The Victor Ludorum Juvenile Hurdle is a National Hunt hurdle race in England which is open to horses aged four years only. It is run at Haydock Park over a distance of about 1 mile 7½ furlongs (1 mile, 7 furlongs and 144 yards, or ), and during its running there are 9 flights of hurdles to be jumped. It is scheduled to take place each year in February.
The race was first run in 1962 and was classified as a Listed race in the 1980s. It was run as a Limited handicap from 1995 to 2001.
Winners Year Winner Jockey Trainer1962Pillock's GreenBobby BeasleyFred Rimell1963Abandoned because of frost1964MakaldarDavid MouldPeter Cazalet1965AnselmoTommy CarberryKeith Piggott1966HarwellBobby BeasleyA Thomas1967Persian WarJimmy UttleyBrian Swift1968Wing MasterRoddy ReidJ Bower1969Coral DiverTerry BiddlecombeFred Rimell1970Abandoned because of snow and frost1971NeiakSteve A TaylorSteve Norton1972North PoleKen WhiteFred Rimell1973Mythical KingDoug BarrottJosh Gifford1974RelevantGerard GriffinRoy Edwards1975Zip FastenerJeff KingFred Rimell1976Sweet JoeIan WatkinsonHarry Thomson Jones1977RathconrathJohn FrancomeFred Winter1978Mixed MelodyDavid GouldingGordon W. Richards1979ExaltedJ P HartyJim Bolger (Ir)1980Jubilee SaintDavid GouldingMiss Sally Hall1981Abandoned because of waterlogged state of course1982AzaamDavid GouldingRoger Fisher1983Wollow WillJohn FrancomeFred Winter1984ChildownSteve Smith EcclesNicky Henderson1985Wing and a PrayerJohn FrancomeJohn Jenkins1986Abandoned because of frost1987Cashew KingTrevor WallBryan McMahon1988Royal IllusionMicky HammondGeorge Moore1989LiadettJonothon LowerMartin Pipe1990NinjaRichard DunwoodyDavid Nicholson1991Reve de ValseGary MooreDenys Smith1992Snowy LanePeter ScudamoreMartin Pipe1993Bold BossMark DwyerGeorge Moore1994 Abandoned due to frost and snow 1995 Muntafi Mark Perrett Guy Harwood 1996 Marchant Ming Russ Garritty Micky Hammond 1997 No More Hassle Peter Niven Mary Reveley 1998 Sad Mad Bad Peter Niven Mary Reveley 1999 Simply Gifted Lorcan Wyer Tim Easterby 2000 Mrs Jodi Graham Lee Malcolm Jefferson 2001 Among Equals Andrew Thornton Martyn Meade2002 Abandoned due to waterlogged state of the course 2003 Far Pavilions Jim Crowley Alan Swinbank 2004 King Revo J P McNamara Patrick Haslam 2005 Akilak Tony Dobbin J Howard Johnson 2006 Overlut Dean Gallagher Francois Cottin 2007 Grand Bleu Jacques Ricou François Doumen 2008 Serabad Paddy Brennan Peter Bowen 2009 Stow Sam Thomas Venetia Williams 2010 Me Voici Daryl Jacob Nick Williams 2011 Houblon Des Obeaux Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams 2012 Une Artiste David Bass Nicky Henderson 2013 Only Orsenfoolsies Wilson Renwick Micky Hammond 2014 Abracadabra Sivola Sam Twiston-Davies Nick Williams 2015 Top Notch Daryl Jacob Nicky Henderson 2016 Frodon Sean Bowen Paul Nicholls 2017 Don Bersy James Davies Tom Symonds 2018 Turning Gold Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies 2019 Quel Destin Sean Bowen Paul Nicholls 2020 Sir Psycho Bryony Frost Paul Nicholls 2021 Monmiral Sean Bowen Paul Nicholls 2022 Porticello Joshua Moore Gary Moore 2023 Bo Zenith Tom Cannon Gary Moore 2024 Salver Caoilin Quinn Gary Moore 2025 Gibbs Island Stan Sheppard Tom Lacey 2026 Manlaga Brian Hughes Nicky Henderson
See also Horseracing List of British National Hunt races
References
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