Gloucestershire Maiden Hurdle

The first running of the Gloucestershire Maiden Hurdle over 2 miles took place at the very first Festival in 1911 and was won by Ugbrooke owned and trained by Tom Cannon. It was a disappointing, non-competitive race with just 2 runners and was won by a distance. The race continued to be known as the Gloucestershire Maiden Hurdle up to 1919, but in 1920 it was named the Gloucestershire Hurdle, although still for maidens at closing, and that race eventually morphed into the Supreme Novices Hurdle.
Early History:- The Gloucestershire Maiden Hurdle over 2 miles was run at the 1911 Festival on Thursday 9th March 1911 when Ugbrooke (10/11 fav) owned and trained by Tom Cannon and ridden by C Hathaway beat his sole opponent La La (evens) by a distance.
Gloucestershire Maiden Hurdle 1911 Handicap 2 miles
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 UGBROOK C Hathaway T Cannon Mr Tom Cannon 10/11 fav
2 LA LA T Knight Mitchison Mr H S Mitchison evens
        Over round 102%
The inaugural running of this race was on Thursday 9th March 1911 when Ugbrook beat La La by a distance