Fighting Fifth Hurdle Next Running: Sunday November 25th, 2012
The Fighting Fifth Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race for four-year-old and above horses.
There are nine hurdles to be jumped in the race.
The race title comes from the nickname of the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers regiment, originally the 5th Regiment of Foot.
| Distance: | 2m | Details: | (Grade 1) (Class 1) (4yo+) | Racecourse: | Newcastle | Race Type: | Jumps |
Winning Trends for the Fighting Fifth Hurdle
Age Trend: Range: 5 - 9yo.
Trainer Trend: D McCain Jnr has trained the last two winners of this race. N Meade has won this race three times in the last nine years, twice with Harchibald.
Jockey Trend: JM Maguire has ridden the last two winners. P Carberry was the jockey on both occasions when Harchibald won.
Favourite Trend: The favourite has won this race four times in nine years.
Fighting Fifth Hurdle Previous Winners
| YEAR | HORSE | A/G | WGT | LTO | FORM | TRAINER | JOCKEY | RAN | OR | SP |
| 2011 | Overturn (Ire) (CD) | 7g | 11.7 | 7 | 2573-11 | D McCain Jnr | JM Maguire | 5 | 164 | 7/4 (2f) |
| 2010 ! | Peddlers Cross (Ire) (D) | 5g | 11-7 | 231 | 1/11111- | D McCain Jnr | JM Maguire | 5 | 151 | 9/4 (2f) |
| 2009 | Go Native (Ire) (D) | 6g | 11-7 | 22 | 412 | Noel Meade | DJ Condon | 7 | 147 | 25/1 |
| 2008 ! | Punjabi (D) | 5g | 11-7 | 191 | 231- | NJ Henderson | BJ Geraghty | 6 | 163 | 8/11 (f) |
| 2007 | Harchibald (Fr) (CD) | 8g | 11-7 | 7 | 55-2 | N Meade | P Carberry | 8 | - | 4/1 (jt2f) |
| 2006 | Straw Bear (USA) (D) | 5g | 11-7 | 210 | 212- | NJ Gifford | AP McCoy | 9 | 154 | Evens (f) |
| 2005 | Arcalis (CD) | 5g | 11-7 | 250 | 431- | J Howard Johnson | A Dobbin | 9 | 146 | 9/4 (f) |
| 2004 | Harchibald (Fr) (D) | 5g | 11-7 | 13 | 4-31 | N Meade | P Carberry | 8 | - | 9/4 (jf) |
| 2003 | The French Furze (Ire) (D) | 9g | 11-0 | 13 | F-71 | N Richards | B Harding | 8 | 135 | 25/1 |

