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Champion Hurdle

Hurdle horse race in Britain

Field	Value
class	Grade 1
horse race	Champion Hurdle
location	Cheltenham Racecourse
Cheltenham, England
inaugurated	1927
race type	Hurdle race
sponsor	Unibet
website	[Cheltenham Racecourse](https://www.thejockeyclub.co.uk/cheltenham/)
distance	2m 87y (3,298 metres)
surface	Turf
track	Left-handed
qualification	Four-years-old and up
weight	11 st 0 lb (4yo);
11 st 10 lb (5yo+)
Allowances
7 lb for fillies and mares
purse	£450,000 (2025)
1st: £253,215

Cheltenham, England 11 st 10 lb (5yo+) Allowances 7 lb for fillies and mares 1st: £253,215 |} The Champion 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 on the Old Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 2 miles and ½ furlong (2 miles and 87 yards or 3607 yd), with eight hurdles to be jumped. The most prestigious hurdling event in the British calendar, its list of winners features many of the most highly acclaimed hurdlers in the sport's history. The Champion Hurdle is scheduled to take place each year on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival in March and is the last leg of the Triple Crown of Hurdling. As part of a sponsorship agreement with the online gambling operator Unibet, the race is now known as the Unibet Champion Hurdle.

History

The first Champion Hurdle was run in 1927, and its inaugural winner, Blaris, was awarded prize money of £365. In its second year the event was won by Brown Jack, who subsequently became a prolific winner of long-distance flat races. The Champion Hurdle was abandoned in 1931 due to persistent frost, and in 1932 it was contested by just three horses – the smallest field in its history. The race was cancelled twice during World War II, in 1943 and 1944.

The 1947 renewal paved the way for a golden era in the Champion Hurdle with just 3 winners until 1955 – National Spirit, Hatton's Grace and Sir Ken, all of them etched into the list of greatest ever hurdlers. Even though it was postponed twice because of winter snows, taking place in mid-April, it proved most popular with a record attendance at that time of 30,000 racing fans. The winner National Spirit became the second horse to retain the hurdling crown while the runner-up to him, a bay horse called Le Paillon trained by Alec Head's father, went on to race on the flat and won the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe the same year.

As National Spirit was winning his second Champion Hurdle, the horse down the field, Hatton's Grace, trained by one of the most important figures in horse racing Vincent O'Brien, was about to make history and improved for the next seasons to become the first hat-trick winner of the race. The achievement of Hatton's Grace was soon to be matched by Sir Ken, who recorded three successive victories in the 1950s. Before the second of these Sir Ken was given a starting price of 2/5 (a £5 bet would have won £2). He is the shortest-priced horse to have won the race.

The 1970s produced another golden era of hurdling with the third Champion Hurdle triple winner Persian War and the exploits of double champions in Night Nurse, Monksfield, Bula and Comedy of Errors, who was the first horse to win two non-consecutive titles. The Racing Post declared the 1977 running to be the "strongest of fields ever assembled", with Night Nurse beating two other subsequent dual Champion Hurdle winners in Sea Pigeon and Monksfield.

The 1984 winner, Dawn Run, became the second mare to win the Champion Hurdle. In the same year she also won the Irish and French versions of the event, and two seasons later she won the most prestigious chase in National Hunt racing, the Cheltenham Gold Cup. She remains the only horse to have completed the Champion Hurdle-Gold Cup double. From 1985 to 1987 the Champion Hurdle was dominated by See You Then, who became the event's fourth three-time winner. The sixth mare to win the race was Honeysuckle, the winner of the 2021 and 2022 renewals whilst the most recent and seventh mare to win was Golden Ace, trained in Somerset by Jeremy Scott who triumphed in 2025.

The last triple winner of the Champion Hurdle was Istabraq, whose successes came in 1998, 1999 and 2000. In the early weeks of 2001 he was the odds-on favourite to win the race again, for an unprecedented fourth time. However, this opportunity was lost as the entire Cheltenham Festival was cancelled that year because of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. Istabraq returned for the 2002 running, but on this occasion he failed to complete the race, and he was retired thereafter.

Commercial sponsorship of the Champion Hurdle began in 1978, and it was initially backed by Waterford Crystal. Smurfit (now known as the Smurfit Kappa Group), began supporting the race in 1991 and from 2010 to 2017 was sponsored by StanJames.com. Stan James's parent company Unibet became the title sponsor from the 2018 running. The race is the final leg of the Road to Cheltenham, a series of high-class hurdles races consisting of the Fighting Fifth Hurdle, the International Hurdle and the Champion Hurdle Trial.

The Champion Hurdle has been continually run on a Tuesday since 1980. The 1927 race was run on a Wednesday, followed by a Thursday in 1928 and then Tuesday from 1929 to 1939. The race moved to Wednesday for 1940 and 1941 followed by rare Saturday runnings in 1942 and 1945. Tuesday became the established day for the Champion Hurdle from 1946 to 1960, with the exception of the postponed races in 1947 (Saturday) and 1955 (Wednesday). From 1961 to 1979 the race was always run on a Wednesday, except in 1964 when it took place on Friday for the only time in its history.

In 2023 Zanahiyr became the first horse to be disqualified. After finishing third in the 2022 running ahead of Saint Roi, he was disqualified and placed last by a British Horseracing Authority tribunal in early 2023 after a banned substance was discovered in a sample taken on race day. Saint Roi was awarded third place and all other runners were promoted by one place.

Records

Most successful horse (3 wins):

Hatton's Grace – 1949, 1950, 1951
Sir Ken – 1952, 1953, 1954
Persian War – 1968, 1969, 1970
See You Then – 1985, 1986, 1987
Istabraq – 1998, 1999, 2000

Leading jockey (4 wins):

Tim Molony – Hatton's Grace (1951), Sir Ken (1952, 1953, 1954)
Ruby Walsh – Hurricane Fly (2011, 2013), Faugheen (2015), Annie Power (2016)
Barry Geraghty - Punjabi (2009), Jezki (2014), Buveur D'Air (2018), Epatante (2020)

Leading trainer (9 wins):

Nicky Henderson – See You Then (1985, 1986, 1987), Punjabi (2009), Binocular (2010), Buveur D'Air (2017, 2018), Epatante (2020), Constitution Hill (2023)

Leading owner (9 wins):

J. P. McManus – Istabraq (1998, 1999, 2000), Binocular (2010), Jezki (2014), Buveur D'Air (2017, 2018), Espoir d'Allen (2019), Epatante (2020)

List of renewals

Winning mares indicated by †
Winning trainers based in Great Britain unless indicated (IRE) = Ireland

Date
Winner
SP
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Runners
Runners-up
Time

09-03-1927 1927, 9 March	Blaris	F	6	George Duller	Bill Payne	Mrs H. Hollins	4	2nd. (8 L) Beddam 7/2
*3rd.* (1 L) Harpist 9/4	41360 4:13.6
15-03-1928 1928, 15 March	Brown Jack		4	Bilbie Rees	Aubrey Hastings	Sir Harold Wernher	6	2nd. ( L) Peace River 5/1
*3rd.* (6 L) Blaris 2/1F	40500 4:05.0
12-03-1929 1929, 12 March	Royal Falcon		6	Dick Rees	Bob Gore	Miss Victoria Williams-Bulkeley	6	2nd. (4 L) Kolie 4/1
*3rd.* (6 L) Cleer Cash 7/4F	40120 4:01.2
11-03-1930 1930, 11 March	Brown Tony		4	Tommy Cullinan	Jack Anthony	Mrs J. de Sélincourt	5	2nd. (hd) Cleer Cash 2/1F
*3rd.* (sh) Peertoi 9/2	42020 4:20.2
01-01-1931No race 1931
01-03-1932 1932, 1 March	Insurance	F	5	Ted Leader	Basil Briscoe	Dorothy Paget	3	2nd. (12 L) Song of Essex 5/4
*3rd.* (dst) Jack Drummer 33/1	41420 4:14.2
07-03-1933 1933, 7 March	Insurance	F	6	Billy Stott	Basil Briscoe	Dorothy Paget	5	2nd. ( L) Windermere Laddie 4/1
*3rd.* (8 L) Indian Salmon 100/8	43760 4:37.6
06-03-1934 1934, 6 March	Chenango	F	7	Danny Morgan	Ivor Anthony	Pete Bostwick	5	2nd. (5 L) Pompelmoose 9/2
*3rd.* (6 L) Black Duncan 20/1	41700 4:17.0
12-03-1935 1935, 12 March	Lion Courage		7	Gerry Wilson	Frank Brown	R. Fox Carlyon	11	2nd. ( L) Gay Light 9/4F
*3rd.* ( L) Hill Song 3/1	40020 4:00.2
09-03-1936 1936, 9 March	Victor Norman		5	Frenchie Nicholson	Morgan Blair	Mrs Michael Stephens	8	2nd. (3 L) Free Fare 5/2F
*3rd.* ( L) Cactus II 20/1	41440 4:14.4
09-03-1937 1937, 9 March	Free Fare	F	9	Georges Pellerin	Ted Gwilt	Ben Warner	7	2nd. (2 L) Our Hope 100/8
*3rd.* (sh) Menton 11/2	41920 4:19.2
08-03-1938 1938, 8 March	Our Hope		9	Perry Harding	Roderic Gubbins	Roderic Gubbins	5	2nd. ( L) Chuchoteur 9/2
*3rd.* (10 L) Lobau 100/6	40480 4:04.8
07-03-1939 1939, 7 March	African Sister†		7	Keith Piggott	Charles Piggott	Horace Brueton	13	2nd. (3 L) Vitement 20/1
*3rd.* ( L) Apple Peel 100/8	41360 4:13.6
13-03-1940 1940, 13 March	Solford	F	9	Sean Magee	Owen Anthony	Dorothy Paget	8	2nd. ( L) African Sister 8/1
*3rd.* (4 L) Carton 3/1	41340 4:13.4
19-03-1941 1941, 19 March	Seneca		4	Ron Smyth	Vic Smyth	Sir Malcolm McAlpine	6	2nd. (hd) Anarchist 33/1
*3rd.* (2 L) Ephorus 8/1	40900 4:09.0
14-03-1942 1942, 14 March	Forestation		4	Ron Smyth	Vic Smyth	Vic Smyth	20	2nd. (3 L) Anarchist 100/8
*3rd.* (3 L) Southport 9/2F	41040 4:10.4
01-01-1943 No races 1943–44
url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000320/19450331/049/0004	title=Rimell's Hat-Trick Champion Hurdle for Brains Trust	date=31 March 1945	publisher=Gloucestershire Echo	access-date=23 December 2015}}	Brains Trust		5	Fred Rimell	Gerry Wilson	F. Blakeway	16	2nd. ( L) Vidi 100/6
*3rd.* ( L) Red 10/1 April	40940 4:09.4
12-03-1946 1946, 12 March	Distel	F	5	Bobby O'Ryan	Charles Rogers (IRE)	Dorothy Paget	8	2nd. (4 L) Carnival Boy 7/2
*3rd.* ( L) Robin O'Chantry 100/6	40500 4:05.0
The 1947 running was postponed twice due to winter snows}}	National Spirit		6	Danny Morgan	Vic Smyth	Len Abelson	14	2nd. (1 L) Le Paillon 2/1F
*3rd.* (2 L) Freddy Fox 8/1	40380 4:03.8
02-03-1948 1948, 2 March	National Spirit	F	7	Ron Smyth	Vic Smyth	Len Abelson	12	2nd. (2 L) D.UKW. 5/1
*3rd.* ( L) Encoroli 20/1	35480 3:54.8
07-03-1949 1949, 7 March	Hatton's Grace		9	Aubrey Brabazon	Vincent O'Brien (IRE)	Mrs Harry Keogh	14	2nd. (6 L) Vatelys 10/1
*3rd.* (1 L) Captain Fox 100/9	40060 4:00.6
07-03-1950 1950, 7 March	Hatton's Grace	F	10	Aubrey Brabazon	Vincent O'Brien (IRE)	Mrs Harry Keogh	12	2nd. ( L) Harlech 9/2
*3rd.* (2 L) Speciality 100/6	359603:59.6
06-03-1951 1951, 6 March	Hatton's Grace		11	Tim Molony	Vincent O'Brien (IRE)	Mrs Harry Keogh	8	2nd. (5 L) Pyrrhus III 11/2
*3rd.* ( L) Prince Hindou 9/2	411204:11.2
1952, 4 March]]	Sir Ken	F	5	Tim Molony	Willie Stephenson	Maurice Kingsley	16	2nd. (2 L) Noholme 100/7
*3rd.* (4 L) Approval 9/1	403204:03.2
03-03-1953 1953, 3 March	Sir Ken	F	6	Tim Molony	Willie Stephenson	Maurice Kingsley	7	2nd. (2 L) Galatian 4/1
*3rd.* ( L) Teapot II 100/9	355403:55.4
02-03-1954 1954, 2 March	Sir Ken	F	7	Tim Molony	Willie Stephenson	Maurice Kingsley	13	2nd. (1 L) Impney 9/1
*3rd.* (3 L) Galatian 10/1	41100 4:11.0
09-03-1955 1955, 9 March	Clair Soleil	F	6	Fred Winter	Ryan Price	Gerry Judd	21	2nd. (hd) Stroller 7/2
*3rd.* (4 L) Cruachan 50/1	412804:12.8
06-03-1956 1956, 6 March	Doorknocker		8	Harry Sprague	Charlie Hall	Clifford Nicholson	15	2nd. ( L) Quita Que 33/1
*3rd.* (4 L) Baby Don 100/8	402204:02.2
12-03-1957 1957, 12 March	Merry Deal		7	Grenville Underwood	Arthur Jones	Arthur Jones	16	2nd. (5 L) Quita Que 15/2
*3rd.* (5 L) Tout Ou Rien 100/8	407404:07.4
11-03-1958 1958, 11 March	Bandalore		7	George Slack	Stan Wright	Dorothy Wright	18	2nd. (2 L) Tokoron 5/1F
*3rd.* (3 L) Retour de Flamme 11/2	356003:56.0
03-03-1959 1959, 3 March	Fare Time		6	Fred Winter	Ryan Price	Gerry Judd	14	2nd. (4 L) Ivy Green 40/1
*3rd.* (1 L) Prudent King 13/2	407804:07.8
08-03-1960 1960, 8 March	Another Flash	F	6	Bobby Beasley	Paddy Sleator (IRE)	John Byrne	12	2nd. (2 L) Albergo 11/2
*3rd.* (3 L) Saffron Tartan 3/1	355003:55.0
08-03-1961 1961, 8 March	Eborneezer		6	Fred Winter	Ryan Price	Dr Burjor Pajgar	17	2nd. (3 L) Moss Bank 7/4F
*3rd.* ( L) Farmer's Boy 8/1	410004:10.0
14-03-1962 1962, 14 March	Anzio		5	Willie Robinson	Fulke Walwyn	Sir Thomas Ainsworth	14	2nd. (3 L) Quelle Chance 11/2
*3rd.* ( L) Another Flash 11/10F	400204:00.2
13-03-1963 1963, 13 March	Winning Fair		8	Alan Lillingston	George Spencer (IRE)	George Spencer	21	2nd. (3 L) Farrney Fox 10/1
*3rd.* (nk) Quelle Chance 100/7	415504:15.5
In 1964 an objection to the winner by the stewards was over-ruled.}}	Magic Court		6	Pat McCarron	Tommy Robson	James McGhie	24	2nd. (4 L) Another Flash 6/1F
*3rd.* ( L) Kirriemuir 100/7	40800 4:08.0
10-03-1965 1965, 10 March	Kirriemuir		5	Willie Robinson	Fulke Walwyn	Dorothy Beddington	19	2nd. (1 L) Spartan General 8/1
*3rd.* ( L) Worcran 8/1	406604:06.6
16-03-1966 1966, 16 March	Salmon Spray		8	Johnny Haine	Bob Turnell	Mrs John Rogerson	19	2nd. (3 L) Sempervivum 20/1
*3rd.* ( L) Flyingbolt 15/8F	410204:10.2
15-03-1967 1967, 15 March	Saucy Kit		6	Roy Edwards	Peter Easterby	K. F. Alder	23	2nd. (4 L) Makaldar 11/4F
*3rd.* (1 L) Talgo Abbess 100/8	411204:11.2
20-03-1968 1968, 20 March	Persian War		5	Jimmy Uttley	Colin Davies	Henry Alper	16	2nd. (4 L) Chorus 7/2F
*3rd.* (5 L) Black Justice 100/6	403804:03.8
19-03-1969 1969, 19 March	Persian War	F	6	Jimmy Uttley	Colin Davies	Henry Alper	17	2nd. (4 L) Drumikill 100/7
*3rd.* (22 L) Privy Seal 33/1	441804:41.8
18-03-1970 1970, 18 March	Persian War	F	7	Jimmy Uttley	Colin Davies	Henry Alper	14	2nd. ( L) Major Rose 8/1
*3rd.* ( L) Escalus 25/1	413804:13.8
18-03-1971 1971, 18 March	Bula	F	6	Paul Kelleway	Fred Winter	Bill Edwards-Heathcote	9	2nd. (4 L) Persian War
*3rd.* (1 L) Major Rose	422304:22.3
15-03-1972 1972, 15 March	Bula	F	7	Paul Kelleway	Fred Winter	Bill Edwards-Heathcote	9	2nd. (8 L) Boxer 25/1
*3rd.* (3 L) Lyford Cay 66/1	425304:25.3
14-03-1973 1973, 14 March	Comedy of Errors		6	Bill Smith	Fred Rimell	Ted Wheatley	8	2nd. ( L) Easby Abbey 20/1
*3rd.* (2 L) Captain Christy 85/40	407704:07.7
13-03-1974 1974, 13 March	Lanzarote		6	Richard Pitman	Fred Winter	Lord Howard de Walden	7	2nd. Comedy of Errors 4/6F
*3rd.* Yenisei 100/1	417704:17.7
12-03-1975 1975, 12 March	Comedy of Errors	F	8	Ken White	Fred Rimell	Ted Wheatley	13	2nd. Flash Imp 12/1
*3rd.* Tree Tangle 10/1	428504:28.5
17-03-1976 1976, 17 March	Night Nurse	F	5	Paddy Broderick	Peter Easterby	Reg Spencer	8	2nd. (1 L) Birds Nest 100/30
*3rd.* Flash Imp 40/1	405904:05.9
16-03-1977 1977, 16 March	Night Nurse		6	Paddy Broderick	Peter Easterby	Reg Spencer	10	2nd. (2 L) Monksfield
*3rd.* (1 L) Dramatist	424004:24.0
15-03-1978 1978, 15 March	Monksfield		6	Tommy Kinane	Des McDonogh (IRE)	Dr Michael Mangan	13	2nd. (2 L) Sea Pigeon 5/1
*3rd.* (5 L) Night Nurse 3/1F	412704:12.7
15-03-1979 1979, 14 March	Monksfield	F	7	Dessie Hughes	Des McDonogh (IRE)	Dr Michael Mangan	10	2nd. ( L) Sea Pigeon 6/1
*3rd.* Beacon Light 22/1	427904:27.9
01-03-1980 1980, 11 March	Sea Pigeon		10	Jonjo O'Neill	Peter Easterby	Pat Muldoon	9	2nd. Monksfield
*3rd.* Birds Nest	427904:06.0
17-03-1981 1981, 17 March	Sea Pigeon	F	11	John Francome	Peter Easterby	Pat Muldoon	14	2nd. Pollardstown 9/1
*3rd.* Daring Run 8/1	427904:11.4
16-03-1982 1982, 16 March	For Auction		6	Colin Magnier	Michael Cunningham (IRE)	Danno Heaslip	14	2nd. Broadsword 100/30
*3rd.* Ekbalco 7/2	427904:12.4
15-03-1983 1983, 15 March	Gaye Brief		6	Richard Linley	Mercy Rimell	Sheikh Ali Abu Khamsin	17	2nd. Boreen Prince 50/1
*3rd.* For Auction 3/1 JF	427903:57.8
13-03-1984 1984, 13 March	Dawn Run†	F	6	Jonjo O'Neill	Paddy Mullins (IRE)	Charmian Hill	14	2nd. Cima 66/1
*3rd.* Very Promising 16/1	427903:52.6
12-03-1985 1985, 12 March	See You Then		5	Steve Smith Eccles	Nicky Henderson	Stype Wood Stud	14	2nd. Robin Wonder 66/1
*3rd.* Stans Pride 100/1	427903:51.7
11-03-1986 1986, 11 March	See You Then	F	6	Steve Smith Eccles	Nicky Henderson	Stype Wood Stud	23	2nd. Gaye Brief 14/1
*3rd.* Nohalmdun 20/1	427903:53.3
17-03-1987 1987, 17 March	See You Then	F	7	Steve Smith Eccles	Nicky Henderson	Stype Wood Stud	18	2nd. Flatterer 10/1
*3rd.* Barnbrook Again 14/1	35720 3:57.20
15-03-1988 1988, 15 March	Celtic Shot		6	Peter Scudamore	Fred Winter	David Horton	21	2nd. (4 L) Classical Charm 33/1
*3rd.* (3 L) Celtic Chief 5/2F	41440 4:14.40
1989, 14 March]]	Beech Road		7	Richard Guest	Toby Balding	Tony Geake	15	2nd. (2 L) Celtic Chief 6/1
*3rd.* (1 L) Celtic Shot 8/1	40210 4:02.10
1990, 13 March]]	Kribensis		6	Richard Dunwoody	Michael Stoute	Sheikh Mohammed	19	2nd. (3 L) Nomadic Way 8/1
*3rd.* ( L) Past Glories 150/1	35070 3:50.70
1991, 12 March]]	Morley Street	F	7	Jimmy Frost	Toby Balding	Michael Jackson Bloodstock	24	2nd. ( L) Nomadic Way 9/1
*3rd.* (hd) Ruling 50/1	35480 3:54.80
1992, 10 March]]	Royal Gait		9	Graham McCourt	James Fanshawe	Sheikh Mohammed	16	2nd. ( L) Oh So Risky 20/1
*3rd.* (shd) Ruling 20/1	35740 3:57.40
1993, 16 March]]	Granville Again		7	Peter Scudamore	Martin Pipe	Eric Scarth	18	2nd. (1 L) Royal Derbi 50/1
*3rd.* ( L) Halkopous 9/1	35140 3:51.40
1994, 15 March]]	Flakey Dove†		8	Mark Dwyer	Richard Price	John Price	15	2nd. ( L) Oh So Risky 9/4F
*3rd.* ( L) Large Action 8/1	40230 4:02.30
1995, 14 March]]	Alderbrook		6	Norman Williamson	Kim Bailey	Ernie Pick	15	2nd. (5 L) Large Action 4/1 JF
*3rd.* (2 L) Danoli 4/1 JF	40310 4:03.10
1996, 12 March]]	Collier Bay		6	Graham Bradley	Jim Old	Wally Sturt	16	2nd. ( L) Alderbrook 10/11F
*3rd.* (6 L) Pridwell 33/1	35900 3:59.00
1997, 11 March]]	Make A Stand		6	Tony McCoy	Martin Pipe	Peter Deal	17	2nd. (5 L) Theatreworld 33/1
*3rd.* ( L) Space Trucker 9/2	34840 3:48.40
1998, 17 March]]	Istabraq	F	6	Charlie Swan	Aidan O'Brien (IRE)	J. P. McManus	18	2nd. (12 L) Theatreworld 20/1
*3rd.* (1 L) I'm Supposin 6/1	34910 3:49.10
1999, 16 March]]	Istabraq	F	7	Charlie Swan	Aidan O'Brien (IRE)	J. P. McManus	14	2nd. ( L) Theatreworld 16/1
*3rd.* ( L) French Holly 11/2	356803:56.80
2000, 14 March]]	Istabraq	F	8	Charlie Swan	Aidan O'Brien (IRE)	J. P. McManus	12	2nd. (4 L) Hors La Loi III 11/1
*3rd.* (nk) Blue Royal 16/1	348103:48.10
01-01-2001 No race 2001
2002, 12 March]]	Hors La Loi III		7	Dean Gallagher	James Fanshawe	Paul Green	15	2nd. (3 L) Marble Arch 25/1
*3rd.* ( L) Bilboa 14/1	353803:53.80
2003, 11 March]]	Rooster Booster		9	Richard Johnson	Philip Hobbs	Terry Warner	17	2nd. (11 L) Westender 33/1
*3rd.* (3 L) Rhinestone Cowboy 5/2F	35470 3:54.70
2004, 16 March]]	Hardy Eustace		7	Conor O'Dwyer	Dessie Hughes (IRE)	Laurence Byrne	14	2nd. (5 L) Rooster Booster 11/8F
*3rd.* (4 L) Intersky Falcon 8/1	354503:54.50
2005, 15 March]]	Hardy Eustace	JF	8	Conor O'Dwyer	Dessie Hughes (IRE)	Laurence Byrne	14	2nd. (nk) Harchibald 7/1
*3rd.* (nk) Brave Inca 10/1	351503:51.50
2006, 14 March]]	Brave Inca	F	8	Tony McCoy	Colm Murphy (IRE)	Novices Syndicate	18	2nd. (1 L) Macs Joy 13/2
*3rd.* ( L) Hardy Eustace 11/2	350003:50.00
2007, 13 March]]	Sublimity		7	Philip Carberry	John Carr (IRE)	Bill Hennessy	10	2nd. (3 L) Brave Inca 11/2
*3rd.* (nk) Afsoun 28/1	355703:55.70
2008, 11 March]]	Katchit		5	Robert Thornton	Alan King	D S J P Syndicate	15	2nd. (1 L) Osana 9/2
*3rd.* (5 L) Punjabi 28/1	408104:08.10
2009, 10 March]]	Punjabi		6	Barry Geraghty	Nicky Henderson	Raymond Tooth	23	2nd. (nk) Celestial Halo 17/2
*3rd.* (hd) Binocular 6/4F	400904:00.90
2010, 16 March]]	Binocular		6	Tony McCoy	Nicky Henderson	J. P. McManus	12	2nd. ( L) Khyber Kim 7/1
*3rd.* (6 L) Zaynar 15/2	353803:53.80
2011, 15 March]]	Hurricane Fly	F	7	Ruby Walsh	Willie Mullins (IRE)	Creighton / Boyd	11	2nd. ( L) Peddlers Cross 9/2
*3rd.* (5 L) Oscar Whisky 7/1	353713:53.71
2012, 13 March]]	Rock On Ruby		7	Noel Fehily	Paul Nicholls	The Festival Goers	10	2nd. ( L) Overturn 9/2
*3rd.* ( L) Hurricane Fly 4/6F	350103:50.10
2013, 12 March]]	Hurricane Fly	F	9	Ruby Walsh	Willie Mullins (IRE)	Creighton / Boyd	9	2nd. ( L) Rock On Ruby 11/2
*3rd.* ( L) Countrywide Flame 16/1	359353:59.35
2014, 11 March]]	Jezki		6	Barry Geraghty	Jessica Harrington (IRE)	J. P. McManus	9	2nd. (nk) My Tent Or Yours 3/1
*3rd.* ( L) The New One 100/30	345253:45.25
2015, 10 March]]	Faugheen	F	7	Ruby Walsh	Willie Mullins (IRE)	Susannah Ricci	8	2nd. ( L) Arctic Fire 20/1
*3rd.* (5 L) Hurricane Fly 8/1	350903:50.90
2016, 15 March]]	Annie Power†	F	8	Ruby Walsh	Willie Mullins (IRE)	Susannah Ricci	12	2nd. ( L) My Tent or Yours 10/1
*3rd.* (hd) Nichols Canyon 15/2	345103:45.10
2017, 14 March]]	Buveur d'Air		6	Noel Fehily	Nicky Henderson	J. P. McManus	11	2nd. ( L) My Tent or Yours 16/1
*3rd.* (3 L) Petit Mouchoir 6/1	350903:50.90
2018, 13 March]]	Buveur d'Air	F	7	Barry Geraghty	Nicky Henderson	J. P. McManus	11	2nd. (nk) Melon 7/1
*3rd.* (3 L) Mick Jazz 25/1	405004:05.00
2019, 12 March]]	Espoir d'Allen		5	Mark Walsh	Gavin Cromwell (IRE)	J. P. McManus	10	2nd. (15 L) Melon 20/1
*3rd.* (nk) Silver Streak 80/1	359073:59.07
2020, 10 March]]	Epatante†	F	6	Barry Geraghty	Nicky Henderson	J. P. McManus	17	2nd. (3 L) Sharjah 16/1
*3rd.* ( L) Darver Star 17/2	407034:07.03
2021, 16 March]]	Honeysuckle†	F	7	Rachael Blackmore	Henry de Bromhead (IRE)	Kenny Alexander	10	2nd. (6 L) Sharjah 11/1
*3rd.* (3 L) Epatante 4/1	354633:54.63
2022, 15 March]]	Honeysuckle†	F	8	Rachael Blackmore	Henry de Bromhead (IRE)	Kenny Alexander	10	2nd. (3½ L) Epatante 16/1
*3rd.* (2 3/4L) Saint Roi 33/1	350133:50.13
2023, 14 March]]	Constitution Hill	F	6	Nico de Boinville	Nicky Henderson	Michael Buckley	7	2nd. (9 L) State Man 7/2
*3rd.* (4 L) Zanahiyr 66/1	407033:59.38
2024, 12 March]]	State Man	F	7	Paul Townend	Willie Mullins (IRE)	Mrs J Donnelly	12	2nd. ( L) Irish Point 9/2
*3rd.* ( L) Luccia 33/1	345104:13.88
2025, 11 March]]	Golden Ace†		7	Lorcan Williams	Jeremy Scott	Ian Gosden	7	2nd. (9 L) Burdett Road 66/1
*3rd.* (L) Winter Fog 150/1	345103:56.12

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