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.

Frank Ward Memorial Hurdle
2020
Flooring Porter The Storyteller Sire Du Berlais

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):

Leading jockey (3 wins):

Leading trainer (4 wins):

Recent Winners

Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
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

See also

References

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