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.
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| 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 ⓘ |
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