|}The Morebattle Hurdle is a Class 2 National Hunt handicap hurdle race open to horses aged four years or older. It is run in early March at Kelso Racecourse in the Scottish Borders over a distance of 2 miles and 51 yards; there are eight hurdles to be jumped.[1]
Previously a handicap race, it was first run as a conditions contest in 1984. Jinxy Jack won four consecutive runnings of the race from 1990 to 1993 and went on to finish third in the 1994 renewal named in his honour.[2] The 2010 running saw pre-race Champion Hurdle favourite Zaynar, trained by Nicky Henderson, beaten at starting odds of fourteen-to-one on in one of the shortest-price upsets ever in British horse racing.[3] The race reverted to handicap status in 2021.
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| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Hill's Guard | 5 | A Stringer | A Scott | |
| 1985 | Browne's Gazette | 7 | Dermot Browne | Monica Dickinson | |
| 1986 | Abandoned due to snow | ||||
| 1987 | Ballydurrow | 10 | Micky Hammond | Roger Fisher | |
| 1988 | Nohalmdun | 7 | Lorcan Wyer | Peter Easterby | |
| 1989 | Blazing Walker | 5 | Alan Merrigan | Arthur Stephenson | |
| 1990 | Jinxy Jack | 6 | Neale Doughty | Gordon W. Richards | |
| 1991 | Jinxy Jack | 7 | Neale Doughty | Gordon W. Richards | |
| 1992 | Jinxy Jack | 8 | Neale Doughty | Gordon W. Richards | |
| 1993 | Jinxy Jack | 9 | Neale Doughty | Gordon W. Richards | |
| 1994 | Grey Power | 7 | Peter Niven | Mary Reveley | |
| 1995 | Large Action | 7 | Jamie Osborne | Oliver Sherwood | |
| 1996 | Abandoned due to frost and snow | ||||
| 1997 | Direct Route | 6 | Paul Carberry | J Howard Johnson | |
| 1998 | Marello | 7 | Peter Niven | Mary Reveley | |
| 1999 | Caulker | 6 | S Taylor | Maurice Barnes | |
| 2000 | Kathryn's Pet | 7 | Alan Dempsey | Mary Reveley | |
| 2001 | Abandoned due to frost | ||||
| 2002 | Abandoned due to frost | ||||
| 2003 | Abandoned due to snow | ||||
| 2004 | Chivalry | 5 | Graham Lee | J Howard Johnson | |
| 2005 | Kimbambo | 7 | G Berridge | J P L Ewart | |
| 2006 | Culcabock | 6 | Dougie Costello | Lucinda Russell | |
| 2007 | Brave Vision | 11 | E Whillans | A C Whillans | |
| 2008 | Bywell Beau | 9 | Jan Faltejsek | G A Charlton | |
| 2009 | Abandoned due to frost | ||||
| 2010 | Quwetwo | 7 | Wilson Renwick | J Howard Johnson | |
| 2011 | Peddlers Cross | 6 | Jason Maguire | Donald McCain | |
| 2012 | Simonsig | 6 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson | |
| 2013 | Duke of Navan | 5 | Brian Harding | Nicky Richards | |
| 2014 | Runswick Royal | 5 | Brian Hughes | Ann Hamilton | |
| 2015 | Glingerburn | 7 | Brian Harding | Nicky Richards | |
| 2016 | Top Notch | 5 | Daryl Jacob | Nicky Henderson | |
| 2017 | Cyrus Darius | 8 | Brian Hughes | Malcolm Jefferson | |
| 2018 | Cyrus Darius | 9 | Brian Hughes | Ruth Jefferson | |
| 2019 | We Have A Dream | 5 | Daryl Jacob | Nicky Henderson | |
| 2020 | Abandoned due to waterlogging[4] | ||||
| 2021 | The Shunter | 8 | Alain Cawley | Emmet Mullins | |
| 2022 | Cormier | 6 | Sean Quinlan | Brian Ellison | |
| 2023 | Benson | 8 | Ryan Mania | Sandy Thomson | |
| 2024 | Cracking Rhapsody | 5 | Ewan Williams | Craig Nicol | |