Knight Frank Juvenile Hurdle

The Knight Frank Juvenile Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race in Ireland. It is run at Leopardstown in December over a distance of about 2 miles (3,219 metres) and during the race there are eight flights of hurdles to be jumped.

Knight Frank Juvenile Hurdle
2020
Zanahiyr Busselton Ha D'or

The race is normally run on St. Stephen's Day, during the course's Christmas Festival and is restricted to 3 year old horses only. It has been run under a series of sponsored titles - the 2012 running was called the Q8 Oil Juvenile Hurdle, the 2011 running was sponsored by the United Arab Emirates Embassy and in 2010 it was sponsored by the Bord na Móna peat harvesting company and run as the Bord na Mona Fire Magic Juvenile Hurdle. Prior to 2009 it was known as the Durkan New Homes Juvenile Hurdle and in 2009 it was run as the Inforthenight.ie Juvenile Hurdle.

In the 1990s the race was known as the Dennys Juvenile Hurdle.

Records

Leading jockey since 1987 (2 wins):

  • Charlie Swan - Autumn Gorse (1992), Rainbow Frontier (1997)
  • Tom Rudd - Knife Edge (1998), Pittsburgh Phil (2000)
  • Barry Geraghty - Party Airs (2002), Lounaos (2006)
  • Davy Russell – Carlito Brigante (2009), His Excellency (2011)

Leading trainer since 1987 (4 wins):

Winners since 1987
Year
 Winner
 Jockey
 Trainer
1987 Old Dundalk Frank Berry David Murray Smith
1988 Derrinore P Kavanagh Paddy Mullins
1989 Dail Eireann Anthony Powell Mick O'Toole
1990 Galevilla Express C N Bowens Victor Bowens
1991 Crowded House Josh Byrne Barry Kelly
1992 Autumn Gorse Charlie Swan Mrs A M O'Brien
1993 Shirley's Delight Paul Carberry Noel Meade
1994 Notcomplainingbut Tommy Treacy Paddy Mullins
1995Cancelled due to frozen course
1996 Grimes Conor O'Dwyer Christy Roche
1997 Rainbow Frontier Charlie Swan Aidan O'Brien
1998 Knife Edge Tom Rudd Michael O'Brien
1999 Calladine Eddie Callaghan Steve Mahon
2000 Pittsburgh Phil Tom Rudd Michael O'Brien
2001 Newhall Francis Flood Francis Flood
2002 Party Airs Barry Geraghty Dermot Weld
2003 Top Strategy Gary Hutchinson Ted Walsh
2004 Arch Rebel Niall Madden[lower-alpha 1] Noel Meade
2005 Clear Riposte David Casey Willie Mullins
2006 Lounaos Barry Geraghty Eoin Griffin
2007 Won In The Dark Michael Mooney Sabrina Harty
2008 Lethal Weapon Alan Crowe Christy Roche
2009 Carlito Brigante Davy Russell Gordon Elliot
2010 Sailors Warn Andrew McNamara Edward O'Grady
2011 His Excellency Davy Russell Gordon Elliot
2012 Blood Cotil Paul Townend Willie Mullins
2013 Guitar Pete Bryan Cooper Dessie Hughes
2014 Fiscal Focus Mikey Fogarty Des McDonagh
2015 Apple's Jade Johnny Burke Willie Mullins
2016 Bapaume Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
2017 Espoir D'Allen Mark Walsh Gavin Cromwell
2018 Rocky Blue David Mullins Thomas Mullins
2019 Aspire Tower Rachael Blackmore Henry de Bromhead
2020 Zanahiyr Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliot
  1. amateur jockey

See also

References
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