Grand National Hurdles prize money
The Grand National Hurdles is worth £44,090 for the 2026 running . That makes it the 944th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 34th richest in New Zealand.
The race announces its purse as NZ$100,000, and every figure here is that money converted. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
What the Grand National Hurdles is
Prestige jumping · 4200 m · Turf · Riccarton Park Racecourse, Christchurch, New Zealand
- Racecourse
- Riccarton Park Racecourse, Christchurch, New Zealand
- Country
- New Zealand
- Grade
- Prestige jumping
- Distance
- 4200 m
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred - Jump Racing
- Open to
- Open
- Direction
- Left-handed
- As published
- NZ$100,000
We hold the total fund for the Grand National Hurdles and no separate winner's cheque. What the winner takes is a rule the racecourse sets rather than a national one, and it varies race by race.
Run in 5:02.69 in 2026, the Grand National Hurdles pays £146 for every second of the race, which is 608th of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 37th in New Zealand.
Every Grand National Hurdles winner
11 runnings, 2015 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Little Thief 655:02.69 (heavy) | Lemmy Douglas | Kevin Myers, Whanganui |
| 2025 | Suliman 665:20.26 (heavy) | Hamish McNeill | Paul Nelson & Corrina McDougall, Hastings |
| 2024 | Berry The Cash 735:16.40 (heavy) | Portia Matthews | Mark Oulaghan, Awapuni |
| 2023 | Berry The Cash 664:58.89 (heavy) | Portia Matthews | Mark Oulaghan, Awapuni |
| 2022 | Happy Star 675:14.63 (heavy) | Shaun Phelan | Kevin Myers, Wanganui |
| 2021 | The Cossack 70.54:51.91 (soft) | Shaun Phelan | Paul Nelson & Corrina McDougal, Hastings |
| 2019 | Bad Boy Brown 65.55:27.73 (heavy) | Isaac Lupton | Harvey Wilson |
| 2018 | Jackfrost 654:57.58 (heavy) | Stuart Higgins | Brian & Shane Anderton |
| 2017 | Ready Eddie 655:22.78 (heavy) | Hamish McNeill | Laura Knight |
| 2016 | Ngario 654:58.90 (heavy) | Shaun Fannin | Kevin Myers, Wanganui |
| 2015 | Tallyho Twinkletoe 654:43.11 (soft) | Mathew Gillies | Kevin Myers, Wanganui |
11 of the 11 runnings name the rider, 11 name the trainer and 0 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the Grand National Hurdles more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
Most wins by a jockey
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Grand National Hurdles in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 934 | Prix Omnium IISaint-Cloud Racecourse | France | £47,009 | €55,000 |
| 935 | Prix YacowlefChantilly Racecourse | France | £47,009 | €55,000 |
| 936 | Schwarzgold-RennenKöln-Weidenpesch | Germany | £47,009 | €55,000 |
| 937 | Silberne PeitscheMunich Racecourse | Germany | £47,009 | €55,000 |
| 938 | Zukunfts-RennenIffezheim Racecourse | Germany | £47,009 | €55,000 |
| 939 | Lamplighter StakesMonmouth Park Racetrack | United States | £45,113 | $60,000 |
| 940 | Select StakesMonmouth Park Racetrack | United States | £45,113 | $60,000 |
| 941 | Esher CupSandown Park | Great Britain | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| 942 | Heron StakesSandown Park | Great Britain | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| 943 | Prix André BaboinVarious, France | France | £44,444 | €52,000 |
| 945 | New Zealand Messenger ChampionshipAlexandra Park | New Zealand | £44,090 | NZ$100,000 |
| 946 | Badener Sprint-CupIffezheim Racecourse | Germany | £42,735 | €50,000 |
| 947 | Ballysax StakesLeopardstown | Ireland | £42,735 | €50,000 |
| 948 | Deutsches St. LegerDortmund Racecourse | Germany | £42,735 | €50,000 |
| 949 | Euro-CupFrankfurt Racecourse | Germany | £42,735 | €50,000 |
| 950 | Gallinule StakesCurragh Racecourse | Ireland | £42,735 | €50,000 |
| 952 | Herbst StutenpreisHanover Racecourse | Germany | £42,735 | €50,000 |
| 953 | Kölner Herbst-Stuten-MeileKöln-Weidenpesch | Germany | £42,735 | €50,000 |
| 954 | Tetrarch StakesCurragh Racecourse | Ireland | £42,735 | €50,000 |
| 955 | Charlie Barley StakesWoodbine Racetrack | Canada | £41,570 | CA$77,440 |
The 20 races closest to the Grand National Hurdles 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 New Zealand
35 races, 34th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Handicap | Ellerslie Racecourse | Group III | £66,135 |
| Great New Zealand Hurdle | Te Aroha | Prestige jumping | £66,135 |
| Championship Stakes | Ellerslie Racecourse | Group III | £52,908 |
| Noel J Taylor Memorial Mile | Alexandra Park | Group I | £48,499 |
| New Zealand Messenger Championship | Alexandra Park | Group I | £44,090 |
| New Zealand Derby | Ellerslie Racecourse | Group I | £551,125 |
| Karaka Million | Ellerslie Racecourse | Restricted Listed | £440,900 |
| New Zealand Oaks | Ellerslie, Auckland | Group I | £440,900 |
Every race in New Zealand we hold a purse for is on the New Zealand prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Grand National Hurdles prize money?
£44,090, for the 2026 running. The race announces it as NZ$100,000.
Where does the Grand National Hurdles rank among the richest races in the world?
944th of 997. 943 races pay more, the nearest of them Prix Omnium II. In New Zealand it is 34th of 35.
Which jockey has won the Grand National Hurdles most often?
Hamish McNeill, with 2 wins between 2017 and 2025.
When was the Grand National Hurdles first run?
This page holds 11 runnings, from 2015 to 2026.
How far is the Grand National Hurdles?
4200 m, on turf, at Riccarton Park Racecourse, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money