2005 Betfair Hurdle

Essex (IRE) won the 2005 Betfair Hurdle at Newbury on 12 February 2005, trained by M J P O'Brien and ridden by Barry Geraghty, at 4/1 favourite, beating Bongo Fury (FR) by 3 lengths.

Updated 2005-02-12

Quick answers

Who won the Betfair Hurdle in 2005? Essex (IRE) won the 2005 Betfair Hurdle at Newbury on 12 February 2005, trained by M J P O'Brien and ridden by Barry Geraghty, at 4/1 favourite, beating Bongo Fury (FR) by 3 lengths.
Who came second in the 2005 Betfair Hurdle? Bongo Fury (FR) (33/1) finished second, and Al Eile (IRE) (10/1) was third.
Did the favourite win the 2005 Betfair Hurdle? Yes. Essex (IRE) won as the 4/1 favourite.
What was the winning time of the 2005 Betfair Hurdle? Essex (IRE) won in 3m 56.50s over 2m½f on Good To Soft going.
How much prize money did the 2005 Betfair Hurdle winner get? Essex (IRE) earned £72,500 for winning the 2005 Betfair Hurdle.
How many ran in the 2005 Betfair Hurdle? 25 ran in the 2005 Betfair Hurdle (average since 1990: 18.7).

Essex (IRE)Winner

4/1FSP

25 ranRunners

3m 56.50sWinning time

£72,500Prize to winner

Essex (IRE) (4/1F): wonFavourite

Full result

Pos	Btn	Horse	SP	Age	Wgt	Jockey	Claim	Trainer	OR	Headgear	Owner	Total btn	Time	Prize
1	won 3	Essex (IRE)	4/1F	5	11-6	Barry Geraghty	-	M J P O'Brien	144	-	B P S Syndicate	-	3m 56.50s	£72,500
2	3	Bongo Fury (FR)	33/1	6	10-3	Tom Scudamore	-	M C Pipe	127	v	Lord Donoughmore Countess Donoughmore	3	-	£27,500
3	hd	Al Eile (IRE)	10/1	5	11-0	Jim Culloty	-	John Queally	138	-	M A Ryan	3¼	-	£13,750
4	1¼	Hawadeth (GB)	40/1	10	10-9	Ms N Carberry	7	Victor Dartnall	140	p	Bill Hinge Paul Jackson	4½	-	£6,250
5	2	Power Elite (IRE)	12/1	5	11-1	Paul Carberry	-	Noel Meade	139	-	D P Sharkey	6½	-	£3,125
6	1	Idole First (IRE)	20/1	6	10-3	Alan O'Keeffe	-	Venetia Williams	127	-	Direct Sales Uk Ltd	7½	-	£1,875
7	shd	Fenix (GER)	40/1	6	10-0	Leighton Aspell	-	Lucy Wadham	124	v	P A Philippst S Redman J S Redman	7½	-	-
8	shd	Tamarinbleu (FR)	11/2	5	11-4	A P McCoy	-	M C Pipe	142	-	The Arthur White Partnership	7¾	-	-
9	1½	Roman Ark (GB)	7/1	7	10-1	Fergus King	3	Malcolm Jefferson	128	-	Richard Collins	9¼	-	-
10	hd	Monte Cinto (FR)	11/1	5	10-3	R Walsh	-	Paul Nicholls	127	-	Mrs Monica Hackett	9¼	-	-
11	¾	Claymore I (IRE)	66/1	9	11-6	Mark Bradburne	-	Oliver Sherwood	144	-	B T Stewart Brown	10	-	-
12	hd	Geos (FR)	50/1	10	11-6	Tommy Phelan	5	Nicky Henderson	149	-	Thurloe Finsbury	10¼	-	-
13	hd	Sharp Rigging (IRE)	28/1	5	10-4	Jimmy McCarthy	-	Alex Hales	128	-	The Sharpshooters	10½	-	-
14	hd	Zabenz (NZ)	33/1	7	10-6	Richard Johnson	-	Philip Hobbs	130	b	Michael H Watt	10¾	-	-
15	½	Desert Air (JPN)	33/1	6	9-12	Tom Malone	5	M C Pipe	127	t	Mrs Belinda Harvey	11¼	-	-
16	6	Howle Hill (IRE)	14/1	5	11-0	Robert Thornton	-	Alan King	138	-	Mrs J Brownr Bentonr Devereuxr Lucas	17¼	-	-
17	1¼	Nawamees (IRE)	50/1	7	10-11	Noel Fehily	-	Gary Moore	135	-	Paul Stamp	18½	-	-
18	¾	Tiger Cry (IRE)	12/1	7	10-3	D J Casey	-	A L T Moore	127	-	C Jones	19¼	-	-
19	3½	Idaho D'Ox (FR)	100/1	9	10-0	Gerry Supple	-	M C Pipe	124	-	The Dionysius Partnership	22¾	-	-
20	2	Non So (FR)	12/1	7	10-11	Mick Fitzgerald	-	Nicky Henderson	135	-	Roa Dawn Run Partnership	24¾	-	-
21	1¾	Escompteur (FR)	33/1	5	10-5	Timmy Murphy	-	M C Pipe	129	-	The Johnson Family	26½	-	-
22	6	Dalaram (IRE)	33/1	5	10-13	Tony Dobbin	-	Howard Johnson	137	-	Andrea Graham Wylie	dist	-	-
23	2	Copeland (GB)	100/1	10	11-5	Seamus Durack	-	M C Pipe	143	p	Professor D B A Silk Mrs Heather Silk	dist	-	-
24	24	Polar Red (GB)	50/1	8	10-13	Jamie Moore	-	M C Pipe	137	v	Lady Clarke	dist	-	-
25	13	Zibeline (IRE)	50/1	8	10-11	B J Crowley	-	Brian Ellison	135	v	Ashley Carr	dist	-	-

Distances beaten are to the horse in front (Btn) and to the winner (Total btn). Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, p cheekpieces, t tongue strap, h hood, e/s eyeshield, ht hood and tongue strap. Prize money is shown in the currency of the country the race was run in (£ in Britain, € in Ireland).

How they ran next

Pos here	Horse	Next run	Course	Race	Result	SP
1	Essex (IRE)	2005-03-15	Cheltenham	Smurfit Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy Grade 1	12th of 14	9/1
2	Bongo Fury (FR)	2005-03-18	Cheltenham	Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle Grade 3	27th of 30	8/1
3	Al Eile (IRE)	2005-03-15	Cheltenham	Smurfit Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy Grade 1	7th of 14	25/1
4	Hawadeth (GB)	2005-11-05	Wincanton	totesport.com Elite Hurdle Grade 2	6th of 9	16/1
5	Power Elite (IRE)	2005-10-12	Navan	Cyril Carty Navan Golf Captain Race	won	3/1F
6	Idole First (IRE)	2005-03-16	Cheltenham	Coral Cup Grade 3	won	33/1
7	Fenix (GER)	2005-03-12	Sandown	Sunderlands Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle (Listed Race)	2nd of 19	12/1
8	Tamarinbleu (FR)	2005-02-25	Warwick	Blue Square 0800 587 0200 Handicap Hurdle Class B	2nd of 7	2/1F
9	Roman Ark (GB)	2005-03-16	Cheltenham	Royal & SunAlliance Novices' Hurdle Grade 1	19th of 20	25/1
10	Monte Cinto (FR)	2005-03-12	Sandown	Sunderlands Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle (Listed Race)	3rd of 19	14/1
11	Claymore I (IRE)	2005-11-26	Newbury	ladbrokes.com Handicap Chase Class B	8th of 16	13/2
12	Geos (FR)	2005-02-20	Fontwell	totesport National Spirit Hurdle Grade 2	6th of 8	9/2
13	Sharp Rigging (IRE)	2005-03-16	Cheltenham	Coral Cup Grade 3	fell	66/1
14	Zabenz (NZ)	2005-02-26	Kempton	coralpoker.com Handicap Hurdle Class C	5th of 10	12/1
15	Desert Air (JPN)	2005-03-18	Cheltenham	Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle Grade 3	7th of 30	20/1
16	Howle Hill (IRE)	2005-03-19	Lingfield (AW)	Littlewoods Bet Direct Winter Derby	14th of 14	16/1
17	Nawamees (IRE)	2005-03-18	Cheltenham	Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle Grade 3	28th of 30	40/1
18	Tiger Cry (IRE)	2005-03-28	Fairyhouse	Joe Molloy Bookmakers Telebetting 1850 88 28 88 Hurdle	won	4/1
19	Idaho D'Ox (FR)	2005-03-05	Newbury	Vodafone Handicap Hurdle Class C	9th of 21	16/1
20	Non So (FR)	2005-04-07	Aintree	John Smith's Red Rum Handicap Chase Grade 3	10th of 15	10/1
21	Escompteur (FR)	2005-03-12	Sandown	European Breeders Fund Sunderlands "National Hunt" Novices' Handicap Hurdle FinalGrade 3	12th of 18	16/1
22	Dalaram (IRE)	2005-04-16	Ayr	Samsung Electronics Scottish Champion Hurdle (Limited Handicap)Grade 2	3rd of 13	8/1
23	Copeland (GB)	2005-02-20	Fontwell	totesport National Spirit Hurdle Grade 2	2nd of 8	22/1
24	Polar Red (GB)	2005-03-17	Cheltenham	Mildmay of Flete Handicap Chase Grade 3	16th of 22	20/1
25	Zibeline (IRE)	2005-03-16	Cheltenham	Coral Cup Grade 3	17th of 29	50/1

25 of 25 have run since; 3 won next time out.

Betfair Hurdle winners by year

Year	Winner	SP	Trainer
2026	Tutti Quanti (FR)	100/30	Paul Nicholls
2025	Joyeuse (FR)	9/2	Nicky Henderson
2024	Iberico Lord (FR)	11/2	Nicky Henderson
2023	Aucunrisque (FR)	9/1	Chris Gordon
2022	Glory And Fortune (IRE)	20/1	Tom Lacey
2021	Soaring Glory (IRE)	17/2	Jonjo O'Neill
2020	Pic D'Orhy (FR)	33/1	Paul Nicholls
2019	Al Dancer (FR)	5/2F	Nigel Twiston-Davies
2018	Kalashnikov (IRE)	8/1CF	Amy Murphy
2017	Ballyandy (GB)	3/1F	Nigel Twiston-Davies
2016	Agrapart (FR)	16/1	Nick Williams
2015	Violet Dancer (GB)	20/1	Gary Moore
2014	Splash Of Ginge (GB)	33/1	Nigel Twiston-Davies
2013	My Tent Or Yours (IRE)	5/1F	Nicky Henderson
2012	Zarkandar (IRE)	11/4F	Paul Nicholls
2011	Recession Proof (FR)	12/1	John Quinn
2010	Get Me Out Of Here (IRE)	6/1	Jonjo O'Neill
2008	Wingman (IRE)	14/1	Gary Moore
2007	Heathcote (GB)	50/1	Gary Moore
2005	Essex (IRE)	4/1F	M J P O'Brien
2004	Geos (FR)	16/1	Nicky Henderson
2003	Spirit Leader (IRE)	14/1	Mrs John Harrington
2002	Copeland (GB)	13/2	M C Pipe
2001	Landing Light (IRE)	4/1F	Nicky Henderson
2000	Geos (FR)	15/2	Nicky Henderson
1999	Decoupage (GB)	6/1	Charles Egerton
1998	Sharpical (GB)	10/1	Nicky Henderson
1997	Make A Stand (GB)	6/1	M C Pipe
1996	Squire Silk (GB)	13/2	Andy Turnell
1995	Mysilv (GB)	9/4F	Charles Egerton
1994	Large Action (IRE)	9/2	Oliver Sherwood
1993	King Credo (GB)	10/1	Steve Woodman
1992	Rodeo Star (USA)	15/2	Nigel Tinkler
1990	Deep Sensation (GB)	7/1	J T Gifford

Years with a result in GB and IRE records since 1990.

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2005 Betfair Hurdle

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