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National Spirit Hurdle

National Spirit Hurdle
2023
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2022
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2021
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2020-2011
2020
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2019
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2018
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2017
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2016
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2015
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2014
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2013
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2012
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2011
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2010-2001
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2008
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2007
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2006
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2005
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2004
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2003
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2002
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2001
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2000-1991
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1999
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1998
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1997
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1996
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1993
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1992
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1991
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1990-1988
1990
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1989
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1988
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The National Spirit Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Fontwell Park over a distance of about 2 miles and 3 furlongs (2 miles, 3 furlongs and 33 yards or 3,852 metres), and during its running there are ten hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in late February or early March.

The event is named after National Spirit, a dual winner of the Champion Hurdle in the 1940s. National Spirit won five times at Fontwell Park, including three successive victories in the Rank Challenge Cup. The National Spirit Hurdle was established in 1965, and the inaugural running was won by Salmon Spray. During its early years it was also won by Comedy of Errors.

For a period the race was run over 2¼ miles, and it served as a trial for the Champion Hurdle (Beech Road won both events in 1989). It was discontinued in 1994, but its title was revived for a handicap race which took place annually from 1996 to 1998. It was relaunched as a conditions race over 2 miles and 2½ furlongs in 1999, and it was extended to its present length in 2004.

The National Spirit Hurdle is now regarded as a trial for the Stayers' Hurdle. The only horse to have won both races in the same year was My Way de Solzen in 2006. Another horse to have achieved victory in both events, albeit in different seasons, was Baracouda.

Winners since 1971

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Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
1971 Varma 5 David Mould M Masson
1972 St Patrick's Blue 7 David Mould D Tatlow
1973 Brantridge Farmer 5 Richard Rowell Auriol Sinclair
1974 Brantridge Farmer 6 Terry Biddlecombe Fulke Walwyn
1975 Bladon 5 R Kington Fred Winter
1976 Comedy of Errors 9 John Burke Fred Rimell
1977 Comedy of Errors 10 John Burke Fred Rimell
1978 Kybo 5 Bob Champion Josh Gifford
1979 Bird's Nest 9 Andy Turnell Bob Turnell
1980 Snowtown Boy 5 John Francome Fred Winter
1981 Random Leg 6 Bob Champion Josh Gifford
1982 Mr Moonraker 5 P Carvill Miss S Morris
1983Abandoned because of frost
1984 Cut A Dash 5 John Francome Mrs N Smith
1985Abandoned because of frost
1986Abandoned because of frost
1987 Corporal Clinger 8 Peter Scudamore Martin Pipe
1988 Vagador 5 Mark Perrett Guy Harwood
1989 Beech Road 7 Richard Guest Toby Balding
1990 Vagador 7 Mark Perrett Guy Harwood
1991 Al Asoof 6 Mark Richards Peter Hedger
1992 Honest Word 7 Peter Scudamore Martin Pipe
1993 Flown 6 Richard Dunwoody Nicky Henderson
1994
1999 Lady Cricket 5 Tony McCoy Martin Pipe
2000 Male-Ana-Mou 7 Andrew Thornton Jamie Poulton
2001 Baracouda 6 Thierry Doumen François Doumen
2002 Rouble 6 Leighton Aspell Josh Gifford
2003 Classified 7 Tony McCoy Martin Pipe
2004 Starzaan 5 Timmy Murphy Hughie Morrison
2005 Blue Canyon 7 Tony McCoy François Doumen
2006 My Way de Solzen 6 Robert Thornton Alan King
2007 United 6 Leighton Aspell Lucy Wadham
2008 Lough Derg 8 Tom Scudamore David Pipe
2009 Lough Derg 9 Tom Scudamore David Pipe
2010 Trenchant 5 Robert Thornton Alan King
2011 Celestial Halo 7 Harry Skelton Paul Nicholls
2012 Third Intention 5 Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard
2013 Prospect Wells 8 Daryl Jacob Paul Nicholls
2014 Kayf Moss 6 Rhys Flint John Flint
2015 Kilcooley 6 Noel Fehily Charlie Longsdon
2016 Lil Rockerfeller 5 Trevor Whelan Neil King
2017 Camping Ground 7 Joshua Moore Gary Moore
2018 Old Guard 7 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls
2019 Vision Des Flos 6 Tom Scudamore Colin Tizzard
2020 William Henry 10 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson
2021 Brewin'upastorm 8 Aidan Coleman Olly Murphy
2022 Botox Has 6 Joshua Moore Gary Moore
2023 Brewin'upastorm 10 Aidan Coleman Olly Murphy

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References

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