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The William Hill Handicap Hurdle is a Premier Handicap National Hunt handicap hurdle race in England 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 it is scheduled to take place each year in April. The prize fund is £75,000.

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The race was first run in 1989 and was awarded Grade 3 status in 2014. It was re-classified as a Premier Handicap from the 2023 running when Grade 3 status was renamed by the British Horseracing Authority. [1] It was sponsored by Oddbins from 1991 to 2002 and has had various sponsors since then.

Winners

YearWinnerAgeWeightJockeyTrainer
1989Hill Street710-05Mark DwyerJimmy FitzGerald
1990Sayparee511-03 Peter Scudamore Martin Pipe
1991Trefelyn Cone710-05 Peter Scudamore Martin Pipe
1992Ninepins510-04 Charlie Swan Arthur Moore
1993Gallateen510–11Neale Doughty Gordon W. Richards
1994Kadi511-07 Adrian Maguire David Nicholson
1995Squire Silk611-00Simon McNeillAndy Turnell
1996Outset610-01Chris Bonner [lower-alpha 1] Micky Hammond
1997Cadougold610-04 Charlie Swan Martin Pipe
1998Khayrawani610–10 Fran Berry Christy Roche
1999Khayrawani711-07 Fran Berry Christy Roche
2000Quakers Field710-05Mattie BatchelorGary Moore
2001Crazy Horse811–10 Tony Dobbin Len Lungo
2002Ravenswood510-05 Tom Scudamore Martin Pipe
2003Patriot Games910–04 Charlie Swan Charlie Swan
2004Zibeline710-06 Graham Lee Brian Ellison
2005Genghis610–13 Tony McCoy Peter Bowen
2006Strangely Brown511-05Brian ByrnesEric McNamara
2007Two Miles West610-07 Noel Fehily Jonjo O'Neill
2008 Auroras Encore 610–12Tjade Collier Sue Smith
2009Sunnyhillboy611-00 Tony McCoy Jonjo O'Neill
2010Sir Harry Ormesher711-01 Robert Thornton Alan King
2011Russian War810-01 Paul Carberry Gordon Elliott
2012Attaglance611–12Harry Haynes Malcolm Jefferson
2013Minella Forfitness610-03David Bass Nicky Henderson
2014Clondaw Kaempfer611-04 Wayne Hutchinson Donald McCain
2015 Theinval 511-04 Jeremiah McGrath Nicky Henderson
2016Party Rock910-08Sean QuinlanJennie Candlish
2017Rather Be611-02Jeremiah McGrath Nicky Henderson
2018Jester Jet810-09Robert DunneTom Lacey
2019Three Musketeers910-05 Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott
no race 2020 [lower-alpha 2]
2021Tronador510-04 Jack Kennedy Denise Foster
2022Langer Dan611-01 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton
2023Fennor Cross611-01Ben HarveyJohn McConnell
2024Kateira711-05 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton
  1. ↑ amateur jockey
  2. ↑ The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Jump Pattern Committee update 22/23 season". British Horseracing Authority. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspended until end of April". BBC Sport. 17 March 2020.
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