Morebattle Hurdle

Morebattle Hurdle
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The Morebattle Hurdle is a Class 2 National Hunt handicap hurdle race open to horses aged four years or older. It is run in early March at Kelso Racecourse in the Scottish Borders over a distance of 2 miles and 51 yards; there are eight hurdles to be jumped.[1]

Previously a handicap race, it was first run as a conditions contest in 1984. Jinxy Jack won four consecutive runnings of the race from 1990 to 1993 and went on to finish third in the 1994 renewal named in his honour.[2] The 2010 running saw pre-race Champion Hurdle favourite Zaynar, trained by Nicky Henderson, beaten at starting odds of fourteen-to-one on in one of the shortest-price upsets ever in British horse racing.[3] The race reverted to handicap status in 2021.

Winners

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer
1984 Hill's Guard 5 Andrew Stringer A Scott
1985 Browne's Gazette 7 Dermot Browne Monica Dickinson
1986Abandoned due to snow
1987 Ballydurrow 10 Micky Hammond Roger Fisher
1988 Nohalmdun 7 Lorcan Wyer Peter Easterby
1989 Blazing Walker 5 Alan Merrigan Arthur Stephenson
1990 Jinxy Jack 6 Neale Doughty Gordon W. Richards
1991 Jinxy Jack 7 Neale Doughty Gordon W. Richards
1992 Jinxy Jack 8 Neale Doughty Gordon W. Richards
1993 Jinxy Jack 9 Neale Doughty Gordon W. Richards
1994 Grey Power 7 Peter Niven Mary Reveley
1995 Large Action 7 Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood
1996Abandoned due to frost and snow
1997 Direct Route 6 Paul Carberry J Howard Johnson
1998 Marello 7 Peter Niven Mary Reveley
1999 Caulker 6 Scott Taylor Maurice Barnes
2000 Kathryn's Pet 7 Alan Dempsey Mary Reveley
2001Abandoned due to frost
2002Abandoned due to frost
2003Abandoned due to snow
2004 Chivalry 5 Graham Lee J Howard Johnson
2005 Kimbambo 7 G Berridge J P L Ewart
2006 Culcabock 6 Dougie Costello Lucinda Russell
2007 Brave Vision 11 E Whillans A C Whillans
2008 Bywell Beau 9 Jan Faltejsek G A Charlton
2009Abandoned due to frost
2010 Quwetwo 7 Wilson Renwick J Howard Johnson
2011 Peddlers Cross 6 Jason Maguire Donald McCain
2012 Simonsig 6 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson
2013 Duke of Navan 5 Brian Harding Nicky Richards
2014 Runswick Royal 5 Brian Hughes Ann Hamilton
2015 Glingerburn 7 Brian Harding Nicky Richards
2016 Top Notch 5 Daryl Jacob Nicky Henderson
2017 Cyrus Darius 8 Brian Hughes Malcolm Jefferson
2018 Cyrus Darius 9 Brian Hughes Ruth Jefferson
2019 We Have A Dream 5 Daryl Jacob Nicky Henderson
2020Abandoned due to waterlogging[4]
2021 The Shunter 8 Alain Cawley Emmet Mullins
2022 Cormier 6 Sean Quinlan Brian Ellison
2023 Benson 8 Ryan Mania Sandy Thomson
2024 Cracking Rhapsody 5 Ewan Williams Craig Nicol
2025 Cracking Rhapsody 6 Ewan Williams Craig Nicol

See also

References

  1. ^ "Full Result 2.50 Kelso | 2 March 2024 | Racing Post". www.racingpost.com. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Never a dull moment with jumping Jack". The Independent. 4 February 1994. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  3. ^ Cook, Chris (18 February 2010). "Quwetwo sinks Champion Hurdle favourite Zaynar in shock at Kelso". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  4. ^ Mottershead, Lee (11 February 2020). "Champ set for racecourse school after Storm Ciara forces Kelso cancellation". Racing Post.