Morebattle Hurdle

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Morebattle Hurdle
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2024
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2020-2011
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2016
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2015
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2014
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2012
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2011
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2010-2001
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2008
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2007
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2006
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2005
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2004
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1998
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1997
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1995
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1994
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1993
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Jinxy JackDizzySeon
1992
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Jinxy JackPrecious BoyMr Woodcock
1991
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1990-1988
1990
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1989
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1988
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The Morebattle Hurdle is a Class 2 National Hunt handicap hurdle race open to horses aged four years or older. It is run in early March at Kelso Racecourse in the Scottish Borders over a distance of 2 miles and 51 yards; there are eight hurdles to be jumped. [1]

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Previously a handicap race, it was first run as a conditions contest in 1984. Jinxy Jack won four consecutive runnings of the race from 1990 to 1993 and went on to finish third in the 1994 renewal named in his honour. [2] The 2010 running saw pre-race Champion Hurdle favourite Zaynar, trained by Nicky Henderson, beaten at starting odds of fourteen-to-one on in one of the shortest-price upsets ever in British horse racing. [3] The race reverted to handicap status in 2021.

Winners

YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainer
1984Hill's Guard5Andrew StringerA Scott
1985Browne's Gazette7Dermot BrowneMonica Dickinson
1986Abandoned due to snow
1987Ballydurrow10Micky HammondRoger Fisher
1988Nohalmdun7Lorcan Wyer Peter Easterby
1989Blazing Walker5Alan MerriganArthur Stephenson
1990Jinxy Jack6Neale Doughty Gordon W. Richards
1991Jinxy Jack7Neale Doughty Gordon W. Richards
1992Jinxy Jack8Neale Doughty Gordon W. Richards
1993Jinxy Jack9Neale Doughty Gordon W. Richards
1994Grey Power7 Peter Niven Mary Reveley
1995Large Action7 Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood
1996Abandoned due to frost and snow
1997Direct Route6 Paul Carberry J Howard Johnson
1998Marello7 Peter Niven Mary Reveley
1999Caulker6Scott TaylorMaurice Barnes
2000Kathryn's Pet7Alan Dempsey Mary Reveley
2001Abandoned due to frost
2002Abandoned due to frost
2003Abandoned due to snow
2004Chivalry5 Graham Lee J Howard Johnson
2005Kimbambo7G BerridgeJ P L Ewart
2006Culcabock6 Dougie Costello Lucinda Russell
2007Brave Vision11E WhillansA C Whillans
2008Bywell Beau9Jan FaltejsekG A Charlton
2009Abandoned due to frost
2010Quwetwo7Wilson RenwickJ Howard Johnson
2011Peddlers Cross6 Jason Maguire Donald McCain
2012 Simonsig 6 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson
2013 Duke of Navan 5 Brian Harding Nicky Richards
2014 Runswick Royal 5 Brian Hughes Ann Hamilton
2015 Glingerburn 7 Brian Harding Nicky Richards
2016 Top Notch 5 Daryl Jacob Nicky Henderson
2017 Cyrus Darius 8 Brian Hughes Malcolm Jefferson
2018 Cyrus Darius 9 Brian Hughes Ruth Jefferson
2019We Have A Dream5 Daryl Jacob Nicky Henderson
2020Abandoned due to waterlogging [4]
2021The Shunter8Alain Cawley Emmet Mullins
2022Cormier6Sean QuinlanBrian Ellison
2023Benson8 Ryan Mania Sandy Thomson
2024Cracking Rhapsody5Ewan WilliamsCraig Nicol
2025Cracking Rhapsody6Ewan WilliamsCraig Nicol

See also

References

  1. "Full Result 2.50 Kelso | 2 March 2024 | Racing Post". www.racingpost.com. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  2. "Never a dull moment with jumping Jack". The Independent. 4 February 1994. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  3. Cook, Chris (18 February 2010). "Quwetwo sinks Champion Hurdle favourite Zaynar in shock at Kelso". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  4. Mottershead, Lee (11 February 2020). "Champ set for racecourse school after Storm Ciara forces Kelso cancellation". Racing Post .