Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle

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Ladbroke
2020
Owner Lady Blyth.svg Owner Thurloe Thoroughbreds.svg Owner Mr John Davies (Stonehill).svg
Not So SleepyBuzzLightly Squeeze
Previous years
2019
Owner Lady Blyth.svg Owner Mrs Jane Williams.svg Owner Walters Plant Hire and James and Jean Pott.svg
Not So SleepyMonsieur LecoqSir Valentine
2018
Owner Mrs June Watts.svg Owner Mr R Kelvin-Hughes.svg Owner Albatross Club and Bryan Drew.svg
MohaayedLispWestern Ryder
2017
Owner Holloway,clarke,black.svg Owner Mr L Fell.svg Owner Sir Eric Parker white.svg
Hunters CallSilver StreakVerdana Blue
2016
Owner Mr Michael Buckley.svg Owner Mr John P McManus.svg Owner Mr Andrew Cocks.svg
Brain PowerConsul De ThaixFergall
2015
Owner GDM Partnership.svg Owner Mr Terry Warner.svg Owner Mrs S Ricci.svg
Jolly's Cracked ItSternrubinRenneti
2014
Owner Core Syndicate.svg Owner Mr John P Ferguson.svg Owner Potensis Limited.svg
BayanPine CreekActivial
2013
Owner Triple F Partnership.svg Owner Mr B N Fulton.svg Owner Mrs Pat Sloan yellow cap.svg
Willow's SaviourPtit ZigFlaxen Flare
2012
Owner Timeform Betfair Racing Club box.svg Owner S W Group Logistics Limited.svg Owner Mr Stuart M Mercer.svg
Cause of CausesPetit RobinDan Breen
2011
Owner Mr S Munir.svg Owner Pearn's Pharmacies Ltd.svg Owner Mr Johnny Eddis.svg
Raya StarRigidityAlarazi
2008
Owner Mr Peter Spiller.svg Owner Mr John P McManus.svg Owner Mr Alan Halsall.svg
Sentry DutyBelcantistaSonge
2007
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Jack The GiantAlsadaaKing's Revenge
2006
Owner Mr D A Johnson.svg Owner Mr John P McManus.svg Owner Pinheads Pizza Syndicate.svg
AcamboTarlacVictram
2003
Owner The 1961 Partnership.svg Owner Mr Terry Warner.svg Owner Mr Anthony Speelman.svg
ThesisSud BleuSaintsaire
2002
Owner Mrs E Roberts.svg Owner The Dionysius Partnership.svg Owner C H Stephenson and Partners.svg
ChauvinistIdaho d'OxBenbyas
2001
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Marble ArchFait Le JojoTikram
 

The Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle, is a Grade 3 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of about 1 mile and 7½ furlongs (1 mile 7 furlongs and 152 yards, or 3,156 metres). It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in December.

The race was first run in Great Britain in 2001 having been staged as The Ladbroke Handicap Hurdle in January at Leopardstown in Ireland prior to that. [1] The Irish race continued under different sponsored titles and is now run as the Liffey Handicap Hurdle. The Ascot race was awarded Grade 3 status in 2013. It continued to be run as the Ladbroke Handicap Hurdle until 2015, and the 2016 running was titled the Wessex Youth Trust Handicap Hurdle. In 2017 the race title promoted the Racing Welfare charity, and from 2018 to 2023 the race was sponsored by Betfair. Ladbrokes began a further period of sponsorship in 2024 and the race took its present title.

Winners

YearWinnerAgeWeightJockeyTrainer
2001Marble Arch510–11 Norman Williamson Hughie Morrison
2002Chauvinist710-00 Norman Williamson Nicky Henderson
2003Thesis511-02Brian Crowley Venetia Williams
2005 (Jan)Tamarinbleu [a] 510-11 Tony McCoy Martin Pipe
2006 (Jan)Desert Air [a] 710-09 Tom Scudamore Martin Pipe
2006 (Dec)Acambo511-09 Timmy Murphy David Pipe
2007Jack The Giant511-00 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson
2008Sentry Duty611-09 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson
no race 2009 [b]
no race 2010 [b]
2011Raya Star510-01 Wayne Hutchinson Alan King
2012Cause of Causes410–13 Davy Condon Gordon Elliott
2013Willow's Saviour610-05 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton
2014Bayan511-05 Davy Condon Gordon Elliott
2015 [c] Sternrubin410-10 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs
Jolly's Cracked It611-03 Noel Fehily Harry Fry
2016Brain Power511-11 David Mullins Nicky Henderson
2017Hunters Call710-03 Jack Kennedy Olly Murphy
2018Mohaayed611-10 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton
2019 Not So Sleepy 710-03Jonathan Burke Hughie Morrison
2020 Not So Sleepy 811-06 Tom O'Brien Hughie Morrison
2021Tritonic411-00Adrian Heskin Alan King
no race 2022 [d]
2023Luccia511-08Paul O'Brien Nicky Henderson
  1. 1 2 The race was run at Sandown Park in January in the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons due to the closure of Ascot Racecourse for redevelopment
  2. 1 2 The race was abandoned in 2009 and 2010 due to snow
  3. The 2015 renewal had a dead heat finish
  4. The 2022 race was abandoned because of a frozen track

See also

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References

  1. Armytage, Marcus (18 December 2001). "The first ever British running of the Ladbroke Hurdle". London: telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 12 February 2010.