Rendlesham Hurdle
The Rendlesham 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 Haydock Park over a distance of about 3 miles and 1 furlong (5,029 metres), and during its running there are twelve hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in February.
The event was formerly held at Kempton Park, and it was a limited handicap from 1995 to 2001. It was transferred to Haydock in 2006, and its distance here was initially 2 miles and 7½ furlongs. It was extended to 3 miles in 2008, and to its current length in 2009. The race is currently sponsored by The Tote and was run in 2011 as the Totescoop6 Hurdle.
The Rendlesham Hurdle serves as an important trial for the World Hurdle in March. The last horse to win both races in the same year was Baracouda in 2002.
Winners since 1988
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | King's College Boy | 10 | Graham Bradley | Monica Dickinson |
| 1989 | Cliffalda | 6 | Tom Morgan | John Edwards |
| 1990 | Old Dundalk | 6 | Michael Bowlby | David Murray Smith |
| 1991 | Floyd | 11 | Graham Bradley | David Elsworth |
| 1992 | Forest Sun | 7 | Jimmy Frost | Toby Balding |
| 1993 | Baydon Star | 6 | Richard Dunwoody | David Nicholson |
| 1994 | Balasani | 8 | Richard Dunwoody | Martin Pipe |
| 1995 | Cyborgo | 5 | Richard Dunwoody | Martin Pipe |
| 1996 | See Enough | 8 | Anthony Tory | Bob Buckler |
| 1997 | Pharanear | 7 | Adrian Maguire | David Nicholson |
| 1998 | Buckhouse Boy | 8 | Andrew Thornton | David Nicholson |
| 1999 | Pharanear | 9 | Robert Thornton | David Nicholson |
| 2000 | Teaatral | 6 | Dean Gallagher | Charles Egerton |
| 2001 | Merry Masquerade | 10 | Andrew Thornton | Mary Reveley |
| 2002 | Baracouda | 7 | Thierry Doumen | François Doumen |
| 2003 | Deano's Beeno | 11 | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe |
| 2004 | Monkerhostin | 7 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs |
| 2005 | Crystal d'Ainay | 6 | Robert Thornton | Alan King |
| 2006 | Royal Emperor | 10 | Padge Whelan | Sue Smith |
| 2007 | Labelthou | 8 | Barry Fenton | Emma Lavelle |
| 2008 | Kasbah Bliss | 6 | Barry Keniry | François Doumen |
| 2009 | Kasbah Bliss | 7 | Christophe Pieux | François Doumen |
| 2010 | Souffleur | 7 | Tom O'Brien | Peter Bowen |
| 2011 | Cross Kennon | 7 | Alan O'Keefe | Jenny Candlish |
