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Long Walk Hurdle

Hurdle horse race in Britain


Summary

Hurdle horse race in Britain

FieldValue
classGrade 1
horse raceLong Walk Hurdle
locationAscot Racecourse
Berkshire, England
inaugurated1965
race typeHurdle
sponsorHowden
websiteAscot
distance3m 102y (4,921 metres)
surfaceTurf
trackRight-handed
qualificationFour-years-old and up
weight11 st 6 lb (4yo)
11 st 7 lb (5yo+)
Allowances
7 lb for mares
purse£125,000 (2025)
1st: £71,188

Berkshire, England 11 st 7 lb (5yo+) Allowances 7 lb for mares 1st: £71,188

|} The Long Walk 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 Ascot over a distance of about 3 miles and half a furlong (3 miles and 102 yards, or 4,921 metres), and there are twelve hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in December.

The event is named after The Long Walk, an avenue of trees in Windsor Great Park. It was first run in 1965, and it was initially a handicap race. It became a conditions race in 1971, and it was given Grade 1 status in 1990. Prior to the redevelopment of Ascot Racecourse, which took place during the period 2004–06, the distance of the race was 3 miles and 1½ furlongs.

Since 1971, six winners of the Long Walk Hurdle have gone on to win the Stayers' Hurdle in the same season – Derring Rose (1980–81), Baracouda (2001–02), My Way de Solzen (2005–06), Big Buck's (2009–10, 2010–11 and 2011–12), Thistlecrack (2015–16) and Paisley Park (2018–19).

Records

Most successful horse (4 wins):

  • Baracouda – 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004

Leading jockey (4 wins):

  • Richard Johnson – Anzum (1999), Mighty Man (2006), Reve di Sivola (2012, 2013)

Leading trainer (4 wins):

  • François Doumen – Baracouda (2000, 2001, 2003, 2004)

Winners since 1971

YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainer
1971St Patrick's Blue6Bill SmithDavid Tatlow
1972Highland Abbe6Richard SmithLes Kennard
1973Soloning8Richard PitmanFred Winter
1974Go Bingo5David MunroSam Hall
1975Lanzarote7John FrancomeFred Winter
1976no race 1976
1977John Cherry6Steve Smith EcclesHarry Thomson Jones
1978Kelso Chant6Steve CharltonJumbo Wilkinson
1979John Cherry8Steve Smith EcclesHarry Thomson Jones
1980Derring Rose5John FrancomeFred Winter
1981no race 1981
1982Mayotte7Paul RichardsRichard Holder
1983Crimson Embers8Stuart ShilstonFulke Walwyn
1984Kristenson7Michael WilliamsRoger Fisher
1985Misty Dale7Phil TuckJenny Pitman
1986Out of the Gloom5Peter ScudamoreReg Hollinshead
1987Bluff Cove5Richard DunwoodyReg Hollinshead
1988French Goblin5Peter HobbsJosh Gifford
1989Royal Athlete6Dean GallagherJenny Pitman
1990Floyd10Graham BradleyDavid Elsworth
1991no race 1991
1992Vagog7Martin FosterMartin Pipe
1993Sweet Duke6Carl LlewellynNigel Twiston-Davies
1994Hebridean7Adrian MaguireDavid Nicholson
1995Silver Wedge4Jamie OsborneOliver Sherwood
1996Ocean Hawk4Carl LlewellynNigel Twiston-Davies
1997Paddy's Return5Norman WilliamsonFerdy Murphy
1998Princeful7Richard DunwoodyJenny Pitman
1999Anzum8Richard JohnsonAlan King
2000Baracouda5Thierry DoumenFrançois Doumen
2001Baracouda6Thierry DoumenFrançois Doumen
2002Deano's Beeno10Tony McCoyMartin Pipe
2003Baracouda8Thierry DoumenFrançois Doumen
2004Baracouda9Tony McCoyFrançois Doumen
2005My Way de Solzen5Robert ThorntonAlan King
2006Mighty Man6Richard JohnsonHenry Daly
2007Lough Derg7Tom ScudamoreDavid Pipe
2008Punchestowns5Barry GeraghtyNicky Henderson
2009Big Buck's6Ruby WalshPaul Nicholls
2010Big Buck's7Tony McCoyPaul Nicholls
2011Big Buck's8Ruby WalshPaul Nicholls
2012Reve De Sivola7Richard JohnsonNick Williams
2013Reve De Sivola8Richard JohnsonNick Williams
2014Reve De Sivola9Daryl JacobNick Williams
2015Thistlecrack7Tom ScudamoreColin Tizzard
2016Unowhatimeanharry8Barry GeraghtyHarry Fry
2017Sam Spinner5Joe ColliverJedd O'Keeffe
2018Paisley Park6Aidan ColemanEmma Lavelle
2019The Worlds End8Adrian HeskinTom George
2020Paisley Park8Aidan ColemanEmma Lavelle
2021Champ9Jonjo O'Neill JrNicky Henderson
2022Paisley Park10Aidan ColemanEmma Lavelle
2023Crambo6Jonathan BurkeFergal O'Brien
2024Crambo7Jonathan BurkeFergal O'Brien
2025Impose Toi7Nico de BoinvilleNicky Henderson

References

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