Knights Royal Hurdle

The Knights Royal Hurdle is a National Hunt hurdle race in England which is open to horses aged four or five years. It was run at Ascot over a distance of 2 miles (3,218 metres), and was scheduled to take place each year in December.

Knights Royal Hurdle
2000
Yellow, red inverted triangle and armlets Pink, Dark Blue seams, Pink cap Black and yellow diamonds, checked sleeves, yellow cap
Valiramix Scarlet Pimpernel Landing Light
Previous years
1999
DARK BLUE, emerald green hoop, dark blue sleeves, quartered cap Dark Blue and White check, Dark Blue sleeves, White cap, Dark Blue star Emerald green, yellow spots, yellow and emerald green halved sleeves, purple cap
Blue Royal Sir Talbot Rainbow Frontier
1998
Black and white stripes, emerald green and white striped sleeves Beige, light blue hoop, armlets and cap Brown, orange sleeves, quartered cap
Toto Toscato City Hall Makounji
1997
Beige, Black hollow box and armlets, quartered cap Emerald green, yellow stripe, yellow cap White, black spots, white sleeves, red cap
Mr Markham Sharpical I'm Supposin
1996
Blue, yellow hoop, yellow sleeves, blue armlets, quartered cap Black, Yellow sash, chevrons on sleeves, Yellow cap Beige, Black hollow box and armlets, quartered cap
Mistinguett Eskimo Nel Mr Percy
1995
Yellow, black inverted triangle, black sleeves, green diamonds, black cap White, large black spots, black cap Grey, red sleeves, striped cap
Pridwell Mysilv Kadastrof
1994
White, brown sleeves and cap White, Dark Blue and White check cap Yellow, blue triple diamond and diamonds on sleeves, yellow cap, blue diamond
Relkeel Holy Wanderer Ground Nut
1993
Dark blue, yellow star and sleeves Black and white stripes, chevrons on sleeves, black cap, white star Emerald green, yellow stars, hooped sleeves, white cap
Absalom's Lady Satin Lover Kilcash
1992
Orange, black epaulets, black and orange striped sleeves, black cap, orange star Yellow, red stars on body, green cap Red, blue stripe, white sleeves, black cap
Baydon Star Corrin Hill Flown
1990
Orange, black epaulets, black and orange striped sleeves, black cap, orange star Dark Blue, Emerald Green stars, Dark Blue sleeves, Dark Blue cap, Emerald Green star Emerald green, orange braces and cap, hooped sleeves
Wonder Man Stratford Ponds Vayrua
1989
Brown, white hoop and sleeves, quartered cap Blue and white stripes, hooped cap Black, scarlet cap
Forest Sun Calapaez Nodform
1988
Grey and pink (halved), reversed sleeves, striped cap Blue and white stripes, hooped cap Light grey, dark green sleeves, lilac sash and cap
Celtic Chief Calapaez Jazetas
1987
Purple, grey sleeves, purple cap, grey spots Black, white star and sleeves, black armlets, white cap, black star White, black diamond, purple sleeves and cap
Osric Saffron Lord Ghofar
 

The race was first run in 1965 and was last run in 2000.

The race was initially known as the Knights Royal Hurdle, but from 1972 it was known as the S.G.B. Hire Shops Hurdle, later changed to the H.S.S. Hire Shops Hurdle. The original name was re-adopted in 1993.

During the eighties and nineties, when it held Listed status, the race often attracted some of the best second season hurdlers.

Winners
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer
1965Compton Martin6Stan MellorG Todd
1966Abandoned because of waterlogged state of course
1967Abandoned because of foot and mouth epidemic
1968Abandoned because of waterlogged state of course
1969Moyne Royal4B LeymanReg Akehurst
1970Bowie's Brig4Barry BroganArthur Pitt
1971Flower Picker5A BranfordFulke Walwyn
1972Ruisselet5Paul KellewayRyan Price
1973Lanzarote5Richard PitmanFred Winter
1974Tree Tangle5Andy TurnellBob Turnell
1975Grand Canyon5Peter HaynesDerek Kent
1976Abandoned because of frost
1977Kybo4Gerry EnrightJosh Gifford
1978Kybo5Bob ChampionJosh Gifford
1979Walnut Wonder4Lorna VincentLes Kennard
1980Heighlin4Steve JobarDavid Elsworth
1981Abandoned because of snow
1982Carved Opal4Colin BrownFred Winter
1983Admiral's Cup5John FrancomeFred Winter
1984See You Then4John FrancomeNicky Henderson
1985First Bout4Steve Smith EcclesNicky Henderson
1986Nohalmdun5Peter ScudamorePeter Easterby
1987 Osric 4 Graham McCourt Mick Ryan
1988 Celtic Chief 5 Richard Dunwoody Mrs Mercy Rimell
1989 Forest Sun 4 Jimmy Frost Toby Balding
1990 Wonder Man 5 Mark Pitman Jenny Pitman
1991Abandoned because of frost
1992 Baydon Star 5 Richard Dunwoody David Nicholson
1993 Absalom's Lady 5 Paul Holley David Elsworth
1994 Relkeel 5 Adrian Maguire David Nicholson
1995 Pridwell 5 Tony McCoy Martin Pipe
1996 Mistinguett 4 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies
1997 Mr Markham 5 Philip Hide Josh Gifford
1998 Toto Toscato 4 Adrian Maguire David Nicholson
1999 Blue Royal 4 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson
2000 Valiramix 4 Tony McCoy Martin Pipe

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