The Johnstown Novice Hurdle is a Grade 2
National Hunt hurdle
A hurdle (UK English, limited US English) is a moveable section of light fence. In the United States, terms such as "panel", "pipe panel" or simply "fence section" are used to describe moveable sections of fencing intended for agricultural us ...
horse race in Ireland. It is run at
Naas in February over a distance of about 2 miles and during the race there are eight hurdles to be jumped. The race was first run in 1984 as a Listed race and it was upgraded to Grade 2 in 2003. The race is currently sponsored by
Paddy Power bookmakers and has been run under sponsored titles since 2011.
Records
Leading jockey (4 wins):
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Charlie Swan - ''Mass Appeal (1991), Atone (1993), Sound Man (1994), No Discount (2000) ''
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Barry Geraghty – ''Sallie's Girl (1999),
Newmill (2004), Merdeka (2006), Kazal (2007) ''
Leading
trainer (5 wins):
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Willie Mullins - '' Macs Gildoran (2001), Dare To Doubt (2011), Felix Yonger (2012),
Annie Power
Annie Power (foaled 20 March 2008) is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse. A National Hunt horse specialising in hurdle racing, she won fifteen of her seventeen races including the Johnstown Novice Hurdle, Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Novice H ...
(2013), Echoes In Rain (2021) ''
Winners
See also
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Horse racing in Ireland
Horse racing in Ireland is intricately linked with Irish culture and society. The racing of horses has a long history on the island, being mentioned in some of the earliest texts. Domestically, racing is one of Ireland's most popular spectator ...
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List of Irish National Hunt races
A list of notable National Hunt horse races which take place annually in Ireland, under the authority of Horse Racing Ireland
Horse Racing Ireland (HRI; ga, Rásaíocht Capaill na hÉireann) is the governing body of horse racing on the island ...
References
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Racing Post
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National Hunt races in Ireland
National Hunt hurdle races
Naas Racecourse