Spring Juvenile Hurdle
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The Spring Juvenile Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt race in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

. It is run at Leopardstown Racecourse
Leopardstown Racecourse
Leopardstown Racecourse is an Irish horse-racing venue. Like the majority of Irish courses, it hosts both National Hunt and Flat racing. Located in Leopardstown, County Dublin, 8km south of the Dublin city centre. The course was built by Captain George Quin and modeled on Sandown Park 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 contest the Triumph Hurdle
Triumph Hurdle
The Triumph Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years. It is run on the New Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 2 miles and 1 furlong , and during its running there are eight hurdles to be jumped...

 at the Cheltenham Festival
Cheltenham Festival
The Cheltenham Festival is one of the most prestigious meetings in the National Hunt racing calendar in the United Kingdom, and has race prize money second only to the Grand National...

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Recent Winners

  • Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr".
    Year
    Winner
    Jockey
    Trainer
    1996 Talina's Law Tom Treacy Paddy Mullins
    Paddy Mullins
    Paddy Mullins was an Irish racehorse trainer in a career which spanned fifty two years.His first winner was Flash Parade, which won the 1953 La Touche at Punchestown...

    1997 Commanche Court
    Commanche Court
    Commanche Court is an Irish thoroughbred racehorse trained in Ireland by Ted Walsh. The son of Commanche Run gave his trainer his one and only Cheltenham Festival winner when landing the 1997 Triumph Hurdle under Norman Williamson.In 2000 he gave Ted Walsh and his son Ruby Walsh a first Irish...

    Norman Williamson
    Norman Williamson
    Norman Williamson is a professional jockey in the Irish National Hunt.- References :...

    Ted Walsh
    Ted Walsh
    Ted Walsh is an amateur jockey turned racehorse trainer, based in Kill, County Kildare, Ireland. He was born and raised in Co. Cork. As a rider, one of his most important wins was on Attitude Adjuster in the 1986 Cheltenham Festival Foxhunter Chase...

    1998 Iron County Xmas Norman Williamson
    Norman Williamson
    Norman Williamson is a professional jockey in the Irish National Hunt.- References :...

    Dermot Weld
    Dermot Weld
    Dermot K. Weld is one of Ireland's most successful racehorse trainers. He holds the record for the most winners trained in Ireland ....

    1999 Knife Edge Tom Rudd Michael O'Brien
    2000 Sungazer Paul Carberry
    Paul Carberry
    Paul Carberry is an Irish National Hunt jockey.- Background :He was born on 9 February 1974. He hails from a racing family. He is the son of jockey Tommy Carberry, who was a famous National Hunt jockey in the 1960s and 1970s. His uncle is Arthur Moore, one of Ireland's leading National Hunt trainers...

    Noel Meade
    Noel Meade
    Noel Meade is a famous horse trainer from Ireland. He established Tu Va Stables in Co. Meath, Ireland as a place to train his horses.Meade began his career as a horse trainer in 1971, but it was not until 1978 that Meade started to become well recognized. Sweet Mint, winner of the Cork and Orrery...

    2001 Lisaan Barry Cash William Durkan
    2002 Newhall Francis Flood Francis Flood
    2003 Mutineer Kieran Kelly
    Kieran Kelly
    Kieran Kelly was a top Irish jump jockey who died as a result of a racing accident.Kelly was born in County Kildare and achieved his first Cheltenham Festival success in March 2003 on Hardy Eustace in the Royal & SunAlliance Novices' Hurdle.He was critically injured in a fall in on August 8, 2003...

    Dessie Hughes
    2004 Power Elite Paul Carberry
    Paul Carberry
    Paul Carberry is an Irish National Hunt jockey.- Background :He was born on 9 February 1974. He hails from a racing family. He is the son of jockey Tommy Carberry, who was a famous National Hunt jockey in the 1960s and 1970s. His uncle is Arthur Moore, one of Ireland's leading National Hunt trainers...

    Noel Meade
    Noel Meade
    Noel Meade is a famous horse trainer from Ireland. He established Tu Va Stables in Co. Meath, Ireland as a place to train his horses.Meade began his career as a horse trainer in 1971, but it was not until 1978 that Meade started to become well recognized. Sweet Mint, winner of the Cork and Orrery...

    2005 Strangely Brown David Casey Eric McNamara
    2006 Mister Hight David Casey Willie Mullins
    Willie Mullins
    Willie Mullins is an Irish racehorse trainer and former jockey. He is based at Closutton, Bagenalstown, Co Carlow, Ireland...

    2007 Convincing E F Power John Joseph Murphy
    2008 Personal Column Barry Geraghty
    Barry Geraghty
    Barry Geraghty is an Irish jockey.Geraghty rode his first winner in January 1997, three years later he became the Irish Champion jump jockey for the first time. He rode his first Cheltenham winner on the Jessica Harrington trained Moscow Flyer in the 2002 Arkle Chase.He won the Grand National in...

    Jessica Harrington
    2009 Jumbo Rio Andrew McNamara Edward O'Grady
    2010 Pittoni Davy Russell
    Davy Russell
    Davy Russell is an Irish jockey who competes in National Hunt racing. Russell's first win as a professional jockey was for English-based Irish trainer Ferdy Murphy on Inn Antique in a novice hurdle at Sedgefield, 12 November 2002...

    Charles Byrnes
    2011 Unaccompanied Paul Townend Dermot Weld
    Dermot Weld
    Dermot K. Weld is one of Ireland's most successful racehorse trainers. He holds the record for the most winners trained in Ireland ....

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