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Christmas Hurdle

Hurdle horse race in Britain

Field	Value
class	Grade 1
horse race	Christmas Hurdle
location	Kempton Park,
Sunbury, England
race type	Hurdle race
sponsor	Ladbrokes
website	Kempton Park
distance	2 miles (3,219 metres)
surface	Turf
track	Right-handed
qualification	Four-years-old and up
weight	11 st 10 lb
Allowances
7 lb for fillies and mares
purse	£130,000 (2025)
1st: £74,035

Sunbury, England Allowances 7 lb for fillies and mares 1st: £74,035 |} The Christmas 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 Kempton Park over a distance of about 2 miles (3,219 metres), and during its running there are eight hurdles to be jumped. The race is the second leg of the Triple Crown of Hurdling and is scheduled to take place each year during the King George VI Chase meeting on Boxing Day.

History

During the 1960s Kempton staged a 2-mile handicap race on Boxing Day called the Kempton Park Handicap Hurdle. Its winners included Salmon Spray and Saucy Kit – both subsequent winners of the Champion Hurdle. The race was abandoned in 1967 and 1968, and it returned in the guise of the Christmas Hurdle in 1969.

Six winners of the race in its present format have gone on to victory in the Champion Hurdle. The first was Lanzarote, the winner of the latter event in 1974, and the others are Dawn Run (1983–84), Kribensis (1989–90), Faugheen (2014–15), Epatante (2019–20) and Constitution Hill (2022–23).

Records

Most successful horse since 1969 (3 wins):

Constitution Hill – 2022, 2023, 2024

Leading jockey since 1969 (6 wins):

Nico de Boinville - Verdana Blue (2018), Epatante (2021), Constitution Hill (2022, 2023, 2024), Sir Gino (2025)

Leading trainer since 1969 (14 wins):

Nicky Henderson – Geos (2000), Landing Light (2001), Binocular (2010, 2011), Darlan (2012), My Tent Or Yours (2013), Buveur d'Air (2017), Verdana Blue (2018), Epatante (2019, 2021), Constitution Hill (2022, 2023, 2024), Sir Gino (2025)

Winners since 1969

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer
1969	Coral Diver	4	Terry Biddlecombe	Fred Rimell
1970	no race 1970
1971	Coral Diver	6	Terry Biddlecombe	Fred Rimell
1972	Canasta Lad	6	Jeff King	Peter Bailey
1973	Lanzarote	5	Richard Pitman	Fred Winter
1974	Tree Tangle	5	Andrew Turnell	Bob Turnell
1975	Lanzarote	7	John Francome	Fred Winter
1976	Dramatist	5	Bill Smith	Fulke Walwyn
1977	Beacon Light	6	Andrew Turnell	Bob Turnell
1978	Kybo	5	Bob Champion	Josh Gifford
1979	Birds Nest	9	Andrew Turnell	Bob Turnell
1980	Celtic Ryde	5	John Francome	Peter Cundell
1981	no race 1981
1982	Ekbalco	6	Jonjo O'Neill	Roger Fisher
1983	Dawn Run	5	Jonjo O'Neill	Paddy Mullins
1984	Browne's Gazette	6	Dermot Browne	Monica Dickinson
1985	Aonoch	6	Jimmy Duggan	Sally Oliver
1986	Nohalmdun	5	Peter Scudamore	Peter Easterby
1987	Osric	5	Graham McCourt	Mick Ryan
1988	Kribensis	4	Richard Dunwoody	Michael Stoute
1989	Kribensis	5	Richard Dunwoody	Michael Stoute
1990	Fidway	5	Steve Smith Eccles	Tim Thomson Jones
1991	Gran Alba	5	Graham McCourt	Richard Hannon Sr.
1992	Mighty Mogul	5	Richard Dunwoody	David Nicholson
1993	Muse	6	Mark Richards	David Elsworth
1994	Absalom's Lady	6	Paul Holley	David Elsworth
1995	no race 1995–96
1997	Kerawi	4	Carl Llewellyn	Nigel Twiston-Davies
1998	French Holly	7	Andrew Thornton	Ferdy Murphy
1999	Dato Star	8	Lorcan Wyer	Malcolm Jefferson
2000	Geos	5	Mick Fitzgerald	Nicky Henderson
2001	Landing Light	6	Mick Fitzgerald	Nicky Henderson
2002	Intersky Falcon	5	Charlie Swan	Jonjo O'Neill
2003	Intersky Falcon	6	Liam Cooper	Jonjo O'Neill
2004	Harchibald	5	Paul Carberry	Noel Meade
2005	Feathard Lady	5	Ruby Walsh	Colm Murphy
2006	Jazz Messenger	6	Niall Madden	Noel Meade
2007	Straw Bear	6	Tony McCoy	Nick Gifford
2008	Harchibald	9	Paul Carberry	Noel Meade
2009	Go Native	6	Davy Condon	Noel Meade
2010	Binocular	7	Tony McCoy	Nicky Henderson
2011	Binocular	7	Tony McCoy	Nicky Henderson
2012	Darlan	5	Tony McCoy	Nicky Henderson
2013	My Tent Or Yours	6	Tony McCoy	Nicky Henderson
2014	Faugheen	6	Ruby Walsh	Willie Mullins
2015	Faugheen	7	Ruby Walsh	Willie Mullins
2016	Yanworth	6	Barry Geraghty	Alan King
2017	Buveur d'Air	6	Barry Geraghty	Nicky Henderson
2018	Verdana Blue	6	Nico de Boinville	Nicky Henderson
2019	Epatante	5	Barry Geraghty	Nicky Henderson
2020	Silver Streak	7	Adam Wedge	Evan Williams
2021	Epatante	7	Nico de Boinville	Nicky Henderson
2022	Constitution Hill	5	Nico de Boinville	Nicky Henderson
2023	Constitution Hill	6	Nico de Boinville	Nicky Henderson
2024	Constitution Hill	7	Nico de Boinville	Nicky Henderson
2025	Sir Gino	5	Nico de Boinville	Nicky Henderson

References

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pedigreequery.com – Christmas Hurdle – Kempton.

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