Dorans Pride Novice Hurdle

Dorans Pride Novice Hurdle
2023
Yellow and royal blue stripes, yellow sleeves and cap Maroon, white star and armlet, white cap Yellow, royal blue panel, royal blue sleeves, yellow armlet, yellow and royal blue quartered cap
Loughglynn Stellar Story Answer To Kayf
Previous years
2022
Maroon, white star and armlet, maroon cap, white star Light blue, orange hoop, orange armlet, quartered cap White and emerald green hoops, yellow and white halved sleeves, yellow cap
Favori De Champdou Letsbeclearaboutit Harry Des Ongrais
2021
Maroon, white star and armlet, maroon cap, white star White, black panel, emerald green and black striped sleeves, emerald green cap, black stars Red, white sash, royal blue sleeves, white stars, red cap, royal blue star
Eric Bloodaxe Freedom To Dream Angels Dawn
2020-2011
2020
Maroon, white star, white armlets, white cap Red, yellow cross of lorraine and armlet, red and dark blue striped cap White, royal blue stars, check sleeves and cap
Farouk D'Alene Vanillier Darrens Hope
2019
Maroon, white star and armlet, maroon cap, white star Brown and white hoops, mauve cap Royal blue, emerald green triple diamond, emerald green diamonds on cap
Fury Road Well Set Up Vis Ta Loi
2018
Yellow, red chevron, hooped sleeves and cap Maroon, white star and armlet, white cap Yellow, black horse, yellow sleeves, black stripes, yellow cap,
Derrinross Defi Bleu Pleasure Dome
2017
Red, pink hoop, pink armlet, red cap Maroon, white star and armlet, maroon cap, white star Maroon, white star and armlet, white cap
Fabulous Saga Delta Work Burren Life
2016
Royal blue, white seams, white and royal blue hooped cap White and emerald green hoops, emerald green chevrons on sleeves, emerald green star on cap Pink, light green spots, pink sleeves and cap
Penhill Call The Taxie Livelovelaugh
2015
Beige and black halved, black chevrons on sleeves, beige cap Dark blue, light blue hoop, check sleeves and cap Maroon, white star and armlet, maroon cap, white star
Up For Review Jetstream Jack Nambour
2014
Yellow, dark blue sash, dark blue cap, yellow star Maroon, white star and armlet, maroon cap, white star Maroon, white star and armlet, white cap
Martello Tower Outlander Measureofmydreams
2013
Pink, light green spots, pink sleeves and cap Light green and dark green diabolo, light green cap Maroon, white star and armlet, maroon cap, white star
Faugheen The Job Is Right Azorian
2012
Black and yellow diabolo, black sleeves, yellow cap Red, white hooped sleeves, red cap, white spots Dark blue, pink epaulettes, pink cap, dark blue spots
Our Vinnie Pride Of the Parish Ma Belle Amie
2011
Red and royal blue check, royal blue cap Emerald green and orange hooped, white cap Maroon, white star and armlet, maroon cap, white star
My Murphy Please Talk Best Served Cold
2010-2003
2010
Emerald green, black sleeves, check cap Maroon, white star and armlet, maroon cap, white star Emerald green, white star, white stars on sleeves, hooped cap
Knockfierna Start Me Up Ballinahow Lady
2009
Red, white chevrons on sleeves, white cap, red star Maroon, white star and armlet, maroon cap, white star Royal blue, dark green sleeves, royal blue cap
Enterprise Park Quito De La Roque Hugo De Vindecy
2008
Maroon, white star and armlet, maroon cap, white star Emerald green,orange star,emGreen sleeves,orange stars,green cap,orange stars Dark blue and red quartered, halved sleeves, red cap
Weapon's Amnesty Browns Baily Prince Rudi
2007
Purple, white chevrons on body Royal blue and White halved, Royal blue sleeves and cap MAROON, white star and armlet, maroon cap, white star
Glenrock Leader Sigma Digital Scavenger
2006
PINK, grey stars, pink sleeves, pink cap, grey star ROYAL BLUE, red star, white sleeves, red stars, royal blue cap, red star YELLOW, black seams, striped sleeves, yellow cap
Kazal Foligold Orge D'ete
2005
Black, yellow diamond, yellow diamonds on sleeves, yellow diamond on cap EMERALD GREEN, royal blue chevron and chevrons on sleeves, quartered cap PURPLE, white sleeves, purple cuffs, white cap
Vic Venturi Mister Top Notch Purple Shuffle
2004
Emerald green and yellow quartered, white sleeves, em green cap ORANGE, black hoop, halved sleeves, hooped cap WHITE, emerald green stars, white sleeves, emerald green cap
Our Ben Kerryhead Windfarm Haggle Twins
2003
MAROON, white star and armlet, maroon cap, white star White, red spots and cap RED, white hollow box, check cap
Inexorable Moscow Court No Small Plans
 

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 is run at Limerick over a distance of 3 miles (4,828 metres) and during its running there are 14 flights of hurdles to be jumped. It is scheduled to take place each year in late December.

The race was first run in 2003 and is named as a tribute to Dorans Pride a top class staying hurdler and chaser trained by Michael Hourigan. It was upgraded from Grade 3 to Grade 2 in 2015 having been won by Faugheen and Martello Tower in the previous two renewals.[1] The 2016 and 2017 runnings were sponsored by Guinness and run as the Guinness Novice Hurdle. In 2018 it was sponsored by Sky Sports and since 2019 the sponsor has been Lyons of Limerick.

Records

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Leading jockey (2 wins):

  • Emmet Mullins - Enterprise Park (2009), Faugheen (2013)
  • Niall Madden Knockfierna (2010), Our Vinnie (2012)
  • Danny Mullins - Martello Tower (2014), Fabulous Saga (2017)

Leading trainer (7 wins):

  • Willie MullinsOur Ben (2004), Enterprise Park (2009), Faugheen (2013), Up For Review (2015), Penhill (2016), Fabulous Saga (2017), Loughglynn (2023)

Winners

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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 B T O'Connell[a] 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 Shay 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[b] 6 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
2016 Penhill 5 Paul Townend Willie Mullins
2017 Fabulous Saga 5 Danny Mullins Willie Mullins
2018 Derrinross 7 Luke Dempsey Philip Dempsey
2019 Fury Road 5 Davy Russell Gordon Elliott
2020 Farouk D'Alene 5 Jody McGarvey Gordon Elliott
2021 Eric Bloodaxe 6 Bryan Cooper Joseph O'Brien
2022 Favori De Champdou 7 Jordan Gainford Gordon Elliott
2023 Loughglynn 5 Sean O'Keeffe Willie Mullins
  1. ^ amateur jockey
  2. ^ The 2015 running took place at Punchestown after the original fixture at Limerick was abandoned

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Enhancements To National Hunt Pattern For 2015/16 Season". HRI. 24 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.