World Hurdle
Grade 1 race | |
Location |
Cheltenham Racecourse Cheltenham, England |
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Race type | Hurdle race |
Sponsor | Ryanair |
Website | Cheltenham |
Race information | |
Distance | 3 miles (4,828 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Four-years-old and up |
Weight |
11 st 0 lb (4yo); 11 st 10 lb (5yo+) Allowances 7 lb for fillies and mares |
Purse |
£275,000 (2014) 1st: £156,612.50 |
2016 | ||
Thistlecrack | Alpha Des Obeaux | Bobs Worth |
Previous years | ||
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2015 | ||
Cole Harden | Saphir Du Rheu | Zarkandar |
2014 | ||
More Of That | Annie Power | At Fishers Cross |
2013 | ||
Solwhit | Celestial Halo | Smad Place |
2012 | ||
Big Buck's | Voler La Vedette | Smad Place |
2011 | ||
Big Buck's | Grands Crus | Mourad |
2010-2001 | ||
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2010 | ||
Big Buck's | Time For Rupert | Powerstation |
2009 | ||
Big Buck's | Punchestowns | Powerstation |
2008 | ||
Inglis Drever | Kasbah Bliss | Kazal |
2007 | ||
Inglis Drever | Mighty Man | Blazing Bailey |
2006 | ||
My Way de Solzen | Golden Cross | Mighty Man |
2005 | ||
Inglis Drever | Baracouda | Rule Supreme |
2004 | ||
Iris's Gift | Baracouda | Crystal d'Ainay |
2003 | ||
Baracouda | Iris's Gift | Limestone Lad |
2002 | ||
Baracouda | Bannow Bay | It Takes Time |
2000-1991 | ||
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2000 | ||
Bacchanal | Limestone Lad | Behrajan |
1999 | ||
Anzum | Le Coudray | Lady Rebecca |
1998 | ||
Princeful | Splendid Thyne | Ocean Hawk |
1997 | ||
Karshi | Anzum | Paddy's Return |
1996 | ||
Cyborgo | Mysilv | What A Question |
1995 | ||
Dorans Pride | Cyborgo | Simpson |
1994 | ||
Balasani | Avro Anson | Minella Lad |
1993 | ||
Shuil Ar Aghaidh | Pragada | Baydon Star |
1992 | ||
Nomadic Way | Ubu III | Crystal Spirit |
1991 | ||
King's Curate | Run For Free | Pragada |
The World Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run on the New Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 3 miles (4,828 metres), and during its running there are twelve hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year during the Cheltenham Festival in March.
It is the leading long-distance hurdle event in the National Hunt calendar, and it is the feature race on the third day of the Festival.
History
The inaugural race was run in 1912 at Prestbury Park over 3 miles with £100 (£200 in 1913) prize money to the winner and £10 to the runner-up. It was called "Stayers Selling Hurdle" and was a Weight for Age Selling type of event with the winning horse being sold for £50 after the race.[1] The race was dropped from the festival programme twice during 1928-1929 and in 1939-1945 but in 1946 it replaced the Spa Hurdle which was previously run in 1923 and 1942 over 2 miles. From 1946 to 1967 the Spa Hurdle was run over the same 3 miles until being renamed in 1972 as the Stayers' Hurdle,[2] when it was sponsored by Lloyds Bank. It was backed by Waterford Crystal from 1978 to 1990, and by Bonusprint from 1991 to 2004. The race used to be held on either the Tuesday or the Wednesday of the Festival, but it was moved to the Thursday in 1993.
The modern title of the race was changed to the World Hurdle when Ladbrokes took over the sponsorship in 2005.
Records
Most successful horse since 1972 (4 wins):
- Big Buck's – 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Leading jockey since 1972 (4 wins):
- Ruby Walsh – Big Buck's (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
Leading trainer since 1972 (4 wins):
- Paul Nicholls– Big Buck's (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
Leading owner since 1972 (4 wins):
- The Stewart Family – Big Buck's (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
List of renewals
- Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr".
- Separate divisions of the race indicated by (1) and (2).
Date |
Winner |
Margin |
SP |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Runners | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1912, 13 March | Aftermath | 15 | 11/10F | 6 | Mr. J. W. Pullen | Newey Hednesford | A. Newey | 4 | [3] |
1913, 12 March | Silver Bay | 1½ | 7/4 | — | Mr. W. Catling | Fitton Lewes | G. H. Hearman | 5 | [4] |
1914, 11 March | Silver Bay | 2 | 5/2F | — | Mr. W. Catling | Fitton Lewes | W. Fitton | 12 | [5] |
1915, 10 March | Walkover by Rathduff ridden by Mr. Brabazon | [6] | |||||||
[a] | No races 1916–19|||||||||
1920, 10 March | Wingman | 4 | 4/6F | — | Mr. H. Brown | H. A. Brown | H. Brown | 12 | [7] |
1921, 2 March | Flurry | 1½ | 5/4F | — | W. Smith | Stratton | W. Stratton | 11 | [8] |
1922, 8 March | Matoppo | 8 | 2/1F | — | F. Rees | C. Piggott | F. Pedley | 12 | [9] |
1923, 7 March | Warwick | 1½ | 4/7F | — | I. Morgan | Tabor | S. Cohen | 3 | [10] |
1924, 12 March | The Jester | 8 | 9/4F | 6 | Keith Piggott | Ernie Piggott | R. Davison | 14 | [11] |
1925, 10 March | Warwick | 12 | 9/4F | — | George Duller | W. Payne | Jesse Brown | 15 | [12] |
1926, 10 March | Waterford Glass II | 2 | 8/1 | 11 | E. Foster | Pease | Mrs Pease | 17 | [13] |
1927, 9 March | Zarane | 1 | 9/1 | 13 | Speck | Butchers | J. T. Coltman | 13 | [14] |
[b] | No races 1928–29|||||||||
1930, 11 March | Sobrino | 2 | 8/11F | 5 | L. Butchers | Frank Wootton | S. Wootton | 15 | [15] |
[c] | no race 1931|||||||||
1932, 3 March | Icy Kiss | 4 | 7/2 | 4 | W. Hollie | Dick | Mrs D. P. Dick | 12 | [16] |
1933, 9 March | Sobrino | 2 | 100/8 | 8 | Mr F. Usher | F. Usher | Wight | 13 | [17] |
1934, 8 March | Fobdown | 1½ | 6/4F | 4 | Frenchie Nicholson | J. Reardon | J. Reardon | 5 | [18] |
1935, 14 March | Salic Law | 20 | 4/7F | 5 | Frenchie Nicholson | V. Hobbs | Sangster | 4 | [19] |
1936, 12 March | Bishop's Move | 1½ | 3/1 | 5 | C. Mitchell | W. Payne | A. Donn | 12 | [20] |
[c] | no race 1937|||||||||
1938, 10 March | Chestnut | 1½ | 7/1 | 9 | Keith Piggott | Ernie Piggott | Mrs E. Johnson | 11 | [21] |
[b] | No races 1939–45|||||||||
1946, 14 March | Haze | 2 | 8/1 | 7 | Ron Smyth | Vic Smyth | — | 17 | [22] |
[d] | No races 1947|||||||||
1948, 4 March (1) | Spam | 2 | 10/11F | 6 | Aubrey Brabazon | M. Brabazon | J. Ismay | 15 | [23] |
1948, 3 March (2) | Albor | 2 | 6/1 | 6 | R. Black | W. Payne | — | 17 | [24] |
[c] | no race 1949|||||||||
1950, 9 March | Mosquito II | 1 | 9/4 | 5 | R. Black | De Moraville | Major I. M. Floor | 17 | [25] |
1951, 25 April | Whim II | 2 | 100/7 | 5 | J. Gilbert | H. Christie | — | 20 | [26] |
1952, 6 March | Sarda II | 6 | 2/1F | 7 | Bob Turnell | Ivor Anthony | Miss P. Vaughan | 15 | [27] |
1953, 5 March | Jack Leal | nk | 5/2F | 8 | Bryan Marshall | Peter Cazalet | — | 18 | [28] |
Modern renewals from 1972 | |||||||||
1972 | Parlour Moor | 8 | Macer Gifford | Harry Thomson Jones | Charlotte Monkton | ||||
1973 | Moyne Royal | 8 | David Mould | Arthur Pitt | E. Cook | ||||
1974 | Highland Abbe | 8 | Richard Smith | Les Kennard | Mrs K. Hankey | ||||
1975 | Brown Lad | 9 | Tommy Carberry | Jim Dreaper | Mrs Peter Burrell | ||||
1976 | Bit of a Jig | 8 | Dessie Hughes | Mick O'Toole | Mrs Mick O'Toole | ||||
1977 | Town Ship | 6 | Tommy Carberry | Peter Easterby | Pat Muldoon | ||||
1978 | Flame Gun | 6 | Mr Niall Madden | Edward O'Grady | Mary Kenny | ||||
1979 | Lighter | 6 | Philip Blacker | John Edwards | G. Smith | ||||
1980 | Mountrivers | 6 | Tommy Ryan | Edward O'Grady | B. Burser | ||||
1981 | Derring Rose | 6 | John Francome | Fred Winter | Peter Savill | ||||
1982 | Crimson Embers | 7 | Stuart Shilston | Fulke Walwyn | Sally Smart | ||||
1983 | A Kinsman | 7 | Geordie Dun | John Brockbank | Mrs John Brockbank | ||||
1984 | Gaye Chance | 9 | Sam Morshead | Mercy Rimell | Mary Curtis | ||||
1985 | Rose Ravine | 6 | Ricky Pusey | Fulke Walwyn | Sally Smart | ||||
1986 | Crimson Embers | 11 | Stuart Shilston | Fulke Walwyn | Sally Smart | ||||
1987 | Galmoy | 8 | Tommy Carmody | John Mulhern | Miss D. Threadwell | ||||
1988, 15 March | Galmoy | 7 | 2/1F | 9 | Tommy Carmody | John Mulhern | Miss D. Threadwell | 16 | [29] |
1989, 14 March | Rustle | 12 | 4/1 | 7 | Michael Bowlby | Nicky Henderson | Robert Waley-Cohen | 21 | [30] |
1990, 13 March | Trapper John | 1 1⁄2 | 15/2 | 6 | Charlie Swan | Mouse Morris | Jill Fanning | 22 | [31] |
1991, 12 March | King's Curate | nk | 5/2F | 7 | Mark Perrett | Stan Mellor | C. J. Ells | 15 | [32] |
1992, 10 March | Nomadic Way | 3 1⁄2 | 15/2 | 7 | Jamie Osborne | Barry Hills | Robert Sangster | 17 | [33] |
1993, 18 March | Shuil Ar Aghaidh | 2 1⁄2 | 20/1 | 7 | Charlie Swan | Paddy Kiely | Mrs Paddy Kiely | 12 | [34] |
1994, 17 March | Balasani [1] | shd [1] | 9/2J | 8 | Mark Perrett | Martin Pipe | Mark Smith | 14 | [35] |
1995, 16 March | Dorans Pride | 5 | 11/4F | 6 | Shane Broderick | Michael Hourigan | Tom Doran | 11 | [36] |
1996, 14 March | Cyborgo | 3⁄4 | 8/1 | 6 | David Bridgwater | Martin Pipe | County Stores Ltd | 19 | [37] |
1997, 13 March | Karshi | 2 1⁄2 | 20/1 | 7 | Jamie Osborne | Henrietta Knight | 3rd Baron Vestey | 17 | [38] |
1998, 19 March | Princeful | 2 | 16/1 | 7 | Rodney Farrant | Jenny Pitman | Robert Hitchins | 9 | [39] |
1999, 18 March | Anzum | nk | 40/1 | 8 | Richard Johnson | David Nicholson | Old Foresters Partnership | 12 | [40] |
2000, 16 March | Bacchanal | 1 | 11/2 | 6 | Mick Fitzgerald | Nicky Henderson | Lady Lloyd-Webber | 10 | [41] |
[2] | no race 2001|||||||||
2002, 14 March | Baracouda | nk | 13/8F | 7 | Thierry Doumen | François Doumen | J. P. McManus | 16 | [42] |
2003, 13 March | Baracouda | 3⁄4 | 9/4JF | 8 | Thierry Doumen | François Doumen | J. P. McManus | 11 | [43] |
2004, 18 March | Iris's Gift | 1 1⁄2 | 9/2 | 7 | Barry Geraghty | Jonjo O'Neill | Robert Lester | 10 | [44] |
2005, 17 March | Inglis Drever | 3 | 5/1 | 6 | Graham Lee | Howard Johnson | Andrea & Graham Wylie | 12 | [45] |
2006 | My Way de Solzen | 6 | Robert Thornton | Alan King | Winfield, Longman et al. | ||||
2007 | Inglis Drever | 8 | Paddy Brennan | Howard Johnson | Andrea & Graham Wylie | ||||
2008 | Inglis Drever | 9 | Denis O'Regan | Howard Johnson | Andrea & Graham Wylie | ||||
2009 | Big Buck's | 6 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls | Stewart Family | ||||
2010 | Big Buck's | 7 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls | Stewart Family | ||||
2011 | Big Buck's | 8 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls | Stewart Family | ||||
2012 | Big Buck's | 9 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls | Stewart Family | ||||
2013 | Solwhit | 9 | Paul Carberry | Charles Byrnes | Top of the Hill | ||||
2014 | More Of That | 6 | Barry Geraghty | Jonjo O'Neill | J. P. McManus | ||||
2015, 12 March | Cole Harden | 3 1⁄4 | 5/2F | 6 | Gavin Sheehan | Warren Greatrex | Jill & Robin Eynon | 16 | [46] |
2016, 17 March | Thistlecrack | 7 | EvensF | 8 | Tom Scudamore | Colin Tizzard | John and Heather Snook | 12 | [47] |
a Festival was not run in 1916-1919 because of World War I
b Dropped from the Festival programme in 1928-29 and 1939-1945
c The race was abandoned in 1931 and 1949 because of frost, and in 1937 because of flooding
d The 1947 edition was abandoned because of snow and frost.
1 Avro Anson finished first in 1994 a short head in front of Balasani, but he was relegated to second place for causing interference.
2 The 2001 running was cancelled because of a foot-and-mouth crisis.
See also
References
- ↑ "2011 National Hunt Meeting". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 14 March 1924. Retrieved 14 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ↑ "Cheltenham LOST RACES". CheltenhamFestival.net. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ↑ "1912 Cheltenham Meeting". Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. 13 March 1912. Retrieved 14 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ↑ "1913 Stayers Selling Hurdle Race". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 13 March 1913. Retrieved 14 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
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- ↑ "1921 Stayers Selling Hurdle Race". Western Daily Press. 3 March 1921. Retrieved 15 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
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- ↑ "1925 Stayers Selling Hurdle Race". Derby Daily Telegraph. 10 March 1925. Retrieved 15 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
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- ↑ "1948 Stayers Selling Hurdle Race". Derby Daily Telegraph. 4 March 1948. Retrieved 3 December 2015.(Subscription required.)
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- ↑ "1950 Stayers Selling Hurdle Race". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 10 March 1950. Retrieved 4 December 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ↑ "1951 Stayers Selling Hurdle Race". Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail. 25 April 1951. Retrieved 4 December 2015.(Subscription required.)
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- ↑ "1953 Stayers Selling Hurdle Race". Portsmouth Evening News. 5 March 1953. Retrieved 4 December 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ↑ "1988 World Hurdle". Racing Post. 15 March 1988. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ↑ "1989 World Hurdle". Racing Post. 14 March 1989. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ↑ "1990 World Hurdle". Racing Post. 13 March 1990. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ↑ "1991 World Hurdle". Racing Post. 12 March 1991. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ↑ "1992 World Hurdle". Racing Post. 10 March 1992. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ↑ "1993 World Hurdle". Racing Post. 18 March 1993. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ↑ "1994 World Hurdle". Racing Post. 17 March 1994. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ↑ "1995 World Hurdle". Racing Post. 16 March 1995. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ↑ "1996 World Hurdle". Racing Post. 14 March 1996. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ↑ "1997 World Hurdle". Racing Post. 13 March 1997. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ↑ "1998 World Hurdle". Racing Post. 19 March 1998. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ↑ "1999 World Hurdle". Racing Post. 18 March 1999. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ↑ "2000 World Hurdle". Racing Post. 16 March 2000. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ↑ "2002 World Hurdle". Racing Post. 14 March 2002. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ↑ "2003 World Hurdle". Racing Post. 13 March 2003. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ↑ "2004 World Hurdle". Racing Post. 18 March 2004. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ↑ "2005 World Hurdle". Racing Post. 17 March 2005. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ↑ "2015 World Hurdle". Racing Post. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ↑ "2016 World Hurdle". Racing Post. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
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- pedigreequery.com – World Hurdle – Cheltenham.
- Ladbrokes Pocket Companion 1990/91. Aesculus Press. 1990. p. 57. ISBN 1-871093-21-X.
- Race Recordings