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Nobber Maiden Hurdle

Navan · 27 February 2016
  • TypeHurdle
  • Distance2m
  • GoingSoft To Heavy
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners11

General Principle (IRE) (2/5F) won the Nobber Maiden Hurdle at Navan on 27 February 2016, beating Tayto Park (FR) by 3 lengths under B J Cooper for trainer Gordon Elliott. 11 ran on Soft To Heavy going over 2m; the winning time was 4m 21.10s (slow by 33.10s). The winner was the favourite.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 11 — The market

Winner General Principle (IRE)
SP: 2/5 favKTB Rating 143A J: B J Cooper T: Gordon Elliott
Won by 3 lengths
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt KTB Time Prize SP
1st General Principle (IRE) 7g B J Cooper Gordon Elliott 11-12 143A 4:21.10 7,380 2/5 fav
2nd Tayto Park (FR) 7g 3 Phillip Enright A J Martin 11-12 139A 4:21.70 2,280 13/2
3rd Tuzo (IRE) 6g 13 R Walsh Paul Nolan 11-12 119A 4:24.30 1,080 4/1
4th Good Tradition (IRE) 5g 10 Niall P Madden D K Weld 11-11 103A 4:26.30 480 50/1
5th Brosna George (IRE) 5g 5½ Mr S G Carey(5) Ross O'Sullivan 11-6 92C 4:27.40 180 20/1
6th Killare Castle (IRE) 6g 32 Sean Flanagan Gordon Michael Doyle 11-12 98C 4:33.80 — 66/1
7th Scoby Hill (IRE) 5m 12 Niall Prendergast(7) Paul Nolan 10-11 83C 4:36.20 — 50/1
8th Small World (IRE) 5g 1½ Roger Loughran Ms Sandra Hughes 11-11 97C 4:36.50 — 25/1
9th Eight Chimes (FR) ht 8g 21 Mark Walsh C Roche 11-12 98C 4:40.70 — 14/1
10th Claires Away (IRE) 6m 5½ A E Lynch Adrian Murray 11-5 91C 4:41.80 — 50/1
11th Lady Quill (IRE) 5m 1¾ B M Cash Noel Lawlor 11-4 90C 4:42.15 — 100/1

Winning time 4m 21.10s (slow by 33.10s)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (11 of 11 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

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Quick answers

Who won the Nobber Maiden Hurdle at Navan in 2016?
General Principle (IRE) won the Nobber Maiden Hurdle at Navan on 27 February 2016, ridden by B J Cooper and trained by Gordon Elliott.
What was the finishing order of the 2016 Nobber Maiden Hurdle at Navan?
1st General Principle (IRE) (2/5F), 2nd Tayto Park (FR) (13/2), 3rd Tuzo (IRE) (4/1).
What price was the winner of the 2016 Nobber Maiden Hurdle at Navan?
General Principle (IRE) returned a starting price of 2/5F.
How many horses ran in the 2016 Nobber Maiden Hurdle at Navan?
11 horses ran in the 2016 Nobber Maiden Hurdle at Navan.
What was the winning time of the 2016 Nobber Maiden Hurdle at Navan?
The winning time was 4m 21.10s (slow by 33.10s).

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