Fighting Fifth Hurdle

The "Fighting Fifth" Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in the United Kingdom open to horses which are four-years-old or above. It is run over a distance of 2 miles (3,219 metres) at Newcastle Racecourse, and it takes place annually in November. There are nine hurdles to be jumped in the race.

The race title comes from the nickname of the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers regiment, originally the 5th Regiment of Foot.

Winners since 1978

* "Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr"."

References

* Racing Post:
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=26308&r_date=1988-11-12 1988] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=32086&r_date=1989-11-25 1989] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=37659&r_date=1990-11-24 1990] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=43148&r_date=1991-11-23 1991] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=49016&r_date=1992-11-28 1992] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=60530&r_date=1994-11-26 1994] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=66262&r_date=1995-11-25 1995] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=232046&r_date=1996-11-30 1996] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=245237&r_date=1997-11-29 1997] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=258814&r_date=1998-11-28 1998]
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=274241&r_date=1999-11-27 1999] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=293120&r_date=2000-11-25 2000] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=308791&r_date=2001-12-1 2001] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=324685&r_date=2002-11-30 2002] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=341840&r_date=2003-11-29 2003] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=361121&r_date=2004-11-27 2004] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=394484&r_date=2005-11-26 2005] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=419514&r_date=2006-11-25 2006] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=444089&r_date=2007-12-1 2007]

ee also

* Horseracing in Great Britain
* List of British National Hunt races