Irish Champion Hurdle
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The Irish Champion Hurdle is a prestigious Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Ireland, run over about two miles at Leopardstown and regarded as one of the country’s leading championship hurdle contests.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Irish Champion Hurdle canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7690973 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Irish Champion Hurdle Context triple: [Rachael Blackmore, hasWonRace, Irish Champion Hurdle]
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A.
Champion Hurdle
The Champion Hurdle is one of the most prestigious Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle races, run annually at the Cheltenham Festival in England and regarded as the championship race for two-mile hurdlers.
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B.
Punchestown Gold Cup
The Punchestown Gold Cup is a prestigious Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase run over a long distance at Punchestown Racecourse in Ireland, attracting many of the top staying chasers each year.
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C.
Irish Grand National
The Irish Grand National is a prestigious annual steeplechase horse race run over a long distance at Fairyhouse Racecourse, regarded as one of Ireland’s most important National Hunt events.
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D.
Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle
The Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle is a prominent Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Britain for novice hurdlers, run annually at the Cheltenham Festival.
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E.
Mares’ Hurdle
Mares’ Hurdle is a prominent National Hunt hurdle race in British horse racing, best known as a key Cheltenham Festival contest for top-class mares.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Irish Champion Hurdle Target entity description: The Irish Champion Hurdle is a prestigious Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Ireland, run over about two miles at Leopardstown and regarded as one of the country’s leading championship hurdle contests.
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A.
Champion Hurdle
The Champion Hurdle is one of the most prestigious Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle races, run annually at the Cheltenham Festival in England and regarded as the championship race for two-mile hurdlers.
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B.
Punchestown Gold Cup
The Punchestown Gold Cup is a prestigious Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase run over a long distance at Punchestown Racecourse in Ireland, attracting many of the top staying chasers each year.
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C.
Irish Grand National
The Irish Grand National is a prestigious annual steeplechase horse race run over a long distance at Fairyhouse Racecourse, regarded as one of Ireland’s most important National Hunt events.
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D.
Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle
The Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle is a prominent Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Britain for novice hurdlers, run annually at the Cheltenham Festival.
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E.
Mares’ Hurdle
Mares’ Hurdle is a prominent National Hunt hurdle race in British horse racing, best known as a key Cheltenham Festival contest for top-class mares.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grade 1 race
ⓘ
National Hunt hurdle race ⓘ horse racing event ⓘ |
| ageRestriction | 4 years old and older ⓘ |
| associatedFestival | Dublin Racing Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryCode | IRE ⓘ |
| distance |
about 2 miles
ⓘ
approximately 3,219 metres ⓘ |
| formerName | Champion Hurdle Trial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Horse Racing Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grade | Grade 1 ⓘ |
| hasLiveBroadcast | yes ⓘ |
| inaugurated | 1950 ⓘ |
| location | Leopardstown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | key trial for Cheltenham Champion Hurdle ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
Buveur d’Air
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Faugheen NERFINISHED ⓘ Honeysuckle NERFINISHED ⓘ Hurricane Fly NERFINISHED ⓘ Istabraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfHurdles | 8 ⓘ |
| obstacleType | hurdles ⓘ |
| qualification | four-years-old and up ⓘ |
| raceCategory | championship hurdle ⓘ |
| raceCode | National Hunt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raceMeeting | Dublin Racing Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raceType |
National Hunt race
ⓘ
hurdle race ⓘ |
| recordWinsByHorse | Istabraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordWinsByHorseCount | 4 ⓘ |
| recordWinsByJockey | Charlie Swan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordWinsByTrainer | Willie Mullins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | County Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | one of Ireland’s leading championship hurdle races ⓘ |
| sponsor | various commercial sponsors over time ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| surface | turf ⓘ |
| timingWithinSeason | mid-winter ⓘ |
| track | left-handed ⓘ |
| typicalFieldSize | small to medium-sized fields ⓘ |
| typicalUse | trial for the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham ⓘ |
| usualMonthHeld | January ⓘ |
| venue | Leopardstown Racecourse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Irish Champion Hurdle Description of subject: The Irish Champion Hurdle is a prestigious Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Ireland, run over about two miles at Leopardstown and regarded as one of the country’s leading championship hurdle contests.
Referenced by (1)
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