Beaufort Hurdle
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The Beaufort Hurdle was a National Hunt Listed hurdle race in Wales which was open to horses aged five years only. It was run at Chepstow over a distance of 2 miles ½ furlong (3,319 metres), and was scheduled to take place each year in early March.
The race was first run in 1971, as the Player's No. 6 National Hurdle Final, and was run for the last time in March 1996.
Winners
[edit]| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
| 1971 | Killiney | E P Harty | Fred Winter |
| 1972 | Celtic Cone[1] | Andy Turnell | Frank Cundell |
| 1973 | Dark Sultan | Ron Barry | P Chisman |
| 1974 | True Song | G Old | D Underwood |
| 1975 | Border Incident | John Francome | Richard Head |
| 1976 | Winter Melody | A Bowker | J Hanson |
| 1977 | French Hollow | Michael Dickinson | Tony Dickinson |
| 1978 | Gruffandgrim | J Guest | Fred Winter |
| 1979 | Applalto | Hywel Davies | Roddy Armytage |
| 1980 | Run Hard | Steve Knight | Bob Turnell |
| 1981 | Passing Parade | Peter Scudamore | Mick O'Toole |
| 1982 | Gaye Brief | Peter Scudamore | Mrs Mercy Rimell |
| 1983 | Very Promising | Sam Morshead | Mrs Mercy Rimell |
| 1984 | Aonoch | Jimmy Duggan | Roger Fisher |
| 1985 | Maganyos | Steve Smith Eccles | Nicky Henderson |
| 1986 | Canute Express | Mr Lorcan Wyer | Homer Scott (Ir) |
| 1987 | Positive | Paul Croucher | Kim Bailey |
| 1988 | Rymster | Graham McCourt | Nicky Henderson |
| 1989 | Dis Train | Mark Pitman | Jenny Pitman |
| 1990 | Sacre D'Or | Seamus O'Neill | John Mackie |
| 1991 | Mudahim | Dai Tegg | Chris Broad |
| 1992 | Carobee | Richard Dunwoody | David Nicholson |
| 1993 | Winter Squall | Richard Dunwoody | David Nicholson |
| 1994 | Relkeel | Adrian Maguire | David Nicholson |
| 1995 | Challenger du Luc | Richard Dunwoody | Martin Pipe |
| 1996 | Divertimiento | E Husband | J Mackie |
1 The 1972 running took place at Towcester.