Monksfield Novice Hurdle

The Monksfield Novice Hurdle is a Grade 3 National Hunt novice hurdle race in Ireland which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Navan over a distance of about 2 miles and 4 furlongs (4,023 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in November.

'Monksfield' Novice Hurdle
2020
Fakiera Fire Attack Champagne Gold

The event was first run in 1995 and is named after Monksfield, a successful Irish-trained hurdler in the late 1970s. For a time it was classed at Grade 3 level, and it was promoted to Grade 2 status in 2008. It was downgraded to Grade 3 again in 2016.[1]

Records

Leading jockey (4 wins):

  • Paul CarberryOa Baldixe (1999), Pandorama (2008), Fully Funded (2010), Busty Brown (2012), Apache Stronghold (2013)

Leading trainer (6 wins):

  • Gordon Elliott - Mount Benbulben (2011), Free Expression (2014), Death Duty (2016), Samcro (2017), Fury Road (2019), Fakiera (2020)

Winners

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer
1995 Clahada Rose 5 Charlie Swan Aidan O'Brien
1996 Tarthooth 5 Francis Woods Arthur Moore
1997 Promalee 5 Charlie Swan Aidan O'Brien
1998 To Your Honour 5 Fran Flood Francis Flood
1999 Oa Baldixe 5 Paul Carberry Noel Meade
2000 Get It Done 5 Norman Williamson Edward O'Grady
2001 Over the Bar 5 Charlie Swan Edward O'Grady
2002 Pizarro 5 Norman Williamson Edward O'Grady
2003 Kadiskar 5 Conor O'Dwyer Christy Roche
2004 Sweet Kiln 5 Gary Hutchinson James Bowe
2005 Powerstation 5 Davy Russell Charles Byrnes
2006 Footy Facts 6 Ruby Walsh Robert Tyner
2007 Rathmore Castle 5 David Casey Maureen Danagher
2008 Pandorama 5 Paul Carberry Noel Meade
2009 The Hurl 6 Niall Madden Mouse Morris
2010 Fully Funded 5 Davy Condon Noel Meade
2011 Mount Benbulben 6 Davy Condon Gordon Elliott
2012 Busty Brown 6 Paul Carberry Noel Meade
2013 Apache Stronghold 5 Paul Carberry Noel Meade
2014 Free Expression 5 Mark Walsh Gordon Elliott
2015 Falcon Crest 5 Barry Geraghty Christy Roche
2016 Death Duty 5 Bryan Cooper Gordon Elliott
2017 Samcro 5 Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott
2018 Easy Game 4 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
2019 Fury Road 5 Davy Russell Gordon Elliott
2020 Fakiera 5 Keith Donoghue Gordon Elliott

See also

References

  1. "Enhancements to National Hunt Pattern for 2016/2017 Season". Horse Racing Ireland. Retrieved 28 November 2016.

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