Bredon Selling Handicap Hurdle

The Bredon Selling Hurdle over 2 miles was introduced into the Festival programme in 1923 when the event was extended to 3 days, and took place on Thursday 8th March 1923. It remained part of the programme for the next 3 years before being dropped after the 1926 Festival.
Early history:-The inaugural running of the Bredon Selling Hurdle over 2 miles took place on Thursday 8th March 1923 when won by Pacifist (10/1) owned by Mr Moore, trained and ridden by J Horgan jnr, beating Pavot (7/1) and Gallesian (100/8) by a short head and 3 lengths.
Bredon Selling Handicap Hurdle 1925 Handicap 2 miles
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 WATERFORD GLASS A Shedden Shedden Mr Cope 3/1 fav
2 MISS CONTRARY Goswell T Coulthwaite Mr Armitage 10/1
3 YOUNG POLE Sulley Smallwood Mr Unwin 100/6
4 EARLY BIRD Stott Newey Mr Adams 8/1
5 YOUNG MAN'S FANCY Fred Rees C Piggott Mr Green 4/1
6 APPELLANT Graves Gilbert Mrs Gritt 100/6
7 ALDERSEY Carter Rayson Mr H Palmer 10/1
8 TRUE KNIGHT Morgan W Payne Mr T Bennett 100/6
9 JACK ROLE Mr A Stringer Drury Mr A Stringer 100/6
10 SOME DANCE Mr D Stewart Kirk Mr D Stewart 10/1
11 NILE PRINCE Keith Piggott Bletsoe Mr J Smith 100/6
12 DRINKMORE Burford A Hastings Mrs Hobart 6/1
13 ULIDIA Philip Drury Mr W Jones 100/6
14 HERES HOPING Lyall J Lyall Mr C Nevill 100/6
15 MORO Speakman T Leader Mr J Baylis 100/6
16 MADURO Mr P Dennis Newey Mr H Dennis 100/6
        Over round 151%
The third running of this race took place on Thursday 12th March 1925 when Waterford Glass beat Miss Contrary and Young Pole by 3 lengths and 2 lengths