Horse Racing - Long Walk Hurdle

Staged each December at Ascot racecourse, Berkshire, England, this is open to horses aged four years or older and run over three miles and 102 yards (4,921 metres). It was inaugurated in 1971 and is named after the avenue of tress in nearby Windsor Great Park. It was originally a handicap and was promoted to Grade 1 level in 1990. It was not staged in 1991 due to a frozen track, although in subequent years when bad weather has forced a cencellation the race has been moved to a later date at another racecourse. The winners since it became a Grade 1 race have been:

YEAR
WINNER
JOCKEY
TRAINER
1990 FLOYD G Bradley D Elsworth
1991 Not held - -
1992 VAGOG M Foster M Pipe
1993 SWEET DUKE C Llewellyn N T-Davies
1994 HEBRIDEAN A Maguire D Nicholson
1995 SILVER WEDGE J Osborne O Sherwood
1996 OCEAN HAWK C Llewellyn N T-Davies
1997 PADDY'S RETURN N Will'mson F Murphy
1998 PRINCEFUL R Dunwoody J Pitman
1999 ANZUM R Johnson A King
2000 BARACOUDA T Doumen F Doumen
2001 BARACOUDA T Doumen F Doumen
2002 DEANO'S BEANO T McCoy M Pipe
2003 BARACOUDA T Doumen F Doumen
2004* BARACOUDA T McCoy F Doumen
2005^ MY WAY DE SOLZEN R Thornton A King
2006 MIGHTY MAN R Johnson H Daly
2007 LOUGH DERG T Scudamore D Pipe
2008 PUNCHESTOWNS B Geraghty N H'derson
2009> BIG BUCK'S R Walsh P Nicholls
2010> BIG BUCK'S T McCoy P Nicholls
2011 BIG BUCK'S R Walsh P Nicholls
2012 REVE DE SIVOLA R Johnson N Williams
2013 REVE DE SIVOLA R Johnson N Williams
2014 REVE DE SIVOLA D Jacob N Williams
2015 THISTLECRACK T Scudamore C Tizzard
2016 UNOWHATIMEANHARRY B Geraghty H Fry
2017 SAM SPINNER J Colliver J O'Keeffe
2018 PAISLEY PARK A Coleman E Lavelle
2019 THE WORLD'S END A Heskin T George
2020 PAISLEY PARK A Coleman E Lavelle
2021 CHAMP J O'Neill Jnr N H'derson
2022~ PAISLEY PARK A Coleman E Lavelle
2023 CRAMBO J Burke F O'Brien
2024 CRAMBO J Burke F O'Brien
2025 IMPOSE TOI N de B'ville N H'derson

 *Staged at Windsor (Ascot under redevelopment)
^Staged at Chepstow (Ascot under redevelopment)
~Staged at Kempton Park (after bad weather cancellation at Ascot)
> Staged at Newbury (after bad weather cancellation at Ascot)

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