The Galway Hurdle is a National Hunt hurdle race in Ireland which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Galway over a distance of 2 miles (3,219 metres), and during its running there are nine hurdles to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in late July or early August.
The event is held during the seven-day Galway Festival meeting. It was established in 1913, and the inaugural running was won by Red Damsel. For the first six years it was contested over 1½ miles. The race is now sponsored by Guinness.
Contents |
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Weight |
Jockey |
Trainer |
| 1988 | Try a Brandy | 6 | 09-07 | Harry Rogers | Marty Dunne |
| 1989 | I'm Confident | 5 | 09-07 | Mr Fran Flood | M. McDonagh |
| 1990 | Athy Spirit | 5 | 10-11 | Tom Taaffe | Willie Fennin |
| 1991 | Sagaman | 5 | 10-12 | Mr Philip Fenton | L. J. Codd |
| 1992 | Natalies Fancy | 6 | 10-03 | Jason Titley | Pat Kelly |
| 1993 | Camden Buzz | 5 | 10-12 | Charlie Swan | Paddy Mullins |
| 1994 | Oh So Grumpy | 6 | 10-09 | Mark Dwyer | Jessica Harrington |
| 1995 | No Tag | 7 | 10-11 | Jason Titley | Pat Kelly |
| 1996 | Mystical City | 6 | 10-01 | David Casey | Willie Mullins |
| 1997 | Toast the Spreece | 5 | 10-09 | Tony McCoy | Aidan O'Brien |
| 1998 | Black Queen | 7 | 10-02 | Shay Barry | John Kiely |
| 1999 | Quinze | 6 | 11-12 | Richard Dunwoody | Pat Hughes |
| 2000 | Perugino Diamond | 4 | 09-08 | Jim Culloty | Seamus O'Farrell |
| 2001 | Ansar | 5 | 09-09 | Paul Carberry | Dermot Weld |
| 2002 | Say Again | 6 | 10-07 | John Cullen | Paul Nolan |
| 2003 | Sabadilla | 9 | 09-07 | Pat Verling | Pat Verling |
| 2004 | Cloone River | 8 | 10-07 | John Cullen | Paul Nolan |
| 2005 | More Rainbows | 5 | 09-10 | Niall Madden | Noel Meade |
| 2006 | Cuan Na Grai | 5 | 10-09 | Paddy Flood | Paul Nolan |
| 2007 | Farmer Brown | 6 | 10-11 | Davy Russell | Pat Hughes |
| 2008 | Indian Pace | 7 | 09-10 | Paul Townend | John Kiely |
| 2009 | Bahrain Storm | 6 | 10-12 | Stephen Gray | Pat Flynn |
| 2010 | Overturn | 6 | 11-06 | Graham Lee | Donald McCain, Jr. |
| 2011 | Moon Dice | 6 | 10-04 | Tom Doyle | Paul Flynn |
* The 1961 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
* There were two winners in 1975 as the race was split into separate divisions.