William_Hill_Handicap_Hurdle

William Hill Handicap Hurdle

William Hill Handicap Hurdle

Hurdle horse race in Britain

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

Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer
1989 Hill Street 7 10-05 Mark Dwyer Jimmy FitzGerald
1990 Sayparee 5 11-03 Peter Scudamore Martin Pipe
1991 Trefelyn Cone 7 10-05 Peter Scudamore Martin Pipe
1992 Ninepins 5 10-04 Charlie Swan Arthur Moore
1993 Gallateen 5 10–11 Neale Doughty Gordon W. Richards
1994 Kadi 5 11-07 Adrian Maguire David Nicholson
1995 Squire Silk 6 11-00 Simon McNeill Andy Turnell
1996 Outset 6 10-01 Chris Bonner[lower-alpha 1] Micky Hammond
1997 Cadougold 6 10-04 Charlie Swan Martin Pipe
1998 Khayrawani 6 10–10 Fran Berry Christy Roche
1999 Khayrawani 7 11-07 Fran Berry Christy Roche
2000 Quakers Field 7 10-05 Mattie Batchelor Gary Moore
2001 Crazy Horse 8 11–10 Tony Dobbin Len Lungo
2002 Ravenswood 5 10-05 Tom Scudamore Martin Pipe
2003 Patriot Games 9 10–04 Charlie Swan Charlie Swan
2004 Zibeline 7 10-06 Graham Lee Brian Ellison
2005 Genghis 6 10–13 Tony McCoy Peter Bowen
2006 Strangely Brown 5 11-05 Brian Byrnes Eric McNamara
2007 Two Miles West 6 10-07 Noel Fehily Jonjo O'Neill
2008 Auroras Encore 6 10–12 Tjade Collier Sue Smith
2009 Sunnyhillboy 6 11-00 Tony McCoy Jonjo O'Neill
2010 Sir Harry Ormesher 7 11-01 Robert Thornton Alan King
2011 Russian War 8 10-01 Paul Carberry Gordon Elliott
2012 Attaglance 6 11–12 Harry Haynes Malcolm Jefferson
2013 Minella Forfitness 6 10-03 David Bass Nicky Henderson
2014 Clondaw Kaempfer 6 11-04 Wayne Hutchinson Donald McCain
2015 Theinval 5 11-04 Jeremiah McGrath Nicky Henderson
2016 Party Rock 9 10-08 Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish
2017 Rather Be 6 11-02 Jeremiah McGrath Nicky Henderson
2018 Jester Jet 8 10-09 Robert Dunne Tom Lacey
2019 Three Musketeers 9 10-05 Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott
no race 2020 [lower-alpha 2]
2021 Tronador 5 10-04 Jack Kennedy Denise Foster
2022 Langer Dan 6 11-01 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton
2023 Fennor Cross 6 11-01 Ben Harvey John McConnell
2024 Kateira 7 11-05 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton
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  2. The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[2]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Jump Pattern Committee update 22/23 season". British Horseracing Authority. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspended until end of April". BBC Sport. 17 March 2020.
  • Timeform Chasers & Hurdlers Statistical Companion 1992–93. Portway Press. 1993. p. 170.
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