Famous Horse Races
Long Walk Hurdle
 A Brief History Of Long Walk Hurdle The Long Walk Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt horse race for four-year-old and above horses run over a distance of 3 miles 1½ furlongs (5,130 metres) at Ascot Racecourse in December. There are fourteen hurdles to be jumped in the race. It was first run in 1965 as a handicap race, and became a conditions race in 1971. It attained Grade 1 status in 1990. Year 2010 2009 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 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 Winner Big Buck's Punchestowns Lough Derg Mighty Man My Way de Solzen Baracouda Baracouda Deano's Beeno Baracouda Baracouda Anzum Princeful Paddy's Return Ocean Hawk Silver Wedge Hebridean Sweet Duke Vagog Floyd Royal Athlete French Goblin Bluff Cove Out of the Gloom Misty Dale Kristenson Crimson Embers Mayotte Derring Rose John Cherry Kelso Chant John Cherry Lanzarote Go Bingo Soloning Highland Abbe St Patrick's Blue Age 5 6 7 6 5 9 8 10 6 5 8 7 5 4 4 7 6 7 10 6 5 5 5 7 7 8 7 5 8 6 6 7 5 8 6 6 Jockey Ruby Walsh Barry Geraghty Tom Scudamore Richard Johnson Robert Thornton Thierry Doumen Thierry Doumen Tony McCoy Thierry Doumen Thierry Doumen Richard Johnson Richard Dunwoody Norman Williamson Carl Llewellyn Jamie Osbourne Adrian Maguire Carl Llewellyn Martin Foster Graham Bradley Dean Gallagher Peter Hobbs Richard Dunwoody Peter Scudamore Phil Tuck Michael Williams Stuart Shilston Paul Richards John Francome Steve Smith Eccles Steve Charlton Steve Smith Eccles John Francome David Munro Richard Pitman Mr Richard Smith Bill Smith Trainer Paul Nicholls Nicky Henderson David Pipe Henry Daly Alan King François Doumen François Doumen Martin Pipe François Doumen François Doumen Alan King Jenny Pitman Ferdy Murphy Nigel Twiston-Davies Oliver Sherwood David Nicholson Nigel Twiston-Davies Martin Pipe David Elsworth Jenny Pitman Josh Gifford Reg Hollinshead Reg Hollinshead Jenny Pitman Roger Fisher Fulke Walwyn Richard Holder Fred Winter Tom Jones Jumbo Wilkinson Tom Jones Fred Winter Sam Hall Fred Winter Les Kennard David Tatlow Owner Weight |