The Swinton Handicap Hurdle is a Grade 3 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Haydock Park over a distance of about 1 mile 7ý furlongs (1 miles, 7 furlongs and 144 yards or ), and during its running there are nine hurdles to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in May.
The event was established in 1978, and it was initially sponsored by Royal Doulton. The winner of the inaugural race collected just over ã20,000, making it the fourth most lucrative prize behind the Grand National, Cheltenham Gold Cup and Champion Hurdle. Subsequent sponsors have included Swinton Insurance (1985âÂÂ93), Crowther and Merewood Homes (1994âÂÂ2003), Betfred (2006âÂÂ07) and Totesport (2008âÂÂ11). The present sponsors, Pertemps, began supporting the race in 2012. The Swinton Handicap Hurdle takes place at a meeting which features both jump and flat racing, and outside of the main National Hunt season (October-April), is the highest graded race in the calendar.
Most successful horses (2 wins):
Leading jockeys (2 wins):
Leading trainers (4 wins):