Horse Racing - Christmas Hurdle

Held at Kempton Park racecourse in Surrey, England each Boxing Day (26th December). This race, for four-year-old and over horses, is contested over a distance of two miles (3,219 metres).
It was originally a handicap race before attaining Grade One status in 1969. It is the second leg of the Triple Crown of hurdling, after the Fighting Fifth and Champion Hurdle  Bad weather caused cancellations in 1970, 1981, 1995 and 1996.

YEAR
WINNER
JOCKEY
TRAINER
1969 CORAL DIVER  T Biddlecombe F Rimell 
1970 Not held - -
1971 CORAL DIVER T Biddlecombe  F Rimell  
1972 CANASTA LAD  J King P Bailey 
1973 LANZAROTE  R Pitman F Winter 
1974 TREE TANGLE  A Turnell B Turnell 
1975
LANZAROTE
J Fr'come F Winter
1976
DRAMATIST
B Smith
F Walwyn
1977
BEACON LIGHT
A Turnell B Turnell 
1978
KYBO
B Champion
J Gifford
1979
*BIRDS NEST
A Turnell B Turnell 
1980
CE;TIC RYDE
J Fr'come P Cundell
1981
Not held
-
-
1982
EKBALCO
J O'Neill
R Fisher
1983
DAWN RUN
J O'Neill
P Mullins
1984
BROWNE'S GAZETTE
D Browne
Mo D'kinson
1985
AONOCH
J Duggan
S Oliver
1986
NOHALMDUN
P Sc'more
P Easterby
1987
OSRIC
G McCourt
M Ryan
1988
KRIBENSIS
R D'woody
M Stoute
1989
KRIBENSIS
R D'woody
M Stoute
1990
FIDWAY
S Sm Eccles
T T-Jones
1991
GRAN ALBA
G McCourt R Hannon
1992
MIGHTY MOGUL R D'woody D Nicholson
1993
MUSE
M Richards
D Elsworth
1994
ABSALOM'S LADY
P Holley
D Elsworth
1995
Not held
- -
1996
Not held
-
-
1997
KERAWI
C Llewellyn N T-Davies
1998
FRENCH HOLLY
A Thornton
F Murphy
1999
DATO STAR
L Wyer
M Jefferson
2000
GEOS
M F'gerald
N H'derson
2001
LANDING LIGHT
M F'gerald N H'derson
2002
INTERSKY FALCON
C Swan
J O'Neill
2003
INTERSKY FALCON L Cooper J O'Neill
2004
HARCHIBALD P Carberry N Meade
2005^
FEATHARD LADY
R Walsh
C Murphy
2006
JAZZ MESSENGER
N Madden N Meade
2007
STRAW BEAR
T McCoy
N Gifford
2008
HARCHIBALD P Carberry N Meade
2009
GO NATIVE
D Condon N Meade
2010
BINOCULAR
T McCoy N H'derson
2011
BINOCULAR T McCoy N H'derson
2012 DARLAN T McCoy N H'derson
2013 MY TENT OR YOURS
T McCoy N H'derson
2014 FAUGHEEN R Walsh W Mullins
2015 FAUGHEEN R Walsh W Mullins
2016 YANWORTH B G'aghty A King
2017 BUVEUR D'AIR B G'aghty N H'derson
2018 VERDANA BLUE N de B'ville N H'derson
2019 EPATANTE B G'aghty N H'derson
2020 SILVER STREAK A Wedge E Williams
2021 EPATANTE N de B'ville N H'derson
2022 CONSTITUTION HILL N de B'ville N H'derson
2023 CONSTITUTION HILL N de B'ville N H'derson
2024 CONSTITUTION HILL N de B'ville N H'derson
2025 SIR GINO N de B'ville N H'derson

*Celtic Ryde finished first in 1979 but he was relegated to second place after a stewards' enquiry
^Staged at Sandown Park as Kempton was closed for redevelopment

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