sentences:  The Fighting Fifth Hurdle was formerly classed at Grade 2 level, and for a brief spell in the 1990s it was run as a limited handicap.Its past sponsors have included Bellway Homes, Newcastle Building Society and Pertemps and the race has been sponsored by Betfair since 2019.It was promoted to Grade 1 status in 2004, and it is now the first top-grade hurdle race of the British National Hunt season.