Long Walk Hurdle

Long Walk Hurdle

The Long Walk Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in the United Kingdom for four-year-old and above horses. It is run over a distance of 3 miles and 1 furlong (5,029 metres) at Ascot Racecourse in December. There are fourteen hurdles to be jumped in the race.

Named after an avenue of trees in Windsor Great Park, the race was first run in 1965 as a handicap, becoming a conditions race in 1971. It attained Grade 1 status in 1990. Prior to the 2004-06 redevelopment of Ascot Racecourse the distance of the race was 3 miles and 1½ furlongs.

Three winners of the race since 1971 have gone on to win the World Hurdle in the same season – Derring Rose in 1980/81, Baracouda in 2001/02 and My Way De Solzen in 2005/06.

Winners since 1971

* "Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr"."* The 1976 and 1991 races were abandoned because of frost, and the 1981 race because of snow.
* Due to the closure of Ascot Racecourse for redevelopment, the race took place at Windsor in 2004, and Chepstow in 2005.

References

* Racing Post:
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=26840&r_date=1988-12-17 1988] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=32350&r_date=1989-12-16 1989] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=37972&r_date=1990-12-15 1990] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=49318&r_date=1992-12-19 1992] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=55099&r_date=1993-12-18 1993] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=60849&r_date=1994-12-17 1994] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=66577&r_date=1995-12-16 1995] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=232452&r_date=1996-12-21 1996] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=245625&r_date=1997-12-20 1997] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=259337&r_date=1998-12-19 1998]
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=274761&r_date=1999-12-18 1999] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=293817&r_date=2000-12-16 2000] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=309251&r_date=2001-12-21 2001] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=325114&r_date=2002-12-20 2002] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=342329&r_date=2003-12-19 2003] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=361889&r_date=2004-12-18 2004] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=397824&r_date=2005-12-27 2005] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=420380&r_date=2006-12-16 2006] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=445024&r_date=2007-12-22 2007]

ee also

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


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