West Yorkshire Hurdle
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The West Yorkshire Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race in the United Kingdom for four-year-old and above horses. It is run over a distance of 3 miles 1 furlongs (5,029 metres) at Wetherby Racecourse in late October or early November. There are twelve hurdles to be jumped in the race.
The race was first run in 1990. Prior to 1992 it was run over 3 miles. Since 2000 it has been run under the sponsored title of the John Smith's Hurdle.
[edit] Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
| 1990 | Battalion | 6 | Peter Scudamore | Charlie Brooks |
| 1991 | Cab on Target | 5 | Peter Niven | Mary Reveley |
| 1992 | Burgoyne | 6 | Lorcan Wyer | Peter Easterby |
| 1993 | Deb's Ball | 7 | D. J. Moffatt | Dudley Moffatt |
| 1994 | Halkopous | 8 | Richard Dunwoody | Mark Tompkins |
| 1995 | Cab on Target | 9 | Peter Niven | Mary Reveley |
| 1996 | Trainglot | 9 | Richard Dunwoody | Jimmy FitzGerald |
| 1997 | Pridwell | 7 | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe |
| 1998 | Marello | 7 | Peter Niven | Mary Reveley |
| 1999 | Silver Wedge | 8 | Mick Fitzgerald | Nicky Henderson |
| 2000 | Boss Doyle | 8 | Charlie Swan | Mouse Morris |
| 2001 | Boss Doyle | 9 | David Casey | Mouse Morris |
| 2002 | Brother Joe | 8 | Jim Culloty | Philip Hobbs |
| 2003 | Gralmano | 8 | Graham Lee | Kevin Ryan |
| 2004 | Telemoss | 10 | Tony Dobbin | Nicky Richards |
| 2005 | Inglis Drever | 6 | Graham Lee | Howard Johnson |
| 2006 | Redemption | 11 | Timmy Murphy | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 2007 | Black Jack Ketchum | 8 | Tony McCoy | Jonjo O'Neill |
