O'Driscoll's Irish Whiskey Juvenile Hurdle
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2024 | ||
Bottler'secret | Karl Des Tourelles | Miss Manzor |
Previous years | ||
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2023 | ||
Enjoy The Dream | Blood Destiny | Gust Of Wind |
2022 | ||
Iberique Du Seuil | Innatendue | Icare Allen |
2021 | ||
Jeff Kidder | Teahupoo | Scholastic |
The Donohue Marquees Juvenile Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt novice hurdle race in Ireland which is open to horses aged four years only. It is run at Fairyhouse over a distance of 2 miles (3,218 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year at the course's Easter Festival.
The race was awarded Grade 3 status in 2008, later raised to Grade 2 in 2016. Prior to 2015 it was sponsored by Tayto, and in 2015 and 2016 it was sponsored by R E A Grimes Property Consultants. The sponsors of the 2017 and 2018 runnings were Avoca Handweavers and from 2019 to 2021 the race was sponsored by the Rathbarry and Glenview Studs. Since 2022 the sponsors are Donohue Marquees.
Records
[edit]Leading jockey since 1988 (4 wins):
- Paul Carberry – Micks Delight (1994), Embellished I (1996), Dashing Home (2003), The Fist Of God (2009)
- Ruby Walsh - Balla Sola (1999), Artist's Muse (2006), Twinlight (2011), French Made (2019)
Leading trainer since 1988 (8 wins):
- Noel Meade - Rocket Dancer (1990), Visions Pride (1991), Glencloud (1992), Micks Delight (1994), Embellished I (1996), Dashing Home (2003), The Fist Of God (2009), Jeff Kidder (2021)
Winners since 1988
[edit]Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
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1988 | Marvellous Marvin | Tommy Carmody | John Mulhern |
1989 | First Fought | Ken Morgan | Jim Dreaper |
1990 | Rocket Dancer | Tommy Carmody | Noel Meade |
1991 | Visions Pride | Tommy Carmody | Noel Meade |
1992 | Glencloud | Charlie Swan | Noel Meade |
1993 | Judicial Field | Adrian Maguire | Dermot Weld |
1994 | Micks Delight | Paul Carberry | Noel Meade |
1995 | Bobstar Dancer | John Shortt | J G Coogan |
1996 | Embellished I | Paul Carberry | Noel Meade |
1997 | Stylish Allure | Richard Dunwoody | Dermot Weld |
1998 | Shantarini | Kieran Gaule | Shane Donohoe |
1999 | Balla Sola | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
2000 | Wild Arms | Norman Williamson | Edward O'Grady |
2001 | Rostropovich | David Casey | Mouse Morris |
2002 | Hyderabad | David Casey | Mouse Morris |
2003 | Dashing Home | Paul Carberry | Noel Meade |
2004 | Essex | Davy Russell | Michael O'Brien |
2005 | Levitator | T G M Ryan | Michael O'Brien |
2006 | Artist's Muse | Ruby Walsh | Ted Walsh |
2007 | Bahrain Storm | Davy Russell | Patrick J Flynn |
2008 | Paco Jack | Davy Russell | Joseph Crowley |
2009 | The Fist Of God | Paul Carberry | Noel Meade |
2010 | Fingal Rock | Andrew McNamara | Peter Casey |
2011 | Twinlight | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
2012 | Ballynacree | Tony McCoy | Christy Roche |
2013 | One Fine Day | Robbie Power | Jessica Harrington |
2014 | Ivan Grozny | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
2015 | Buiseness Sivola | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
2016 | Slowmotion | Barry Geraghty | Aidan O'Brien |
2017 | Project Bluebook | Barry Geraghty | John Quinn |
2018 | Saglawy[a] | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
2019 | French Made | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
no race 2020[b] | |||
2021 | Jeff Kidder | Sean Flanagan | Noel Meade |
2022 | Iberique Du Seuil | Jack Kennedy | Gordon Elliott |
2023 | Enjoy The Dream | Darragh O'Keeffe | Andrew McNamara |
2024 | Bottler'secret | Keith Donoghue | Gavin Cromwell |
- ^ the 2018 race took place in mid-April after the original fixture was abandoned due to waterlogging
- ^ The 2020 race was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland