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The Sporting Limerick 4yo Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt novice hurdle race in Ireland which is open to horses aged four years. It is run at Limerick over a distance of 2 miles (3,218 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year at the Christmas Festival.
The race was first run in 2001 as a valuable Conditions race. It was awarded Listed status in 2014, raised to Grade 3 in 2017 and has been a Grade 2 event since 2020.
Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
2001 | Risky Reef | Tommy Treacy | Andrew Lee |
2002 | King Carew | Mr R O Harding | Michael Hourigan |
2003 | Dyrick Daybreak | Timmy Murphy | David A Kiely |
2004 | Emotional Article | S M McGovern | Tom Taaffe |
2005 | Arch Rebel | Denis O'Regan | Noel Meade |
2006 | Mister Hight | Davy Condon | Willie Mullins |
2007 | Lounaos | Barry Geraghty | Eoin Griffin |
2008 | Quiscover Fontaine | Emmet Mullins | Willie Mullins |
2009 | Rigour Back Bob | S W Flanagan | Edward O'Grady |
2010 | Rory Anna | E F Power | John J Walsh |
2011 | Trifolium | Niall Madden | Charles Byrnes |
2012 | Love Rory | Mr J T McNamara | Enda Bolger |
2013 | Smashing | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
2014 | Kitten Rock | Mark Walsh | Edward O'Grady |
2015 | Dicosimo | Danny Mullins | Willie Mullins |
2016 | Missy Tata | Daryl Jacob | Gordon Elliott |
2017 | Duca De Thaix | J M Moore | Gordon Elliott |
2018 | Espoir d'Allen | Jody McGarvey | Gavin Cromwell |
2019 | Soviet Pimpernel | Kevin Sexton | Peter Fahey |
2020 | Grand Roi | Denis O'Regan | Gordon Elliott |
2021 | Teahupoo | Jordan Gainford | Gordon Elliott |
2022 | No Looking Back | Phillip Enright | Oliver McKiernan |
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