The Gerry Feilden Hurdle is a Premier Handicap 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 2 miles and half a furlong (2 miles and 69 yards, or 3,282 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late November or early December at the course's Ladbrokes Trophy meeting.
It is currently an Intermediate Hurdle (Limited Handicap) sponsored by Ladbrokes Coral, but in the 1980s and early 1990s it was a Grade 2 race, contested by many of the top hurdlers. It was given Grade 2 status when the National Hunt Pattern was revised in 1989 and was restricted to horses in their second winning season (intermediates) over hurdles – the 1992 running, for example, was restricted to horses which had not won prior to 2 August 1991. Similar conditions still apply – the 2019 running was restricted to horses which had not won before 29 April 2019. The race was subsequently reduced to Listed status and was re-classified as a Premier Handicap from the 2022 running when Listed status was removed from handicap races.
The race was first run in 1954, and is named in honour of General Sir Randle (Gerry) Feilden, one of the great post-war racing administrators.
Winners Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer1954 Syrte 4 12-02 Fred Winter Ryan Price1955 Punjab 4 10-01 Harry Sprague T Farmer1956 Hilarion 8 11-04 Michael Scudamore Bill Wightman1957 Fare Time 4 10–12 Johnnie Gilbert Ryan Price1958 Retour de Flamme 5 12-04 Dave Dick S Warren1959 Langton Heath 5 11-04 Raymond Martin T Griffiths1960 Rough Tweed 6 10-04 Johnny East Neville Crump1961 Anzio 4 11-01 Bobby Beasley Fulke Walwyn1962 White Park Bay 7 11-04 Josh Gifford Peter Payne-Gallwey1963 Salmon Spray 5 10-08 Johnny Haine Bob Turnell1964 Golden Sailor 5 10-04 David Nicholson G Vergette1965 Lanconello 6 10-05 Johnny Haine Keith Piggott1966 Hanassi 6 10-06 Andy Turnell J Goldsmith1967 Secret Agent II 5 10-02 Josh Gifford John Benstead1968 Bric-Brac 9 11-06 Joe Guest Harry Hannon1969 Viroy 5 11-06 Josh Gifford Ryan Price1970 Coral Diver 5 12-00 Ken White Fred Rimell1971 Eric 4 10-08 Jimmy Nolan Vernon Cross1972 Comedy of Errors 5 12-00 Bill Smith Fred Rimell1973 Lanzarote 5 11-10 Richard Pitman Fred Winter1974 Flash Imp 5 11-06 Jeff King Ron Smyth1975 Dramatist 4 11-01 Bill Smith Fulke Walwyn1976 Beacon Light 5 12-00 Andy Turnell Bob Turnell1977 Decent Fellow 4 11-09 Richard Linley Toby Balding1978 Connaught Ranger 4 11-09 John Burke Fred Rimell1979 Celtic Ryde 4 11-05 Martin O'Halloran Peter Cundell1980 Pollardstown 5 11-08 Philip Blacker Stan Mellor1981 Heighlin 5 11-08 Steve Jobar David Elsworth1982 Royal Vulcan 4 11-00 Jonjo O'Neill Neville Callaghan1983 Buck House 5 11-08 Tommy Carmody Mouse Morris1984 Ra Nova 5 11-03 Mark Perrett Nan Kennedy1985 Gala's Image 5 11-00 Richard Linley Mercy Rimell1986 Barnbrook Again 5 11-00 Ross Arnott David Elsworth 1987 Celtic Chief 4 11-00 Peter Scudamore Mercy Rimell 1988 Kribensis 4 11-06 Richard Dunwoody Michael Stoute 1989 Cruising Altitude 6 11-03 Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood 1990 Fidway 5 11-06 Steve Smith Eccles Tim Thomson Jones 1991 Gran Alba 5 11-00 Graham McCourt Richard Hannon, Sr. 1992 Mighty Mogul 5 11-03 Richard Dunwoody David Nicholson 1993 Bold Boss 4 11-03 Richard Dunwoody Martin Pipe 1994 Large Action 6 10-09 Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood 1995 Killone Abbot 6 10-03 Jamie Osborne Jim Old 1996 Zabadi 4 11-06 Norman Williamson David Nicholson 1997 Sanmartino 5 11-06 Adrian Maguire David Nicholson 1998 Wahiba Sands 5 11-00 Richard Dunwoody Martin Pipe 1999 Bacchanal 5 11-09 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson 2000 Male-Ana-Mou 7 10-07 Robert Thornton Jamie Poulton 2001 Got One Too 4 11-00 Norman Williamson Nicky Henderson 2002 Never 5 11-09 Thierry Doumen François Doumen 2003 Tramantano 4 10–12 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies 2004 Distant Prospect 7 10-04 Timmy Murphy Andrew Balding 2005 Manorson 6 10-09 Graham Lee Oliver Sherwood 2006 Afsoun 4 11-10 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson 2007 Mon Michel 4 10-04 Jamie Moore Gary Moore 2008 Helens Vision 5 10-07 Seamus Durack Tim Vaughan 2009 Fairyland 6 10-08 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson 2010 Tocca Ferro 5 10–13 Sam Thomas Emma Lavelle 2011 Rock On Ruby 6 11-10 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2012 Lyvius 4 10-07 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson 2013 Ifandbutwhynot 7 10–11 Timmy Murphy David O'Meara 2014 L'Ami Serge 4 10-07 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson 2015 Sternrubin 4 11-01 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs 2016 Who Dares Wins 4 11–10 Wayne Hutchinson Alan King 2017 High Bridge 6 11–03 Alex Ferguson Ben Pauling 2018 Global Citizen 6 11-10 David Bass Ben Pauling 2019 Epatante 5 11-06 Aidan Coleman Nicky Henderson 2020 Floressa 5 11-05 Jeremiah McGrath Nicky Henderson 2021 Onemorefortheroad 6 10-08 Jack Quinlan Neil King 2022 First Street 5 12-00 James Bowen Nicky Henderson 2023 Hansard 5 11-11 Niall Houlihan Gary Moore 2024 Navajo Indy 5 10-05 Gavin Sheehan Tom Symonds 2025 Tutti Quanti 5 11-01 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British National Hunt races
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External links Race Recordings (1981-2010) youtube.com