Greatwood Hurdle Explained

|}The Greatwood Hurdle is a Grade 3 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run on the Old Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 2 miles and half a furlong (2 miles and 87 yards, or 3,298 metres), and during its running there are eight hurdles to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in November.

The event has been run under various titles, and for a period it was classed at Listed level. It was sponsored on behalf of Greatwood, a charity for the welfare of retired racehorses, from 2003 to 2011. It was run as the Racing Post Hurdle when the Racing Post began sponsored the race in 2012 and from 2013 the sponsorship was taken over by the Stan James bookmaking firm and the name of Greatwood returned to the race title. It attained Grade 3 status in 2004. Unibet became the race's title sponsor in 2017 after purchasing the Stan James business.

Winners since 1987

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Year
Winner
Age
Weight
Jockey
Trainer
1987Celtic Shot510-06Peter ScudamoreFred Winter
1988South Parade411-00Graham BradleyToby Balding
1989Highland Bounty510-04Stuart TurnerSimon Dow
1990Liadett511-10Mark PerrettMartin Pipe
1991Shu Fly711-01Steve Smith EcclesSally Oliver
1992Valfinet510-09Peter ScudamoreMartin Pipe
1993Leotard612-00Jamie OsborneOliver Sherwood
1994Atours611-05Paul HolleyDavid Elsworth
1995Lonesome Train609-09Barry FentonColin Weedon
1996Space Trucker511-11Jamie OsborneJessica Harrington
1997Mr Percy610-09Philip HideJosh Gifford
1998Grey Shot611-05Jamie OsborneIan Balding
1999Rodock510-00Tony McCoyMartin Pipe
2000Hulysse Royal510-00Jimmy McCarthyOliver Sherwood
2001Westender510–13Tony McCoyMartin Pipe
2002Rooster Booster811–12Seamus DurackPhilip Hobbs
2003Rigmarole511–12Ruby WalshPaul Nicholls
2004Accordion Etoile510-06John CullenPaul Nolan
2005Lingo610-06Tony McCoyJonjo O'Neill
2006Detroit City411–12Richard JohnsonPhilip Hobbs
2007Sizing Europe511-06Timmy MurphyHenry de Bromhead
2008Numide510-03Jamie MooreGary L. Moore
2009Khyber Kim711-09Paddy BrennanNigel Twiston-Davies
2010Menorah511–12Richard JohnsonPhilip Hobbs
2011Brampour411-04Harry DerhamPaul Nicholls
2012Olofi610–11Paddy BrennanTom George
2013Dell' Arca410-05Tom ScudamoreDavid Pipe
2014Garde La Victoire511-09Richard JohnsonPhilip Hobbs
2015Old Guard410-10Harry CobdenPaul Nicholls
2016North Hill Harvey511-00Harry SkeltonDan Skelton
2017Elgin510-08Wayne HutchinsonAlan King
2018Nietzsche509-07Danny McMenaminBrian Ellison
2019Harambe611-00Tom BellamyAlan King
2020The Shunter710-00Robbie PowerEmmet Mullins
2021West Cork710-13Harry SkeltonDan Skelton
2022I Like To Move It512-00Sam Twiston-DaviesNigel Twiston-Davies
2023Iberico Lord511-00Nico de BoinvilleNicky Henderson

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