The Summit Juvenile Hurdle is a Listed

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hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged three years. It is run at

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over a distance of about 2 miles and half a furlong (2 miles and 128 yards or 3,336 metres), 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 December. Prior to 2010 it was run at Lingfield Park on the same day as the December Novices' Chase and the two races are now run on the same day at Doncaster. The race carried Grade 2 status until the 2021 running. It was downgraded to a Listed race by the

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in 2022. In April 2023 the

announced that the race would be moved to

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and run 1 week earlier as part of a restructure of the 2023/24 programme.

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(3 wins): *

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- '' Cliffs of Dover (2016), Quel Destin (2018), Liari (2023) '' Leading trainer (4 wins): * Paul Nicholls - '' Cliffs of Dover (2016), Quel Destin (2018), Monmiral (2020), Liari (2023) ''

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– ''Summit Junior Hurdle – Lingfield.''

– ''"Lingfield abandoned due to frost" (2005).''
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– ''"Lingfield abandoned" (2006).''

– ''"Cheltenham and Lingfield abandoned" (2008).''

– ''"Lingfield cancels hurdle meet" (2009).'' National Hunt races in Great Britain Doncaster Racecourse Lingfield Park Racecourse National Hunt hurdle races

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