|}The Lanzarote Hurdle is a National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Kempton Park over a distance of about 2 miles and 5 furlongs (4,225 metres), and during its running there are ten hurdles to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in January.
The event is named in memory of the racehorse Lanzarote (1968–1977), the winner of the Champion Hurdle in 1974, and was first run in 1978. Lanzarote had a particularly good record in races at Kempton, and he twice won the track's leading hurdle event, the Christmas Hurdle. He finished his hurdling career with a total of 20 wins from 33 starts. After achieving a further three victories as a chaser, Lanzarote was made the second favourite to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 1977. However, during that race he broke his near-hind leg and had to be euthanised.
For many years the distance of the Lanzarote Hurdle was set at 2 miles (3,219 metres), and there were eight hurdles to be jumped. The event was temporarily switched to Carlisle in 2006, and upon its return to Kempton in 2007 there was a substantial increase to its distance. Its regular length was extended by 5 furlongs (1,006 metres), and there were an additional two hurdles to jump. In its analysis of that year's running, the Racing Post commented that this was: "In effect, a new race. Although run under the 'Lanzarote' handle, this was in no way the same race as the Lanzarote of old." Prior to 2023 the race had Listed status. This was removed when Listed handicap races were removed from the racing programme, and the race became a Class 2 handicap.[1]
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| Year | Winner | Age | Weight | Jockey | Trainer | |||
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| 1978 | Nougat | 8 | 11-11 | Gerry Enright | Josh Gifford | |||
| 1979 | Love From Verona | 5 | 10-01 | Ray Cochrane | Ron Sheather | |||
| 1980 | width=160px | Danish King | 6 | 10-03 | width=180px | Andrew Turnell | width=180px | Bob Turnell |
| 1981 | Walnut Wonder | 6 | 10-06 | Anthony Webber | Les Kennard | |||
| 1982 | Knighthood | 7 | 10-00 | Steve Knight | Bob Turnell | |||
| 1983 | Brave Hussar | 5 | 10-07 | Richard Rowe | Josh Gifford | |||
| 1984 | Janus | 6 | 11-01 | Colin Brown | Dina Smith | |||
| no race 1985 | ||||||||
| 1986 | Prideaux Boy | 8 | 11-00 | Michael Bowlby | Graham Roach | |||
| 1987 | Stray Shot | 9 | 09-10 | Gee Armytage | Geoff Hubbard | |||
| 1988 | Fredcoteri | 12 | 11-04 | Micky Hammond | George M. Moore | |||
| 1989 | Grey Salute | 6 | 10-07 | Richard Dunwoody | John Jenkins | |||
| 1990 | Atlaal | 5 | 10-03 | Richard Dunwoody | John Jenkins | |||
| 1991 | Star Season | 7 | 10-03 | N. Mann | Richard Holder | |||
| 1992 | Egypt Mill Prince | 6 | 10-13 | Mark Pitman | Jenny Pitman | |||
| 1993 | Tomahawk | 6 | 10-00 | Declan Murphy | Pat Murphy | |||
| 1994 | Nijmegen | 6 | 10-06 | Jamie Osborne | Jimmy FitzGerald | |||
| 1995 | Trying Again | 7 | 11-10 | Jamie Osborne | David Gandolfo | |||
| 1996 | Warm Spell | 6 | 11-02 | Tony McCoy | Gary L. Moore | |||
| 1997 | Make A Stand | 6 | 10-03 | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe | |||
| 1998 | Shahrur | 5 | 10-09 | John Kavanagh | Gary L. Moore | |||
| 1999 | Tiutchev | 6 | 11-02 | Mick Fitzgerald | David Nicholson | |||
| 2000 | Heart | 7 | 10-06 | Carl Rafter | Henrietta Knight | |||
| no race 2001 | ||||||||
| 2002 | Majlis | 5 | 10-03 | David Dennis | Tom George | |||
| 2003 | Non So | 5 | 11-05 | J. P. McNamara | Nicky Henderson | |||
| 2004 | Limerick Boy | 6 | 11-07 | Sam Thomas | Venetia Williams | |||
| 2005 | Crossbow Creek | 7 | 10-08 | Jim Crowley | Mark Rimell | |||
| 2006 | Rayshan (DH) | 6 | 10-07 | Rose Davidson | Nicky Richards | |||
| 2006 | Buck Whaley (DH) | 6 | 10-06 | Noel Fehily | Jonjo O'Neill | |||
| 2007 | Verasi | 6 | 10-04 | Eamon Dehdashti | Gary L. Moore | |||
| 2008 | Nycteos | 7 | 10-10 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls | |||
| no race 2009 | ||||||||
| 2010 | Micheal Flips | 6 | 10-11 | Nick Scholfield | Andrew Turnell | |||
| 2011 | James De Vassy | 6 | 11-02 | Will Kennedy | Nick Williams | |||
| 2012 | Swincombe Flame | 6 | 10-04 | Will Kennedy | Nick Williams | |||
| 2013 | Oscara Dara | 8 | 11-00 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson | |||
| 2014 | Saphir Du Rheu | 5 | 11-07 | Harry Derham | Paul Nicholls | |||
| 2015 | Tea For Two | 6 | 09-12 | Lizzie Kelly | Nick Williams | |||
| 2016 | Yala Enki | 6 | 09-12 | Charlie Deutsch | Venetia Williams | |||
| 2017 | Modus | 7 | 11-04 | Barry Geraghty | Paul Nicholls | |||
| 2018 | William Henry | 8 | 11-07 | James Bowen | Nicky Henderson | |||
| 2019 | Big Time Dancer | 6 | 10-10 | Jonjo O'Neill jr | Jennie Candlish | |||
| 2020 | Burrows Edge | 7 | 11-04 | Nico de Boinville | Nicky Henderson | |||
| 2021 | Boreham Bill | 9 | 10-11 | Ben Jones | Emma Lavelle | |||
| 2022 | Cobblers Dream | 6 | 10-10 | Jack Quinlan | Ben Case | |||
| 2023 | West Balboa | 7 | 10-11 | Bridget Andrews | Dan Skelton | |||
| 2024 | Jay Jay Reilly | 8 | 11-00 | Tristan Durrell | Dan Skelton |
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