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Aintree Hurdle
Grade 1 race
Location
Aintree Racecourse
Merseyside, England
Inaugurated 1976
Race type Hurdle race
Sponsor Betway
Website Aintree
Race information
Distance 2m 4f (4,023 metres)
Surface Turf
Track Left-handed
Qualification Four-years-old and up
Weight 11 st 0 lb (4yo);
11 st 7 lb (5yo+)
Allowances
7 lb for fillies and mares

Purse
£250,000 (2018)
1st: £140,325

















Aintree Hurdle
2018

Emerald green, dark green sleeves, dark green and emerald green quartered cap

Emerald green, yellow chevron and sleeves, red cap

Light blue, pink star, white cap
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The Aintree Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain 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 during its running there are eleven hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in early April.


The event was established in 1976, and it was originally run over 2 miles and 5½ furlongs. It was shortened to its present length in 1988. The race is staged during the three-day Grand National meeting, and was traditionally contested on the final day, Saturday. In 2013 it was moved to the opening day of the meeting, Thursday.


The Aintree Hurdle often features horses which ran previously over a shorter distance in the Champion Hurdle, and the last to win both events in the same year was Buveur d'Air in 2017.


The 2010 running was named in memory of Dick Francis (1920–2010), a former jockey who was closely associated with Aintree. He famously rode Devon Loch in the Grand National, and he was leading the race on the run-in when the horse jumped and was overtaken.[1] Since 2017 the race has been sponsored by Betway.




Contents






  • 1 Records


  • 2 Winners


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Records



Most successful horse (4 wins):


  • Morley Street – 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993

Leading jockey (5 wins):



  • Ruby Walsh – Ilnamar (2002), Sacundai (2003), Asian Maze (2006), Zarkandar (2013), Annie Power (2016)

Leading trainer (5 wins):



  • Toby Balding – Beech Road (1989), Morley Street (1990, 1991, 1992, 1993)




Winners


  • Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr".






























































































































































































































































































































Year


Winner


Age


Jockey


Trainer

1976

Comedy of Errors
9

Ken White

Fred Rimell
1977

Night Nurse (DH)
6

Paddy Broderick

Peter Easterby
1977

Monksfield (DH)
5

Dessie Hughes

Des McDonogh
1978

Monksfield
6

Dessie Hughes

Des McDonogh
1979

Monksfield
7

Dessie Hughes

Des McDonogh
1980

Pollardstown
5

Philip Blacker

Stan Mellor
1981

Daring Run
6
Mr Ted Walsh

Peter McCreery
1982

Daring Run
7
Mr Ted Walsh

Peter McCreery
1983

Gaye Brief
6

Richard Linley

Mercy Rimell
1984

Dawn Run
6

Tony Mullins

Paddy Mullins
1985

Bajan Sunshine
6

Peter Scudamore

Martin Tate
1986

Aonoch
7

Jimmy Duggan

Sally Oliver
1987

Aonoch
8

Jacqui Oliver

Sally Oliver
1988

Celtic Chief
5

Richard Dunwoody

Mercy Rimell
1989

Beech Road
7

Richard Guest

Toby Balding
1990

Morley Street
6

Jimmy Frost

Toby Balding
1991

Morley Street
7

Jimmy Frost

Toby Balding
1992

Morley Street
8

Richard Dunwoody

Toby Balding
1993

Morley Street
9

Graham Bradley

Toby Balding
1994

Danoli
6

Charlie Swan

Tom Foley
1995

Danoli
7

Charlie Swan

Tom Foley
1996

Urubande
6

Charlie Swan

Aidan O'Brien
1997

Bimsey
7

Mick Fitzgerald

Reg Akehurst
1998

Pridwell
8

Tony McCoy

Martin Pipe
1999

Istabraq
7

Charlie Swan

Aidan O'Brien
2000

Mister Morose
10

Carl Llewellyn

Nigel Twiston-Davies
2001

Barton
8

Tony Dobbin

Tim Easterby
2002

Ilnamar
6

Ruby Walsh

Martin Pipe
2003

Sacundai
6

Ruby Walsh

Edward O'Grady
2004

Rhinestone Cowboy
8
Mr J. P. Magnier

Jonjo O'Neill
2005

Al Eile
5

Timmy Murphy

John Queally
2006

Asian Maze
7

Ruby Walsh

Tom Mullins
2007

Al Eile
7

Timmy Murphy

John Queally
2008

Al Eile
8

Timmy Murphy

John Queally
2009

Solwhit
5

Davy Russell

Charles Byrnes
2010

Khyber Kim
8

Paddy Brennan

Nigel Twiston-Davies
2011

Oscar Whisky
6

Barry Geraghty

Nicky Henderson
2012

Oscar Whisky
7

Barry Geraghty

Nicky Henderson
2013

Zarkandar
6

Ruby Walsh

Paul Nicholls
2014

The New One
6

Sam Twiston-Davies

Nigel Twiston-Davies
2015

Jezki
7

Tony McCoy

Jessica Harrington
2016

Annie Power
8

Ruby Walsh

Willie Mullins
2017

Buveur d'Air
6

Barry Geraghty

Nicky Henderson
2018
L'Ami Serge
8

Daryl Jacob

Nicky Henderson


See also



  • Horseracing in Great Britain

  • List of British National Hunt races



References





  1. ^ Walker, Tim (17 February 2010). "Aintree finally gives Dick Francis his due". London: telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2010..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}






  • Racing Post:


    • 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997


    • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007


    • 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

    • 2018







  • aintree.co.uk – 2010 John Smith's Grand National Media Guide.


  • pedigreequery.com – Aintree Hurdle – Aintree.


  • Ladbrokes Pocket Companion 1990/91. Aesculus Press. 1990. p. 68. ISBN 1-871093-21-X.



External links


  • Race Recordings (1982–2003) [1]








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