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2020
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2019
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2018
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2017
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2016
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The Contenders Hurdle was a Listed National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which was open to horses aged four years or older. It was run at Sandown Park over a distance of about 2 miles (1 mile 7 furlongs and 216 yards, or 3,319 metres), and during its running there were eight hurdles to be jumped. The race took place each year in late January or early February.

The race was first run in 1949 and was originally titled the Oteley Hurdle, and it was contested over a length of 2 miles (3,219 metres). Winners in the 1970s included Lanzarote and Sea Pigeon, and during the 1980s it was won by Desert Orchid and See You Then.

From the early 1990s until 2007 the race was sponsored by Agfa, and it was known as the Agfa Hurdle. In 1993 its distance was extended by 110 yards (about 100 metres) to the current length. It was most recently sponsored by Betfred. The 2008 running was classed at Grade 2 level, but the event was reverted to its former Listed status in 2009. Prior to 2010 it was open to horses aged five and over. The race often served as a trial for the Champion Hurdle, and the last horse to win both events in the same year was Buveur d'Air in 2017 and 2018.

The race was discontinued in 2023. Nicky Henderson who had won six of the last twelve runnings lamented the fact that it would be no longer an option for preparing his intended Champion Hurdle candidates saying "I had my favourite race at Sandown, it was worth nothing, but was perfect timing - but not surprisingly, it only had three or four runners (every year) and they've done away with it." [1] In April 2023 the British Horseracing Authority confirmed that the race had been removed from the jumps pattern programme in the 2022–23 season. [2]

Winners

YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainer
1949National Spirit8Bryan MarshallVic Smyth
1950National Spirit9D DillonVic Smyth
1951Abandoned because of waterlogged state of course
1952Telegram II5 Dave Dick Fulke Walwyn
1953Abandoned because of snow
1954Fastnet Rock7A FreemanC Jellis
1955Abandoned because of snow
1956Abandoned because of frost
1957Vermillion9 Fred Winter Ryan Price
1958Retour de Flamme5 Jimmy Lindley S Warren
1959Fare Time6 Fred Winter Ryan Price
1960Fare Time7 Fred Winter Ryan Price
1961Eborneezer6 Fred Winter Ryan Price
1962Snuff Box5J GilbertJohn Benstead
1963Abandoned because of snow and frost
1964Kirriemuir4David Mould Fulke Walwyn
1965Magic Court7P McCarronT Robson
1966Abandoned because of waterlogged state of course
1967Chenonceaux6D BriscoeKen Cundell
1968Into View5E P Harty Fred Winter
1969Abandoned because of snow
1970Major Rose8 Josh Gifford Ryan Price
1971Major Rose9Paul Kelleway Ryan Price
1972Phaestus6Ken White Fred Rimell
1973Lanzarote5 Richard Pitman Fred Winter
1974Lanzarote6 Richard Pitman Fred Winter
1975Abandoned because of waterlogged state of course
1976 Sea Pigeon 6 Jonjo O'Neill Gordon W. Richards
1977Bird's Nest7Andy TurnellBob Turnell
1978 Sea Pigeon 8 Jonjo O'Neill Peter Easterby
1979Abandoned because of frost
1980Pollardstown5 Philip Blacker Stan Mellor
1981Celtic Ryde6 John Francome Peter Cundell
1982Heighlin [1] 6Steve Jobar David Elsworth
1983Cima5 Sam Morshead Jim Old
1984Sula Bula6Mr Tim Easterby Peter Easterby
1985 Desert Orchid 6 Colin Brown David Elsworth
1986 See You Then 6Steve Smith Eccles Nicky Henderson
1987Prideaux Boy9Michael BowlbyGraham Roach
1988Celtic Chief5 Richard Dunwoody Mercy Rimell
1989 Aldino 6 Simon Sherwood Oliver Sherwood
no race 1990 [2]
1991 Voyage Sans Retour 6 Peter Scudamore Martin Pipe
1992 Fidway 7 Peter Scudamore Tim Thomson Jones
1993 Mole Board 11 Carl Llewellyn Jim Old
1994 Muse 7 Paul Holley David Elsworth
1995 Land Afar 8 Graham McCourt John Webber
1996 Atours 8 Richard Dunwoody David Elsworth
1997 Double Symphony 9 Jamie Osborne Charlie Brooks
1998 Master Beveled 8 Tony McCoy David Evans
1999 Midnight Legend 8 Richard Johnson David Nicholson
2000 Auetaler 6 Tony McCoy Martin Pipe
2001 Teaatral 7 Norman Williamson Charles Egerton
2002 Bilboa 5 Thierry Doumen François Doumen
2003 Rooster Booster 9 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs
2004 Rhinestone Cowboy 8Mr J. P. Magnier Jonjo O'Neill
2005 Self Defense 8 Robert Thornton Patrick Chamings
2006 Royal Shakespeare 7 Tom Scudamore Steve Gollings
2007 Detroit City 5 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs
2008 Afsoun 6 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson
2009 Celestial Halo 5 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2010 Binocular 6 Tony McCoy Nicky Henderson
2011 Binocular 7 Tony McCoy Nicky Henderson
no race 2012 [3]
2013 Rock On Ruby [4] 8 Noel Fehily Harry Fry
no race 2014 [5]
2015 Garde La Victoire 6 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs
2016Connetable4 Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls
2017 Buveur d'Air 6 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson
2018 Buveur d'Air 7 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson
2019 Buveur d'Air 8 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson
2020Quel Destin5Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls
no race 2021 [6]
2022Goshen6 Jamie Moore Gary Moore

    1 The 1982 race was run at Kempton.
    2 The 1990 running was abandoned because of waterlogging.
    3 The 2012 running was abandoned due to frost.
    4 The 2013 race was run at Doncaster after the original meeting at Sandown became chase only due to the waterlogged state of the hurdle course [3]
    5 The 2014 running was abandoned due to going conditions. [4]
    6 The 2021 running was abandoned due to waterlogging and the meeting featured an all chase card instead. [5]

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    2. ↑ "Package of changes agreed to help strengthen performance of British Jump racing". British Horseracing Authority. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
    3. ↑ "Champion Hurdle trial rerouted to Doncaster as the weather beats Sandown's Saturday hurdles card". racingbetter.co.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
    4. ↑ "Sandown switch to chase card". www.attheraces.com. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
    5. ↑ "Hurdle races abandoned at Sandown". www.racingtv.com. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
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