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Iberico Lord | L'eau Du Sud | Go Dante |
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2023 | ||
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Aucunrisque | Filey Bay | Teddy Blue |
2022 | ||
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Glory And Fortune | I Like To Move It | First Street |
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Soaring Glory | Fifty Ball | Edwardstone |
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1990 | ||
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Deep Sensation | Joyful Noise | Imperial Brush |
1989 | ||
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Grey Salute | Vicario Di Bray | Cashew King |
1988 | ||
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Jamesmead | Buck Up | High Knowl |
The William Hill Hurdle is a Premier Handicap National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Newbury over a distance of about 2 miles and ½ furlong (2 miles and 69 yards, or 3,282 metres), and during its running there are eight hurdles to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in February. It currently has a maximum field of 24 runners.
The event was established in 1963, and the inaugural running took place at Aintree. The race was originally sponsored by Schweppes, and it was known as the Schweppes Gold Trophy. Ryan Price won the first two runnings with Rosyth and trained four of the first five winners of the race. After Rosyth's second win, following four unplaced efforts in between, his jockey was suspended for six weeks and his trainer warned off. [1] More controversy for Price and the Schweppes followed in 1967 when Hill House tested positive for a banned drug. However it was later shown that Hill House had manufactured his own cortisol. [2]
Schweppes' sponsorship continued until 1986 when it was taken over by Tote Bookmakers (later known as totesport). The race was titled the Tote Gold Trophy from 1987 to 2004, and the totesport Trophy from 2005 to 2011. From 2012 to 2024 the race was sponsored by Betfair and known as the Betfair Hurdle. William Hill took over the sponsorship from the 2025 running.
Two winners of the race – Persian War and Make a Stand – subsequently achieved victory in the following month's Champion Hurdle. Persian War holds the weight carrying record for the race when winning as a 5 year old in 1968 with 11 stones 13 pounds on his back.
Year | Winner | Age | Weight | Jockey | Trainer |
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1963 | Rosyth [a] | 5 | 10-00 | Josh Gifford | Ryan Price |
1964 | Rosyth | 6 | 10-02 | Josh Gifford | Ryan Price |
1965 | Elan | 6 | 10-07 | David Nicholson | John Sutcliffe, jnr |
1966 | Le Vermontois | 5 | 11-03 | Josh Gifford | Ryan Price |
1967 | Hill House | 7 | 10-10 | Josh Gifford | Ryan Price |
1968 | Persian War | 5 | 11–13 | Jimmy Uttley | Colin Davies |
1969 | Abandoned because of frost | ||||
1970 | Abandoned because of snow and frost | ||||
1971 | Cala Mesquida | 7 | 10-09 | John Cook | John Sutcliffe |
1972 | Good Review | 6 | 10-09 | Val O'Brien | Jim Dreaper (Ir) |
1973 | Indianapolis | 6 | 10-06 | Jeff King | John Sutcliffe |
1974 | Abandoned because of waterlogged state of course | ||||
1975 | Tammuz | 7 | 10–13 | Bill Smith | Fulke Walwyn |
1976 | Irish Fashion | 5 | 10-04 | Ron Barry | Michael Cunningham |
1977 | True Lad | 7 | 10-04 | Tommy Stack | W Swainson |
1978 | Abandoned because of frost | ||||
1979 | Within The Law | 5 | 11-04 | Alan Brown | Peter Easterby |
1980 | Bootlaces | 6 | 10-09 | Paul Leach | David Barons |
1981 | Abandoned because of frost | ||||
1982 | Donegal Prince | 6 | 10-08 | John Francome | Paul Kelleway |
no race 1983 [b] | |||||
1984 | Ra Nova | 5 | 10-06 | Paddy Farrell | Nan Kennedy |
no race 1985–86 [c] | |||||
1987 | Neblin | 8 | 10-00 | Stan Moore | Toby Balding |
1988 | Jamesmead | 7 | 10-00 | Brendan Powell | David Elsworth |
1989 | Grey Salute | 6 | 11-05 | Richard Dunwoody | John Jenkins |
1990 | Deep Sensation | 5 | 11-03 | Richard Rowe | Josh Gifford |
no race 1991 [d] | |||||
1992 | Rodeo Star | 6 | 10-10 | Graham McCourt | Nigel Tinkler |
1993 | King Credo | 8 | 10-00 | Adrian Maguire | Steve Woodman |
1994 | Large Action | 6 | 10-08 | Jamie Osborne | Oliver Sherwood |
1995 | Mysilv | 5 | 10-08 | Jamie Osborne | Charles Egerton |
1996 | Squire Silk | 7 | 10–12 | Paul Carberry | Andrew Turnell |
1997 | Make A Stand | 6 | 11-07 | Chris Maude | Martin Pipe |
1998 | Sharpical | 6 | 11-01 | Mick Fitzgerald | Nicky Henderson |
1999 | Decoupage | 7 | 11-00 | Jimmy McCarthy | Charles Egerton |
2000 | Geos | 5 | 11-03 | Mick Fitzgerald | Nicky Henderson |
2001 | Landing Light | 6 | 10-02 | Mick Fitzgerald | Nicky Henderson |
2002 | Copeland | 7 | 11-07 | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe |
2003 | Spirit Leader | 7 | 10-00 | Norman Williamson | Jessica Harrington |
2004 | Geos | 9 | 10-09 | Marcus Foley | Nicky Henderson |
2005 | Essex | 5 | 11-06 | Barry Geraghty | Michael O'Brien |
no race 2006 [d] | |||||
2007 | Heathcote | 5 | 10-06 | Jamie Moore | Gary Moore |
2008 | Wingman | 6 | 10-00 | Jamie Moore | Gary Moore |
no race 2009 [e] | |||||
2010 | Get Me Out of Here | 6 | 10-06 | Tony McCoy | Jonjo O'Neill |
2011 | Recession Proof | 5 | 10-08 | Dougie Costello | John Quinn |
2012 | Zarkandar | 5 | 11-01 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
2013 | My Tent Or Yours | 6 | 11-02 | Tony McCoy | Nicky Henderson |
2014 | Splash of Ginge | 6 | 10-10 | Ryan Hatch | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
2015 | Violet Dancer | 5 | 10-09 | Josh Moore | Gary Moore |
2016 | Agrapart | 5 | 10-05 | Lizzie Kelly | Nick Williams |
2017 | Ballyandy | 6 | 11-01 | Sam Twiston-Davies | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
2018 | Kalashnikov | 5 | 11-05 | Jack Quinlan | Amy Murphy |
2019 | Al Dancer [f] | 6 | 11-08 | Sam Twiston-Davies | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
2020 | Pic D’Orhy | 5 | 11-05 | Harry Cobden | Paul Nicholls |
2021 | Soaring Glory | 6 | 10-07 | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | Jonjo O'Neill |
2022 | Glory and Fortune | 7 | 11-08 | Stan Sheppard | Tom Lacey |
2023 | Aucunrisque | 7 | 11-04 | Nick Scholfield | Chris Gordon |
2024 | Iberico Lord | 6 | 11-08 | Nico de Boinville | Nicky Henderson |
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