Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle
The Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle, known for sponsorship purposes as the Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle, is a Premier Handicap National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years. It is run on the Old Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 2 miles and ½ furlong (2 miles and 87 yards, or 3,298 metres), and during its running there are eight hurdles to be jumped. It is a handicap race for juvenile hurdlers, and it is scheduled to take place each year during the Cheltenham Festival in March.
Premier Handicap race | |
Location | Cheltenham Racecourse Cheltenham, England |
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Inaugurated | 2005 |
Race type | Hurdle race |
Sponsor | Boodles |
Website | Cheltenham |
Race information | |
Distance | 2m 87y (3,298 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Four-year-olds |
Weight | Handicap |
Purse | £80,000 (2024) 1st: £45,016 |
2023 | ||
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Jazzy Matty | Byker | Risk Belle |
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2022 | ||
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Brazil | Gaelic Warrior | Bell Ex One |
2021 | ||
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Jeff Kidder | Saint Sam | Elham Valley |
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2010 | ||
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Sanctuaire | Notus De La Tour | Orsippus |
2009 | ||
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Silk Affair | Ski Sunday | Saticon |
2008 | ||
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Crack Away Jack | Ashkazar | Grand Schlem |
2007 | ||
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Gaspara | Altilhar | Laustra Bad |
The event is named in memory of Fred Winter (1926–2004), who was successful as both a jockey and a trainer in National Hunt racing. Winter's record at the Cheltenham Festival included seventeen victories as a jockey, and twenty-eight as a trainer.
The Fred Winter Juvenile Hurdle was one of several new races introduced at the Festival when a fourth day was added to the meeting in 2005. It was initially classed at Listed level, and it was promoted to Grade 3 status in 2009. The race was re-classified as a Premier Handicap from the 2023 running when Grade 3 status was renamed by the British Horseracing Authority.[1]
Records
editLeading jockey (2 wins):
- Mark Walsh - Aramax (2020), Brazil (2022)
- JJ Slevin - Band of Outlaws (2019), Lark in the Mornin (2024)
Leading trainer (4 wins):
- Gordon Elliott - Flaxen Flare (2013), Veneer of Charm (2018), Aramax (2020), Jazzy Matty (2023)
Winners
editYear |
Winner |
Weight |
Jockey |
Trainer |
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2005 | Dabiroun | 11-04 | Nina Carberry[a] | Paul Nolan |
2006 | Shamayoun | 11-03 | Paddy Brennan | Charles Egerton |
2007 | Gaspara | 10–11 | Andrew Glassonbury | David Pipe |
2008 | Crack Away Jack | 11–10 | Paul Carberry | Emma Lavelle |
2009 | Silk Affair | 10-04 | Tom O'Brien | Mick Quinlan |
2010 | Sanctuaire | 11-02 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
2011 | What A Charm | 10-06 | Paul Townend | Arthur Moore |
2012 | Une Artiste | 10–13 | Jeremiah McGrath | Nicky Henderson |
2013 | Flaxen Flare | 10-07 | Davy Condon | Gordon Elliott |
2014 | Hawk High | 11-01 | Brian Hughes | Tim Easterby |
2015 | Qualando | 11-00 | Nick Scholfield | Paul Nicholls |
2016 | Diego du Charmil | 11-01 | Sam Twiston-Davies | Paul Nicholls |
2017 | Flying Tiger | 11-05 | Richard Johnson | Nick Williams |
2018 | Veneer of Charm | 11-00 | Jack Kennedy | Gordon Elliott |
2019 | Band of Outlaws | 11-08 | JJ Slevin | Joseph O'Brien |
2020 | Aramax | 11-08 | Mark Walsh | Gordon Elliott |
2021 | Jeff Kidder | 10-08 | Sean Flanagan | Noel Meade |
2022 | Brazil | 11-09 | Mark Walsh | Padraig Roche |
2023 | Jazzy Matty | 10-06 | Michael O'Sullivan | Gordon Elliott |
2024 | Lark In The Mornin | 11-00 | JJ Slevin | Joseph O'Brien |
- ^ amateur jockey
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Jump Pattern Committee update 22/23 season". British Horseracing Authority. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- pedigreequery.com – Fred Winter Juvenile Novices' Hurdle – Cheltenham.
- racenewsonline.co.uk – Racenews Archive (21 February 2008).