Fighting Fifth Hurdle prize money
The Fighting Fifth Hurdle is worth £115,000 for the 2025 running , £66,549 of it to the winner . That makes it the 563rd richest of the 997 races on this site and the 52nd richest in Great Britain.
Every figure here is the money the race announces, in the currency it announces it in. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
What the Fighting Fifth Hurdle is
Grade 1 · 2m 190y (3,392 metres) · Turf · Newcastle Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Newcastle Racecourse
- Country
- Great Britain
- Grade
- Grade 1
- Distance
- 2m 190y (3,392 metres)
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Hurdle race
- Open to
- Four-years-old and up
- Direction
- Left-handed
- First run
- 1969
The winner takes 58% of the fund. The remaining £48,451 is shared between the horses behind, on a scale the racecourse sets race by race rather than a fixed one.
Where the Fighting Fifth Hurdle prize money goes
the British Horseracing Authority sets the shares, and the Fighting Fifth Hurdle is jumps racing
| Who takes it | Share of the fund | Out of this purse |
|---|---|---|
| Owner | 78.25% | £89,988 |
| Trainer | 7.85% | £9,028 |
| Jockey | 7.52% | £8,648 |
| Stable staff | 4.75% | £5,463 |
| Industry causes | 1.63% | £1,875 |
Every share here is a percentage of the £115,000 fund rather than of the winner's cheque, and the rider's figure covers the whole field rather than the winning rider alone. The same rule pays every race in the country, and where a purse goes in Great Britain works it out across all of them.
Every Fighting Fifth Hurdle winner
56 runnings, 1969 to 2025, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Golden Ace7 | Lorcan Williams | Jeremy Scott |
| 2024 | Sir Gino4 | Nico de Boinville | Nicky Henderson |
| 2023 | Not So Sleepy11 | Sean Bowen | Hughie Morrison |
| 2022 | Constitution Hill5 | Nico de Boinville | Nicky Henderson |
| 2021 | Epatante Not So Sleepy7 9 | Aidan Coleman Jonathan Burke | Nicky Henderson Hughie Morrison |
| 2020 | Epatante6 | Aidan Coleman | Nicky Henderson |
| 2019 | Cornerstone Lad5 | Henry Brooke | Micky Hammond |
| 2018 | Buveur d'Air7 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
| 2017 | Buveur d'Air6 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
| 2016 | Irving8 | Harry Cobden | Paul Nicholls |
| 2015 | Identity Thief5 | Bryan Cooper | Henry De Bromhead |
| 2014 | Irving6 | Nick Scholfield | Paul Nicholls |
| 2013 | My Tent Or Yours6 | Tony McCoy | Nicky Henderson |
| 2012 | Countrywide Flame4 | Denis O'Regan | John Quinn |
| 2011 | Overturn7 | Jason Maguire | Donald McCain Jr. |
| 2010 | Peddlers Cross5 | Jason Maguire | Donald McCain Jr. |
| 2009 | Go Native6 | Davy Condon | Noel Meade |
| 2008 | Punjabi5 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
| 2007 | Harchibald8 | Paul Carberry | Noel Meade |
| 2006 | Straw Bear5 | Tony McCoy | Nick Gifford |
| 2005 | Arcalis5 | Tony Dobbin | Howard Johnson |
| 2004 | Harchibald5 | Paul Carberry | Noel Meade |
| 2003 | The French Furze9 | Brian Harding | Nicky Richards |
| 2002 | Intersky Falcon5 | Liam Cooper | Jonjo O'Neill |
| 2001 | Landing Light6 | John Kavanagh | Nicky Henderson |
| 2000 | Barton7 | Tony Dobbin | Tim Easterby |
| 1999 | Dato Star8 | Lorcan Wyer | Malcolm Jefferson |
| 1998 | Dato Star7 | Lorcan Wyer | Malcolm Jefferson |
| 1997 | Star Rage7 | Dean Gallagher | Mark Johnston |
| 1996 | Space Trucker5 | John Shortt | Jessica Harrington |
| 1995 | Padre Mio7 | Richard Guest | Charlie Brooks |
| 1994 | Batabanoo5 | Peter Niven | Mary Reveley |
| 1992 | Halkopous6 | Steve Smith Eccles | Mark Tompkins |
| 1991 | Royal Derbi6 | Chris Grant | Neville Callaghan |
| 1990 | Beech Road8 | Richard Guest | Toby Balding |
| 1989 | Kribensis5 | Mark Dwyer | Michael Stoute |
| 1988 | Floyd8 | Simon Sherwood | David Elsworth |
| 1987 | Floyd7 | Colin Brown | David Elsworth |
| 1986 | Tom Sharp6 | Seamus O'Neill | Walter Wharton |
| 1985 | Out of the Gloom4 | Jonjo O'Neill | Reg Hollinshead |
| 1984 | Browne's Gazette6 | Dermot Browne | Monica Dickinson |
| 1983 | Gaye Brief6 | Sam Morshead | Mercy Rimell |
| 1982 | Donegal Prince6 | Phil Tuck | Paul Kelleway |
| 1981 | Ekbalco5 | David Goulding | Roger Fisher |
| 1980 | Sea Pigeon10 | Alan Brown | Peter Easterby |
| 1979 | Birds Nest9 | Andrew Turnell | Bob Turnell |
| 1978 | Sea Pigeon8 | Ian Watkinson | Peter Easterby |
| 1977 | Birds Nest7 | Andrew Turnell | Bob Turnell |
| 1976 | Birds Nest6 | Steve Knight | Bob Turnell |
| 1975 | Night Nurse4 | Paddy Broderick | Peter Easterby |
| 1974 | Comedy of Errors7 | Ken White | Fred Rimell |
| 1973 | Comedy of Errors6 | Bill Smith | Fred Rimell |
| 1972 | Comedy of Errors5 | Bill Smith | Fred Rimell |
| 1971 | Dondieu6 | Brian Fletcher | Denys Smith |
| 1970 | Inishmaan4 | Terry Biddlecombe | Fred Rimell |
| 1969 | Mugatpura6 | Willie Robinson | Fulke Walwyn |
56 of the 56 runnings name the rider, 56 name the trainer and 0 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the Fighting Fifth Hurdle more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
Most wins by a jockey
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Birds Nest | 3 | 1976, 1977, 1979 |
| Comedy of Errors | 3 | 1972, 1973, 1974 |
| Buveur d'Air | 2 | 2017, 2018 |
| Irving | 2 | 2014, 2016 |
| Harchibald | 2 | 2004, 2007 |
| Dato Star | 2 | 1998, 1999 |
| Floyd | 2 | 1987, 1988 |
| Sea Pigeon | 2 | 1978, 1980 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Fighting Fifth Hurdle in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 551 | December Gold CupCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 552 | Golden Miller Novices' ChaseCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 553 | Long Walk HurdleAscot Racecourse | Great Britain | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 554 | Sandy Lane StakesHaydock Park | Great Britain | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 555 | David Nicholson Mares' HurdleCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | £124,200 | £124,200 |
| 557 | Maghull Novices' ChaseAintree Racecourse | Great Britain | £120,000 | £120,000 |
| 558 | Manifesto Novices' ChaseAintree Racecourse | Great Britain | £120,000 | £120,000 |
| 559 | Sun Racing Plate Handicap ChaseCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | £120,000 | £120,000 |
| 561 | The Cummings StakesMorphettville Racecourse, Adelaide, Australia | Australia | £116,402 | AU$220,000 |
| 562 | Jebel Ali MileJebel Ali Racecourse | United Arab Emirates | £115,978 | AED 575,000 |
| 564 | Premio Federico TesioSan Siro Racecourse | Italy | £112,821 | €132,000 |
| 565 | Bay Shore StakesAqueduct Racetrack | United States | £112,782 | $150,000 |
| 566 | Carry Back StakesGulfstream Park | United States | £112,782 | $150,000 |
| 567 | Chick Lang StakesPimlico Race Course, | United States | £112,782 | $150,000 |
| 568 | Discovery StakesAqueduct Racetrack, | United States | £112,782 | $150,000 |
| 569 | Hawthorne DerbyHawthorne Race Course | United States | £112,782 | $150,000 |
| 570 | Jerome StakesAqueduct Racetrack | United States | £112,782 | $150,000 |
| 572 | La Jolla HandicapDel Mar Racetrack | United States | £112,782 | $150,000 |
| 573 | New York DerbyFinger Lakes Race Track | United States | £112,782 | $150,000 |
| 574 | Pegasus StakesMonmouth Park Racetrack | United States | £112,782 | $150,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Fighting Fifth Hurdle in what they pay, above and below it. Follow the ranking all the way up on the richest races in the world.
The rest of the money in Great Britain
122 races, 52nd of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Nicholson Mares' Hurdle | Cheltenham Racecourse | Grade 1 | £124,200 |
| Maghull Novices' Chase | Aintree Racecourse | Grade 1 | £120,000 |
| Manifesto Novices' Chase | Aintree Racecourse | Grade 1 | £120,000 |
| Sun Racing Plate Handicap Chase | Cheltenham Racecourse | Premier Handicap | £120,000 |
| International Hurdle | Cheltenham Racecourse | Grade 2 | £112,000 |
| Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle | Aintree Racecourse | Grade 1 | £110,000 |
| BetMGM Cup | Cheltenham Racecourse | Premier Handicap | £110,000 |
| Jersey Stakes | Ascot Racecourse | Group 3 | £110,000 |
Every race in Great Britain we hold a purse for is on the Great Britain prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
How much does the Fighting Fifth Hurdle winner get?
£66,549. That is 58% of the £115,000 the Fighting Fifth Hurdle is worth, and the rest is shared down the field.
What is the total Fighting Fifth Hurdle prize money?
£115,000, for the 2025 running.
Where does the Fighting Fifth Hurdle rank among the richest races in the world?
563rd of 997. 562 races pay more, the nearest of them December Gold Cup. In Great Britain it is 52nd of 122.
Which horse has won the Fighting Fifth Hurdle most often?
Birds Nest, 3 times, in 1976, 1977, 1979.
Which jockey has won the Fighting Fifth Hurdle most often?
Barry Geraghty, with 3 wins between 2008 and 2018.
When was the Fighting Fifth Hurdle first run?
1969. This page holds 56 runnings, from 1969 to 2025.
How far is the Fighting Fifth Hurdle?
2m 190y (3,392 metres), on turf, at Newcastle Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money