Novice hurdle races can be either handicap or non-handicap contests, and as there are roughly treble the number of non-handicaps, my focus is on this bigger group. Let me start by looking at market factors for all non-handicap novice hurdle races. AgeA look at the age of horses racing in non-handicap novice hurdles next. Below is a table outlining individual trainer data in novice hurdles during the period of study with the 20.0 BSP price cap. **I hope this opening salvo for the National Hunt has highlighted some interesting angles for non-handicap novice hurdles.