Fighting Fifth Hurdle
The Fighting Fifth Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Newcastle over a distance of about 2 miles and half a furlong (2 miles and 46 yards, or 3,261 metres), and during its running there are nine hurdles to be jumped. The race is the first leg of the Triple Crown of Hurdling scheduled to take place each year in late November or early December.
| Grade 1 race | |
| Location | Newcastle Racecourse Newcastle, England |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1969 |
| Race type | Hurdle race |
| Sponsor | BetMGM |
| Website | Newcastle |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2m 46y (3,261 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old and up |
| Weight | 11 st 10 lb Allowances 7 lb for fillies and mares |
| Purse | £115,000 (2023) 1st: £64,711 |
| 2023 | ||
| Not So Sleepy | Love Envoi | You Wear It Well |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ||
| Constitution Hill | Epatante | Not So Sleepy |
| 2021 | ||
| Not So Sleepy | Epatante | Sceau Royal |
| 2020-2011 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ||
| Epatante | Sceau Royal | Ribble Valley |
| 2019 | ||
| Cornerstone Lad | Buveur D'Air | Silver Streak |
| 2018 | ||
| Buveur D'Air | Samcro | Vision Des Flos |
| 2017 | ||
| Buveur D'air | Irving | Flying Tiger |
| 2016 | ||
| Irving | Apple's Jade | Hidden Cyclone |
| 2015 | ||
| Identity Thief | Top Notch | Wicklow Brave |
| 2014 | ||
| Irving | Aurore D'estruval | Arctic Fire |
| 2013 | ||
| My Tent Or Yours | Cockney Sparrow | Grumeti |
| 2012 | ||
| Countrywide Flame | Cinders And Ashes | Bothy |
| 2011 | ||
| Overturn | Binocular | Celestial Halo |
| 2010-2001 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ||
| Peddlers Cross | Starluck | Binocular |
| 2009 | ||
| Go Native | Sublimity | Solwhit |
| 2008 | ||
| Punjabi | Sublimity | Blue Bajan |
| 2007 | ||
| Harchibald | Al Eile | Katchit |
| 2006 | ||
| Straw Bear | Noble Request | The French Furze |
| 2005 | ||
| Arcalis | Royal Shakespeare | The French Furze |
| 2004 | ||
| Harchibald | Inglis Drever | Royal Shakespeare |
| 2003 | ||
| The French Furze | Geos | Intersky Falcon |
| 2002 | ||
| Intersky Falcon | The French Furze | Marble Arch |
| 2001 | ||
| Landing Light | The French Furze | Simply Gifted |
| 2000-1991 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | ||
| Barton | The French Furze | Bring Sweets |
| 1999 | ||
| Dato Star | Shooting Light | Kilbue King |
| 1998 | ||
| Dato Star | French Holly | Midnight Legend |
| 1997 | ||
| Star Rage | Whip Hand | Native-Darrig |
| 1996 | ||
| Space Trucker | Castle Sweep | Dato Star |
| 1995 | ||
| Padre Mio | Chief Minister | Non Vintage |
| 1994 | ||
| Batabanoo | Surrey Dancer | Morceli |
| 1992 | ||
| Halkopous | Royal Derbi | Corrin Hill |
| 1991 | ||
| Royal Derbi | Nomadic Way | Sybillin |
| 1990-1988 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ||
| Beech Road | Royal Derbi | Kharif |
| 1989 | ||
| Kribensis | Jinxy Jack | Past Glories |
| 1988 | ||
| Floyd | Celtic Chief | Sprowston Boy |
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