1990 Champion Hurdle
The 1990 Champion Hurdle was a horse race held at Cheltenham Racecourse on Tuesday 13 March 1990. It was the 61st running of the Champion Hurdle.
| 61st Champion Hurdle Cheltenham, 13 March 1990 |
| won by Kribensis (IRE) |
The winner was Sheikh Mohammed's Kribensis, a six-year-old grey gelding trained in Suffolk by Michael Stoute and ridden by Richard Dunwoody. Kribensis's victory was a first in the race for jockey, trainer and owner.
Kribensis had established himself as a top class hurdler by winning the Christmas Hurdle in 1988, but had finished only seventh when 11/8 favourite for the 1989 Champion Hurdle. In 1990 he was made 95/40 second favourite for the Champion Hurdle and won by three lengths from the American-bred stallion Nomadic Way, with the 150/1 outsider Past Glories three quarters of a length away in third place. The 1989 winner Beech Road, the 2/1 favourite, finished in fourth place whilst See You Then the winner in 1985, 1986 and 1987 finished last. Sixteen of the nineteen runners completed the course.[1]
Race details
- Sponsor: Waterford Crystal
- Purse: £83,343; First prize: £50,047
- Going: Good to Firm
- Distance: 2 miles
- Number of runners: 19
- Winner's time: 3m 50.70
Full result
| Pos. | Marg. | Horse (bred) | Age | Jockey | Trainer (Country) | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kribensis (IRE) | 6 | Richard Dunwoody | Michael Stoute (GB) | 95/40 | |
| 2 | 3 | Nomadic Way (USA) | 5 | Peter Scudamore | Barry Hills (GB) | 8/1 |
| 3 | ¾ | Past Glories (GB) | 7 | J. J. Quinn | J Hetherton (GB) | 150/1 |
| 4 | ½ | Beech Road (GB) | 8 | Richard Guest | Toby Balding (GB) | 2/1 fav |
| 5 | 8 | Morley Street (GB) | 6 | Jimmy Frost | Toby Balding (GB) | 10/1 |
| 6 | nk | Jinxy Jack (IRE) | 6 | Neale Doughty | Gordon W. Richards (GB) | 50/1 |
| 7 | 7 | Island Set (USA) | 8 | Chris Grant | Kevin Morgan (GB) | 40/1 |
| 8 | 1½ | Vagador (CAN) | 7 | Amanda Harwood | Guy Harwood (GB) | 16/1 |
| 9 | hd | Deep Sensation (GB) | 5 | Richard Rowe | Josh Gifford (GB) | 33/1 |
| 10 | 3 | Elementary (IRE) | 7 | Tommy Carmody | Jim Bolger (IRE) | 22/1 |
| 11 | ½ | Don Valentino (GB) | 5 | Hywel Davies | Jenny Pitman (GB) | 50/1 |
| 12 | Space Fair | 7 | Tom Taaffe | Richard Lee (GB) | 150/1 | |
| 13 | Sudden Victory | 6 | Kevin Mooney | Barry Hills (GB) | 150/1 | |
| 14 | Redundant Pal (GB) | 7 | Conor O'Dwyer | Paddy Mullins (IRE) | 33/1 | |
| 15 | Dis Train | 6 | Mark Pitman | Jenny Pitman (GB) | 100/1 | |
| 16 | See You Then (GB) | 10 | Steve Smith Eccles | Nicky Henderson (GB) | 25/1 | |
| BD | Cruising Altitude | 7 | Jamie Osborne | Oliver Sherwood (GB) | 9/1 | |
| Fell | Persian Style | 6 | Peter Hobbs | Josh Gifford (GB) | 150/1 | |
| Fell | Bank View (GB) | 5 | Graham McCourt | Nigel Tinkler (GB) | 50/1 |
- Abbreviations: nse = nose; nk = neck; hd = head; dist = distance; UR = unseated rider; PU = pulled up; LFT = left at start; SU = slipped up; BD = brought down
Winner's details
Further details of the winner, Kribensis
- Sex: Gelding
- Foaled: 9 February 1984
- Country: Ireland
- Sire: Henbit; Dam: Aquaria (Double-U-Jay)
- Owner: Sheikh Mohammed
- Breeder: Martin Ryan
References
- "Champion Hurdle result". Racing Post. 13 March 1990. Retrieved 2014-04-01.