The Johnstown Novice Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle horse race in Ireland. It is run at Naas in February over a distance of about 2 miles and during the race there are eight hurdles to be jumped. The race was first run in 1984 as a Listed race and it was upgraded to Grade 2 in 2003. The race is currently sponsored by Paddy Power bookmakers and has been run under sponsored titles since 2011.
Records Leading jockey (4 wins): Charlie Swan - Mass Appeal (1991), Atone (1993), Sound Man (1994), No Discount (2000) Barry Geraghty – Sallie's Girl (1999), Newmill (2004), Merdeka (2006), Kazal (2007)
Leading trainer (5 wins): Willie Mullins - Macs Gildoran (2001), Dare To Doubt (2011), Felix Yonger (2012), Annie Power (2013), Echoes In Rain (2021)
Winners Year Winner Jockey Trainer1984Nore PrinceP GillR Whitford1985Sub-EditorFrank BerryJ G Murphy1986Lough DergTony MullinsPaddy Mullins1987Olan LadJohn ShorttHomer Scott 1988 Shannon Spray G M O'Neill Augustine Leahy 1989 Fourth Of July Niall Madden snr Mick O'Toole 1990 Grey Danube Tommy Carmody John Mulhern 1991 Mass Appeal Charlie Swan Victor Bowens 1992 Flashing Steel Kevin O'Brien John Mulhern 1993 Atone Charlie Swan J R Cox 1994 Sound Man Charlie Swan Edward O'Grady 1996 The Subbie Conor O'Dwyer Thomas Foley 1997 Delphi Lodge Conor O'Dwyer Tom Taaffe 1998 Ballygowan Beauty P G Hourigan Michael Hourigan 1999 Sallie's Girl Barry Geraghty Noel Meade 2000 No Discount Charlie Swan Charlie Swan 2001 Macs Gildoran Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins 2002 Tuco Norman Williamson David Wachman 2003 Rosaker Paul Carberry Noel Meade 2004 Newmill Barry Geraghty Thomas Gerard O'Leary 2005 Black Apalachi John Cullen Philip Rothwell 2006 Merdeka Barry Geraghty Tom Taaffe 2007 Kazal Barry Geraghty Eoin Griffin 2008 Coolcashin Tom Doyle Michael Bowe 2009 Go Native Paul Carberry Noel Meade 2010 Coole River Robbie Power Jessica Harrington 2011 Dare To Doubt Paul Townend Willie Mullins 2012 Felix Yonger Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins 2013 Annie Power Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins 2014 Real Steel Brian O'Connell Philip Fenton 2015 Lean Araig Robbie Colgan Oliver McKiernan 2016 Ball D'Arc Bryan Cooper Gordon Elliott 2017 Forge Meadow Robbie Power Jessica Harrington 2018 Hardline Davy Russell Gordon Elliott 2019 Chosen Mate Davy Russell Gordon Elliott 2020 Jason The Militant Rachael Blackmore Henry De Bromhead 2021 Echoes in Rain Paul Townend Willie Mullins 2022 Flame Bearer Jack Doyle Pat Doyle 2023 Corbetts Cross Donagh Meyler Emmet Mullins
See also Horse racing in Ireland List of Irish National Hunt races
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