Horse Racing - Formby Hurdle
This race was held at Sandown Park in London as the Tolworth Hurdle until January 2023. It is a hurdles event for four-year-olds and older over an extended two miles.
From December 2023, it was moved to Aintree, Liverpool and its name changed to the Formby Hurdle. Bad weather put paid to the race four times (1979, 1982, 2009 & 2010).
* Held at Ascot (2001), Warwick (2002), Wincanton (2003) & Kempton Park (2014)
From December 2023, it was moved to Aintree, Liverpool and its name changed to the Formby Hurdle. Bad weather put paid to the race four times (1979, 1982, 2009 & 2010).
* Held at Ascot (2001), Warwick (2002), Wincanton (2003) & Kempton Park (2014)
YEAR | WINNER | JOCKEY | TRAINER |
1976 | GRAND CANYON | P Haynes | D Kent |
1977 | LEVARAMOSS | A G'salves | S Ingham |
1978 | WESTERN ROSE | J Burke | F Rimell |
1979 | Not held | ||
1980 | ESPARTO | S Sh'wood | F Winter |
1981 | BROADSWORD | P Sc'more | D N'holson |
1982 | Not held | ||
1983 | HAWKBARROW | P Barton | D Gandolfo |
1984 | DESERT ORCHID | C Brown | D Elsworth |
1985 | WING & A PRAYER | J Fr'come | J Jenkins |
1986 | MIDNIGHT COUNT | R Rowe | J Gifford |
1987 | MISTER POINT | G McCourt | C Tinkler |
1988 | AWAY WE GO | S S-Eccles | J Jenkins |
1989 | WISHLON | I Sh'mark | R Smyth |
1990 | FOREST SUN | J Frost | T Balding |
1991 | CHANGE THE ACT | J Osborne | O Sh'wood |
1992 | NEW YORK R'NBOW | J Kav'agh | N H'derson |
1993 | SUN SURFER | C Llewellyn | T Forster |
1994 | Not held | - | - |
1995 | SILVER WEDGE | N W'iamson | D N'holson |
1996 | RIGHT WIN | G McCourt | R Hannon |
1997 | Not held | - | - |
1998 | FRENCH HOLLY | A Thornton | F Murphy |
1999 | BEHRAJAN | R D'woody | H Daly |
2000 | MONSIGNOR | N W'iamson | M Pitman |
2001* | IZNOGOUD | T McCoy | M Pipe |
2002* | MIROS | N W'iamson | J O'Neill |
2003* | THISTHAT&TOTHER | T Murphy | P Nicholls |
2004 | LINGO | L Cooper | J O'Neill |
2005 | MARCEL | T Murphy | M Pipe |
2006 | NOLAND | C Williams | P Nicholls |
2007 | SILVERBURN | R Walsh | P Nicholls |
2008 | BREEDSBREEZE | R Walsh | P Nicholls |
2009 | Not held | - | - |
2010 | Not held | - | - |
2011 | MINELLA CLASS | B Geraghty | N H'derson |
2012 | CAPTAIN CONAN | B Geraghty | N H'derson |
2013 | MELODIC R'VOUS | N Sch'field | J Scott |
2014* | ROYAL BOY | T McCoy | N H'derson |
2015 | L'AMI SERGE | B Geraghty | N H'derson |
2016 | YORKHILL | R Walsh | W Mullins |
2017 | FINIAN'S OSCAR | T O'Brien | C Tizzard |
2018 | SUMMERVILLE BOY | N Fehily | T George |
2019 | ELIXIR DE NUTZ | T O'Brien | C Tizzard |
2020 | FIDDLERONTHEROOF | R Power | C Tizzard |
2021 | METIER | S Bowen | H Fry |
2022 | CONSTITUION HILL | N de B'ville | N H'derson |
2023j | TAHMURAS | H Cobden | P Nicholls |
2023d | JANGO BAIE | J Bowen | N H'derson |