Spring Juvenile Hurdle

The Spring Juvenile Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Ireland. It is run at Leopardstown Racecourse in February, over a distance of 2 miles. The race is restricted to four-year-old horses only and is usually contested by horses who go on to run in the Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

Spring Juvenile Hurdle
2020
A Wave Of The Sea Wolf Prince Cerberus

The race was first run in 1994 as a Listed event, replacing the Le Coq Hardi Hurdle, a Grade 3 all-aged 2 mile Novice Hurdle. It was raised to Grade 3 in 1995, to Grade 2 in 2003 and has been a Grade 1 event since 2010.

Records

Leading jockey since 1994 (3 wins):

  • Paul CarberryShirley's Delight (1994), Sungazer (2000), Power Elite (2004)
  • Barry Geraghty - Personal Column (2008), Guitar Pete (2014), A Wave of the Sea (2020)

Leading trainer since 1994 (4 wins):

  • Willie Mullins - Mister Hight (2006), Petite Parisienne (2015), Footpad (2016), Mr Adjudicator (2018)

Winners

Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
1994 Shirley's Delight Paul Carberry Noel Meade
1995 Notcomplainingbut Tommy Treacy Paddy Mullins
1996 Talina's Law Tom Treacy Paddy Mullins
1997 Commanche Court Norman Williamson Ted Walsh
1998 Iron County Xmas Norman Williamson Dermot Weld
1999 Knife Edge Tom Rudd Michael O'Brien
2000 Sungazer Paul Carberry Noel Meade
2001 Lisaan Barry Cash William Durkan
2002 Newhall Francis Flood Francis Flood
2003 Mutineer Kieran Kelly Dessie Hughes
2004 Power Elite Paul Carberry Noel Meade
2005 Strangely Brown David Casey Eric McNamara
2006 Mister Hight David Casey Willie Mullins
2007 Convincing E F Power John Joseph Murphy
2008 Personal Column Barry Geraghty Jessica Harrington
2009 Jumbo Rio Andrew McNamara Edward O'Grady
2010 Pittoni Davy Russell Charles Byrnes
2011 Unaccompanied Paul Townend Dermot Weld
2012 Hisaabaat Andrew Lynch Dermot Weld
2013 Our Conor Bryan Cooper Dessie Hughes
2014 Guitar Pete Barry Geraghty Dessie Hughes
2015 Petite Parisienne Bryan Cooper Willie Mullins
2016 Footpad Danny Mullins Willie Mullins
2017 Mega Fortune Davy Russell Gordon Elliott
2018 Mr Adjudicator Paul Townend Willie Mullins
2019 Sir Erec Mark Walsh Joseph O'Brien
2020 A Wave of the Sea Barry Geraghty Joseph O'Brien

See also

References

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