The Sharp Novices' Hurdle is a Grade 2

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hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run on the Old Course at

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over a distance of about 2 miles and half a furlong (2 miles and 87 yards, or ), and during its running there are eight hurdles to be jumped. The race is for

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hurdlers, and it is scheduled to take place each year in October. The event was formerly contested over 2 miles, and it used to be held in December. It was extended by a furlong in 1992, and it was cut to its present length and moved to November in 1994. In 2011 the race was renamed as the Opus Energy Novices' Hurdle as part of a sponsorship deal with UK power supplier Opus Energy. Since 2013 the race has been sponsored by

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and run as the Sky Bet Novices' Hurdle. In April 2023 the

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announced that the race would be run in October as part of a restructure of the 2023/24 programme.

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