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Revision as of 07:30, 5 November 2015

Champion Hurdle
Grade 1 race
LocationCheltenham Racecourse
Cheltenham, England
Inaugurated1927
Race typeHurdle race
SponsorStanJames.com
WebsiteCheltenham Racecourse
Race information
Distance2m ½f (3,319 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationFour-years-old and up
Weight11 st 2 lb (4yo);
11 st 10 lb (5yo+)
Allowances
7 lb for fillies and mares
Purse£400,000 (2014)
First: £238,051
Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy
2015
Pink, light green spots, pink sleeves and cap Purple, orange seams, purple cap, orange star Royal blue, emerald green triple diamond and diamonds on cap
Faugheen Arctic Fire Hurricane Fly
Previous years
2014
Emerald green, yellow hoops, quartered cap Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap Red, white star, red sleeves, black stars, white cap, red star
Jezki My Tent Or Yours The New One
2013
Royal blue, emerald green triple diamond and diamonds on cap Dark green, white cross belts, light green sleeves, dark green and white hooped cap Dark blue, white chevron, white and dark blue striped sleeves
Hurricane Fly Rock On Ruby Countrywide Flame
2012
Dark green, white cross belts, light green sleeves, dark green and white hooped cap Yellow, royal blue seams, grey sleeves, royal blue seams, royal blue cap Royal blue, emerald green triple diamond and diamonds on cap
Rock On Ruby Overturn Hurricane Fly
2011
Royal blue, emerald green triple diamond and diamonds on cap Yellow, royal blue seams, grey sleeves, royal blue seams, royal blue cap Dark blue and white diabolo, hooped sleeves and cap
Hurricane Fly Peddlers Cross Oscar Whisky
2010-2001
2010
Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap Red, royal blue chevrons, armlets and star on cap Orange, black epaulets
Binocular Khyber Kim Zaynar
2009
Grey, pink epaulets, quartered cap Black and white (halved), red sleeves and cap Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap
Punjabi Celestial Halo Binocular
2008
Pink, Emerald Green cross belts, Pink and Emerald Green striped sleeves, Pink cap, Emerald Green star Light Blue, Royal Blue hoop, armlets and cap Grey, Pink epaulets, quartered cap
Katchit Osana Punjabi
2007
Light Blue and Maroon hoops, Blue sleeves, striped cap Purple, yellow disc, sleeves and cap Emerald green and yellow (quartered), white sleeves and cap
Sublimity Brave Inca Afsoun
2006
Purple, yellow disc, sleeves and cap ROYAL BLUE, dark green sleeves, royal blue cap Light Blue, Yellow hoop, White sleeves, Light Blue and White striped cap
Brave Inca Macs Joy Hardy Eustace
2005
Light Blue, Yellow hoop, White sleeves, Light Blue and White striped cap Purple, Gold sleeves, hooped cap Purple, yellow disc, sleeves and cap
Hardy Eustace Harchibald Brave Inca
2004
Light Blue, Yellow hoop, White sleeves, Light Blue and White striped cap Yellow, Black chevron, check cap Light Green, Dark Blue striped sleeves, White cap
Hardy Eustace Rooster Booster Intersky Falcon
2003
Yellow, Black chevron, check cap Light blue, maroon chevron, halved sleeves, light blue and maroon quartered cap Dark blue
Rooster Booster Westender Rhinestone Cowboy
2002
Light blue, dark blue diamond and diamond on cap Pink, black diamonds, pink sleeves, pink cap Maroon and royal blue chevrons, maroon sleeves, dark blue cap
Hors La Loi III Marble Arch Bilboa
2000-1991
2000
Emerald green and yellow hoops, white cap Light blue, dark blue diamond and diamond on cap DARK BLUE, emerald green hoop, dark blue sleeves, quartered cap
Istabraq Hors La Loi III Blue Royal
1999
Emerald green and yellow hoops, white cap Dark blue Navy blue, red armlets
Istabraq Theatreworld French Holly
1998
Emerald green and yellow hoops, white cap Dark blue White, black spots, white sleeves, red cap
Istabraq Theatreworld I'm Supposin
1997
Dark Blue, Yellow cross belts, collar and cuffs, striped cap Dark blue Grey, maroon triple diamond & seams on sleeves, grey cap, maroon diamonds
Make A Stand Theatreworld Space Trucker
1996
Dark Blue and White check, Dark Blue sleeves, White cap, Dark Blue star White, blue diabolo, armlets and cap Yellow, black inverted triangle, black sleeves, green diamonds, black cap
Collier Bay Alderbrook Pridwell
1995
White, blue diabolo, armlets and cap Royal Blue, Pink epaulets, Pink cap ROYAL BLUE and WHITE DIABOLO, white sleeves, white star on cap
Alderbrook Large Action Danoli
1994
Red, Yellow disc, quartered cap Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap Royal Blue, Pink epaulets, Pink cap
Flakey Dove Oh So Risky Large Action
1993
Royal blue, white seams, armlets and cap Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap Orange, maroon disc and cap
Granville Again Royal Derbi Halkopous
1992
Maroon, white sleeves, white cap Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap Black, yellow cap
Royal Gait Oh So Risky Ruling
1991
Brown, white hoop and sleeves, quartered cap Emerald green, royal blue sleeves, white cap, emerald green spots Yellow, light blue disc, armlets and cap
Morley Street Nomadic Way Ruling
1990-1988
1990
Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star Emerald green, royal blue sleeves, white cap, emerald green spots Pink, Navy Blue collar and cuffs, quartered cap
Kribensis Nomadic Way Past Glories
1989
Brown, fawn cross belts, orange sleeves and cap Grey and pink (halved), reversed sleeves, striped cap Pink, silver sleeves, mauve and pink hooped cap
Beech Road Celtic Chief Celtic Shot
1988
Pink, silver sleeves, mauve and pink hooped cap Yellow, dark blue star, yellow and white striped cap Grey and pink (halved), reversed sleeves, striped cap
Celtic Shot Classical Charm Celtic Chief
 

The Champion Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. As part of a sponsorship agreement with the online sportsbook StanJames.com, the race is now known as the Stan James Champion Hurdle. It is run on the Old Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about two miles and 110 yards (3,319 metres), and during its running there are eight hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival in March.

As its title suggests, the Champion Hurdle is the most prestigious hurdling event in the National Hunt calendar. Its list of winners features many of the most highly acclaimed hurdlers in the sport's history, and several of these, such as National Spirit, Istabraq, Hatton's Grace, Persian War and Lanzarote, have had races named in their honour.

History

The first Champion Hurdle was run in 1927, and its inaugural winner, Blaris, was awarded prize money of £365. In its second year the event was won by Brown Jack, who subsequently became a prolific winner of long-distance flat races. The Champion Hurdle was abandoned in 1931 due to persistent frost, and in 1932 it was contested by just three horses – the smallest field in its history. The race was cancelled twice during World War II, in 1943 and 1944.

The 1947 renewal was postponed twice because of winter snows and it only took place in mid-April, however it proved most popular with a record attendance, at that time, of 30,000 racing fans. [1] The winner National Spirit will become the second horse to retain the hurdling crown while the runner-up to him, a bay horse called Le Paillon trained by Alec Head's father, went on to race on flat and won the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe the same year.

The post-war years also saw the emergence of the event's first triple winner, Hatton's Grace, who was trained in Ireland by Vincent O'Brien. The achievement of Hatton's Grace was soon to be matched by Sir Ken, who recorded three successive victories in the 1950s. Before the second of these Sir Ken was given a starting price of 2/5 (a £5 bet would have won £2). He is the shortest-priced horse to have won the race. The third horse to win the event three times was Persian War, who completed his hat-trick in 1970. Commercial sponsorship of the Champion Hurdle began in 1978, and it was initially backed by Waterford Crystal.

The 1984 winner, Dawn Run, became the second mare to win the Champion Hurdle. In the same year she also won the Irish and French versions of the event, and two seasons later she won the most prestigious chase in National Hunt racing, the Cheltenham Gold Cup. She remains the only horse to have completed the Champion Hurdle-Gold Cup double. From 1985 to 1987 the Champion Hurdle was dominated by See You Then, who became the event's fourth three-time winner. A new sponsor, Smurfit (now known as the Smurfit Kappa Group), began supporting the race in 1991. The third and last mare to win the race was Flakey Dove, the winner of 1994 renewal.

The last triple winner of the Champion Hurdle was Istabraq, whose successes came in 1998, 1999 and 2000. In the early weeks of 2001 he was the odds-on favourite to win the race again, for an unprecedented fourth time. However, this opportunity was lost as the entire Cheltenham Festival was cancelled that year because of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. Istabraq returned for the 2002 running, but on this occasion he failed to complete the race, and he was retired thereafter.

The race is the final leg of the Road to Cheltenham, a series of high-class hurdles races sponsored by StanJames.com consisting of the Fighting Fifth Hurdle, the International Hurdle and the Champion Hurdle Trial.[2]

Records

Most successful horse (3 wins):

  • Hatton's Grace – 1949, 1950, 1951
  • Sir Ken – 1952, 1953, 1954
  • Persian War – 1968, 1969, 1970
  • See You Then – 1985, 1986, 1987
  • Istabraq – 1998, 1999, 2000

Leading jockey (4 wins):

  • Tim Molony – Hatton's Grace (1951), Sir Ken (1952, 1953, 1954)

Leading trainer (5 wins):

  • Peter Easterby – Saucy Kit (1967), Night Nurse (1976, 1977), Sea Pigeon (1980, 1981)
  • Nicky Henderson – See You Then (1985, 1986, 1987), Punjabi (2009), Binocular (2010)

Leading owner (5 wins):

  • J. P. McManus – Istabraq (1998, 1999, 2000), Binocular (2010), Jezki (2014)

List of renewals

  • Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr"
  • Winning mares indicated by †
Date
 Winner
 Odds
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Runners
 Runner-ups
 Time
09-03-1927 1927, 9 March Blaris 2.100 11/10F 6 George Duller Bill Payne Mrs H. Hollins 4 2nd. (8 L) Beddam 7/2
3rd.(1 L) Harpist 9/4
15-03-1928 1928, 15 March Brown Jack 5.000 4/1 4 Bilbie Rees Aubrey Hastings Sir Harold Wernher 6 2nd. (1½ L) Peace River 5/1
3rd.(6 L) Blaris 2/1F
12-03-1929 1929, 12 March Royal Falcon 6.500 11/2 6 Dick Rees Bob Gore Miss Williams-Bulkeley 6 2nd. (4 L) Kolie 4/1
3rd.(6 L) Cleer Cash 7/4F
11-03-1930 1930, 11 March Brown Tony 4.500 7/2 4 Tommy Cullinan Jack Anthony Mrs J. de Sélincourt 5 2nd. (hd ) Cleer Cash 2/1F
3rd.(sh ) Peertoi 9/2
01-01-1931No race 1931 [1]
01-03-1932 1932, 1 March Insurance 1.800 4/5F 5 Ted Leader Basil Briscoe Dorothy Paget 3 2nd. (12 L) Song Of Essex 5/4
3rd.(dst) Jack Drummer 33/1
07-03-1933 1933, 7 March Insurance 1.909 10/11F 6 Billy Stott Basil Briscoe Dorothy Paget 5 2nd. (¾ L) Windermere Laddie 4/1
3rd.(8 L) Indian Salmon 100/8
06-03-1934 1934, 6 March Chenango 1.440 4/9F 7 Danny Morgan Ivor Anthony Pete Bostwick 5 2nd. (5 L) Pompelmoose 9/2
3rd.(6 L) Black Duncan 20/1
12-03-1935 1935, 12 March Lion Courage 13.500 100/8 7 Gerry Wilson F. Brown R. Fox Carlyon 11 2nd. (½ L) Gay Light 9/4F
3rd.(¾ L) Hill Song 3/1
09-03-1936 1936, 9 March Victor Norman 5.000 4/1 5 Frenchie Nicholson Morgan Blair Michael Stephens 8 2nd. (3 L) Free Fare 5/2F
3rd.(1½ L) Cactus II 20/1
09-03-1937 1937, 9 March Free Fare 3.000 2/1F 9 Georges Pellerin Ted Gwilt Ben Warner 7 2nd. (2 L) Our Hope 100/8
3rd.(sh) Menton 11/2
08-03-1938 1938, 8 March Our Hope 6.000 5/1 9 Perry Harding Roderic Gubbins Roderic Gubbins 5 2nd. (1½ L) Chuchoteur 9/2
3rd.(10 L) Lobau 100/6
07-03-1939 1939, 7 March African Sister† 11.000 10/1 7 Keith Piggott Charles Piggott H. Brueton 13 2nd. (3 L) Vitement 20/1
3rd.(½ L) Apple Peel 100/8
13-03-1940 1940, 13 March Solford 3.500 5/2F 9 Sean Magee Owen Anthony Dorothy Paget 8 2nd. (1½ L) African Sister 8/1
3rd.(4 L) Carton 3/1
19-03-1941 1941, 19 March Seneca 8.000 7/1 4 Ron Smyth Vic Smyth Sir Malcolm McAlpine 6 2nd. (hd) Anarchist 33/1
3rd.(2 L) Ephorus 8/1
14-03-1942 1942, 14 March Forestation 11.000 10/1 4 Ron Smyth Vic Smyth Vic Smyth 20 2nd. (3 L) Anarchist 100/8
3rd.(3 L) Southport 9/2F
01-01-1943 No races 1943–44 [2]
29-03-1945 1945, 29 March Brains Trust 5.500 9/2 5 Fred Rimell Gerry Wilson F. Blakeway 16 2nd. (¾ L) Vidi 100/6
3rd.(¾ L) Red April 10/1
12-03-1946 1946, 12 March Distel 1.800 4/5F 5 Bobby O'Ryan Charles Rogers Dorothy Paget 8 2nd. (4 L) Carnival Boy 7/2
3rd.(½ L) Robin O'Chantry 100/6
12-04-1947 1947, 12 April [3] National Spirit 8.000 7/1 6 Danny Morgan Vic Smyth Len Abelson 14 2nd. (1 L) Le Paillon 2/1F
3rd.(2 L) Freddy Fox 8/1
02-03-1948 1948, 2 March National Spirit 2.500 6/4F 7 Ron Smyth Vic Smyth Len Abelson 12 2nd. (2 L) D.U.K.W. 5/1
3rd.(¾ L) Encoroli 20/1
07-03-1949 1949, 7 March Hatton's Grace 15.285 100/7 9 Aubrey Brabazon Vincent O'Brien Mrs Harry Keogh 14 2nd. (6 L) Vatelys 10/1
3rd.(1 L) Captain Fox 100/9
07-03-1950 1950, 7 March Hatton's Grace 3.500 5/2F 10 Aubrey Brabazon Vincent O'Brien Mrs Harry Keogh 12 2nd. (1½ L) Harlech 9/2
3rd.(2 L) Speciality 100/6
06-03-1951 1951, 6 March Hatton's Grace 5.000 4/1 11 Tim Molony Vincent O'Brien Mrs Harry Keogh 8 2nd. (5 L) Pyrrhus III 11/2
3rd.(½ L) Prince Hindou 9/2
04-03-1952 1952, 4 March Sir Ken 4.000 3/1F 5 Tim Molony Willie Stephenson Maurice Kingsley 16 2nd. (2 L) Noholmee 100/7
3rd.(4 L) Approval 9/1
03-03-1953 1953, 3 March Sir Ken 1.400 2/5F 6 Tim Molony Willie Stephenson Maurice Kingsley 7 2nd. (2 L) Galatian 4/1
3rd.(1½ L) Teapot II 100/9
02-03-1954 1954, 2 March Sir Ken 1.444 4/9F 7 Tim Molony Willie Stephenson Maurice Kingsley 13 2nd. (1 L) Impney 9/1
3rd.(3 L) Galatian 10/1 		41045 4:10.45
09-03-1955 1955, 9 March Clair Soleil 3.500 5/2F 6 Fred Winter Ryan Price Gerry Judd 21 2nd. (hd) Stroller 7/2
3rd.(4 L) Cruachan 50/1
06-03-1956 1956, 6 March Doorknocker 12.111 100/9 8 Harry Sprague Charlie Hall Clifford Nicholson 15 2nd. (¾ L) Quita Que 33/1
3rd.(4 L) Baby Don 100/8
12-03-1957 1957, 12 March Merry Deal 29.000 28/1 7 Grenville Underwood Arthur Jones Arthur Jones 16 2nd. (5 L) Quita Que 15/2
3rd.(5 L) Tout Ou Rien 100/8
11-03-1958 1958, 11 March Bandalore 21.000 20/1 7 George Slack Stan Wright Dorothy Wright 18 2nd. (2 L) Tokoron 5/1F
3rd.(3 L) Retour de Flamme 11/2
03-03-1959 1959, 3 March Fare Time 7.500 13/2 6 Fred Winter Ryan Price Gerry Judd 14 2nd. (4 L) Ivy Green 40/1
3rd.(1 L) Prudent King 13/2
08-03-1960 1960, 8 March Another Flash 3.750 11/4F 6 Bobby Beasley Paddy Sleator J. J. Byrne 12 2nd. (2 L) Albergo 11/2
3rd.(3 L) Saffron Tartan 3/1
08-03-1961 1961, 8 March Eborneezer 5.000 4/1 6 Fred Winter Ryan Price Dr B. N. Pajgar 17 2nd. (3 L) Moss Bank 7/4F
3rd.(1½ L) Farmer's Boy 8/1
14-03-1962 1962, 14 March Anzio 6.500 11/2 5 Willie Robinson Fulke Walwyn Sir Thomas Ainsworth 14 2nd. (3 L) Quelle Chance 11/2
3rd.(1½ L) Another Flash 11/10F
13-03-1963 1963, 13 March Winning Fair 12.111 100/9 8 Mr Alan Lillingston George Spencer George Spencer 21 2nd. (3 L) Farrney Fox 10/1
3rd.(nk) Quelle Chance 100/7
1964 Magic Court 1016.6666666667 100/6 6 Pat McCarron Tommy Robson James McGhie 24 2nd. (4 L) Another Flash
3rd.(¾ L) Kirriemuir 		4:08.0
1965 Kirriemuir 5 Willie Robinson Fulke Walwyn Dorothy Beddington
1966 Salmon Spray 8 Johnny Haine Bob Turnell Mrs John Rogerson
1967 Saucy Kit 6 Roy Edwards Peter Easterby K. F. Alder
1968 Persian War 5 Jimmy Uttley Colin Davies Henry Alper
1969 Persian War 6 Jimmy Uttley Colin Davies Henry Alper
1970 Persian War 7 Jimmy Uttley Colin Davies Henry Alper
1971 Bula 6 Paul Kelleway Fred Winter Bill Edwards-Heathcote
1972 Bula 7 Paul Kelleway Fred Winter Bill Edwards-Heathcote
1973 Comedy of Errors 6 Bill Smith Fred Rimell Ted Wheatley
1974 Lanzarote 6 Richard Pitman Fred Winter Lord Howard de Walden
1975 Comedy of Errors 8 Ken White Fred Rimell Ted Wheatley
1976 Night Nurse 5 Paddy Broderick Peter Easterby Reg Spencer
1977 Night Nurse 6 Paddy Broderick Peter Easterby Reg Spencer
1978 Monksfield 6 Tommy Kinane Des McDonogh Dr Michael Mangan
1979 Monksfield 7 Dessie Hughes Des McDonogh Dr Michael Mangan
01-03-1980 1980, ? March Sea Pigeon 7.500 13/2 10 Jonjo O'Neill Peter Easterby Pat Muldoon 9 2nd. Monksfield
3rd. Birds Nest
17-03-1981 1981, 17 March Sea Pigeon 2.750 7/4F 11 John Francome Peter Easterby Pat Muldoon 14 2nd. Pollardstown 9/1
3rd. Dartng Run 8/1
16-03-1982 1982, 16 March For Auction 41.000 40/1 6 Mr Colin Magnier Michael Cunningham F. Heaslip 14 2nd. Broadsword 100/30
3rd. Ekbalco 7/2
15-03-1983 1983, 15 March Gaye Brief 8.000 7/1 6 Richard Linley Mercy Rimell Sheikh Ali Abu Khamsin 17 2nd. Boreen Prince 50/1
3rd. For Auction 3/1 JF
13-03-1984 1984, 13 March Dawn Run† 1.800 4/5F 6 Jonjo O'Neill Paddy Mullins Charmian Hill 14 2nd. Cima 66/1
3rd. Very Promising 16/1
12-03-1985 1985, 12 March See You Then 17.000 16/1 5 Steve Smith Eccles Nicky Henderson Stype Wood Stud 14 2nd. Roben Wooder 66/1
3rd. Stans Pride 100/1
11-03-1986 1986, 11 March See You Then 1.830 5/6F 6 Steve Smith Eccles Nicky Henderson Stype Wood Stud 23 2nd. Gaye Brief 14/1
3rd. Nohalmdun 20/1
17-03-1987 1987, 17 March See You Then 2.100 11/10F 7 Steve Smith Eccles Nicky Henderson Stype Wood Stud 18 2nd. Flatterer 10/1
3rd. Barnbrook again 14/1 		35720 3:57.20
1988 Celtic Shot 6 Peter Scudamore Fred Winter David Horton
1989 Beech Road 7 Richard Guest Toby Balding Tony Geake
1990 Kribensis 6 Richard Dunwoody Michael Stoute Sheikh Mohammed
1991 Morley Street 7 Jimmy Frost Toby Balding Michael Jackson Bloodstock
1992 Royal Gait 9 Graham McCourt James Fanshawe Sheikh Mohammed
1993 Granville Again 7 Peter Scudamore Martin Pipe Eric Scarth
1994 Flakey Dove† 8 Mark Dwyer Richard Price John Price
1995 Alderbrook 6 Norman Williamson Kim Bailey Ernie Pick
1996 Collier Bay 6 Graham Bradley Jim Old Wally Sturt
1997 Make A Stand 6 Tony McCoy Martin Pipe Peter Deal
1998 Istabraq 6 Charlie Swan Aidan O'Brien J. P. McManus
1999 Istabraq 7 Charlie Swan Aidan O'Brien J. P. McManus
2000 Istabraq 8 Charlie Swan Aidan O'Brien J. P. McManus
01-01-2001 No race 2001 [4]
2002 Hors La Loi III 7 Dean Gallagher James Fanshawe Paul Green
2003 Rooster Booster 9 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs Terry Warner
2004 Hardy Eustace 7 Conor O'Dwyer Dessie Hughes Laurence Byrne
2005 Hardy Eustace 8 Conor O'Dwyer Dessie Hughes Laurence Byrne
2006 Brave Inca 8 Tony McCoy Colm Murphy Novices Syndicate
2007 Sublimity 7 Philip Carberry John Carr Bill Hennessy
2008 Katchit 5 Robert Thornton Alan King D S J P Syndicate
2009 Punjabi 6 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson Raymond Tooth
2010 Binocular 6 Tony McCoy Nicky Henderson J. P. McManus
2011 Hurricane Fly 7 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins Creighton / Boyd
2012 Rock On Ruby 7 Noel Fehily Paul Nicholls The Festival Goers
2013 Hurricane Fly 9 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins Creighton / Boyd
2014 Jezki 6 Barry Geraghty Jessica Harrington J. P. McManus
2015 Faugheen 7 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins Susannah Ricci

1 The race was abandoned in 1931 due to frost
2 Race was not run in 1943 and 1944 because of World War II
3 The 1947 running was postponed twice due to winter snows.
4 The 2001 running was cancelled because of a foot-and-mouth crisis. A substitute race at Sandown was won by Landing Light.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Races set up new record". Cheltenham Chronicle. 19 April 1947. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  2. ^ Stan James Champion Hurdle Sponsorship Announcement StanJames.com, 28 September 2010

Bibliography

  • The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. 1993. p. 229. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
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