The Tolworth Hurdle has Grade 1 status and is run over 2 miles at Sandown racecourse on the first Saturday in January.
The prizemoney appears to have dropped off over the years.The first prize in 2012 was £17,286 which makes it the least valuable Grade 1 race on the calendar by our reckoning. In 2003 the race carried a first prize of £23,800 !
Tolworth Hurdle Stats
- The Nicky Henderson/ Barry Geraghty combo have won two of the last three renewals
- Paul Nicholls has trained 4 of the last 9 winners
- 6 of the last 8 winners were priced at 5-1 or less
- 7 of the last 8 winners were aged 5 or 6
- Prior to Captain Conan’s win of a 198 day break in 2012 the previous 7 winners had their prep run between 15 and 42 days beforehand
Tolworth Hurdle Winners 2003-2013
| Year | Horse | Age | Trainer | Jockey | SP | Fav | LTO |
| 2013 | Melodic Rendezvous | 7 | J Scott | N Scholfield | 7-2 | 3 | 22 |
| 2012 | Captain Conan | 5 | NJ Henderson | BJ Geraghty | 9-1 | 2,4 | 198 |
| 2011 | Minella Class | 6 | NJ Henderson | BJ Geraghty | 6-4 | 1 | 24 |
| 2010 | No race | ||||||
| 2009 | No race | ||||||
| 2008 | Breedsbreeze | 6 | PF Nicholls | R Walsh | 6-4 | 1 | 28 |
| 2007 | Silverburn | 6 | PF Nicholls | R Walsh | 5-1 | 2 | 42 |
| 2006 | Noland | 5 | PF Nicholls | C Williams | 6-4 | 1 | 30 |
| 2005 | Marcel | 5 | MC Pipe | TJ Murphy | 3-1 | 4 | 22 |
| 2004 | Lingo | 5 | Jonjo O’Neill | L Cooper | 5-4 | 1 | 15 |
| 2003 | Thisthatandtother | 7 | PF Nicholls | TJ Murphy | 11-4 | 2 | 42 |
