Tolworth Hurdle
Grade 1 race | |
Location |
Sandown Park Racecourse Esher, England |
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Race type | Hurdle race |
Sponsor | 32Red |
Website | Sandown |
Race information | |
Distance | 2m ½f (3,319 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Four-years-old and up |
Weight |
10 st 9 lb (4yo); 11 st 7 lb (5yo+) Allowances 7 lb for fillies and mares |
Purse |
£40,000 (2016) 1st: £22,780 |
2016 | ||
Yorkhill | O O Seven | Agrapart |
Previous years | ||
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2015 | ||
L'ami Serge | Jolly's Cracked It | Thelordbewithyou |
2014 | ||
Royal Boy | Josses Hill | Upazo |
2013 | ||
Melodic Rendezvous | Pendra | Royal Boy |
2012 | ||
Captain Conan | Colour Squadron | Magnifique Etoile |
2011 | ||
Minella Class | Megastar | Toubab |
2008 | ||
Breedsbreeze | Deep Purple | Calgary Bay |
2007 | ||
Silverburn | Perce Rock | Astarador |
2006 | ||
Noland | Whispered Promises | Albarino |
2005 | ||
Marcel | It's Just Harry | Chilling Place |
2004 | ||
Lingo | Garde Champetre | Bourbon Manhattan |
2003 | ||
Thisthatandtother | Puntal | Self Defense |
2002 | ||
Miros | Le Roi Miguel | Tarasco |
2001 | ||
Iznogoud | St Pirran | Reiziger |
2000-1995 | ||
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2000 | ||
Monsignor | Best Mate | Doctor Goddard |
1999 | ||
Behrajan | Hidebound | Great Crusader |
1998 | ||
French Holly | Grey Shot | Bracey Run |
1996 | ||
Right Win | Strong Promise | Shankar |
1995 | ||
Silver Wedge | Callisoe Bay | Major Summit |
The Tolworth 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 Sandown Park over a distance of about 2 miles and 110 yards (3,319 metres), and during its running there are eight hurdles to be jumped. The race is for novice hurdlers, and it is scheduled to take place each year in January. Since 2011 the race has been sponsored by online casino 32Red and was run as the 32Red Hurdle between 2011 and 2013.
The race was first run in 1976.
Winners
Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
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1976 | Grand Canyon | 6 | P Haynes | Derek Kent |
1977 | Levaramoss | 4 | A Gonsalves | Staff Ingham |
1978 | Western Rose | 6 | John Burke | Fred Rimell |
1979 | Abandoned because of snow | |||
1980 | Esparto | 5 | Mr Oliver Sherwood | Fred Winter |
1981 | Broadsword | 4 | Peter Scudamore | David Nicholson |
1982 | Abandoned because of frost and snow | |||
1983 | Hawkbarrow | 5 | Paul Barton | David Gandolfo |
1984 | Desert Orchid | 5 | Colin Brown | David Elsworth |
1985 | Wing And A Prayer | 4 | John Francome | John Jenkins |
1986 | Midnight Count | 6 | Richard Rowe | Josh Gifford |
1987 | Mister Point | 5 | Graham McCourt | Colin Tinkler |
1988 | Away We Go | 6 | Steve Smith Eccles | John Jenkins |
1989 | Wishlon | 6 | Ian Shoemark | Ron Smyth |
1990 | Forest Sun | 5 | Jimmy Frost | Toby Balding |
1991 | Change the Act | 6 | Jamie Osborne | Oliver Sherwood |
1992 | New York Rainbow | 7 | John Kavanagh | Nicky Henderson |
1993 | Sun Surfer | 5 | Carl Llewellyn | Tim Forster |
no race 1994 | ||||
1995 | Silver Wedge | 4 | Norman Williamson | David Nicholson |
1996 | Right Win | 6 | Graham McCourt | Richard Hannon, Sr. |
no race 1997 | ||||
1998 | French Holly | 7 | Andrew Thornton | Ferdy Murphy |
1999 | Behrajan | 4 | Richard Dunwoody | Henry Daly |
2000 | Monsignor | 6 | Norman Williamson | Mark Pitman |
2001 | Iznogoud [1] | 5 | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe |
2002 | Miros [1] | 5 | Norman Williamson | Jonjo O'Neill |
2003 | Thisthatandtother [1] | 7 | Timmy Murphy | Paul Nicholls |
2004 | Lingo | 5 | Liam Cooper | Jonjo O'Neill |
2005 | Marcel | 5 | Timmy Murphy | Martin Pipe |
2006 | Noland | 5 | Christian Williams | Paul Nicholls |
2007 | Silverburn | 6 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
2008 | Breedsbreeze | 6 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
no race 2009–10 [2] | ||||
2011 | Minella Class | 6 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
2012 | Captain Conan | 5 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
2013 | Melodic Rendezvous | 7 | Nick Scholfield | Jeremy Scott |
2014 | Royal Boy [3] | 7 | Tony McCoy | Nicky Henderson |
2015 | L'ami Serge | 5 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
2016 | Yorkhill | 6 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
1 The race was run at Ascot in 2001, Warwick in 2002 and Wincanton in 2003.
2 The 2009 and 2010 runnings were both abandoned because of frost.
3 The 2014 running took place at Kempton Park after the original fixture was abandoned due to waterlogging.[1]
See also
References
- pedigreequery.com – Tolworth Hurdle – Sandown.
- ↑ Scargill, Peter. "Pipe:Tolworth at Kempton not ideal for The Liquidator". racingpost.com. Retrieved 11 January 2014.