The Monksfield Novice Hurdle is a Grade 3 National Hunt novice hurdle race in Ireland which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Navan over a distance of about 2 miles and 4 furlongs (4,023 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in November.
The event was first run in 1995 and is named after Monksfield, a successful Irish-trained hurdler in the late 1970s. For a time it was classed at Grade 3 level, and it was promoted to Grade 2 status in 2008. It was downgraded to Grade 3 again in 2016.
Records Leading jockey (4 wins): Paul Carberry – Oa Baldixe (1999), Pandorama (2008), Fully Funded (2010), Busty Brown (2012), Apache Stronghold (2013) Jack Kennedy - Samcro (2017), Croke Park (2023), The Yellow Clay (2024), Kalypso'chance (2025)
Leading trainer (10 wins): Gordon Elliott - Mount Benbulben (2011), Free Expression (2014), Death Duty (2016), Samcro (2017), Fury Road (2019), Fakiera (2020), Hollow Games (2021), Croke Park (2023), The Yellow Clay (2024), Kalypso'chance (2025)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer 1995 Clahada Rose 5 Charlie Swan Aidan O'Brien 1996 Tarthooth 5 Francis Woods Arthur Moore 1997 Promalee 5 Charlie Swan Aidan O'Brien 1998 To Your Honour 5 Fran Flood Francis Flood 1999 Oa Baldixe 5 Paul Carberry Noel Meade 2000 Get It Done 5 Norman Williamson Edward O'Grady 2001 Over the Bar 5 Charlie Swan Edward O'Grady 2002 Pizarro 5 Norman Williamson Edward O'Grady 2003 Kadiskar 5 Conor O'Dwyer Christy Roche 2004 Sweet Kiln 5 Gary Hutchinson James Bowe 2005 Powerstation 5 Davy Russell Charles Byrnes 2006 Footy Facts 6 Ruby Walsh Robert Tyner 2007 Rathmore Castle 5 David Casey Maureen Danagher 2008 Pandorama 5 Paul Carberry Noel Meade 2009 The Hurl 6 Niall Madden Mouse Morris 2010 Fully Funded 5 Davy Condon Noel Meade 2011 Mount Benbulben 6 Davy Condon Gordon Elliott 2012 Busty Brown 6 Paul Carberry Noel Meade 2013 Apache Stronghold 5 Paul Carberry Noel Meade 2014 Free Expression 5 Mark Walsh Gordon Elliott 2015 Falcon Crest 5 Barry Geraghty Christy Roche 2016 Death Duty 5 Bryan Cooper Gordon Elliott 2017 Samcro 5 Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott 2018 Easy Game 4 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins 2019 Fury Road 5 Davy Russell Gordon Elliott 2020 Fakiera 5 Keith Donoghue Gordon Elliott 2021 Hollow Games 5 Davy Russell Gordon Elliott 2022 Dawn Rising 5 Mark Walsh Joseph O'Brien 2023 Croke Park 5 Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott 2024 The Yellow Clay 5 Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott 2025 Kalypso'chance 5 Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott
See also Horse racing in Ireland List of Irish National Hunt races
References
Racing Post: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , pedigreequery.com – Monksfield Novice Hurdle – Navan.