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Punchestown Champion Hurdle
Hurdle horse race in Ireland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Punchestown Champion Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Ireland which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Punchestown over a distance of about 2 miles (3,219 metres), and during its running there are nine hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year during the Punchestown Festival in late April or early May.
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The present version of the race was introduced in 1999, and it was initially sponsored by Shell. Several different sponsors have followed, including Emo Oil, ACCBank, Rabobank, Racing Post, Betdaq and Paddy Power. Its current sponsor, Boodles, began supporting the race in 2024.
The field usually includes horses which ran previously in the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham, and the last to win both events in the same year was State Man in 2024. For a period the race was restricted to horses aged five or older, but the minimum age was lowered to four in 2009.
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Records
Most successful horse since 1999 (4 wins):
- Hurricane Fly - 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Leading jockey since 1999 (6 wins):
- Ruby Walsh - Davenport Milenium (2002), Hurricane Fly (2011, 2012, 2013), Faugheen (2015), Vroum Vroum Mag (2016)
Leading trainer since 1999 (11 wins):
- Willie Mullins – Davenport Milenium (2002), Hurricane Fly (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013), Faugheen (2015), Vroum Vroum Mag (2016), Wicklow Brave (2017), State Man (2023, 2024, 2025)
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Winners since 1999
- The 2001 running took place at Leopardstown
- The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland
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See also
References
- pedigreequery.com – ACCBank Champion Hurdle – Punchestown.
- racenewsonline.co.uk – Racenews Archive (April 25, 2003).
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