Contenders Hurdle

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Contenders Hurdle
2015
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The Contenders Hurdle is a Listed National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of about 2 miles and 110 yards (3,319 metres), and during its running there are eight hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take 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 is now sponsored by Tote Bookmakers, and in 2011 it was run as the Totesport 0800 221 221 Contenders Hurdle. The 2008 running was classed at Grade 2 level, but the event was reverted to its former Listed status in 2009. The race often serves as a trial for the Champion Hurdle, and the most recent horse to win both events in the same year is Binocular in 2010.

Winners

  • Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr".
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer
1949 National Spirit 8 Bryan Marshall Vic Smyth
1950 National Spint 9 D Dillon Vic Smyth
1951 Abandoned because of waterlogged state of course
1952 Telegram II 5 Dave Dick Fulke Walwyn
1953 Abandoned because of snow
1954 Fastnet Rock 7 A Freeman C Jellis
1955 Abandoned because of snow
1956 Abandoned because of frost
1957 Vermillion 9 Fred Winter H. Ryan Price
1958 Retour de Flamme 5 J Lindley S Warren
1959 Fare Time 6 Fred Winter H. Ryan Price
1960 Fare Time 7 Fred Winter H. Ryan Price
1961 Eborneezer 6 Fred Winter H. Ryan Price
1962 Snuff Box 5 J Gilbert John Benstead
1963 Abandoned because of snow and frost
1964 Kirriemuir 4 David Mould Fulke Walwyn
1965 Magic Court 7 P McCarron T Robson
1966 Abandoned because of waterlogged state of course
1967 Chenonceaux 6 D Briscoe Ken Cundell
1968 Into View 5 E P Harty Fred Winter
1969 Abandoned because of snow
1970 Major Rose 8 Josh Gifford H. Ryan Price
1971 Major Rose 9 Paul Kelleway H. Ryan Price
1972 Phaestus 6 Ken White Fred Rimell
1973 Lanzarote 5 Richard Pitman Fred Winter
1974 Lanzarote 6 Richard Pitman Fred Winter
1975 Abandoned because of waterlogged state of course
1976 Sea Pigeon 6 Jonjo O'Neill Gordon W. Richards
1977 Bird's Nest 7 Andy Turnell Bob Turnell
1978 Sea Pigeon 8 Jonjo O'Neill Peter Easterby
1979 Abandoned because of frost
1980 Pollardstown 5 Philip Blacker Stan Mellor
1981 Celtic Ryde 6 John Francome Peter Cundell
1982 Heighlin[1] 6 Steve Jobar David Elsworth
1983 Cima 5 Sam Morshead Jim Old
1984 Sula Bula 6 Mr Tim Easterby Peter Easterby
1985 Desert Orchid 6 Colin Brown David Elsworth
1986 See You Then 6 Steve Smith Eccles Nicky Henderson
1987 Prideaux Boy 9 Michale Bowlby Graham Roach
1988 Celtic Chief 5 Richard Dunwoody Mrs M Rimell
1989 Aldino 6 Simon Sherwood Oliver Sherwood
1990 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 8 Mr 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
2012 no race 2012 [3]
2012 no race 2013
2012 no race 2014 [4]
2015 Garde La Victoire 6 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs

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 2014 running was abandoned due to going conditions.[1]

See also

References

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