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The StanJames.com Champion Hurdle Trial is a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. From 2011, the race will be sponsored by the online sportsbook StanJames.com. It is run at Haydock Park over a distance of about 2 miles and 110 yards (3,319 metres), and during its running there are nine hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in January.
The StanJames.com Champion Hurdle Trial is the third leg in the Stan James sponsored Road to Cheltenham, and the final race of the series before the 2011 Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival. The other two races in the Road to Cheltenham are the Fighting Fifth Hurdle and the International Hurdle.
Winners since 1988
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer no race 1988 [1] 1989 Vicario di Bray 6 Mark Dwyer Jonjo O'Neill 1990 Bank View 5 Graham Bradley Nigel Tinkler no race 1991 [2] 1992 Granville Again 6 Peter Scudamore Martin Pipe 1993 Jinxy Jack 9 Neale Doughty Gordon W. Richards 1994 Flakey Dove 8 Richard Dunwoody Richard Price 1995 Relkeel 6 Adrian Maguire David Nicholson 1996 Mysilv 6 Jamie Osborne Charles Egerton 1998 Dato Star 7 Lorcan Wyer Malcolm Jefferson 1999 Master Beveled 9 Glenn Tormey David Evans 2000 Dato Star 9 Lorcan Wyer Malcolm Jefferson no race 2001 2002 Rodock 8 Tony McCoy Martin Pipe 2003 Flame Creek 7 Seamus Durack Noel Chance 2004 Rooster Booster 10 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs 2005 Inglis Drever 6 Graham Lee Howard Johnson 2006 Al Eile 6 Timmy Murphy John Queally 2007 Afsoun 5 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson no race 2008 [3] 2009 Songe 5 Tom Siddall Charlie Longsdon 2010 Medermit 6 Robert Thornton Alan King no race 2011 [4] 1 The 1988 edition was abandoned because of snow.
2 It was cancelled in 1991 because of frost.
3 The 2008 running was abandoned due to waterlogging.
4 The 2011 running was abandoned due to frost.References
- pedigreequery.com – Champion Hurdle Trial – Haydock.
See also
Categories:- National Hunt races in Great Britain
- Haydock Park Racecourse
- National Hunt hurdle races
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