Irish Champion Hurdle
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| Hurricane Fly | Arctic Fire | Jezki |
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| 2014 | ||
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| Hurricane Fly | Our Conor | Captain Cee Bee |
| 2013 | ||
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| Hurricane Fly | Thousand Stars | Binocular |
| 2012 | ||
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| Hurricane Fly | Oscars Well | Thousand Stars |
| 2011 | ||
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| Hurricane Fly | Solwhit | Thousand Stars |
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| 2010 | ||
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| Solwhit | Donnas Palm | Sublimity |
| 2009 | ||
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| Brave Inca | Muirhead | River Liane |
| 2008 | ||
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| Sizing Europe | Hardy Eustace | Al Eile |
| 2007 | ||
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| Hardy Eustace | Brave Inca | Macs Joy |
| 2006 | ||
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| Brave Inca | Macs Joy | Golden Cross |
| 2005 | ||
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| Macs Joy | Brave Inca | Hardy Eustace |
| 2004 | ||
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| Foreman | Georges Girl | Fota Island |
| 2003 | ||
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| Like-A-Butterfly | Limestone Lad | Stage Affair |
| 2002 | ||
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| Ned Kelly | Liss A Paoraigh | The French Furze |
| 2001 | ||
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| Istabraq | Mantles Prince | Penny Rich |
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| 2000 | ||
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| Istabraq | Stage Affair | Knife Edge |
| 1999 | ||
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| Istabraq | French Holly | Zafarabad |
| 1998 | ||
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| Istabraq | His Song | Noble Thyne |
| 1997 | ||
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| Cockney Lad | Theatreworld | Dardjini |
| 1996 | ||
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| Collier Bay | Hotel Minella | Danoli |
| 1995 | ||
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| Fortune And Fame | Aries Girl | Clifdon Fog |
| 1994 | ||
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| Fortune And Fame | Danoli | Shawiya |
The Irish 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 Leopardstown over a distance of about 2 miles (3,219 metres), and during its running there are eight hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in late January.
The event was established in 1950, and it is now one of two Irish races, along with the Punchestown Champion Hurdle, which can be seen as equivalents of the Champion Hurdle in England. The most recent winner of the Leopardstown version to win the Champion Hurdle in the same season was Hurricane Fly in 2011. The Irish Champion Hurdle was sponsored by AIG Europe from 1993 to 2008, and by Toshiba in 2009 and 2010. The race has been sponsored by BHP Insurance since 2011.
Records
- Most successful horse – Hurricane Fly, 5 wins (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
- Most successful jockey – Charlie Swan, 6 wins (1991, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003)
- Most successful trainer – Willie Mullins, 5 wins (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
Winners
- Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr".
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Hatton's Grace | 10 | R. J. O'Ryan | Vincent O'Brien |
| 1951 | Penny on the Jack | 5 | B. Cooper | D. St. J. Gough |
| 1952 | Domaghmore | T. P. Burns | Paddy Sleator | |
| 1953 | Limeona | 5 | J. J. Rafferty | D. Kirwan |
| 1954 | La Laun | 6 | M. R. Magee | J. T. Doyle |
| no race 1955 | ||||
| 1956 | Triomphe | Eddie Harty | J. Mangan | |
| 1957 | Caesar's Helm | 6 | C. Finnegan | A. C. Bryce-Smith |
| 1958 | Albany Star | W. J. Brennan | G. Robinson | |
| 1959 | Floor Show | 9 | Bobby Beasley | Paddy Sleator |
| 1960 | Albergo | 6 | S. Page | Clem Magnier |
| 1961 | Albergo | 7 | Doug Page | Clem Magnier |
| 1962 | Rainlough | Toss Taaffe | Tom Taaffe | |
| 1963 | Winning Fair | 8 | Mr Alan Lillingston | George Spencer |
| 1964 | Flyingbolt | 5 | Pat Taaffe | Tom Dreaper |
| 1965 | Havago | 6 | C. Finnegan | Paddy Sleator |
| 1966 | Gypsando | 7 | C. Finnegan | Captain C. B. Harty |
| 1967 | Mr Twomey | Mr John Kiely | J. Cullen | |
| 1968 | Muir | 9 | Ben Hannon | Tom Dreaper |
| 1969 | L'Escargot | 6 | Tommy Carberry | Dan Moore |
| no race 1970 | ||||
| 1971 | Lockyersleigh | 8 | Tommy Carberry | Paddy Mullins |
| 1972 | Super Day | Mr John Fowler | G. St. John Nolan | |
| 1973 | Captain Christy | 6 | Bobby Beasley | Pat Taaffe |
| 1974 | Flashy Boy | Tommy Carberry | A. Watson | |
| 1975 | Ribosaint | 6 | Frank Berry | Phonsie O'Brien |
| 1976 | Prominent King | 4 | Frank Berry | Kevin Prendergast |
| 1977 | Master Monday | 7 | John Harty | L. Quirke |
| 1978 | Prominent King | 6 | Bobby Coonan | Kevin Prendergast |
| 1979 | Connaught Ranger | 5 | Colin Tinkler | Fred Rimell |
| 1980 | Twinburn | 5 | T. A. Quinn | Tony Redmond |
| 1981 | Daring Run | 6 | Mr Ted Walsh | Peter McCreery |
| 1982 | Daring Run | 7 | Mr Ted Walsh | Peter McCreery |
| 1983 | Royal Vulcan | 5 | Jonjo O'Neill | Neville Callaghan |
| 1984 | Dawn Run | 6 | Jonjo O'Neill | Paddy Mullins |
| 1985 | Fredcoteri | 9 | Tom Taaffe | Arthur Moore |
| 1986 | Herbert United | 7 | Harry Rogers | Des McDonogh |
| 1987 | Deep Idol | 7 | Brendan Sheridan | P. D. Osborne |
| 1988 | Classical Charm | 5 | Ken Morgan | Al O'Connell |
| 1989 | Kingsmill | 6 | Declan Murphy | Tommy Stack |
| 1990 | Nomadic Way | 5 | Brendan Powell | Barry Hills |
| 1991 | Nordic Surprise | 4 | Charlie Swan | Jim Bolger |
| 1992 | Chirkpar | 5 | Liam Cusack | Jim Bolger |
| 1993 | Royal Derbi | 8 | Declan Murphy | Neville Callaghan |
| 1994 | Fortune and Fame | 7 | Adrian Maguire | Dermot Weld |
| 1995 | Fortune and Fame [1] | 8 | Mark Dwyer | Dermot Weld |
| 1996 | Collier Bay | 6 | Jamie Osborne | Jim Old |
| 1997 | Cockney Lad | 8 | Richard Hughes | Noel Meade |
| 1998 | Istabraq | 6 | Charlie Swan | Aidan O'Brien |
| 1999 | Istabraq | 7 | Charlie Swan | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2000 | Istabraq | 8 | Charlie Swan | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2001 | Istabraq | 9 | Charlie Swan | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2002 | Ned Kelly | 6 | Norman Williamson | Edward O'Grady |
| 2003 | Like-A-Butterfly | 9 | Charlie Swan | Christy Roche |
| 2004 | Foreman | 6 | Thierry Doumen | Thierry Doumen |
| 2005 | Macs Joy | 6 | Barry Geraghty | Jessica Harrington |
| 2006 | Brave Inca | 8 | Tony McCoy | Colm Murphy |
| 2007 | Hardy Eustace | 10 | Conor O'Dwyer | Dessie Hughes |
| 2008 | Sizing Europe | 6 | Andrew McNamara | Henry de Bromhead |
| 2009 | Brave Inca | 11 | Ruby Walsh | Colm Murphy |
| 2010 | Solwhit | 6 | Davy Russell | Charles Byrnes |
| 2011 | Hurricane Fly | 7 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
| 2012 | Hurricane Fly | 8 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2013 | Hurricane Fly | 9 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2014 | Hurricane Fly | 10 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2015 | Hurricane Fly | 11 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
1 The 1995 running took place at Fairyhouse.
See also
References
- pedigreequery.com – Leopardstown Champion Hurdle – Leopardstown.