West Yorkshire Hurdle Next Running: Sunday October 28th, 2012

The West Yorkshire Hurdle has been sponsored by John Smith's brewery since 2000. It is a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race in the United Kingdom for horses of four years of age and above. Race distance is 3m 1f, it is held at Wetherby racecorse in October.
Distance:3m 1fDetails:( Grade 2 ) ( Class 1 ) (4yo+)Racecourse:WetherbyRace Type: Jumps

Winning Trends for the West Yorkshire Hurdle

Age Trend: Range: 6 - 11yo.

Trainer Trend: PJ Hobbs has won the last two renewals with the same horse (Fair Along). NA Twiston-Davies has also trained two winners in the last nine years.

Jockey Trend: R Flint was the jockey on both of Fair Along's wins. G Lee has ridden two winners for different trainers in the last nine years.

Favourite Trend: The favourite (one Joint-Favourite) has won this race four times in the last nine years.

Weight Trend: Range: 11-0 - 11-8.

West Yorkshire Hurdle Previous Winners

YEAR HORSE A/G WGT LTO FORM TRAINER JOCKEY RAN OR SP
2011 Restless Harry 7g 11-0 226 337339- R Dickin H Oliver 8 153 7/2 (f)
2010 Fair Along (GER) (CD) 8g 11-8 226 3/71570- PJ Hobbs RP Flint 8 158 6/1
2009 Fair Along (GER) (D) 7g 11-4 14 93-7 PJ Hobbs R Flint 6 160 3/1 (2f)
2008 Pettifour (Ire) 6g 11-4 210 111- NA Twiston-Davies PJ Brennan 8 152 3/1 (jf)
2007 Black Jack Ketchum (Ire) 8g 11-8 200 5F2- Jonjo O'Neill AP McCoy 6 163 4/6 (f)
2006 Redemption (C) 11g 11-0 200 U07- NA Twiston-Davies TJ Murphy 7 144 12/1
2005 Inglis Drever 6g 11-8 200 112- J Howard Johnson G Lee 11 159 2/1 (f)
2004 Telemoss (Ire) (C) 10g 11-0 270 43P- N Richards A Dobbin 7 - 8/1
2003 Gralmano (Ire) (C) 8g 11-0 7 102 K Ryan G Lee 8 - 6/1 (3f)