Limestone Lad Hurdle

The Limestone Lad Hurdle is a Grade 3 National Hunt hurdle race in Ireland which is open to horses aged five years and over. It is run at Naas over a distance of 2 miles (3,219 metres) and during its running there are eight hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in January.

Limestone Lad Hurdle
2021
Bachasson Grand Roi Beacon Edge

The race was first run in 1999, as the Bank of Ireland Hurdle. It was renamed in 2008 to honour Limestone Lad, who was second in the first running of the race and then won the next three runnings. Prior to 2017 it was run over 2 miles and 3 furlongs.

The race was awarded Grade 3 status in 2011.

Records

Most successful horse (3 wins):

Leading jockey (4 wins):

  • Paul Townend - Mikael D'Haguenet (2012), Sandsend (2018), Stormy Ireland (2020), Bachasson (2021)

Leading trainer (6 wins):

  • James Bowe- Limestone Lad (2000, 2001, 2002), Solerina (2004, 2006), Sweet Kiln (2007)

Winners

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer
1999 Le Coudray 5 Charlie Swan Aidan O'Brien
2000 Limestone Lad 8 S M McGovern James Bowe
2001 Limestone Lad 9 S M McGovern James Bowe
2002 Limestone Lad 10 Paul Carberry James Bowe
2003 Sacundai 6 Norman Williamson Edward O'Grady
2004 Solerina 7 Gary Hutchinson James Bowe
2005 Sher Beau 6 Davy Russell Philip Fenton
2006 Solerina 9 Gary Hutchinson James Bowe
2007 Sweet Kiln 8 Davy Russell James Bowe
2008 Abandoned
2009 Aitmatov 8 Paul Carberry Noel Meade
2010 Ebadiyan 5 J L Cullen Patrick O Brady
2011 Shinrock Paddy 7 Alain Cawley Paul Nolan
2012 Mikael D'Haguenet 8 Paul Townend Willie Mullins
2013 Solwhit 9 Davy Russell Charles Byrnes
2014 Rule The World 7 Bryan Cooper Mouse Morris
2015 Kitten Rock 5 Mark Walsh Edward O'Grady
2016 Sempre Medici 6 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
2017 Sutton Place 6 Mark Walsh Gordon Elliott
2018 Sandsend 5 Paul Townend Willie Mullins
2019 Espoir d'Allen 5 Barry Geraghty Gavin Cromwell
2020 Stormy Ireland 6 Paul Townend Willie Mullins
2021 Bachasson 10 Paul Townend Willie Mullins

See also

References

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