Dorans Pride Novice Hurdle

Dorans Pride Novice Hurdle
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The Dorans Pride Novice Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt novice hurdle in Ireland which is open to horses aged four years or older. It has been upgraded from Grade 3 to Grade 2 on 24 July 2015 having been claimed by Faugheen and Martello Tower in the previous two renewals.[1]

It is run at Limerick over a distance of 3 miles (4,828 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late December.

The race was first run in 2003.

The race is named as a tribute to Dorans Pride a top class staying hurdler and chaser trained by Michael Hourigan.

Winners

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer
2003 Inexorable 5 M D Grant David Wachman
2004 Our Ben 5 Davy Condon Willie Mullins
2005 Vic Venturi 5 Mr B T O'Connell Philip Fenton
2006 Kazal 5 David Casey Eoin Griffin
2007 Glenrock Leader 5 A D Leigh Jessica Harrington
2008 Weapon's Amnesty 5 Robbie Power Charles Byrnes
2009 Enterprise Park 5 Emmet Mullins Willie Mullins
2010 Knockfierna 5 Niall Madden Charles Byrnes
2011 My Murphy 5 J R Barry W J Burke
2012 Our Vinnie 5 Niall Madden Charles Byrnes
2013 Faugheen 5 Emmet Mullins Willie Mullins
2014 Martello Tower 6 Danny Mullins Margaret Mullins
2015 Up For Review[1] 6 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins

1 The 2015 running took place at Punchestown after the original fixture at Limerick was abandoned.

See also

References

  1. "Enhancements To National Hunt Pattern For 2015/16 Season". HRI. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
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