Irish Champion Hurdle

Irish Champion Hurdle
2024
Yellow and black check, yellow sleeves, black star on cap Pink and white halved, black sleeves, black cap, pink star Emerald green, dark green sleeves, dark green cap, emerald green spots
State Man Bob Olinger Impaire Et Passe
Previous years
2023
Yellow and black check, yellow sleeves, black star on cap Light blue, white spots, striped sleeves, light blue cap, white spots Pink, light green spots, pink sleeves and cap
State Man Honeysuckle Vauban
2022
Light blue, white spots, striped sleeves, light blue cap, white spots White and emerald green chevrons, red cap Emerald green and red halved, emerald green sleeves and cap
Honeysuckle Zanahiyr Echoes In Rain
2021
Light blue, white spots, striped sleeves, light blue cap, white spots Maroon, white star and armlet, maroon cap, white star Pink, light green spots, pink sleeves, light green cap
Honeysuckle Abacadabras Sharjah
2020-2011
2020
Light blue, white spots, striped sleeves, light blue cap, white spots White, red star, red stars on sleeves, red cap Maroon, white star and armlet, maroon cap, white star
Honeysuckle Darver Star Petit Mouchoir
2019
Maroon, white star and armlet, yellow cap Emerald green, yellow chevron and sleeves, red cap Maroon, white star and armlet, maroon cap, white star
Apple's Jade Supasundae Petit Mouchoir
2018
Emerald green, yellow chevron and sleeves, red cap Pink, light green spots, pink sleeves and cap Royal blue, orange diamond, hooped sleeves, orange cap, royal blue diamond
Supasundae Faugheen Mick Jazz
2017
Maroon, white star and armlet, maroon cap, white star Emerald green, dark green sleeves, dark green cap, emerald green spots Emerald green and orange hooped, white cap
Petit Mouchoir Footpad Ivanovich Gorbatov
2016
Pink, light green spots, pink sleeves and cap Purple, orange seams, orange star on cap Beige and black halved, black chevrons on sleeves, beige cap
Faugheen Arctic Fire Nichols Canyon
2015
Royal blue, emerald green triple diamond, royal blue cap, emerald green diamonds Purple, orange seams, orange star on cap Emerald green and orange hooped, white cap
Hurricane Fly Arctic Fire Jezki
2014
Royal blue, emerald green triple diamond, royal blue cap, emerald green diamonds Yellow, dark blue sash, dark blue cap, yellow star Emerald green and orange hooped, orange and emerald green quartered cap
Hurricane Fly Our Conor Captain Cee Bee
2013
Royal blue, emerald green triple diamond, royal blue cap, emerald green diamonds Red, royal blue sleeves, red cap, royal blue star Emerald green and yellow hoops, white cap
Hurricane Fly Thousand Stars Binocular
2012
Royal blue, emerald green triple diamond, royal blue cap, emerald green diamonds Pink, black sash, pink cap Red, royal blue sleeves, red cap, royal blue star
Hurricane Fly Oscars Well Thousand Stars
2011
Royal blue, emerald green triple diamond, royal blue cap, emerald green diamonds Mauve, white disc, white cap, mauve spots Red, royal blue sleeves, red cap, royal blue star
Hurricane Fly Solwhit Thousand Stars
2010-2001
2010
Mauve, white disc, white cap, mauve spots Emerald green, royal blue cross sashes, royal blue sleeves, yellow cap, green spots Light blue and maroon hoops, blue sleeves, striped cap
Solwhit Donnas Palm Sublimity
2009
Purple, yellow disc, sleeves and cap Dark blue, yellow diamond and sleeves, yellow cap, red diamond Black and orange hoops, black sleeves, black cap
Brave Inca Muirhead River Liane
2008
Yellow, Dark Blue chevron, White sleeves, Red cap Light blue, yellow hoop, white sleeves, light blue and white striped cap Dark blue and emerald green hoops, quartered cap
Sizing Europe Hardy Eustace Al Eile
2007
Light blue, yellow hoop, white sleeves, light blue and white striped cap Purple, yellow disc, sleeves and cap Royal blue, dark green sleeves, royal blue cap
Hardy Eustace Brave Inca Macs Joy
2006
Purple, yellow disc, sleeves and cap Royal blue, dark green sleeves, royal blue cap White, blue hoop, red sleeves, red cap, white stars
Brave Inca Macs Joy Golden Cross
2005
Royal blue, dark green sleeves, royal blue cap Purple, yellow disc, sleeves and cap Light blue, yellow hoop, white sleeves, light blue and white striped cap
Macs Joy Brave Inca Hardy Eustace
2004
Emerald green and orange hooped, white cap Royal blue, sky blue stripe, striped sleeves, quartered cap Emerald green and orange hooped, orange and emerald green quartered cap
Foreman Georges Girl Fota Island
2003
Emerald green and orange hooped, white cap Red, Green sash and sleeves, Black cap, White hoop EMERALD GREEN, royal blue sleeves, emerald green cap, white star
Like-A-Butterfly Limestone Lad Stage Affair
2002
Dark blue blue, white spots, white cap RED, yellow epaulettes, red cap
Ned Kelly Liss A Paoraigh The French Furze
2001
Emerald green and yellow hoops, white cap Green, white seams, white sleeves, green armlets, yellow cap Black, orange diabolo, black sleeves, quartered cap
Istabraq Mantles Prince Penny Rich
2000-1994
2000
Emerald green and yellow hoops, white cap EMERALD GREEN, royal blue sleeves, emerald green cap, white star Brown, red cross of lorraine and sleeves, quartered cap
Istabraq Stage Affair Knife Edge
1999
Emerald green and yellow hoops, white cap Navy blue, red armlets White, light blue stars, red chevrons on sleeves, red cap
Istabraq French Holly Zafarabad
1998
Emerald green and yellow hoops, white cap Royal blue, red sleeves, light blue cap LIGHT GREEN, yellow sash and armlet, check cap
Istabraq His Song Noble Thyne
1997
Light blue, yellow hoop, emerald green cap Dark blue Yellow and green (quartered), green sleeves, yellow armlets, striped cap
Cockney Lad Theatreworld Dardjini
1996
Dark Blue and White check, Dark Blue sleeves, White cap, Dark Blue star WHITE, maroon panel, quartered cap ROYAL BLUE and WHITE DIABOLO, white sleeves, white star on cap
Collier Bay Hotel Minella Danoli
1995
YELLOW, royal blue epaulettes, yellow cap, royal blue star Dark Blue and White check, Dark Blue sleeves, White cap, Dark Blue star Red, black hoop and armlets, dark blue cap
Fortune And Fame Aries Girl Clifdon Fog
1994
YELLOW, royal blue epaulettes, yellow cap, royal blue star ROYAL BLUE and WHITE DIABOLO, white sleeves, white star on cap Orange, brown hooped sleeves, quartered cap
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 or early February.

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 State Man in 2024. The Irish Champion Hurdle was sponsored by AIG Europe from 1993 to 2008, by Toshiba in 2009 and 2010 and by BHP Insurance from 2011 to 2019. The race has been sponsored by PCI since 2020 and is now part of the Dublin Racing Festival weekend.

Records

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Most successful horse (5 wins):

Most successful jockey (6 wins):

  • Charlie Swan – Nordic Surprise (1991), Istabraq (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001), Like-A-Butterfly (2003)
  • Ruby Walsh – Brave Inca (2009), Hurricane Fly (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015), Faugheen (2016)

Most successful trainer (8 wins):

  • Willie Mullins – Hurricane Fly (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015), Faugheen (2016), State Man (2023, 2024)

Winners

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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
1955 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 Alan Lillingston[a] 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 John Kiely[a] J. Cullen
1968 Muir 9 Ben Hannon Tom Dreaper
1969 L'Escargot 6 Tommy Carberry Dan Moore
1970 no race 1970
1971 Lockyersleigh 8 Tommy Carberry Paddy Mullins
1972 Super Day John Fowler[a] 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 Ted Walsh[a] Peter McCreery
1982 Daring Run 7 Ted Walsh[a] 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 [b] 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
2016 Faugheen 8 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
2017 Petit Mouchoir 6 David Mullins Henry de Bromhead
2018 Supasundae 8 Robbie Power Jessica Harrington
2019 Apple's Jade 7 Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott
2020 Honeysuckle 6 Rachael Blackmore Henry de Bromhead
2021 Honeysuckle 7 Rachael Blackmore Henry de Bromhead
2022 Honeysuckle 8 Rachael Blackmore Henry de Bromhead
2023 State Man 6 Paul Townend Willie Mullins
2024 State Man 7 Paul Townend Willie Mullins
  1. ^ a b c d e amateur jockey
  2. ^ The 1995 running took place at Fairyhouse

See also

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References

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