Champion Four Year Old Hurdle
(Redirected from Punchestown Champion Four Year Old Hurdle)
| Class | Grade 1 |
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| Location | Punchestown County Kildare, Ireland |
| Race type | Hurdle race |
| Sponsor | Ballymore Group |
| Website | Punchestown |
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| Distance | 2 miles (3,219 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Four-year-olds |
| Weight | 11 st 2 lb Allowances 7 lb for fillies |
| Purse | €100,000 (2021) 1st: €59,000 |
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| Lulamba | Poniros | Hello Neighbour |
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| Kargese | Bottler'secret | Nurburgring |
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| Lossiemouth | Zarak The Brave | Gala Marceau |
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| Vauban | Fil Dor | Hms Seahorse |
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| Dark blue, orange cross of lorraine and sleeves, quartered cap | White and emerald green chevrons, red cap |
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| Jeff Kidder | Zanahiyr | Haut En Couleurs |
The Champion Four Year Old Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Ireland which is open to horses aged four years. It is run at Punchestown over a distance of about 2 miles (3,219 metres), and during its running there are nine 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. The race is currently sponsored by the Ballymore Group
The field usually includes horses which ran previously in the Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham, and the last to win both events was Lossiemouth in 2023.
Records
[edit | edit source]Leading jockey since 1980 (5 wins):
- Ruby Walsh - Holy Orders (2001), Sporazene (2003), Diakali (2013), Abbyssial (2014), Bapaume (2017)
Leading trainer since 1980 (11 wins):
- Willie Mullins - Holy Order (2001), Quatre Heures (2006), Diakali (2013), Abbyssial (2014), Petite Parisienne (2015), Apple's Jade (2016), Bapaume (2017), Saldier (2018), Vauban (2022), Lossiemouth (2023), Kargese (2024)
Winners since 1980
[edit | edit source]- ^ amateur jockey
- ^ The 2001 running took place at Fairyhouse
- ^ The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- pedigreequery.com – Punchestown Champion Four Year Old Hurdle – Punchestown.
- racenewsonline.co.uk – Racenews Archive (April 25, 2003).