Famous Horse Races
Christmas Hurdle
 A Brief History Of Christmas Hurdle The Christmas Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race for four-year-old and above horses run over a distance of 2 miles (3,219 metres) at Kempton Park Racecourse during the King George VI Chase meeting on Boxing Day. There are eight hurdles to be jumped in the race. Year 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 Winner Straw Bear Jazz Messenger Feathard Lady Harchibald Intersky Falcon Intersky Falcon Landing Light Geos Dato Star French Holly Kerawi Absalom's Lady Muse Mighty Mogul Gran Alba Fidway Kribensis Kribensis Osric Nohalmdun Aonoch Browne's Gazette Dawn Run Ekbalco Celtic Ryde Bird's Nest Age 6 6 5 5 6 5 6 5 8 7 4 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 6 6 5 6 5 9 Jockey Tony McCoy Niall Madden Ruby Walsh Paul Carberry Liam Cooper Charlie Swan Mick Fitzgerald Mick Fitzgerald Lorcan Wyer Andrew Thornton Carl Llewellyn Paul Holley Mark Richards Richard Dunwoody Graham McCourt Steve Smith Eccles Richard Dunwoody Richard Dunwoody Graham McCourt Peter Scudamore Jimmy Duggan Dermot Browne Jonjo O'Neill Jonjo O'Neill John Francome Andrew Turnell Trainer Nick Gifford Noel Meade Colm Murphy Noel Meade Jonjo O'Neill Jonjo O'Neill Nicky Henderson Nicky Henderson Malcolm Jefferson Ferdy Murphy Nigel Twiston-Davies David Elsworth David Elsworth David Nicholson Richard Hannon Tim Thomson Jones Michael Stoute Michael Stoute Mick Ryan Peter Easterby Sally Oliver Monica Dickinson Paddy Mullins Roger Fisher Peter Cundell Bob Turnell Owner Weight |
