The West Yorkshire Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain that is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Wetherby, West Yorkshire, over a distance of about 3 miles (3 miles and 26 yards, or 4,852 metres), and during its running, there are twelve hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in late October or early November.
The event was established in 1990, and it was initially contested over 3 miles. It was extended to about 3 miles and 1 furlong (5,029 metres) in 1992. The race was sponsored by John Smith's from 2000 to 2012 and run as the John Smith's Hurdle. Since 2013, it has been sponsored by Bet365. It was reduced back to 3 miles in 2015.
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer 1990 Battalion 6 Peter Scudamore Charlie Brooks 1991 Cab on Target 5 Peter Niven Mary Reveley 1992 Burgoyne 6 Lorcan Wyer Peter Easterby 1993 Deb's Ball 7 James Moffatt Dudley Moffatt 1994 Halkopous 8 Richard Dunwoody Mark Tompkins 1995 Cab on Target 9 Peter Niven Mary Reveley 1996 Trainglot 9 Richard Dunwoody Jimmy FitzGerald 1997 Pridwell 7 Tony McCoy Martin Pipe 1998 Marello 7 Peter Niven Mary Reveley 1999 Silver Wedge 8 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson 2000 Boss Doyle 8 Charlie Swan Mouse Morris 2001 Boss Doyle 9 David Casey Mouse Morris 2002 Brother Joe 8 Jim Culloty Philip Hobbs 2003 Gralmano 8 Graham Lee Kevin Ryan 2004 Telemoss 10 Tony Dobbin Nicky Richards 2005 Inglis Drever 6 Graham Lee Howard Johnson 2006 Redemption 11 Timmy Murphy Nigel Twiston-Davies 2007 Black Jack Ketchum 8 Tony McCoy Jonjo O'Neill 2008 Pettifour 6 Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies 2009 Fair Along 7 Rhys Flint Philip Hobbs 2010 Fair Along 8 Rhys Flint Philip Hobbs 2011 Restless Harry 7 Henry Oliver Robin Dickin 2012 Tidal Bay 11 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2013 Tidal Bay 12 Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls 2014 Cole Harden 5 Gavin Sheehan Warren Greatrex 2015 Kilcooley 6 Richard Johnson Charlie Longsdon 2016 Silsol 7 Jack Sherwood Paul Nicholls 2017 Colin's Sister 6 Paddy Brennan Fergal O'Brien 2018 Nautical Nitwit 9 Thomas Dowson Philip Kirby 2019 The Worlds End 8 Adrian Heskin Tom George 2020 Roksana 8 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 2021 Indefatigable 8 Daryl Jacob Paul Webber 2022 Proschema 7 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 2023 Botox Has 7 Caoilin Quinn Gary Moore 2024 Beacon Edge 10 Danny Gilligan Gordon Elliot 2025 Strong Leader 8 Sean Bowen Ollie Murphy
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British National Hunt races
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pedigreequery.com – West Yorkshire Hurdle – Wetherby.