The Spring Juvenile Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Ireland. It is run at Leopardstown Racecourse in February, over a distance of 2 miles. The race is restricted to four-year-old horses only and is usually contested by horses who go on to run in the Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.
The race was first run in 1994 as a Listed event, replacing the Le Coq Hardi Hurdle, a Grade 3 all-aged 2 mile Novice Hurdle. It was raised to Grade 3 in 1995, to Grade 2 in 2003 and has been a Grade 1 event since 2010.
Records Leading jockey since 1994 (3 wins): Paul Carberry – Shirley's Delight (1994), Sungazer (2000), Power Elite (2004) Barry Geraghty - Personal Column (2008), Guitar Pete (2014), A Wave of the Sea (2020) Paul Townend - Unaccompanied (2011), Mr Adjudicator (2018), Vauban (2022) Danny Mullins - Footpad (2016), Gala Marceau (2023), Kargese (2024)
Leading trainer since 1994 (8 wins): Willie Mullins - Mister Hight (2006), Petite Parisienne (2015), Footpad (2016), Mr Adjudicator (2018), Vauban (2022), Gala Marceau (2023), Kargese (2024), Narciso Has (2026)
Winners Year Winner Jockey Trainer 1994 Shirley's Delight Paul Carberry Noel Meade 1995 Notcomplainingbut Tommy Treacy Paddy Mullins 1996 Talina's Law Tom Treacy Paddy Mullins 1997 Commanche Court Norman Williamson Ted Walsh 1998 Iron County Xmas Norman Williamson Dermot Weld 1999 Knife Edge Tom Rudd Michael O'Brien 2000 Sungazer Paul Carberry Noel Meade 2001 Lisaan Barry Cash William Durkan 2002 Newhall Francis Flood Francis Flood 2003 Mutineer Kieran Kelly Dessie Hughes 2004 Power Elite Paul Carberry Noel Meade 2005 Strangely Brown David Casey Eric McNamara 2006 Mister Hight David Casey Willie Mullins 2007 Convincing E F Power John Joseph Murphy 2008 Personal Column Barry Geraghty Jessica Harrington 2009 Jumbo Rio Andrew McNamara Edward O'Grady 2010 Pittoni Davy Russell Charles Byrnes 2011 Unaccompanied Paul Townend Dermot Weld 2012 Hisaabaat Andrew Lynch Dermot Weld 2013 Our Conor Bryan Cooper Dessie Hughes 2014 Guitar Pete Barry Geraghty Dessie Hughes 2015 Petite Parisienne Bryan Cooper Willie Mullins 2016 Footpad Danny Mullins Willie Mullins 2017 Mega Fortune Davy Russell Gordon Elliott 2018 Mr Adjudicator Paul Townend Willie Mullins 2019 Sir Erec Mark Walsh Joseph O'Brien 2020 A Wave of the Sea Barry Geraghty Joseph O'Brien 2021 Quilixios Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott 2022 Vauban Paul Townend Willie Mullins 2023 Gala Marceau Danny Mullins Willie Mullins 2024 Kargese Danny Mullins Willie Mullins 2025 Hello Neighbour Keith Donoghue Gavin Cromwell 2026 Narciso Has Mark Walsh Willie Mullins
See also Horse racing in Ireland List of Irish National Hunt races
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