Champion Four Year Old Hurdle
| Grade 1 race | |
| Location |
Punchestown Co. Kildare, Ireland |
|---|---|
| Race type | Hurdle race |
| Sponsor | AES Waste Management |
| Website | Punchestown |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2 miles (3,219 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Four-year-olds |
| Weight | 11 st 0 lb Allowances 7 lb for fillies |
| Purse |
€100,000 (2017) 1st: €59,000 |
The Champion Four Year Old Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Ireland which is open to horses aged four years. It is run at Punchestown over a distance of about 2 miles (3,219 metres), and during its running there are nine hurdles to be jumped. The race is for novice hurdlers, and it is scheduled to take place each year during the Punchestown Festival in late April or early May. The race is currently sponsored by AES Waste Management.
The field usually includes horses which ran previously in the Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham, and the last to win both events was Katarino in 1999.
Leading jockey since 1980 (5 wins):
Leading trainer since 1980 (7 wins):
1 The 2001 running took place at Fairyhouse.
wsonline.co.uk/newslink/archive/403/250403.htm racenewsonline.co.uk] – Racenews Archive (April 25, 2003).
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