| Class | Grade 1 |
|---|---|
| Location | Kempton Park, Sunbury, England |
| Race type | Hurdle race |
| Sponsor | Ladbrokes |
| Website | Kempton Park |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2 miles (3,219 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old and up |
| Weight | 11st 10lb Allowances 7 lb forfillies andmares |
| Purse | £130,000(2024) 1st: £74,035 |
| 2024 | ||
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| Constitution Hill | Lossiemouth | Burdett Road |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ||
|  |  |
| Constitution Hill | Rubaud | First Street |
| 2022 | ||
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| Constitution Hill | Epatante | Highway One O Two |
| 2021 | ||
|  |  |
| Epatante | Glory And Fortune | Soaring Glory |
| 2020-2011 | ||
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| 2020 | ||
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| Silver Streak | Epatante | Ballyandy |
| 2019 | ||
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| Epatante | Silver Streak | Ballyandy |
| 2018 | ||
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| Verdana Blue | Buveur D'Air | If The Cap Fits |
| 2017 | ||
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| Buveur D'air | The New One | Mohaayed |
| 2016 | ||
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| Yanworth | The New One | Ch'tibello |
| 2015 | ||
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| Faugheen | The New One | Hargam |
| 2014 | ||
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| Faugheen | Purple Bay | Blue Heron |
| 2013 | ||
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| My Tent Or Yours | The New One | Sametegal |
| 2012 | ||
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| Darlan | Raya Star | Dodging Bullets |
| 2011 | ||
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| Binocular | Rock on Ruby | Overturn |
| 2010-2001 | ||
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| 2010 | ||
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| Binocular | Overturn | Starluck |
| 2009 | ||
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| Go Native | Starluck | Binocular |
| 2008 | ||
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| Harchibald | Snap Tie | Blue Bajan |
| 2007 | ||
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| Straw Bear | Harchibald | Penzance |
| 2006 | ||
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| Jazz Messenger | Noble Request | Desert Quest |
| 2005 | ||
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| Feathard Lady | Self Defense | Royal Shakespeare |
| 2004 | ||
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| Harchibald | Rooster Booster | Perouse |
| 2003 | ||
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| Intersky Falcon | Rooster Booster | Sporazene |
| 2002 | ||
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| Intersky Falcon | Santenay | Davenport Milenium |
| 2001 | ||
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| Landing Light | Bilboa | Hors La Loi III |
| 2000-1991 | ||
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| 2000 | ||
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| Geos | Ashley Park | Seebald |
| 1999 | ||
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| Dato Star | Wahiba Sands | Sharpical |
| 1998 | ||
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| French Holly | Master Beveled | Dato Star |
| 1997 | ||
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| Kerawi | Shadow Leader | Sanmartino |
| 1994 | ||
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| Absalom's Lady | Atours | Jazilah |
| 1993 | ||
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| Muse | High Baron | Absalom's Lady |
| 1992 | ||
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| Mighty Mogul | Flown | Granville Again |
| 1991 | ||
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| Gran Alba | Royal Derbi | Ruling |
| 1990-1987 | ||
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| 1990 | ||
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| Fidway | Sybillin | Deep Sensation |
| 1989 | ||
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| Kribensis | Osric | Floyd |
| 1988 | ||
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| Kribensis | Floyd | Wishlon |
| 1987 | ||
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| Osric | Aldino | Nohalmdun |
TheChristmas Hurdle is a Grade 1National Hunthurdle race in Great Britain which is open tohorses aged four years or older. It is run atKempton Park over a distance of about 2 miles (3,219 metres), and during its running there are eight hurdles to be jumped. The race is the second leg of theTriple Crown of Hurdling and is scheduled to take place each year during theKing George VI Chase meeting onBoxing Day.
During the 1960s Kempton staged a 2-milehandicap race on Boxing Day called the Kempton Park Handicap Hurdle. Its winners included Salmon Spray and Saucy Kit – both subsequent winners of theChampion Hurdle. The race was abandoned in 1967 and 1968, and it returned in the guise of the Christmas Hurdle in 1969.
Six winners of the race in its present format have gone on to victory in the Champion Hurdle. The first wasLanzarote, the winner of the latter event in 1974, and the others areDawn Run (1983–84),Kribensis (1989–90),Faugheen (2014–15),Epatante (2019–20) andConstitution Hill (2022–23).
Most successful horse since 1969 (3 wins):
Leading jockey since 1969 (5 wins):
Leadingtrainer since 1969 (13 wins):