The Fairyhouse Easter Festival Novice Hurdle, currently run as the Paddy Kehoe Suspended Ceilings Novice Hurdle, is a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race in Ireland which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Fairyhouse over a distance of 2 miles and 4½ furlongs (4,023 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in April. The race is usually run at the course's Easter Festival but in 2017 it was moved to a fixture in early April to avoid clashing with similar races at the Punchestown Festival.
The race was awarded Grade 2 status in 2004.
Records Leading jockey since 1992 (4 wins): Paul Carberry – Winter Garden (1999), Boley Lad (2000), Thari (2002), Aitmatov (2007)
Leading trainer since 1992 (9 wins): Willie Mullins - Sadlers Wings (2004), Cooldine (2008), Lambro (2011), Shaneshill (2015), Al Boum Photo (2017), Bronn (2022), Nick Rockett (2023), Captain Cody (2024), He's On Fire (2026)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer 1992 Dee Ell 6 Tom Taaffe Arthur Moore 1993 Belvederian 6 Charlie Swan Mouse Morris 1994 Court Melody 6 Shane Broderick Michael Hourigan 1995 Major Rumpus 7 F Woods Arthur Moore 1996 Macallister 6 Richard Dunwoody Victor Bowens 1997 Moscow Express 5 Charlie Swan Aidan O'Brien 1998 Verrazano Bridge 6 Conor O'Dwyer Tom Taaffe 1999 Winter Garden 5 Paul Carberry Noel Meade 2000 Boley Lad 6 Paul Carberry Noel Meade 2001 Risk Accessor 6 Charlie Swan Christy Roche 2002 Thari 5 Paul Carberry Noel Meade 2003 Pay It Forward 5 Timmy Murphy Jessica Harrington 2004 Sadlers Wings 6 David Casey Willie Mullins 2005 Sher Beau 6 David Casey Philip Fenton 2006 Vic Venturi 6 Tony McCoy Philip Fenton 2007 Aitmatov 6 Paul Carberry Noel Meade 2008 Cooldine 6 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins 2009 Oscar Dan Dan 7 Ruby Walsh Thomas Mullins 2010 Magnanimity 6 Davy Russell Dessie Hughes 2011 Lambro 6 Emmet Mullins Willie Mullins 2012 Jenari 5 Tony McCoy Jessica Harrington 2013 Mala Beach 5 Davy Condon Gordon Elliott 2014 Lieutenant Colonel 5 Benji O'Connell Dessie Hughes 2015 Shaneshill 6 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins 2016 Acapella Bourgeois 6 Johnny Burke Sandra Hughes 2017 Al Boum Photo 5 Paul Townend Willie Mullins 2018 Pallasator 9 Davy Russell Gordon Elliott 2019 Dommage Pour Toi 6 Rachael Blackmore Henry de Bromhead no race 2020 2021 Ashdale Bob 6 Robbie Power Jessica Harrington 2022 Bronn 5 Danny Mullins Willie Mullins 2023 Nick Rockett 6 Danny Mullins Willie Mullins 2024 Captain Cody 6 Jody Townend Willie Mullins 2025 Mr Percy 5 JJ Slevin Joseph O'Brien 2026 He's On Fire 5 Paul Townend Willie Mullins
See also Horse racing in Ireland List of Irish National Hunt races
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