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Spring Juvenile Hurdle
Hurdle horse race in Ireland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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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.
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Records
Leading jockey since 1994 (3 wins):
- Paul Carberry – Shirley's Delight (1994), Sungazer (2000), Power Elite (2004)
- Barry Geraghty - Personal Column (2008), Guitar Pete (2014), A Wave of the Sea (2020)
- Paul Townend - Unaccompanied (2011), Mr Adjudicator (2018), Vauban (2022)
- Danny Mullins - Footpad (2016), Gala Marceau (2023), Kargese (2024)
Leading trainer since 1994 (7 wins):
- Willie Mullins - Mister Hight (2006), Petite Parisienne (2015), Footpad (2016), Mr Adjudicator (2018), Vauban (2022), Gala Marceau (2023), Kargese (2024)
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