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Kennel Gate Novices' Hurdle

Kennel Gate Novices' Hurdle
(Sky Bet Supreme Trial Novices' Hurdle)
Grade 2 race
Location Ascot Racecourse
Ascot, England
Race type Hurdle race
Sponsor Sky Bet
Website Ascot
Race information
Distance 2m (3,156 metres)
Surface Turf
Track Right-handed
Qualification Four-years-old and up
Weight 11 st 0 lb
Allowances
7 lb for fillies and mares
Penalties
7 lb for winners of Class 1 to Class 3 hurdles
5 lb for winners of Class 4 hurdle
Purse £32,000 (2016)
1st: £18,224

The Kennel Gate Novices Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt race in Britain. It is run at Ascot Racecourse in December over a distance of about 2 miles (1 mile 7 furlongs and 152 yards, or 3,156 metres). It is currently sponsored by Sky Bet and run as the Sky Bet Supreme Trial Novices' Hurdle.

The race was first run in 1994.

1 The 2009 race was abandoned because of snow.
2 The 2010 race was abandoned because of frost.


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