Contenders Hurdle

The Contenders Hurdle is a Listed National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of about 2 miles (1 mile 7 furlongs and 216 yards, or 3,319 metres), and during its running there are eight hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in late January or early February.

Contenders Hurdle
2020
Quel Destin Call Me Lord Eldorado Allen

The race was first run in 1949 and was originally titled the Oteley Hurdle, and it was contested over a length of 2 miles (3,219 metres). Winners in the 1970s included Lanzarote and Sea Pigeon, and during the 1980s it was won by Desert Orchid and See You Then.

From the early 1990s until 2007 the race was sponsored by Agfa, and it was known as the Agfa Hurdle. In 1993 its distance was extended by 110 yards (about 100 metres) to the current length. It is now sponsored by Betfred. The 2008 running was classed at Grade 2 level, but the event was reverted to its former Listed status in 2009. Prior to 2010 it was open to horses aged five and over. The race often serves as a trial for the Champion Hurdle, and the most recent horse to win both events in the same year is Buveur d'Air in 2017 and 2018.

Winners
  • Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr".
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer
1949National Spirit8Bryan MarshallVic Smyth
1950National Spint9D DillonVic Smyth
1951Abandoned because of waterlogged state of course
1952Telegram II5Dave DickFulke Walwyn
1953Abandoned because of snow
1954Fastnet Rock7A FreemanC Jellis
1955Abandoned because of snow
1956Abandoned because of frost
1957Vermillion9Fred WinterRyan Price
1958Retour de Flamme5Jimmy LindleyS Warren
1959Fare Time6Fred WinterRyan Price
1960Fare Time7Fred WinterRyan Price
1961Eborneezer6Fred WinterRyan Price
1962Snuff Box5J GilbertJohn Benstead
1963Abandoned because of snow and frost
1964Kirriemuir4David MouldFulke Walwyn
1965Magic Court7P McCarronT Robson
1966Abandoned because of waterlogged state of course
1967Chenonceaux6D BriscoeKen Cundell
1968Into View5E P HartyFred Winter
1969Abandoned because of snow
1970Major Rose8Josh GiffordRyan Price
1971Major Rose9Paul KellewayRyan Price
1972Phaestus6Ken WhiteFred Rimell
1973Lanzarote5Richard PitmanFred Winter
1974Lanzarote6Richard PitmanFred Winter
1975Abandoned because of waterlogged state of course
1976Sea Pigeon6Jonjo O'NeillGordon W. Richards
1977Bird's Nest7Andy TurnellBob Turnell
1978Sea Pigeon8Jonjo O'NeillPeter Easterby
1979Abandoned because of frost
1980Pollardstown5Philip BlackerStan Mellor
1981Celtic Ryde6John FrancomePeter Cundell
1982Heighlin[1]6Steve JobarDavid Elsworth
1983Cima5Sam MorsheadJim Old
1984Sula Bula6Mr Tim EasterbyPeter Easterby
1985Desert Orchid6Colin BrownDavid Elsworth
1986See You Then6Steve Smith EcclesNicky Henderson
1987Prideaux Boy9Michael BowlbyGraham Roach
1988 Celtic Chief 5 Richard Dunwoody Mercy Rimell
1989 Aldino 6 Simon Sherwood Oliver Sherwood
1990 no race 1990 [2]
1991 Voyage Sans Retour 6 Peter Scudamore Martin Pipe
1992 Fidway 7 Peter Scudamore Tim Thomson Jones
1993 Mole Board 11 Carl Llewellyn Jim Old
1994 Muse 7 Paul Holley David Elsworth
1995 Land Afar 8 Graham McCourt John Webber
1996 Atours 8 Richard Dunwoody David Elsworth
1997 Double Symphony 9 Jamie Osborne Charlie Brooks
1998 Master Beveled 8 Tony McCoy David Evans
1999 Midnight Legend 8 Richard Johnson David Nicholson
2000 Auetaler 6 Tony McCoy Martin Pipe
2001 Teaatral 7 Norman Williamson Charles Egerton
2002 Bilboa 5 Thierry Doumen François Doumen
2003 Rooster Booster 9 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs
2004 Rhinestone Cowboy 8 Mr J. P. Magnier Jonjo O'Neill
2005 Self Defense 8 Robert Thornton Patrick Chamings
2006 Royal Shakespeare 7 Tom Scudamore Steve Gollings
2007 Detroit City 5 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs
2008 Afsoun 6 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson
2009 Celestial Halo 5 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2010 Binocular 6 Tony McCoy Nicky Henderson
2011 Binocular 7 Tony McCoy Nicky Henderson
2012 no race 2012 [3]
2013Abandoned due to waterlogged state of hurdle course
2012 no race 2014 [4]
2015 Garde La Victoire 6 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs
2016 Connetable 4 Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls
2017 Buveur d'Air 6 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson
2018 Buveur d'Air 7 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson
2019 Buveur d'Air 8 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson
2020 Quel Destin 5 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls

1 The 1982 race was run at Kempton.
2 The 1990 running was abandoned because of waterlogging.
3 The 2012 running was abandoned due to frost.
4 The 2014 running was abandoned due to going conditions.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Sandown switch to chase card". www.attheraces.com. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
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