Christmas Hurdle (Ireland)
The Christmas Hurdle is Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Ireland. It is run at Leopardstown Racecourse in December, over a distance of 3 miles (4,828 metres) and during its running there are 12 flights of hurdles to be jumped.
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| Flooring Porter | The Storyteller | Sire Du Berlais |
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| Apple's Jade | Unowhatimeanharry | Penhill |
| 2018 | ||
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| Apple's Jade | Early Doors | Bapaume |
| 2017 | ||
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| Apple's Jade | Supasundae | Bapaume |
| 2016 | ||
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| Vroum Vroum Mag | Clondaw Warrior | Snow Falcon |
| 2015 | ||
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| Prince Of Scars | Alpha Des Obeaux | Martello Tower |
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| Lieutenant Colonel | Jetson | Monksland |
| 2013 | ||
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| Zaidpour | Rule The World | Mala Beach |
| 2012 | ||
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| Monksland | Zaidpour | So Young |
| 2011 | ||
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| Voler La Vedette | Mourad | Shakervilz |
| 2010 | ||
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| Mourad | Powerstation | Rigour Back Bob |
| 2009 | ||
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| Powerstation | Oscar Dan Dan | Noble Prince |
| 2008 | ||
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| Catch Me | Whatuthink | Beau Michael |
| 2007 | ||
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| Sweet Kiln | Sonnyanjoe | Adamant Approach |
| 2006 | ||
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| Celestial Wave | Sweet Kiln | Strangely Brown |
| 2005 | ||
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| Rosaker | Emotional Moment | Strangely Brown |
| 2004 | ||
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| Emotional Moment | Yogi | Macs Gildoran |
| 2003 | ||
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| Sacundai | Be My Belle | Rostropovich |
The race is one of the feature races of Leopardstown's Christmas Festival. Prior to 2013 it carried Grade 2 status. The 2019 race was run as the Frank Ward Memorial Hurdle.
Records
Most successful horse (3 wins):
- Apple's Jade – (2017, 2018, 2019)
Leading jockey (3 wins):
- Ruby Walsh – Commanche Court (1998), Zaidpour (2013), Vroum Vroum Mag (2016
Leading trainer (4 wins):
- Gordon Elliott – Prince of Scars (2015), Apple's Jade (2017, 2018, 2019)
Recent Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
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| 1996 | What A Question | Conor O'Dwyer | Mouse Morris |
| 1997 | Nocksky | Stephen Craine | Liam Browne |
| 1998 | Commanche Court | Ruby Walsh | Ted Walsh |
| 1999 | Limestone Lad | Shane McGovern | Michael Bowe |
| 2000 | Bannow Bay | Charlie Swan | Christy Roche |
| 2001 | Bannow Bay | Charlie Swan | Christy Roche |
| 2002 | Limestone Lad | Paul Carberry | James Bowe |
| 2003 | Sacundai | Barry Geraghty | Edward O'Grady |
| 2004 | Emotional Moment | Barry Geraghty | Tom Taaffe |
| 2005 | Rosaker | Paul Carberry | Noel Meade |
| 2006 | Celestial Wave | Timmy Murphy | Adrian Maguire |
| 2007 | Sweet Kiln | Tom Doyle | Michael Bowe |
| 2008 | Catch Me | Andrew McNamara | Edward O'Grady |
| 2009 | Powerstation | Andrew McNamara | Eamonn O'Connell |
| 2010 | Mourad | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
| 2011 | Voler la Vedette | Andrew Lynch | Colm Murphy |
| 2012 | Monksland | Paul Carberry | Noel Meade |
| 2013 | Zaidpour | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2014 | Lieutenant Colonel | Bryan Cooper | Sandra Hughes |
| 2015 | Prince Of Scars | Davy Russell | Gordon Elliott |
| 2016 | Vroum Vroum Mag | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2017 | Apple's Jade | Davy Russell | Gordon Elliott |
| 2018 | Apple's Jade | Jack Kennedy | Gordon Elliott |
| 2019 | Apple's Jade | Jack Kennedy | Gordon Elliott |
| 2020 | Flooring Porter | Jonathan Moore | Gavin Cromwell |
References
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