 8 A Andrews Les Kennard 1975 Mister Fantasy 6 Mr George Sloan Josh Gifford1976No race 1977 Pavement Artist 5 Steve Smith Eccles Harry Thomson Jones 1978 Carrigeen Hill 7 Jeff King Verley Bewicke 1979 Drusus 5 Colin Tinkler Fred Rimell 1980 Snowtown Boy 5 John Francome Fred Winter 1981 Spinning Saint 7 Mr Norman Babbage Mrs N Babbage 1982 Secret Ballot 8 Steve Knight Andy Turnell 1983 Noddy's Ryde 6 Neale Doughty Gordon W. Richards 1984 Freight Forwarder 10 John Francome Arthur Pitt 1985 Music Be Magic 6 Phil Tuck Gordon W. Richards 1986 Olympic Prize 7 Peter Hobbs Josh Gifford 1987 Jim Thorpe 6 Phil Tuck Gordon W. Richards 1988 Southernair 8 Steve Smith Eccles John Jenkins 1989 Another Coral 6 Richard Dunwoody David Nicholson 1990 Black Amber 6 Richard Dunwoody Nicky Henderson 1991 Deadly Charm 5 Richard Dunwoody David Nicholson 1992 Egypt Mill Prince 6 Mark Pitman Jenny Pitman 1993 Baydon Star 6 Adrian Maguire David Nicholson 1994 Martin's Lamp 7 Adrian Maguire David Nicholson 1995 Captain Khedive 7 Tony McCoy Paul Nicholls 1996 Celibate 5 Richard Dunwoody Charlie Mann 1997 Queen of Spades 7 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies 1998 Mister Morose 8 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies 1999 Fadalko 6 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls 2000 Best Mate 5 Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight 2001 Seebald 6 Tony McCoy Martin Pipe 2002 Azertyuiop 5 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2003 Thisthatandtother 7 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2004 Fundamentalist 6 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies 2005 Accordion Etoile 6 John Cullen Paul Nolan 2006 Fair Along 4 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs 2007 Moon Over Miami 6 Noel Fehily Charlie Mann 2008 Tatenen 4 Sam Thomas Paul Nicholls 2009 Tataniano 5 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2010 Ghizao 6 Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls 2011 Al Ferof 6 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2012 Captain Conan 5 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson 2013 Dodging Bullets 5 Daryl Jacob Paul Nicholls 2014 Dunraven Storm 9 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs 2015 Garde La Victoire 6 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs 2016 Le Prezien 5 Barry Geraghty Paul Nicholls 2017 North Hill Harvey 6 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 2018 Lalor 6 Richard Johnson Kayley Woollacott 2019 Put The Kettle On 5 Aidan Coleman Henry de Bromhead 2020 Eldorado Allen 6 Robbie Power Colin Tizzard 2021 Third Time Lucki 6 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 2022 Banbridge 6 JJ Slevin Joseph O'Brien 2023 Homme Public 6 Henry Brooke Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 2024 L'Eau Du Sud 6 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 2025 July Flower 6 Darragh O'Keeffe Henry de Bromhead
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British National Hunt races
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