Long Walk Hurdle
The Long Walk Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of about 3 miles and 1 furlong (3 miles and 97 yards, or 5,029 metres), and during its running there are twelve hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in December.
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| Location | Ascot Racecourse Berkshire, England |
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| Inaugurated | 1965 |
| Race type | Hurdle |
| Sponsor | Howden |
| Website | Ascot |
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| Distance | 3m 97y (5,029 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old and up |
| Weight | 11 st 7 lb Allowances 7 lb for mares |
| Purse | £105,000 (2021) 1st: £59,798 |
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| Paisley Park | Goshen | Champ |
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| Champ | Thyme Hill | Paisley Park |
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| Paisley Park | Thyme Hill | Roksana |
| 2019 | ||
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| The Worlds End | L'Ami Serge | Papagana |
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| Paisley Park | West Approach | Top Notch |
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| Sam Spinner | L'Ami Serge | Unowhatimeanharry |
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| Unowhatimeanharry | Lil Rockerfeller | Un Temps Pour Tout |
| 2015 | ||
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| Thistlecrack | Reve De Sivola | Deputy Dan |
| 2014 | ||
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| Reve De Sivola | Zarkandar | Aubusson |
| 2013 | ||
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| Reve De Sivola | Salubrious | Tweedledrum |
| 2012 | ||
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| Reve De Sivola | Smad Place | Trustan Times |
| 2011 | ||
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| Big Buck's | Five Dream | Restless Harry |
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| Big Buck's | Lough Derg | Restless Harry |
| 2009 | ||
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| Big Buck's | Karabak | Diamond Harry |
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| Punchestowns | Duc De Regniere | Mobaasher |
| 2007 | ||
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| Lough Derg | Hardy Eustace | Black Jack Ketchum |
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| Mighty Man | Lough Derg | Temoin |
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| My Way de Solzen | Neptune Collonges | Starzaan |
| 2004 | ||
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| Baracouda | Crystal d'Ainay | Rule Supreme |
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| Baracouda | Mr Cool | Deano's Beeno |
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| Deano's Beeno | Baracouda | Native Emperor |
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| Baracouda | Ballet-K | Carlovent |
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| Baracouda | Deano's Beeno | Celtic Native |
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| Anzum | Deano's Beeno | Count Campioni |
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| Princeful | Deano's Beeno | Ocean Hawk |
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| Paddy's Return | Pridwell | Bimsey |
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| Ocean Hawk | Trainglot | Pleasure Shared |
| 1995 | ||
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| Silver Wedge | Putty Road | Top Spin |
| 1994 | ||
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| Hebridean | Dorans Pride | What A Question |
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| Sweet Duke | Burgoyne | Avro Anson |
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| Vagog | Burgoyne | Shuil Ar Aghaidh |
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| Floyd | Ryde Again | Boscean Chieftain |
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| Royal Athlete | Mrs Muck | Pragada |
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| French Goblin | Gaye Brief | Tewit Castle |
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| Bluff Cove | Miss Nero | Sabin Du Loir |
The event is named after The Long Walk, an avenue of trees in Windsor Great Park. It was first run in 1965, and it was initially a handicap race. It became a conditions race in 1971, and it was given Grade 1 status in 1990. Prior to the redevelopment of Ascot Racecourse, which took place during the period 2004–06, the distance of the race was 3 miles and 1½ furlongs.
Since 1971, six winners of the Long Walk Hurdle have gone on to win the World Hurdle in the same season – Derring Rose (1980–81), Baracouda (2001–02), My Way de Solzen (2005–06), Big Buck's (2009–10, 2010–11 and 2011–12), Thistlecrack (2015–16) and Paisley Park (2018-19).
Records
Most successful horse (4 wins):
- Baracouda – 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004
Leading jockey (4 wins):
- Richard Johnson – Anzum (1999), Mighty Man (2006), Reve di Sivola (2012, 2013)
Leading trainer (4 wins):
- François Doumen – Baracouda (2000, 2001, 2003, 2004)
Winners since 1971
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
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| 1971 | St Patrick's Blue | 6 | Bill Smith | David Tatlow |
| 1972 | Highland Abbe | 6 | Richard Smith[lower-alpha 1] | Les Kennard |
| 1973 | Soloning | 8 | Richard Pitman | Fred Winter |
| 1974 | Go Bingo | 5 | David Munro | Sam Hall |
| 1975 | Lanzarote | 7 | John Francome | Fred Winter |
| no race 1976 [lower-alpha 2] | ||||
| 1977 | John Cherry | 6 | Steve Smith Eccles | Harry Thomson Jones |
| 1978 | Kelso Chant | 6 | Steve Charlton | Jumbo Wilkinson |
| 1979 | John Cherry | 8 | Steve Smith Eccles | Harry Thomson Jones |
| 1980 | Derring Rose | 5 | John Francome | Fred Winter |
| no race 1981 [lower-alpha 2] | ||||
| 1982 | Mayotte | 7 | Paul Richards | Richard Holder |
| 1983 | Crimson Embers | 8 | Stuart Shilston | Fulke Walwyn |
| 1984 | Kristenson | 7 | Michael Williams | Roger Fisher |
| 1985 | Misty Dale | 7 | Phil Tuck | Jenny Pitman |
| 1986 | Out of the Gloom | 5 | Peter Scudamore | Reg Hollinshead |
| 1987 | Bluff Cove | 5 | Richard Dunwoody | Reg Hollinshead |
| 1988 | French Goblin | 5 | Peter Hobbs | Josh Gifford |
| 1989 | Royal Athlete | 6 | Dean Gallagher | Jenny Pitman |
| 1990 | Floyd | 10 | Graham Bradley | David Elsworth |
| no race 1991 [lower-alpha 2] | ||||
| 1992 | Vagog | 7 | Martin Foster | Martin Pipe |
| 1993 | Sweet Duke | 6 | Carl Llewellyn | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 1994 | Hebridean | 7 | Adrian Maguire | David Nicholson |
| 1995 | Silver Wedge | 4 | Jamie Osborne | Oliver Sherwood |
| 1996 | Ocean Hawk | 4 | Carl Llewellyn | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 1997 | Paddy's Return | 5 | Norman Williamson | Ferdy Murphy |
| 1998 | Princeful | 7 | Richard Dunwoody | Jenny Pitman |
| 1999 | Anzum | 8 | Richard Johnson | Alan King |
| 2000 | Baracouda | 5 | Thierry Doumen | François Doumen |
| 2001 | Baracouda | 6 | Thierry Doumen | François Doumen |
| 2002 | Deano's Beeno | 10 | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe |
| 2003 | Baracouda | 8 | Thierry Doumen | François Doumen |
| 2004 | Baracouda [lower-alpha 3] | 9 | Tony McCoy | François Doumen |
| 2005 | My Way de Solzen [lower-alpha 3] | 5 | Robert Thornton | Alan King |
| 2006 | Mighty Man | 6 | Richard Johnson | Henry Daly |
| 2007 | Lough Derg | 7 | Tom Scudamore | David Pipe |
| 2008 | Punchestowns | 5 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
| 2009 | Big Buck's[lower-alpha 4] | 6 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2010 | Big Buck's[lower-alpha 4] | 7 | Tony McCoy | Paul Nicholls |
| 2011 | Big Buck's | 8 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2012 | Reve De Sivola | 7 | Richard Johnson | Nick Williams |
| 2013 | Reve De Sivola | 8 | Richard Johnson | Nick Williams |
| 2014 | Reve De Sivola | 9 | Daryl Jacob | Nick Williams |
| 2015 | Thistlecrack | 7 | Tom Scudamore | Colin Tizzard |
| 2016 | Unowhatimeanharry | 8 | Barry Geraghty | Harry Fry |
| 2017 | Sam Spinner | 5 | Joe Colliver | Jedd O'Keeffe |
| 2018 | Paisley Park | 6 | Aidan Coleman | Emma Lavelle |
| 2019 | The Worlds End | 8 | Adrian Heskin | Tom George |
| 2020 | Paisley Park | 8 | Aidan Coleman | Emma Lavelle |
| 2021 | Champ | 9 | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | Nicky Henderson |
| 2022 | Paisley Park[lower-alpha 5] | 10 | Aidan Coleman | Emma Lavelle |
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- The race was abandoned in 1976 and 1991 because of frost, and in 1981 because of snow
- Due to the closure of Ascot Racecourse for redevelopment, the race was switched to Windsor in 2004, and Chepstow in 2005
- It took place at Newbury in 2009 and 2010 after the original fixtures at Ascot were cancelled due to snow
- The 2022 running took place at Kempton Park after the original Ascot fixture was abandoned due to frozen ground
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