First established in 1969, the historic Fighting Fifth Hurdle marks the beginning of the Grade 1 hurdle season for National Hunt racing, typically taking place in late November or early December. Run over a distance of 2 miles and half a furlong, with nine hurdles to navigate, it’s a thrilling and demanding race that never fails to excite.
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Some of the most successful horses were Comedy of Errors and Birds Nest who both achieved 3 wins each in the seventies. In more recent times,
Constitution Hill our most recent winner produced another sublime performance in landing the Grade 1 Fighting Fifth 2022 on his delayed reappearance. Last season’s outstanding novice enhanced both his form and standing with an easy twelve-length success over the 2021 Fighting Fifth dead-heaters Epatante and Not So Sleepy.
In 2024, the title went to the sublime Sir Gino. In the absence of stablemate Constitution Hill, the joint-favourite galloped into the lead at the top of the straight before securing a comfortable win for Nicky Henderson's Seven Barrows yard. The unbeaten four-year-old and jockey Nico de Boinville finished ahead of Lump Sum and Kihavah in second and third.
