Dorans Pride Novice Hurdle

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Dorans Pride Novice Hurdle
2025
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KazanskyCounty FinalYeshil
Previous years
2024
Owner M K Mariga.svg Owner For The Love Of It Syndicate.svg Owner Sierra Pacific and Pioneer Racing.svg
The Big WesternerMozzies SisterMinella Sixo
2023
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LoughglynnStellar StoryAnswer To Kayf
2022
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Favori De ChampdouLetsbeclearaboutitHarry Des Ongrais
2021
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Eric BloodaxeFreedom To DreamAngels Dawn
2020-2011
2020
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Farouk D'AleneVanillierDarrens Hope
2019
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Fury RoadWell Set UpVis Ta Loi
2018
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DerrinrossDefi BleuPleasure Dome
2017
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Fabulous SagaDelta WorkBurren Life
2016
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PenhillCall The TaxieLivelovelaugh
2015
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Up For ReviewJetstream JackNambour
2014
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Martello TowerOutlanderMeasureofmydreams
2013
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FaugheenThe Job Is RightAzorian
2012
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Our VinniePride Of the ParishMa Belle Amie
2011
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My MurphyPlease TalkBest Served Cold
2010-2003
2010
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KnockfiernaStart Me UpBallinahow Lady
2009
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Enterprise ParkQuito De La RoqueHugo De Vindecy
2008
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Weapon's AmnestyBrowns BailyPrince Rudi
2007
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2006
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KazalFoligoldOrge D'ete
2005
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Vic VenturiMister Top NotchPurple Shuffle
2004
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Our BenKerryhead WindfarmHaggle Twins
2003
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InexorableMoscow CourtNo 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

Leading jockey (2 wins):

Leading trainer (7 wins):

Winners

YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainer
2003Inexorable5M D Grant David Wachman
2004Our Ben5 Davy Condon Willie Mullins
2005Vic Venturi5B T O'Connell [a] Philip Fenton
2006Kazal5David CaseyEoin Griffin
2007Glenrock Leader5A D Leigh Jessica Harrington
2008Weapon's Amnesty5 Robbie Power Charles Byrnes
2009Enterprise Park5 Emmet Mullins Willie Mullins
2010Knockfierna5 Niall Madden Charles Byrnes
2011My Murphy5Shay BarryW J Burke
2012Our Vinnie5 Niall Madden Charles Byrnes
2013 Faugheen 5 Emmet Mullins Willie Mullins
2014Martello Tower6Danny MullinsMargaret Mullins
2015Up For Review [b] 6 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
2016 Penhill 5 Paul Townend Willie Mullins
2017Fabulous Saga5Danny Mullins Willie Mullins
2018Derrinross7Luke DempseyPhilip Dempsey
2019Fury Road5 Davy Russell Gordon Elliott
2020Farouk D'Alene5Jody McGarvey Gordon Elliott
2021Eric Bloodaxe6 Bryan Cooper Joseph O'Brien
2022Favori De Champdou7Jordan Gainford Gordon Elliott
2023Loughglynn5Sean O'Keeffe Willie Mullins
2024The Big Westerner5Darragh O'Keeffe Henry de Bromhead
2025Kazansky5Danny Gilligan Gordon Elliott
  1. amateur jockey
  2. 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. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.