Contenders Hurdle
2022
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Goshen Guard Your Dreams Global Citizen
2020-2011
2020
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Quel Destin Call Me Lord Eldorado Allen
2019
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Buveur D'Air Vision Des Flos Roksana
2018
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Buveur D'Air John Constable Cap'n
2017
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Buveur D'air Rayvin Black Irving
2016
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2015
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2013
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2011
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2010-2001
2010
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2009
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2008
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2007
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2006
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Royal Shakespeare Alph Mister McGoldrick
2005
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2004
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2003
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2002
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2001
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2000-1991
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1999
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1998
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1997
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Double Symphony Chief's Song Ground Nut
1996
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1995
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1994
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1993
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1992
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Fidway Oh So Risky Forest Sun
1991
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1990-1988
1989
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1988
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Celtic Chief Celtic Shot Pat's Jester
 

The Contenders Hurdle was a Listed National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which was open to horses aged four years or older. It was 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 were eight hurdles to be jumped. The race took place each year in late January or early February.

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 was most recently 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 served as a trial for the Champion Hurdle, and the last horse to win both events in the same year was Buveur d'Air in 2017 and 2018.

The race was discontinued in 2023. Nicky Henderson who had won six of the last twelve runnings lamented the fact that it would be no longer an option for preparing his intended Champion Hurdle candidates saying "I had my favourite race at Sandown, it was worth nothing, but was perfect timing - but not surprisingly, it only had three or four runners (every year) and they've done away with it."[1] In April 2023 the British Horseracing Authority confirmed that the race had been removed from the jumps pattern programme in the 2022–23 season.[2]

Winners

  • Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr".
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer
1949National Spirit8Bryan MarshallVic Smyth
1950National Spirit9D 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
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
no race 2012 [3]
2013 Rock On Ruby[4] 8 Noel Fehily Harry Fry
no race 2014 [5]
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
no race 2021 [6]
2022 Goshen 6 Jamie Moore Gary Moore

    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 2013 race was run at Doncaster after the original meeting at Sandown became chase only due to the waterlogged state of the hurdle course[3]
    5 The 2014 running was abandoned due to going conditions.[4]
    6 The 2021 running was abandoned due to waterlogging and the meeting featured an all chase card instead.[5]

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "Kempton could be Constitution Hill's last run before Cheltenham". Irish Examiner. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
    2. ↑ "Package of changes agreed to help strengthen performance of British Jump racing". British Horseracing Authority. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
    3. ↑ "Champion Hurdle trial rerouted to Doncaster as the weather beats Sandown's Saturday hurdles card". racingbetter.co.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
    4. ↑ "Sandown switch to chase card". www.attheraces.com. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
    5. ↑ "Hurdle races abandoned at Sandown". www.racingtv.com. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
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