Liffey Handicap Hurdle

Liffey Handicap Hurdle
2024
Red and white halved, white diamonds on cap Black, light green star, light green armlet, light green star on cap Emerald green and orange hooped, quartered cap
Lord Erskine Magical Zoe Zenta
Previous years
2023
Pink, light green spots, pink sleeves and cap Emerald green, yellow sleeves, white cap, yellow spots Red, white sash, royal blue cap
Gaelic Warrior Nibiru Ballyadam
2022
Emerald green, red sleeves, check cap Emerald Green and Orange Hooped, emerald green cap, white star Yellow, royal blue hoop and armlet, white cap, royal blue star
Call Me Lyreen Magic Tricks Autumn Evening
2021
EMERALD GREEN and ORANGE HOOPED, yellow cap Maroon, yellow stars, maroon sleeves, striped cap Emerald green, dark green sleeves, dark green cap, emerald green spots
Drop The Anchor Champagne Gold Saint D'Oroux
2020-2011
2020
Dark green, white chevron, white armlet, quartered cap Red, white star, white chevrons on sleeves, white star on cap Dark blue, yellow panel, purple cap
Thosedaysaregone Golden Jewel You Raised Me Up
2019
Emerald Green and Orange Hooped, emerald green cap, white star Emerald green and orange hooped, emerald green and yellow quartered cap Emerald Green and Orange Hooped, red cap
Off You Go Jezki Ivanovich Gorbatov
2018
Emerald green and orange hoops, royal blue cap Pink, light green spots, pink sleeves, light green cap Red and grey quartered, striped sleeves, purple cap
Off You Go Deal D'estruval Grand Partner
2017
Maroon, white star and armlet, maroon cap, white star Emerald green, yellow sleeves, white cap, yellow spots Beige, dark blue cross of lorraine and sleeves, dark blue cap, beige star
Ice Cold Soul Tudor City Golden Spear
2016
Emerald green and orange hooped, blue cap Pink, light green spots, pink sleeves and cap Dark blue and yellow quartered, striped sleeves, quartered cap
Henry Higgins Kalkir Desoto County
2015
Purple, white stars, pink sleeves, mauve cap, white stars Emerald green, black diamond and sleeves, black cap Emerald green, yellow sleeves, white cap, yellow spots
Katie T Modem Ted Veale
2014
Emerald green and orange hooped, white cap Dark blue, yellow diamond and sleeves, yellow cap, red diamond Emerald green, yellow sleeves, white cap, yellow spots
Gilgamboa Flaxen Flare Quick Jack
2013
Dark blue, yellow chevron, diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap Maroon, white star and armlet, white and royal blue hooped cap Emerald green, yellow sleeves, white cap, yellow spots
Abbey Lane Rocky Wednesday Ted Veale
2012
White, orange disc, halved sleeves, orange spots on cap Yellow, purple stars, yellow cap, purple stars Light blue, royal blue hoop, royal blue armlet, royal blue cap
Citizenship Leah Claire Staying Article
2011
Dark blue, white diabolo on sleeves, dark blue cap Royal blue and white hoops, white sleeves, white cap, royal blue stars Orange, white diabolo on sleeves, orange cap
Final Approach Call The Police Mutadarek
2010-2001
2010
Red, white question mark back and front, red and white quartered cap Royal blue and white hoops, white sleeves, white cap, royal blue stars Royal blue, emerald green triple diamond,royal blue cap, emerald green diamonds
Puyol Tawaagg C'est Ca
2009
Beige and black check, beige cap Red, red sleeves, white armlet, white cap, yellow star Dark green, yellow seams, yellow cap, white stars
Penny's Bill Psycho Carthalawn
2008
Royal blue and white hoops, white sleeves, white cap, royal blue stars BLACK, white star, red cap, white star ROYAL BLUE and EMERALD GREEN DIAMONDS, emerald green sleeves, striped cap
Barker Brave Right Silver Jaro
2007
Yellow and Royal Blue diamonds, Yellow sleeves, White cap EMERALD GREEN and YELLOW STRIPES, emerald green sleeves, yellow star on cap Emerald green and yellow hoops, white cap
Spring The Que Mister Hight New Field
2006
RED, yellow cross of lorraine, royal blue sleeves and cap Emerald green and yellow hoops, white cap WHITE, red cross sashes, check cap
Studmaster No Where To Hyde Pom Flyer
2005
Black, pink cross of lorraine, pink sleeves, black armlets, check cap BLACK, pink star and cap Dark blue and emerald green hoops, quartered cap
Essex Mansony Al Eile
2004
Emerald green, red stars, white star on cap Royal blue, dark green sleeves, royal blue cap Royal blue, sky blue stripe, striped sleeves, quartered cap
Dromlease Express Macs Joy Georges Girl
2003
Emerald green, red spots, emerald green cap Pink, blue spots RED, yellow cross of lorraine, white cap
Xenophon Colourful Life Camden Tanner
2002
Royal blue, emerald green star, white cap, emerald green star PINK, black panel, pink cap Emerald green and yellow hoops, white cap
Adamant Approach Native Scout Janidou
2001
Maroon and grey check, maroon sleeves Yellow, black chevron, black seams on sleeves, black cap Yellow, black chevron, check cap
Grinkov Ricardo Rooster Booster
2000-1991
2000
Green, purple sash, purple sleeves, green seams, quartered cap Emerald Green, Yellow stripe, Yellow cap RED, yellow spots, red sleeves, yellow cap
Mantles Prince Geos She's Our Mare
1999
YELLOW, royal blue epaulettes, yellow cap, royal blue star LIGHT BLUE, maroon seams, quartered cap EMERALD GREEN,red cross of lorraine,green slvs,red stars,red cap,green spots
Archive Footage Daraheen Chief Its Time For A Win
1998
Red, emerald green diamond, white spots on cap Black and red stripes, white cap PURPLE, yellow sleeves, striped cap
Graphic Equaliser Notcomplainingbut Lady Daisy
1997
White, red diamond, diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap DARK GREEN, royal blue sash and cap Pink, black epaulets, black and pink striped sleeves, hooped cap
Master Tribe Black Queen Penny A Day
1996
Grey, maroon triple diamond and seams on sleeves, grey cap, maroon diamonds Emerald green and yellow hoops, white cap WHITE and YELLOW DIAMONDS, yellow sleeves, quartered cap
Dance Beat Family Way Derrymoyle
1995
Pink and black diabolo, black sleeves and cap WHITE and YELLOW DIAMONDS, yellow sleeves, quartered cap Light blue, yellow hoop, emerald green cap
Anusha Derrymoyle Cockney Lad
1994
EMERALD GREEN, royal blue sleeves, emerald green cap, white star Light blue, brown star on body and cap Pink, grey sleeves, grey cap, pink diamond
Atone Arctic Weather Judicial Field
1993
Dark blue, white star, hooped sleeves, check cap Emerald green, yellow stars, hooped sleeves, white cap EMERALD GREEN, royal blue sleeves, emerald green cap, white star
Glencloud Kilcash Atone
1992
Light blue, dark blue hooped sleeves, light blue cap Black, red chevron, white sleeves, black and red hooped cap BLACK, yellow sash, quartered cap
How's The Boss Cock Cockburn Larnaca
1991
Black, red epaulets and star on cap Red, white panel and sleeves, quartered cap Yellow, large blue spots
The Illiad Bawnmore Lad Riverhead
1990-1988
1990
Red and white check, white sleeves, red cap, white spots Blue and white hoops, white sleeves, black and white quartered cap Black, white hoops and sleeves
Redundant Pal Dis Train Fragrant Dawn
1989
Red and white check, white sleeves, red cap, white spots VIOLET, gold cap, red hoop White, brown sleeves, brown cap, green spots
Redundant Pal Atteses Kingsmill
1988
Yellow and red diamonds, yellow sleeves, emerald green cap WHITE, royal blue hoop, check cap Red and black chevrons, white cap
Roark Shannon Spray The Illiad
 

The Liffey Handicap Hurdle is a National Hunt hurdle race in Ireland which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of about 2 miles (3,219 metres), and during its running there are eight hurdles to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in late January or early February .

The present race has evolved from the Irish Sweeps Hurdle, an event which was first run in 1969. This was one of several races which contributed to the Irish Hospitals' Sweepstake, a scheme to help fund investment in Ireland's health service. Thousands of tickets were sold to the public, and each was allocated with the name of a horse due to run in a particular race. The tickets corresponding to the winning horse could yield a substantial dividend. The Irish Sweeps Hurdle initially took place at Fairyhouse, and it was then transferred to Leopardstown in 1971. In its early years the race took place in December, and prior to becoming a handicap it served as a major trial for the Champion Hurdle when it was won by champions such as Persian War, Comedy of Errors and Night Nurse, as well as the future Cheltenham Gold Cup winner, Captain Christy.

A second phase of the race's history began in 1987, when it became known as the Ladbroke Hurdle. This event was run at Leopardstown each year in January until 2000, but it was then switched to a different venue, Ascot in Great Britain. Since 2001 this has been the usual venue of the race, now named the Betfair Exchange Trophy Handicap Hurdle, and the race is now scheduled to be run in December.[1]

The Pierse Hurdle, named after its sponsor Pierse Contracting Ltd, was introduced at Leopardstown in January 2001. It had an identical format to that of the "Ladbroke", and it was in effect a continuation of the same event. The race was sponsored by MCR Group in 2010 and 2011, and Boylesports bookmakers took over the sponsorship from 2012. From 2016 to 2021 the race was sponsored by Ladbrokes Coral bookmakers - the race carried Coral's name from 2016 to 2018, and became the Ladbrokes Hurdle in 2019. It has been run under the present title since 2022.

Records

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Most successful horse since 1969 (2 wins):

  • Comedy of Errors – 1973, 1974
  • Fredcoteri - 1983, 1984
  • Redundant Pal- 1986, 1990
  • Off You Go - 2018, 2019

Leading jockey since 1969 (4 wins):

  • Tom Taaffe – Fredcoteri (1983, 1984), Bonalma (1986), Roark (1988)

Leading trainer since 1969 (6 wins):

  • Arthur Moore - Irian (1979), Fredcoteri (1983, 1984), Bonalma (1986), Roark (1988), Graphic Equaliser (1998)

Winners

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Year
 Winner
 Age
 Weight
 Jockey
 Trainer
1969 Normandy 4 Terry Biddlecombe Fred Rimell
1970 Persian War 7 Jimmy Uttley Arthur Pitt
1971 Kelanne 7 11-06 Bill Smith Bill Marshall
1972 Captain Christy 5 11-06 Bobby Beasley Pat Taaffe
1973 Comedy of Errors 6 12-00 Bill Smith Fred Rimell
1974 Comedy of Errors 7 12-00 Ken White Fred Rimell
1975 Night Nurse 4 11-05 Paddy Broderick Peter Easterby
1976 Master Monday 6 10-02 John Harty L. Quirke
1977 Decent Fellow 4 11-04 Richard Linley Toby Balding
1978 Chinrullah 6 10-06 Gerry Newman Mick O'Toole
1979 Irian 5 10-00 Ann Ferris[a] Arthur Moore
1980 Carrig Willy 5 10-00 T. A. Quinn Mick O'Toole
1981 no race 1981
1982 For Auction 6 10-10 Colin Magnier[a] Michael Cunningham
1983 Fredcoteri 7 10-00 Tom Taaffe Arthur Moore
1984 Fredcoteri 8 10-04 Tom Taaffe Arthur Moore
1985 Hansel Rag 5 10-00 Anthony Powell A. Redmond
1986 Bonalma 6 10-13 Tom Taaffe Arthur Moore
1987 Barnbrook Again 6 11-08 Colin Brown David Elsworth
1988 Roark 6 11-01 Tom Taaffe Arthur Moore
1989 Redundant Pal 6 10-00 P. Kavanagh Paddy Mullins
1990 Redundant Pal 7 11-05 Conor O'Dwyer Paddy Mullins
1991 The Illiad 10 10-13 Pat McWilliams Andy Geraghty
1992 How's the Boss 6 10-02 Jason Titley John Brassil
1993 Glencloud 5 10-13 Gerry O'Neill Noel Meade
1994 Atone 7 10-08 Kevin O'Brien Bunny Cox
1995 Anusha 5 10-02 Shane Broderick Michael Hourigan
1996 Dance Beat 5 09-12 Anthony Powell Jessica Harrington
1997 Master Tribe 7 10-04 Norman Williamson Jenny Pitman
1998 Graphic Equaliser 6 10-00 Conor O'Dwyer Arthur Moore
1999 Archive Footage 7 11-08 David T. Evans Dermot Weld
2000 Mantles Prince 6 09-12 Fran Berry Pat Hughes
2001 Grinkov 6 10-07 Charlie Swan Pat Hughes
2002 Adamant Approach 8 11-01 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
2003 Xenophon 7 10-11 Mick Fitzgerald Tony Martin
2004 Dromlease Express 6 10-04 John Allen Charles Byrnes
2005 Essex 5 10-08 Barry Geraghty Michael O'Brien
2006 Studmaster 6 10-03 Tommy Treacy Jessica Harrington
2007 Spring the Que 8 10-03 Philip Enright Robert Tyner
2008 Barker 7 10-06 Timmy Murphy James Barrett
2009 Penny's Bill 7 09-09 Sean Flanagan Elizabeth Doyle
2010 Puyol 8 10-10 John Cullen John Mulhern
2011 Final Approach 5 10-09 Paul Townend Willie Mullins
2012 Citizenship 6 10-03 Robbie Power Jessica Harrington
2013 Abbey Lane 8 10-08 Emmet Mullins Willie Mullins
2014 Gilgamboa 6 10-09 Mark Walsh Enda Bolger
2015 Katie T 6 10-09 Brian Hughes Kevin Prendergast
2016 Henry Higgins 6 10-10 Robbie Power Charles O'Brien
2017 Ice Cold Soul 7 10-02 Sean Flanagan Noel Meade
2018 Off You Go 5 09-10 Mark Enright Charles Byrnes
2019 Off You Go 6 11-05 Mark Walsh Charles Byrnes
2020 Thosedaysaregone 7 09-12 Kevin Brouder Charles Byrnes
2021 Drop The Anchor 7 10-05 Simon Torrens Pat Fahy
2022 Call Me Lyreen 6 11-04 Davy Russell Gordon Elliott
2023 Gaelic Warrior 5 11-12 Paul Townend Willie Mullins
2024 Lord Erskine 11 10-01 Darragh O'Keefe Harry Rogers
  1. ^ a b amateur jockey

Note: Some sources may not regard the current race (2001–present) as a continuation of the Ladbroke Hurdle (1987–2000).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Armytage, Marcus (18 December 2001). "The first ever British running of the Ladbroke Hurdle". London: telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  • bbc.co.uk – Hurdle highlight at Leopardstown.
  • 2001 – Ladbroke Hurdle at Ascot, December 22, 2001.
  • Horses in Training 1993. Raceform Ltd. 1993. p. 778. ISBN 0-900611-38-3.
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