County Handicap Hurdle
Grade 3 race | |
Location | Cheltenham Racecourse Cheltenham, England |
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Inaugurated | 1920 |
Race type | Hurdle race |
Sponsor | McCoy Contractors |
Website | Cheltenham |
Race information | |
Distance | 2m 179y (3,382 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Five-years-old and up |
Weight | Handicap |
Purse | £75,000 (2021) 1st: £42,203 |
2021 | ||
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Belfast Banter | Petit Mouchoir | Milkwood |
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The County Handicap Hurdle is a Grade 3 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run on the New Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 2 miles and 1 furlong (2 miles and 179 yards, or 3,382 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 during the Cheltenham Festival in March.
History[]
The County Hurdle was established in 1920, and its inaugural winner was Trespasser, ridden by George Duller. Its title between 1995 and 2016 was the Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle in honour of Vincent O'Brien, an Irish racehorse trainer who retired in 1994. During his career O'Brien recorded a total of twenty-three victories at the Cheltenham festival.
For many years the County Hurdle was traditionally the last race to be run at the Festival. However, a new running order was announced ahead of the 2009 meeting, and it is now the second race on the final day.
Records[]
Most successful horse since 1946:
- no horse has won this race more than once since 1946
Leading jockey since 1946 (4 wins):
- Ruby Walsh – Sporazene (2004), Desert Quest (2006), American Trilogy (2009), Final Approach (2011)
Leading trainer since 1946 (4 wins):
- Paul Nicholls – Sporazene (2004), Desert Quest (2006), American Trilogy (2009), Lac Fontana (2014)
- Willie Mullins – Thousand Stars (2010), Final Approach (2011), Wicklow Brave (2015), Arctic Fire (2017)
List of renewals[]
Date |
Winner |
SP |
Age |
Weight (st-lb) |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Runners | |
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1920, 11 March | Trespasser | 4/7F | 4 | 11-09 | George Duller | J. M. Bell | P. Heybourn | 8 | [1] |
1921, 3 March | Water Bottle | 5/1 | — | 11–13 | F. Croney | A. Scott | A. Scott | 12 | [2] |
1922, 9 March | Lukeston | 100/30 | — | 12-02 | F. Rees | Harrison | E. Tattersall | 7 | [3] |
1923, 7 March | Assaroe | 6/1 | — | 11–10 | F. Brown[a] | Newey | Stanley Howard | 7 | [4] |
1924, 12 March | Argo | 2/1F | — | 11-08 | George Duller | Coulthwaite | Lord Londesborough | 13 | [5] |
1925, 11 March | Rosecome | 100/7 | 5 | 10-06 | J. East | W. McKie | A. Sanders | 15 | [6] |
1926, 9 March | Checktaker | 5/2F | 5 | 11–11 | George Duller | H. Harrison | Harrison | 13 | [7] |
1927, 8 March | Rolie | 7/1 | 6 | 11-06 | H. Cheshire | T. Rimell | T. Rimell | 11 | [8] |
1928, 14 March | Truthful James | 7/1 | — | 11-03 | Parvin | Powell | Milne | 15 | [9] |
1929, 13 March | Castlederg | 8/1 | 7 | 11-02 | F. Rees | Whitelaw | Whitelaw | 14 | [10] |
1930, 12 March | Gonedry | 9/2 | 8 | 10–11 | P. Dennis | H. Dyke Dennis | Pellerin | 15 | [11] |
[b] | no race 1931|||||||||
1932, 3 March | Fouquet | 11/4 | 5 | 10-00 | W. Stott | F. Wootton | S. Wootton | 10 | [12] |
1933, 9 March | Hightide IV. | 20/1 | 7 | 11-03 | Wilson | Bullock | T. Richardson | 13 | [13] |
1934, 8 March | Jack Grange | 8/1 | 5 | 10-00 | W. Hollick | Barthropp | Sir A. McAlpine | 17 | [14] |
1935, 14 March | Polly Stephens | 2/1F | 8 | 11-00 | Ingham | Cundell | Rieb | 15 | [15] |
1936, 12 March | Back Isle | 7/1 | 8 | 11-03 | Fulke Walwyn[a] | Roberts | C. Jones | 21 | [16] |
[b] | no race 1937|||||||||
1938, 10 March | Prince Rouge | 10/1 | 8 | 10–12 | J. Prendergast[a] | W. Stubbs | Mrs D. Thomas | 17 | [17] |
1939, 9 March | Abbot's Own | 13/2 | 8 | 12-01 | H. Nicholson | O'Sullivan | Mrs E. Scott | 17 | [18] |
1940, 20 March | Sam Brown | 6/1 | 6 | 11-01 | T. Rimell | trained privately | M. C. Willes | 10 | [19] |
1941, 20 March | Celibate II | 7/1 | 9 | 11-04 | Hollick | D. Dick | Mrs D. P. Dick | 19 | [20] |
1942, 21 March | Red April | 100/8 | 5 | 11–13 | E. Foley | Stalbridge | M. Jones | 21 | [21] |
[c] | no race 1943–45|||||||||
1946, 14 March | 6/1 | 5 | 11–10 | A. E. Saunders | 27 | [22] | |||
[d] | no race 1947|||||||||
1948, 4 March | 2/1F | 5 | 11-01 | — | 21 | [23] | |||
[e] | no race 1949|||||||||
1950, 9 March | 25/1 | 7 | 10-00 | Mrs L. Brotherton | 19 | [24] | |||
1951, 25 April | 100/7 | 7 | 10-03 | J. Whiting | — | 21 | [25] | ||
1952, 6 March | 100/7 | 5 | 10–12 | H. D. Waddington | 20 | [26] | |||
1953, 5 March | 4/1 | 8 | 12-07 | Pat Taaffe | — | 16 | [27] | ||
1954 | 8 | 12-00 | |||||||
[e] | no race 1955|||||||||
1956 | 9 | 10–11 | |||||||
1957 | 8 | 10-05 | |||||||
1958 | 6 | 10-05 | Liam Brennan | Joe Osborne | |||||
1959 | 13 | 11-02 | |||||||
1960 | 6 | 12-05 | |||||||
1961 | 6 | 10-07 | Josh Gifford | ||||||
1962 | 5 | 10–11 | Fred Winter | Ryan Price | |||||
1963 | 6 | 10-06 | Tommy Carberry | ||||||
1964 | 5 | 10-02 | |||||||
1965 | 6 | 10-04 | |||||||
1966 | 6 | 11-02 | Ken Oliver | ||||||
1967 | 5 | 10-09 | |||||||
1968 | 6 | 10–11 | |||||||
1969 | 5 | 10-03 | |||||||
1970 | 6 | 09-11 | Lord Petersham[a] | ||||||
1971 | 7 | 10-01 | |||||||
1972 | 6 | 10-08 | |||||||
1973 | 7 | 10-07 | David Nicholson | Frenchie Nicholson | |||||
1974 | 5 | 11-02 | |||||||
[f] | no race 1975|||||||||
1976 | 6 | 10-01 | [a] | Roy Cambidge | |||||
1977 | 5 | 10-07 | |||||||
[f] | no race 1978|||||||||
1979 | 6 | 10–12 | Fred Rimell | ||||||
1980 | 5 | 10-00 | |||||||
1981 | 6 | 10-07 | Edward O'Grady | ||||||
1982 | 6 | 10-06 | Jonjo O'Neill | ||||||
1983 | 5 | 10-03 | David Elsworth | ||||||
1984 | 5 | 10–11 | |||||||
1985 | Floyd | 5 | 10-05 | Colin Brown | David Elsworth | ||||
1986 | 6 | 10-03 | Jonjo O'Neill | Peter Easterby | |||||
1987 | 8 | 11-00 | Toby Balding | ||||||
1988, 17 March | 9/1 | 5 | 10-04 | Trevor Wall | Mrs J A Wall | 24 | [28] | ||
1989, 16 March | Willsford | 11/1 | 6 | 10-08 | Jenny Pitman | A M Kaplan | 21 | [29] | |
1990, 15 March | 9/1 | 5 | 11-02 | Philip Hobbs | James Burley | 20 | [30] | ||
1991, 14 March | 33/1 | 7 | 09-08 | Paddocks Thoroughbred Racing Ltd | 26 | [31] | |||
1992, 12 March | 9/1 | 6 | 10-06 | Jamie Osborne | Watership Down Racing | 27 | [32] | ||
1993, 18 March | 16/1 | 7 | 10-02 | Richard Dunwoody | Nicky Henderson | Michael Buckley | 21 | [33] | |
1994, 17 March | 12/1 | 6 | 10-00 | Tony Dobbin | Lt-Col W L Monteith | 24 | [34] | ||
1995, 16 March | 14/1 | 6 | 10–12 | Roxy Cinemas (dalton) | 23 | [35] | |||
1996, 14 March | 14/1 | 6 | 10-00 | J David Abell | 28 | [36] | |||
1997, 13 March | 14/1 | 9 | 10–12 | Richard Dunwoody | Nicky Henderson | Lynn Wilson | 20 | [37] | |
1998, 19 March | 15/8F | 5 | 11-08 | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe | P A Deal | 27 | [38] | |
1999, 18 March | 10/1 | 5 | 10-00 | Timmy Murphy | W E Sturt | 28 | [39] | ||
2000, 16 March | 9/2F | 5 | 10-03 | Tony Dobbin | Jonjo O'Neill | John P McManus | 21 | [40] | |
[g] | no race 2001|||||||||
2002, 14 March | Rooster Booster | 8/1 | 8 | 11-01 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs | Terry Warner | 21 | [41] |
2003, 13 March | 10/1 | 7 | 11-07 | Barry Geraghty | Jessica Harrington | D Thompson | 28 | [42] | |
2004, 18 March | 7/1J | 5 | 10–13 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls | Ged Mason & David Jackson | 23 | [43] | |
2005, 18 March | 16/1 | 5 | 10–10 | Timmy Murphy | Martin Pipe | The Johnson Family | 30 | [44] | |
2006, 17 March | 4/1J | 6 | 10–10 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls | Mrs M Findlay | 29 | [45] | |
2007, 16 March | 12/1 | 9 | 10-00 | Barry Connell | 28 | [46] | |||
2008, 14 March | 50/1 | 5 | 10–13 | Noel Fehily | Miss M A Masterson | 22 | [47] | ||
2009, 13 March | 20/1 | 5 | 11-00 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls | Fulton,Donlon,Kilduff & Scott-MacDonald | 27 | [48] | |
2010, 19 March | 20/1 | 6 | 10-05 | Katie Walsh[a] | Willie Mullins | Hammer & Trowel Syndicate | 28 | [49] | |
2011, 18 March | 10/1 | 5 | 10–12 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins | Douglas Taylor | 26 | [50] | |
2012, 16 March | 20/1 | 8 | 11-01 | Tony McCoy | John P McManus | 26 | [51] | ||
2013, 15 March | 10/1 | 6 | 10-06 | Bryan Cooper | John Breslin | 28 | [52] | ||
2014, 14 March | 11/1 | 5 | 10–11 | Daryl Jacob | Paul Nicholls | Potensis Limited | 28 | [53] | |
2015, 13 March | 25/1 | 6 | 11-04 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins | Wicklow Bloodstock Limited | 24 | [54] | |
2016, 18 March | Superb Story | 8/1 | 5 | 10–12 | Harry Skelton | Dan Skelton | Holt, Robinson, Taylor & Miller | 26 | [55] |
2017, 17 March | 20/1 | 8 | 11–12 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins | Wicklow Bloodstock Limited | 26 | ||
2018, 16 March | 33/1 | 6 | 10–08 | Bridget Andrews | Dan Skelton | Mrs June Watts | 24 | ||
2019, 15 March | Ch'tibello | 12/1 | 8 | 11-05 | Harry Skelton | Dan Skelton | Can't Say No Partnership | 24 | |
2020, 13 March | Saint Roi | 11/2 | 5 | 10-13 | Barry Geraghty | Willie Mullins | John P McManus | 23 | |
2021, 19 March | Belfast Banter | 33/1 | 6 | 10-00 | Kevin Sexton | Peter Fahey | Direct Bloodstock Ltd | 23 |
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f amateur jockey
- ^ Jump up to: a b The race was abandoned in 1931 because of frost, and in 1937 because of flooding
- ^ It was cancelled in 1943–45 because of World War II
- ^ The 1947 edition was abandoned because of snow and frost
- ^ Jump up to: a b It was cancelled in 1949 due to frost, and in 1955 due to snow
- ^ Jump up to: a b The race was abandoned in 1975 due to waterlogging, and in 1978 because of snow.
- ^ The 2001 running was cancelled because of a foot-and-mouth crisis.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "1920 County Handicap Hurdle". Western Daily Press. 12 March 1920. Retrieved 15 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1921 County Handicap Hurdle". Western Morning News. 4 March 1921. Retrieved 15 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1922 County Handicap Hurdle". Western Morning News. 10 March 1922. Retrieved 15 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1923 County Handicap Hurdle". Western Morning News. 8 March 1923. Retrieved 15 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "County Hurdle goes to Hednesford". The Daily Mail. 12 March 1924. Retrieved 14 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1925 County Handicap Hurdle". Derby Daily Telegraph. 11 March 1925. Retrieved 15 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1926 County Handicap Hurdle". Gloucester Citizen. 9 March 1926. Retrieved 15 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1927 County Handicap Hurdle". Dundee Courier. 9 March 1927. Retrieved 15 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1928 County Handicap Hurdle". Gloucester Citizen. 14 March 1928. Retrieved 15 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1929 County Handicap Hurdle". Dundee Courier. 14 March 1929. Retrieved 15 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1930 County Handicap Hurdle". Dundee Courier. 13 March 1930. Retrieved 22 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1932 County Handicap Hurdle". Aberdeen Journal. 4 March 1932. Retrieved 22 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1933 County Handicap Hurdle". Western Morning News. 10 March 1933. Retrieved 22 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1934 County Handicap Hurdle". Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. 8 March 1934. Retrieved 22 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1935 County Handicap Hurdle". Portsmouth Evening News. 14 March 1935. Retrieved 22 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1936 County Handicap Hurdle". Western Morning News. 13 March 1936. Retrieved 22 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1938 County Handicap Hurdle". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 10 March 1938. Retrieved 22 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1939 County Handicap Hurdle". Gloucester Citizen. 9 March 1939. Retrieved 22 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1940 County Handicap Hurdle". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 21 March 1940. Retrieved 22 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1941 County Handicap Hurdle". Nottingham Evening Post. 20 March 1941. Retrieved 22 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1942 County Handicap Hurdle". Derby Daily Telegraph. 21 March 1942. Retrieved 22 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1946 County Handicap Hurdle". Nottingham Evening Post. 14 March 1946. Retrieved 1 December 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1948 County Handicap Hurdle". Derby Daily Telegraph. 4 March 1948. Retrieved 3 December 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1950 County Handicap Hurdle". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 10 March 1950. Retrieved 4 December 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1951 County Handicap Hurdle". Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail. 25 April 1951. Retrieved 4 December 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1952 County Handicap Hurdle". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 7 March 1952. Retrieved 4 December 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1953 County Handicap Hurdle". Portsmouth Evening News. 5 March 1953. Retrieved 4 December 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1988 County Handicap Hurdle". Racing Post. 17 March 1988.
- ^ "1989 County Handicap Hurdle". Racing Post. 16 March 1989.
- ^ "1990 County Handicap Hurdle". Racing Post. 15 March 1990.
- ^ "1991 County Handicap Hurdle". Racing Post. 14 March 1991.
- ^ "1992 County Handicap Hurdle". Racing Post. 12 March 1992.
- ^ "1993 County Handicap Hurdle". Racing Post. 18 March 1993.
- ^ "1994 County Handicap Hurdle". Racing Post. 17 March 1994.
- ^ "1995 County Handicap Hurdle". Racing Post. 16 March 1995.
- ^ "1996 County Handicap Hurdle". Racing Post. 14 March 1996.
- ^ "1997 County Handicap Hurdle". Racing Post. 13 March 1997.
- ^ "1998 County Handicap Hurdle". Racing Post. 19 March 1998.
- ^ "1999 County Handicap Hurdle". Racing Post. 18 March 1999.
- ^ "2000 County Handicap Hurdle". Racing Post. 16 March 2000.
- ^ "2002 County Handicap Hurdle". Racing Post. 14 March 2002.
- ^ "2003 County Handicap Hurdle". Racing Post. 13 March 2003.
- ^ "2004 County Handicap Hurdle". Racing Post. 18 March 2004.
- ^ "2005 County Handicap Hurdle". Racing Post. 18 March 2005.
- ^ "2006 County Handicap Hurdle". Racing Post. 17 March 2006.
- ^ "2007 County Handicap Hurdle". Racing Post. 16 March 2007.
- ^ "2008 County Handicap Hurdle". Racing Post. 14 March 2008.
- ^ "2009 County Handicap Hurdle". Racing Post. 13 March 2009.
- ^ "2010 County Handicap Hurdle". Racing Post. 19 March 2010.
- ^ "2011 County Handicap Hurdle". Racing Post. 18 March 2011.
- ^ "2012 County Handicap Hurdle". Racing Post. 16 March 2012.
- ^ "2013 County Handicap Hurdle". Racing Post. 15 March 2013.
- ^ "2014 County Handicap Hurdle". Racing Post. 14 March 2014.
- ^ "2015 County Handicap Hurdle". Racing Post. 13 March 2015.
- ^ "Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)". Racing Post. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
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- Ladbrokes Pocket Companion 1990/91. Aesculus Press. 1990. p. 64. ISBN 1-871093-21-X.
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