Golden Cygnet Novice Hurdle

Golden Cygnet Novice Hurdle
2016
A Toi Phil Acapella Bourgeois Woodland Opera

The Golden Cygnet Novice Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt novice hurdle race in Ireland which is horses aged five years or older. It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of 2 miles and four furlongs (4,023 metres). The race is scheduled to take place each year at the end of January.

The race was first run in 1999 and is named in honour of Golden Cygnet, a racehorse trained by Edward O'Grady who was fatally injured while racing in 1978. It was awarded Grade 3 status in 2003 and then raised to Grade 2 in 2008. The 2016 race was sponsored and run as the Nathaniel Lacy & Partners Solicitors Novice Hurdle.

Winners

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer
1999 Annie Cares 7 Charlie Swan W F Treacy
2000 Monifeth Man 5 Tony McCoy Mouse Morris
2001 Big-And-Bold 5 Conor O'Dwyer Ger Lyons
2002 Pietro Vannucci 6 Paul Carberry Noel Meade
2003 Solerina 6 Paul Carberry James Bowe
2004 Watson Lake 6 I J Power Noel Meade
2005 Washington Lad 5 Tony McCoy P A Fahy
2006 Nicanor 5 Paul Carberry Noel Meade
2007 Kazal 6 Barry Geraghty Eoin Griffin
2008 Liskennett 5 Niall Madden Charles Byrnes
2009 Roberto Goldback 7 Barry Geraghty Jessica Harrington
2010 Coole River 6 Barry Geraghty Jessica Harrington
2011 Hidden Cyclone 6 Andrew McNamara John Joseph Hanlon
2012 Boston Bob 7 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
2013 Pont Alexandre 5 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
2014 Sure Reef 5 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
2015 Outlander 7 Paul Townend Willie Mullins
2016 A Toi Phil 6 Bryan Cooper Willie Mullins

References

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