Champion Four Year Old Hurdle
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Hurdle horse race in Ireland
Horse race
| Class | Grade 1 |
|---|---|
| Location | Punchestown County Kildare, Ireland |
| Race type | Hurdle race |
| Sponsor | Ballymore Group |
| Website | Punchestown |
| Race information | |
| 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ドル |
2024
Light blue, white spots, striped sleeves, light blue cap, white spots
Red, white triple diamond and sleeves, quartered cap
Dark green, white hoop, white sleeves, dark green cap
Kargese
Bottler'secret
Nurburgring
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ||
| Pink, light green spots, pink sleeves and cap | Emerald green, dark green sleeves, dark green cap, emerald green spots | Light blue, white spots, striped sleeves, light blue cap, white spots |
| Lossiemouth | Zarak The Brave | Gala Marceau |
| 2022 | ||
| Pink, light green spots, pink sleeves and cap | Red, white diamond, white sleeves, red diamonds, red cap | Emerald green, white seams, emerald green sleeves, dark green cap |
| Vauban | Fil Dor | Hms Seahorse |
| 2021 | ||
| Dark blue, orange cross of lorraine and sleeves, quartered cap | White and emerald green chevrons, red cap | Yellow and black check, yellow sleeves, black star on cap |
| 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 ]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 ]- ^ 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 ]References
[edit ]- pedigreequery.com – Punchestown Champion Four Year Old Hurdle – Punchestown.
- racenewsonline.co.uk – Racenews Archive (April 25, 2003).