Aintree Hurdle
Grade 1 race | |
Location | Aintree Racecourse Merseyside, England |
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Inaugurated | 1976 |
Race type | Hurdle race |
Sponsor | Betway |
Website | Aintree |
Race information | |
Distance | 2m 4f (4,023 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Four-years-old and up |
Weight | 11 st 0 lb (4yo); 11 st 7 lb (5yo+) Allowances 7 lb for fillies and mares |
Purse | £250,000 (2022) 1st: £140,325 |
2024 | ||
Impaire Et Passe | Bob Olinger | Langer Dan |
Previous years | ||
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2023 | ||
Constitution Hill | Sharjah | Zanahiyr |
2022 | ||
Epatante | Monmiral | McFabulous |
2021 | ||
Abacadabras | Buzz | Millers Bank |
2020-2011 | ||
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2019 | ||
Supasundae | Buveur D'Air | Ch'tibello |
2018 | ||
L'Ami Serge | Supasundae | Clyne |
2017 | ||
Buveur D'air | My Tent Or Yours | The New One |
2016 | ||
Annie Power | My Tent Or Yours | Nichols Canyon |
2015 | ||
Jezki | Rock on Ruby | Volnay De Thaix |
2014 | ||
The New One | Rock on Ruby | Diakali |
2013 | ||
Zarkandar | The New One | Thousand Stars |
2012 | ||
Oscar Whisky | Thousand Stars | Rock on Ruby |
2011 | ||
Oscar Whisky | Thousand Stars | Salden Licht |
2010-2001 | ||
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2010 | ||
Khyber Kim | Muirhead | Zaynar |
2009 | ||
Solwhit | Fiveforthree | United |
2008 | ||
Al Eile | Osana | Straw Bear |
2007 | ||
Al Eile | Gaspara | Afsoun |
2006 | ||
Asian Maze | Hardy Eustace | Sky's The Limit |
2005 | ||
Al Eile | Inglis Drever | Exotic Dancer |
2004 | ||
Rhinestone Cowboy | Rooster Booster | Westender |
2003 | ||
Sacundai | Rooster Booster | Like-A-Butterfly |
2002 | ||
Ilnamar | Grimes | It Takes Time |
2001 | ||
Barton | Best Mate | Mr Cool |
2000-1991 | ||
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2000 | ||
Mister Morose | Mantles Prince | Effectual |
1999 | ||
Istabraq | French Holly | Midnight Legend |
1998 | ||
Pridwell | Istabraq | Kerawi |
1997 | ||
Bimsey | Pridwell | Make A Stand |
1996 | ||
Urubande | Strong Promise | Danoli |
1995 | ||
Danoli | Boro Eight | Large Action |
1994 | ||
Danoli | Mole Board | Fortune And Fame |
1993 | ||
Morley Street | Granville Again | Flown |
1992 | ||
Morley Street | Minorettes Girl | Forest Sun |
1991 | ||
Morley Street | Nomadic Way | Run For Free |
1990-1988 | ||
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1990 | ||
Morley Street | Joyful Noise | Ikdam |
1989 | ||
Beech Road | Cloughtaney | Celtic Shot |
1988 | ||
Celtic Chief | Sabin Du Loir | Cloughtaney |
The Aintree 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 at Aintree over a distance of about 2 miles and 4 furlongs (4,023 metres), and during its running there are eleven hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in early April.
The event was established in 1976, and it was originally run over 2 miles and 5½ furlongs. It was shortened to its present length in 1988. The race is staged during the three-day Grand National meeting, and was traditionally contested on the final day, Saturday. In 2013 it was moved to the opening day of the meeting, Thursday.
The Aintree Hurdle often features horses which ran previously over a shorter distance in the Champion Hurdle, and the last to win both events in the same year was Constitution Hill in 2023.
The 2010 running was named in memory of Dick Francis (1920–2010), a former jockey who was closely associated with Aintree. He famously rode Devon Loch in the Grand National, and he was leading the race on the run-in when the horse jumped and was overtaken.[1] Since 2017 the race has been sponsored by Betway.
Records
Most successful horse (4 wins):
- Morley Street – 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
Leading jockey (5 wins):
- Ruby Walsh – Ilnamar (2002), Sacundai (2003), Asian Maze (2006), Zarkandar (2013), Annie Power (2016)
Leading trainer (6 wins):
- Nicky Henderson - Oscar Whisky (2011, 2012), Buveur d'Air (2017), L'Ami Serge (2018), Epatante (2022), Constitution Hill (2023)
Winners
Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
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1976 | Comedy of Errors | 9 | Ken White | Fred Rimell |
1977 | Night Nurse (DH) | 6 | Paddy Broderick | Peter Easterby |
1977 | Monksfield (DH) | 5 | Dessie Hughes | Des McDonogh |
1978 | Monksfield | 6 | Dessie Hughes | Des McDonogh |
1979 | Monksfield | 7 | Dessie Hughes | Des McDonogh |
1980 | Pollardstown | 5 | Philip Blacker | Stan Mellor |
1981 | Daring Run | 6 | Ted Walsh[a] | Peter McCreery |
1982 | Daring Run | 7 | Ted Walsh[a] | Peter McCreery |
1983 | Gaye Brief | 6 | Richard Linley | Mercy Rimell |
1984 | Dawn Run | 6 | Tony Mullins | Paddy Mullins |
1985 | Bajan Sunshine | 6 | Peter Scudamore | Martin Tate |
1986 | Aonoch | 7 | Jimmy Duggan | Sally Oliver |
1987 | Aonoch | 8 | Jacqui Oliver | Sally Oliver |
1988 | Celtic Chief | 5 | Richard Dunwoody | Mercy Rimell |
1989 | Beech Road | 7 | Richard Guest | Toby Balding |
1990 | Morley Street | 6 | Jimmy Frost | Toby Balding |
1991 | Morley Street | 7 | Jimmy Frost | Toby Balding |
1992 | Morley Street | 8 | Richard Dunwoody | Toby Balding |
1993 | Morley Street | 9 | Graham Bradley | Toby Balding |
1994 | Danoli | 6 | Charlie Swan | Tom Foley |
1995 | Danoli | 7 | Charlie Swan | Tom Foley |
1996 | Urubande | 6 | Charlie Swan | Aidan O'Brien |
1997 | Bimsey | 7 | Mick Fitzgerald | Reg Akehurst |
1998 | Pridwell | 8 | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe |
1999 | Istabraq | 7 | Charlie Swan | Aidan O'Brien |
2000 | Mister Morose | 10 | Carl Llewellyn | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
2001 | Barton | 8 | Tony Dobbin | Tim Easterby |
2002 | Ilnamar | 6 | Ruby Walsh | Martin Pipe |
2003 | Sacundai | 6 | Ruby Walsh | Edward O'Grady |
2004 | Rhinestone Cowboy | 8 | J. P. Magnier[a] | Jonjo O'Neill |
2005 | Al Eile | 5 | Timmy Murphy | John Queally |
2006 | Asian Maze | 7 | Ruby Walsh | Tom Mullins |
2007 | Al Eile | 7 | Timmy Murphy | John Queally |
2008 | Al Eile | 8 | Timmy Murphy | John Queally |
2009 | Solwhit | 5 | Davy Russell | Charles Byrnes |
2010 | Khyber Kim | 8 | Paddy Brennan | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
2011 | Oscar Whisky | 6 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
2012 | Oscar Whisky | 7 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
2013 | Zarkandar | 6 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
2014 | The New One | 6 | Sam Twiston-Davies | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
2015 | Jezki | 7 | Tony McCoy | Jessica Harrington |
2016 | Annie Power | 8 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
2017 | Buveur d'Air | 6 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
2018 | L'Ami Serge | 8 | Daryl Jacob | Nicky Henderson |
2019 | Supasundae | 9 | Robbie Power | Jessica Harrington |
no race 2020 [b] | ||||
2021 | Abacadabras | 7 | Jack Kennedy | Denise Foster |
2022 | Epatante | 8 | Aidan Coleman | Nicky Henderson |
2023 | Constitution Hill | 6 | Nico de Boinville | Nicky Henderson |
2024 | Impaire Et Passe | 6 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
- ^ a b c amateur jockey
- ^ The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[2]
See also
References
- Racing Post:
- 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
- 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
- 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
- 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
- aintree.co.uk – 2010 John Smith's Grand National Media Guide.
- pedigreequery.com – Aintree Hurdle – Aintree.
- Ladbrokes Pocket Companion 1990/91. Aesculus Press. 1990. p. 68. ISBN 1-871093-21-X.
External links
- Race Recordings (1982–2003) [1]
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