Kingwell Hurdle
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The Kingwell Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt horse race in the United Kingdom for four-year-old and above horses run over a distance of 2 miles (3,219 metres) at Wincanton Racecourse in February. There are eight hurdles to be jumped in the race.
It is an important trial race for the Champion Hurdle and Kribensis, Alderbrook and Hors La Loi III (2002) have won both the Kingwell Hurdle and the Champion Hurdle in the same year. I'm Supposin and Rhinestone Cowboy went on to finish third in the Champion Hurdle in the same year as winning this race. The 2005 winner, Inglis Drever, subsequently won the World Hurdle. Alderbrook and Azertyuiop both won the Kingwell Hurdle as novices.
[edit] Winners since 1988
- Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr".
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
| 1988 | Floyd | 8 | Colin Brown | David Elsworth |
| 1989 | Floyd | 9 | Richard Dunwoody | David Elsworth |
| 1990 | Kribensis | 6 | Richard Dunwoody | Michael Stoute |
| 1991 | Welsh Bard | 7 | Peter Scudamore | Charlie Brooks |
| 1992 | Fidway | 7 | Peter Scudamore | Tim Thomson Jones |
| 1993 | Valfinet | 6 | Peter Scudamore | Martin Pipe |
| 1994 | Valfinet | 7 | Richard Dunwoody | Martin Pipe |
| 1995 | Alderbrook | 6 | Norman Williamson | Kim Bailey |
| 1996 no race | ||||
| 1997 | Dreams End | 9 | Richard Dunwoody | Peter Bowen |
| 1998 | I'm Supposin | 6 | Richard Dunwoody | Richard Rowe |
| 1999 | Grey Shot | 7 | Jamie Osborne | Ian Balding |
| 2000 | Hors La Loi III | 5 | Dean Gallagher | François Doumen |
| 2001 | Azertyuiop | 4 | Adrian Maguire | Paul Nicholls |
| 2002 | Hors La Loi III | 7 | Dean Gallagher | James Fanshawe |
| 2003 | Rhinestone Cowboy | 7 | Norman Williamson | Jonjo O'Neill |
| 2004 | Rigmarole | 6 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2005 | Inglis Drever | 6 | Tony McCoy | Howard Johnson |
| 2006 | Briareus | 6 | Mr Tom Greenall | Andrew Balding |
| 2007 | Straw Bear | 6 | Tony McCoy | Nick Gifford |
