Tattersalls Ireland Champion Novice Hurdle
| Grade 1 race | |
| Location |
Punchestown Co. Kildare, Ireland |
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| Race type | Hurdle race |
| Sponsor | Tattersalls Ireland |
| Website | Punchestown |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2m 4f (4,023 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old and up |
| Weight |
11 st 1 lb (4yo); 11 st 10 lb (5yo+) Allowances 7 lb for fillies and mares |
| Purse |
€95,000 (2015) 1st: €57,000 |
| 2016 | ||
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| Jer's Girl | O O Seven | Thomas Hobson |
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| 2015 | ||
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| Nichols Canyon | Alpha Des Obeaux | Outlander |
| 2014 | ||
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| Vautour | Apache Stronghold | Lieutenant Colonel |
| 2013 | ||
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| Un Atout | Ubak | Sizing Rio |
| 2012 | ||
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| Dedigout | Colour Squadron | Lyreen Legend |
| 2011 | ||
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| Spirit of Adjisa | Prima Vista | First Lieutenant |
| 2010 | ||
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| Reve De Sivola | Fionnegas | Duke Of Lucca |
| 2009 | ||
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| Mikael D'haguenet | Cousin Vinny | Bouggler |
| 2008 | ||
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| Tranquil Sea | Fiveforthree | Trafford Lad |
| 2007 | ||
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| Glencove Marina | Kalderon | Breaking Silence |
| 2006 | ||
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| Nicanor | Mounthenry | Vic Venturi |
| 2005 | ||
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| Asian Maze | Kerryhead Windfarm | Washington Lad |
| 2004 | ||
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| Sadlers Wings | Kadiskar | Kildare |
| 2003 | ||
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| Nobody Told Me | Jack High | Pay It Forward |
The Tattersalls Ireland Champion Novice Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Ireland which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Punchestown over a distance of about 2 miles and 4 furlongs (4,023 metres), and during its running there are twelve hurdles to be jumped. The race is for novice hurdlers, and it is scheduled to take place each year during the Punchestown Festival in late April or early May.
Previous sponsors of the race have included Menolly Homes, Dunboyne Castle Hotel and Land Rover. Swordlestown Stud, sponsored the race from 2010 to 2012 and it was named in memory of the stud's former owner Cathal Ryan.[1] The current sponsor, Tattersalls Ireland, began sponsoring the race in 2013.
The field usually includes horses which ran previously in the Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham, and the last to win both races was Mikael d'Haguenet in 2009.
Records
Leading jockey since 1995 (8 wins):
- Ruby Walsh – Davenport Milenium (2002), Nobody Told Me (2003), Sadlers Wings (2004), Nicanor (2006), Glencove Marina (2007), Mikael d'Haguenet (2009), Vautour (2014), Nichols Canyon (2015)
Leading trainer since 1995 (8 wins):
- Willie Mullins – Davenport Milenium (2002), Nobody Told Me (2003), Sadlers Wings (2004), Glencove Marina (2007), Mikael d'Haguenet (2009), Un Atout (2013), Vautour (2014), Nichols Canyon (2015)
Winners since 1995
- Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr".
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
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| 1995 | Treble Bob | 5 | Richard Dunwoody | Dermot Weld |
| 1996 | Castlekellyleader | 7 | Tommy Treacy | Paddy Mullins |
| 1997 | Istabraq | 5 | Charlie Swan | Aidan O'Brien |
| 1998 | Ballygowan Beauty | 6 | Conor O'Dwyer | Michael Hourigan |
| 1999 | Native Upmanship | 6 | Tommy Treacy | Arthur Moore |
| 2000 | What's Up Boys | 6 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs |
| 2001 | Colonel Braxton [1] | 6 | Kieran Kelly | Dessie Hughes |
| 2002 | Davenport Milenium | 6 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2003 | Nobody Told Me | 5 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2004 | Sadlers Wings | 6 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2005 | Asian Maze | 6 | Paul Carberry | Tom Mullins |
| 2006 | Nicanor | 5 | Ruby Walsh | Noel Meade |
| 2007 | Glencove Marina | 5 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2008 | Tranquil Sea | 6 | Andrew J. McNamara | Edward O'Grady |
| 2009 | Mikael d'Haguenet | 5 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2010 | Reve de Sivola | 5 | Daryl Jacob | Nick Williams |
| 2011 | Spirit of Adjisa | 7 | Richard Johnson | Tim Vaughan |
| 2012 | Dedigout | 6 | Davy Russell | Tony Martin |
| 2013 | Un Atout | 5 | Davy Russell | Willie Mullins |
| 2014 | Vautour | 5 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2015 | Nichols Canyon | 5 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
1 The 2001 running took place at Fairyhouse.
See also
References
- ↑ "Cathal Ryan Memorial Novice Hurdle". punchestown.com. March 25, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
- pedigreequery.com – Dunboyne Castle Champion Novice Hurdle – Punchestown.
- pedigreequery.com – Land Rover Champion Novice Hurdle – Punchestown.
- racenewsonline.co.uk – Racenews Archive (April 25, 2003).