National Spirit Hurdle Next Running: Sunday February 27th, 2011
The National Spirit Trophy Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt horse race in the United Kingdom for four-year-old and above horses. It is run over a distance of 2 miles 4 furlongs at Fontwell Park Racecourse in February.
There are ten hurdles to be jumped in the race.
It is named in honour of National Spirit, winner of the Champion Hurdle in 1947 and 1948, who won five times at Fontwell Park including three successive victories in the Rank Challenge Cup.
Up until 2004, it was run over 2m 2f but this was increased in 2004 to the current 2m 4f.
| Distance: | 2m 4f | Details: | (Grade 2) (Class 1) (4yo+) | Racecourse: | Fontwell | Race Type: | Jumps |
Betting Offers on the National Spirit Hurdle
None at present.
National Spirit Hurdle Latest Odds
Odds not available at this time.
Winning Trends for the National Spirit Hurdle
Age Trend: Range: 5 - 9yo.
Trainer Trend: A King has trained two winners of this race in the last nine years. D Pipe won the race twice with Lough Derg.
Jockey Trend: AP McCoy has ridden two winners for two different trainers in the last nine years. R Thornton was the jockey on both of A King's winners.
Favourite Trend: The favourite has won this race four times in the last nine years.
Weight Trend: Range: 10-10 - 11-12.
National Spirit Hurdle Previous Winners
| YEAR | HORSE | A/G | WGT | LTO | FORM | TRAINER | JOCKEY | RAN | OR | SP |
| 2011 | Celestial Halo (Ire) | 7g | 11-7 | 8 | F-F3332 | PF Nicholls | Harry Skelton | 5 | 162 | 6/4 (2f) |
| 2010 | Trenchant | 5g | 11-7 | 22 | 469159 | A King | R Thornton | 7 | 149 | 8/1 |
| 2009 | Lough Derg (Fr) (CD) | 9g | 11-11 | 8 | 142 | D Pipe | T Scudamore | 7 | 163 | 5/2 (f) |
| 2008 | Lough Derg (Fr) (CD) | 8g | 11-11 | 8 | 162 | D Pipe | T Scudamore | 8 | 159 | 5/1 (3f) |
| 2007 | United (GER) (D) | 6m | 10-10 | 43 | 511 | Mrs L Wadham | L Aspell | 5 | 145 | 4/7 (f) |
| 2006 | My Way de Solzen (Fr) | 6g | 11-11 | 54 | 2-21 | A King | R Thornton | 6 | 157 | 10/11 (f) |
| 2005 | Blue Canyon (Fr) (D) | 7g | 11-12 | 29 | 571 | F Doumen | AP McCoy | 8 | - | 3/1 (2f) |
| 2004 | Starzaan (Ire) | 5g | 11-4 | 43 | 433 | H Morrison | TJ Murphy | 9 | 138 | 5/1 (3f) |
| 2003 | Classified (Ire) (D) | 7? | 11-10 | 23 | 1-21 | MC Pipe | AP McCoy | 7 | 147 | 8/13 (f) |
