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Ladbrokes World Hurdle

The World Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race for 4 year old and above horses.

It is run over a distance of 3 miles on the new course at the Cheltenham Festival.

It was first run under its current conditions in 1972 as the Stayers' Hurdle, changing to the present name in 2005.

Winners of this race frequently come back and run well year after year.

Recent Past Results

2009 : Ladbrokes World Hurdle
Going : Good to Soft14 ran
 HorseTrainerJockeySP
1Big Buck's P F NichollsR Walsh6/1
2Punchestowns N J HendersonB J Geraghty10/3
3Powerstation E O'ConnellA J Mcnamara25/1
 
2008 : Ladbrokes.com World Hurdle (grade 1)
Going : Good to Soft, Good in places17 ran
 HorseTrainerJockeySP
1Inglis DreverJ Howard JohnsonDenis O'regan11/8
2Kasbah Bliss F DoumenC Pieux9/1
3Kazal E GriffinB J Geraghty12/1
4Blazing BaileyA KingR Walsh13/2
 
2007 : Ladbroke World Hurdle (grade 1)
Going : Good to Soft, Good in places14 ran
 HorseTrainerJockeySP
1Inglis DreverJ Howard JohnsonP J Brennan5/1
2Mighty Man H D DalyR Johnson10/3
3Blazing BaileyA KingR Thornton8/1
 
2006 : Ladbrokes World Hurdle (Grade 1)
Going : Good20 ran
 HorseTrainerJockeySP
1My Way de Solzen A KingR Thornton8/1
2Golden Cross M HalfordJ Murtagh5/1
3Mighty Man H D DalyR Johnson4/1
4Fire Dragon Jonjo O'NeillA Dobbin33/1
 
2005 : Ladbrokes World Hurdle (Grade 1)
Going : Good, Good to Soft in places12 ran
 HorseTrainerJockeySP
1Inglis DreverJ Howard JohnsonG Lee5/1
2Baracouda F DoumenA P McCoy6/5
3Rule Supreme W P MullinsD J Casey4/1
 
2004 : Bonusprint.Com Stayers' Hurdle
Going : Good, Good to Soft in places10 ran
 HorseTrainerJockeySP
1Iris's GiftJonjo O'NeillB J Geraghty9/2
2Baracouda F DoumenT Doumen8/11
3Crystal d'Ainay A KingR Thornton8/1
 
2003 : Bonusprint Stayers' Hurdle
Going : Good, Good to Soft in places11 ran
 HorseTrainerJockeySP
1Baracouda F DoumenT Doumen9/4
2Iris's GiftJonjo O'NeillB J Geraghty7/1
3Limestone Lad James BoweP Carberry9/4
 
2002 : Bonusprint Stayers' Hurdle (Class A) (Grade 1)
Going : Good, Good to Soft in places15 ran
 HorseTrainerJockeySP
1Baracouda F DoumenT Doumen13/8
2Bannow Bay C RocheC F Swan2/1
3It Takes Time M PipeA P McCoy12/1
 
2000 : Bonusprint Stayers' Hurdle
Going : Good to Firm, Good in places10 ran
 HorseTrainerJockeySP
1Bacchanal N HendersonM A Fitzgerald11/2
2Limestone Lad James BoweS M McGovern3/1
3Behrajan H D DalyR Johnson8/1
 

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Racing UK

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Watch The Races Live

If you're unable to get to the Cheltenham Festival and you can't get to a TV. Place a bet on any of the races, with one of the following bookies and you can watch a live stream of the race via their site .

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War Of The Wolds

To celebrate this years Gold Cup, William Hill have created a fun game called War of the Wolds, where you race as either Denman or Kauto Star in a dual over fences. Our top score is 3419 points, can you beat it?