Champion Four Year Old Hurdle
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 AES Waste Management.
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| Location | Punchestown Co. Kildare, Ireland |
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| Race type | Hurdle race |
| Sponsor | AES Waste Management |
| Website | Punchestown |
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| Distance | 2 miles (3,219 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Four-year-olds |
| Weight | 11 st 0 lb Allowances 7 lb for fillies |
| Purse | €100,000 (2019) 1st: €59,000 |
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| Fusil Raffles | Fakir D'Oudairies | French Made |
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| Saldier | Mr Adjudicator | Saglawy |
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| Bapaume | Landofhopeandglory | Meri Devie |
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| Apple's Jade | Let's Dance | Ivanovich Gorbatov |
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| Petite Parisienne | Buiseness Sivola | Thunder Zone |
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| Abbyssial | Plinth | Fox Norton |
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| Diakali | Blood Cotil | Dogora |
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| Hisaabaat | Ut De Sivola | Wingtips |
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| Grandouet | Kumbeshwar | Twinlight |
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| Barizan | Carlito Brigante | Loch Long |
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| Jumbo Rio | Mourad | The Fist Of God |
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| Won In The Dark | Indian Spring | Paco Jack |
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| Punjabi | Financial Reward | Bahrain Storm |
| 2006 | ||
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| Quatre Heures | Artist's Muse | Breathing Fire |
| 2005 | ||
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| United | Strangely Brown | Akilak |
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| Cherub | Made In Japan | Essex |
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| Sporazene | Spectroscope | Golden Cross |
The field usually includes horses which ran previously in the Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham, and the last to win both events was Katarino in 1999.
Records
Leading jockey since 1980 (5 wins):
- Ruby Walsh - Holy Orders (2001), Sporazene (2003), Diakali (2013), Abbyssial (2014), Bapaume (2017)
Leading trainer since 1980 (8 wins):
- Willie Mullins - Holy Order (2001), Quatre Heures (2006), Diakali (2013), Abbyssial (2014), Petite Parisienne (2015), Apple's Jade (2016), Bapaume (2017), Saldier (2018)
Winners since 1980
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
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| 1980 | Pearlstone | Sean Treacy | Paddy Mullins |
| 1981 | Tie Anchor | Tom Morgan | Paddy Prendergast, Jr. |
| 1982 | Bustineto | Niall Madden | Mick O'Toole |
| 1983 | Grateful Heir | Dermot Browne[lower-alpha 1] | Liam Browne |
| 1984 | Clarinbridge | Brian Nolan | Jim Bolger |
| 1985 | Atherstone | Pat Leech | Noel Meade |
| 1986 | Derrymore Boy | Tony Mullins | Paddy Mullins |
| 1987 | Grabel | Tony Mullins | Paddy Mullins |
| 1988 | Allen's Mistake | Brendan Sheridan | Dermot Weld |
| 1989 | Royal Derbi | Graham McCourt | Neville Callaghan |
| 1990 | Orbis | Tommy Carmody | Jim Bolger |
| 1991 | Mounamara | Tommy Carmody | Paddy Mullins |
| 1992 | Staunch Friend | Steve Smith Eccles | Mark Tompkins |
| 1993 | Shawiya | Charlie Swan | Michael O'Brien |
| 1994 | Glenstal Flagship | Charlie Swan | Aidan O'Brien |
| 1995 | Shaihar | Kevin O'Brien | Michael O'Brien |
| 1996 | Shaunies Lady | Tony McCoy | Aidan O'Brien |
| 1997 | Grimes | Conor O'Dwyer | Christy Roche |
| 1998 | Zafarabad | Richard Johnson | David Nicholson |
| 1999 | Katarino | Mick Fitzgerald | Nicky Henderson |
| 2000 | Topacio | Charlie Swan | Pat Hughes |
| 2001 | Holy Orders [lower-alpha 2] | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2002 | Quazar | Tony Dobbin | Jonjo O'Neill |
| 2003 | Sporazene | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2004 | Cherub | Tony Dobbin | Jonjo O'Neill |
| 2005 | United | Leighton Aspell | Lucy Wadham |
| 2006 | Quatre Heures | Mick Fitzgerald | Willie Mullins |
| 2007 | Punjabi | Mick Fitzgerald | Nicky Henderson |
| 2008 | Won in the Dark | Davy Russell | Sabrina Harty |
| 2009 | Jumbo Rio | Andrew McNamara | Edward O'Grady |
| 2010 | Barizan | Jason Maguire | Evan Williams |
| 2011 | Grandouet | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
| 2012 | Hisaabaat | Andrew Lynch | Dermot Weld |
| 2013 | Diakali | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2014 | Abbyssial | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2015 | Petite Parisienne | Bryan Cooper | Willie Mullins |
| 2016 | Apple's Jade | Bryan Cooper | Willie Mullins |
| 2017 | Bapaume | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2018 | Saldier | Robbie Power | Willie Mullins |
| 2019 | Fusil Raffles | Daryl Jacob | Nicky Henderson |
- amateur jockey
- The 2001 running took place at Fairyhouse
References
- pedigreequery.com – Punchestown Champion Four Year Old Hurdle – Punchestown.
- racenewsonline.co.uk – Racenews Archive (April 25, 2003).
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