The Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle, known for sponsorship purposes as the Hallgarten and Novum Wines Juvenile Handicap Hurdle, is a Premier Handicap National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years. It is run on the Old Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 2 miles and ½ furlong (2 miles and 87 yards, or 3,298 metres), and during its running there are eight hurdles to be jumped. It is a handicap race for juvenile hurdlers, and it is scheduled to take place each year during the Cheltenham Festival in March.
The event is named in memory of Fred Winter (1926–2004), who was successful as both a jockey and a trainer in National Hunt racing. Winter's record at the Cheltenham Festival included seventeen victories as a jockey, and twenty-eight as a trainer.
The Fred Winter Juvenile Hurdle was one of several new races introduced at the Festival when a fourth day was added to the meeting in 2005. It was initially classed at Listed level, and it was promoted to Grade 3 status in 2009. The race was re-classified as a Premier Handicap from the 2023 running when Grade 3 status was renamed by the British Horseracing Authority.
Records Leading jockey (4 wins): Mark Walsh - Aramax (2020), Brazil (2022), Puturhandstogether (2025), Saratoga (2026)
Leading trainer (4 wins): Gordon Elliott - Flaxen Flare (2013), Veneer of Charm (2018), Aramax (2020), Jazzy Matty (2023)
Winners Weights given in stones and pounds. Year Winner Weight Jockey Trainer 2005 Dabiroun 11-04 Nina Carberry Paul Nolan 2006 Shamayoun 11-03 Paddy Brennan Charles Egerton 2007 Gaspara 10–11 Andrew Glassonbury David Pipe 2008 Crack Away Jack 11–10 Paul Carberry Emma Lavelle 2009 Silk Affair 10-04 Tom O'Brien Mick Quinlan 2010 Sanctuaire 11-02 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2011 What A Charm 10-06 Paul Townend Arthur Moore 2012 Une Artiste 10–13 Jeremiah McGrath Nicky Henderson 2013 Flaxen Flare 10-07 Davy Condon Gordon Elliott 2014 Hawk High 11-01 Brian Hughes Tim Easterby 2015 Qualando 11-00 Nick Scholfield Paul Nicholls 2016 Diego du Charmil 11-01 Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls 2017 Flying Tiger 11-05 Richard Johnson Nick Williams 2018 Veneer of Charm 11-00 Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott 2019 Band of Outlaws 11-08 JJ Slevin Joseph O'Brien 2020 Aramax 11-08 Mark Walsh Gordon Elliott 2021 Jeff Kidder 10-08 Sean Flanagan Noel Meade 2022 Brazil 11-09 Mark Walsh Padraig Roche 2023 Jazzy Matty 10-06 Michael O'Sullivan Gordon Elliott 2024 Lark In The Mornin 11-00 JJ Slevin Joseph O'Brien 2025 Puturhandstogether 11-06 Mark Walsh Joseph O'Brien 2026 Saratoga 11-06 Mark Walsh Padraig Roche
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British National Hunt races
References
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pedigreequery.com – Fred Winter Juvenile Novices' Hurdle – Cheltenham. racenewsonline.co.uk – Racenews Archive (21 February 2008).