The Long Distance Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Newbury over a distance of about 3 miles (3 miles and 52 yards, or 4,876 metres), and during its running there are twelve hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in late November or early December.
The event was established in 1990.
Records Most successful horse (4 wins): Big Buck's – 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Leading jockey (5 wins): Tony McCoy – Deano's Beeno (1999, 2000), Baracouda (2004), Duc de Regniere (2008), Big Buck's (2010)
Leading trainer (5 wins): Paul Nicholls – Big Buck's (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012), Celestial Halo (2013) Nicky Henderson - Conquering Leader (1995), Bacchanal (2002), Duc de Regniere (2008), Champ (2022), Impose Toi (2025)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer 1990 Trapper John 6 Charlie Swan Mouse Morris 1991 Cab on Target 5 Peter Niven Mary Reveley 1992 Tyrone Bridge 6 Richard Dunwoody Martin Pipe 1993 Triple Witching 7 Adrian Maguire David Nicholson 1994 Hebridean 7 Adrian Maguire David Nicholson 1995 Conquering Leader 6 John Kavanagh Nicky Henderson 1996 What a Question 8 Graham Bradley Mouse Morris 1997 Go-Informal 6 Eddie Callaghan Malcolm Jefferson 1998 Princeful 7 Richard Dunwoody Jenny Pitman 1999 Deano's Beeno 7 Tony McCoy Martin Pipe 2000 Deano's Beeno 8 Tony McCoy Martin Pipe 2001 Historic 5 Carl Llewellyn Tom George 2002 Bacchanal 8 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson 2003 Baracouda 8 Thierry Doumen François Doumen 2004 Baracouda 9 Tony McCoy François Doumen 2005 Inglis Drever 6 Graham Lee Howard Johnson 2006 Inglis Drever 7 Tony Dobbin Howard Johnson 2007 Inglis Drever 8 Denis O'Regan Howard Johnson 2008 Duc de Regniere 6 Tony McCoy Nicky Henderson 2009 Big Buck's 6 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2010 Big Buck's 7 Tony McCoy Paul Nicholls 2011 Big Buck's 8 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2012 Big Buck's 9 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2013 Celestial Halo 9 Daryl Jacob Paul Nicholls 2014 Medinas 7 Richard Johnson Alan King 2015 Thistlecrack 7 Tom Scudamore Colin Tizzard 2016 Unowhatimeanharry 8 Barry Geraghty Harry Fry 2017 Beer Goggles 6 Richard Johnson Richard Woollacott 2018 Unowhatimeanharry 10 Barry Geraghty Harry Fry 2019 Paisley Park 7 Aidan Coleman Emma Lavelle 2020 Thyme Hill 6 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs 2021 Thomas Darby 8 Sean Bowen Olly Murphy 2022 Champ 10 Jonjo O'Neill Jr Nicky Henderson 2023 Dashel Drasher 10 Rex Dingle Jeremy Scott 2024 Strong Leader 7 Sean Bowen Olly Murphy 2025 Impose Toi 7 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British National Hunt races
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External links Race Recordings (1992-2007) youtube.com pedigreequery.com – Long Distance Hurdle – Newbury.