The Sporting Limerick 4yo Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt novice hurdle race in Ireland which is open to horses aged four years. It is run at Limerick over a distance of 2 miles (3,218 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year at the Christmas Festival.
The race was first run in 2001 as a valuable Conditions race. It was awarded Listed status in 2014, raised to Grade 3 in 2017 and has been a Grade 2 event since 2020.
Winners Year Winner Jockey Trainer 2001 Risky Reef Tommy Treacy Andrew Lee 2002 King Carew Mr R O Harding Michael Hourigan 2003 Dyrick Daybreak Timmy Murphy David A Kiely 2004 Emotional Article S M McGovern Tom Taaffe 2005 Arch Rebel Denis O'Regan Noel Meade 2006 Mister Hight Davy Condon Willie Mullins 2007 Lounaos Barry Geraghty Eoin Griffin 2008 Quiscover Fontaine Emmet Mullins Willie Mullins 2009 Rigour Back Bob S W Flanagan Edward O'Grady 2010 Rory Anna E F Power John J Walsh 2011 Trifolium Niall Madden Charles Byrnes 2012 Love Rory Mr J T McNamara Enda Bolger 2013 Smashing Paul Townend Willie Mullins 2014 Kitten Rock Mark Walsh Edward O'Grady 2015 Dicosimo Danny Mullins Willie Mullins 2016 Missy Tata Daryl Jacob Gordon Elliott 2017 Duca De Thaix J M Moore Gordon Elliott 2018 Espoir d'Allen Jody McGarvey Gavin Cromwell 2019 Soviet Pimpernel Kevin Sexton Peter Fahey 2020 Grand Roi Denis O'Regan Gordon Elliott 2021 Teahupoo Jordan Gainford Gordon Elliott 2022 No Looking Back Phillip Enright Oliver McKiernan
See also Horse racing in Ireland List of Irish National Hunt races
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