Christmas Hurdle
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Christmas Hurdle is a prominent Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain, traditionally run at Kempton Park Racecourse during the Christmas racing festival.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grade 1 race
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National Hunt hurdle race ⓘ |
| ageRestriction | Four years and older ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Christmas Hurdle at Kempton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discipline | National Hunt racing ⓘ |
| distance |
About 2 miles
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Approximately 3,219 metres ⓘ |
| frequency | Annual event ⓘ |
| governingBody | British Horseracing Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConnection | Often used as a trial for the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham ⓘ |
| hasFeature | Run on the same card as the King George VI Chase ⓘ |
| inaugurated | 1969 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kempton Park Racecourse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meeting | Kempton Christmas Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableJockey | Tony McCoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTrainer |
Nicky Henderson
NERFINISHED
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Willie Mullins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
Binocular
NERFINISHED
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| numberOfHurdles | 8 ⓘ |
| partOf | Road to the Champion Hurdle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| qualification | Four-years-old and up ⓘ |
| raceCategory | Two-mile championship hurdle trial ⓘ |
| raceClass | Open age hurdle ⓘ |
| raceCode | Jumps ⓘ |
| raceGrade | Grade 1 (current status) ⓘ |
| raceStatus | Grade 1 ⓘ |
| raceType | Hurdle race ⓘ |
| region | Surrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Ladbrokes (various years)
NERFINISHED
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Ladbrokes Coral (various years) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ladbrokes King George Meeting sponsors (various years) ⓘ |
| surface | Turf ⓘ |
| timing | Held annually at Christmas ⓘ |
| trackDirection | Right-handed ⓘ |
| usualDate | 26 December ⓘ |
| venueCity | Sunbury-on-Thames NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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