The Long Walk Hurdle run at Ascot just before Christmas is a Grade 1 hurdle over three miles.
It is one of the strongest pointers to the following years World Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.
The 2014 renewal has attracted only five entries at the five day stage.
Long Walk Hurdle Trends
- Apart from Big Bucks three in a row previous winners since 2002 have been rated between 142 and 165
- AP McCoy has ridden the winner 3 times since 2002
- Paul Nicholls has trained Big Bucks to win three renewals but has had no other winner in the race
- Floyd (1990), Deano’s Beano (2002) and Baracouda (2004) have been the only winners aged older than 8 since 1970
- There have been 7 winning favourites since 2002
Long Walk Hurdle Winners 2002-2014
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Age | OR |
| 2014 | Reve De Sivola | Jacob D | Williams, N | 9 | |
| 2013 | Reve De Sivola | Johnson, R | Nicholls, P F | 8 | 160 |
| 2012 | Reve De Sivola | Johnson, R | Williams, N | 7 | 149 |
| 2011 | Big Bucks (FR) | Walsh, R | Nicholls, P F | 8 | 174 |
| 2010 | Big Bucks (FR) | McCoy, A P | Nicholls, P F | 7 | 174 |
| 2009 | Big Bucks (FR) | Walsh, R | Nicholls, P F | 6 | 174 |
| 2008 | Punchestowns (FR) | Geraghty, B J | Henderson, N J | 5 | 160 |
| 2007 | Lough Derg (FR) | Scudamore, T | Pipe, D E | 7 | 142 |
| 2006 | Mighty Man (FR) | Johnson, R | Daly, H D | 6 | 165 |
| 2005 | My Way De Solzen (FR) | Thornton, R | King, A | 5 | 149 |
| 2004 | Baracouda (FR) | McCoy, A P | Doumen, F | 9 | 0 |
| 2003 | Baracouda (FR) | Doumen, T | Doumen, F | 8 | 0 |
| 2002 | Deanos Beeno | McCoy, A P | Pipe, M C | 10 | 155 |
