The Ladbroke Hurdle run at Ascot’s pre-christmas jumps meeting over two miles has a total prize fund of £150,000 making it Europe’s richest handicap hurdle.
Cause of Causes became the fiest Irish trained winner for over a decade in winning the 2012 renewal under afine Davy Condon ride.
Ladbroke Hurdle 2012 Video
Ladbroke Hurdle Winners 2002-2011
| Year | Horse | Age | Wgt | Trainer | Jockey | SP |
| 2011 | RAYA STAR | 5 | 10-1 | Alan King | W Hutchinson | 12-1 |
| 2010 | Abandoned due to frost | |||||
| 2009 | Abandoned due to snow | |||||
| 2008 | SENTRY DUTY | 6 | 11-9 | NJ Henderson | B Geraghty | 12-1 |
| 2007 | JACK THE GIANT | 5 | 11-0 | NJ Henderson | M Fitzgerald | 9-4 |
| 2006 | ACAMBO | 5 | 11-9 | D Pipe | T Murphy | 7-1 |
| 2005 | DESERT AIR | 7 | 10-9 | M Pipe | T Scudamore | 25-1 |
| 2004 | TAMARINBLEU | 5 | 10-11 | M Pipe | T McCoy | 14-1 |
| 2003 | THESIS | 5 | 11-2 | V Williams | B Crowley | 33-1 |
| 2002 | CHAUVINIST | 7 | 10-0 | NJ Henderson | N Williamson | 15-2 |
Ladbroke Hurdle Odds 2012
