Inglis Drever

Inglis Drever
Sire	In The Wings
Dam	Cormorant Creek
Damsire	Gorytus
Sex	Gelding
Foaled	1999
Country	Great Britain
Colour	Bay
Breeder	R J McAlpine & D O Pickering
Owner	Graham & Andrea Wylie
Trainer	Howard Johnson
Record	35: 17-8-3
Earnings	£796,952
Major wins
Winter Novices' Hurdle (2003) Leamington Novices' Hurdle (2004) Champion Hurdle Trial (2005) Kingwell Hurdle (2005) World Hurdle (2005, 2007, 2008) John Smith's Hurdle (2005) Long Distance Hurdle (2005, 2006, 2007) Cleeve Hurdle (2008)

Inglis Drever (1999-2009) was a champion racehorse trained in the North of England by Howard Johnson. He was one of the most successful hurdle racing horses to date and won the World Hurdle three times, matched only by the former champion Big Buck's. He is seen by many as having been the greatest staying hurdler of all time.

His career started as a Flat horse, where he was trained by Sir Mark Prescott and won 4 his 12 starts under Flat rules. His crowning achievement in that sphere being victory in the ultimate staying handicap at Newmarket, the Cesc.

It was over hurdles however that Inglis Drever excelled himself straight from the off, winning on his first run over hurdles in November 2003 at Aintree.

It was victory in the 'Fighting Fifth Hurdle' at Newcastle that had many believing that The Champion Hurdle was a serious prospect for this up and coming Legend.

However as on the flat he proved that The Staying game was his forte. Winning the very 1st running of the '2005 Ladbroke World Hurdle' Previous title of stayers Hurdle. Lowering the colours of Reigning two Time Champion Barracuda.

Sadly after suffering a potential career threatening injury with a crashing fall at Newbury, Inglis Drever's was denied the chance to defend his title as injury meant that he was unable to run in the race in 2006. (My Way De Sulzen)

He did however return to the track and reclaimed 'The World Hurdle' crown in both 2007 and 2008. In 2008 he was the oldest horse at the time to win The World/Stayers Hurdle. he was ridden by three different jockeys on all three of his Cheltenham Festival wins.

Inglis Drever picked up a leg injury in the 'Long Distance Hurdle' at Newbury in November 2008.

His trainer Howard Johnson had reported him to be recovering well. However, in January 2009, Inglis Drever was retired as a result of this injury.

Unfortunately he never got to enjoy retirement and was euthanised after suffering a bout of colic on October 16, 2009.