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Royal Bond Novice Hurdle

Hurdle horse race in Ireland

Field	Value
class	Grade 2
horse race	Royal Bond Novice Hurdle
location	Fairyhouse
County Meath, Ireland
inaugurated	1994
race type	Hurdle race
sponsor	Bar One Racing
website	Fairyhouse
distance	2 miles (3,219 metres)
surface	Turf
track	Right-handed
qualification	Four-years-old and up
weight	11 st 7 lb (4yo);
11 st 10 lb (5yo+)
Allowances
7 lb for fillies and mares
purse	€70,000 (2020)
1st: €41,300

County Meath, Ireland 11 st 10 lb (5yo+) Allowances 7 lb for fillies and mares 1st: €41,300 |} The Royal Bond 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 about 2 miles (3,219 metres), and during its running there are ten hurdles to be jumped. The race is for novice hurdlers, and it is scheduled to take place each year in late November or early December.

The event is named after Royal Bond, a successful National Hunt horse trained by Arthur Moore in the early 1980s. It was established in 1994, and held Grade 1 status until 2023. It is usually staged on the same afternoon as the Drinmore Novice Chase and the Hatton's Grace Hurdle.

Records

Leading jockey (4 wins):

Charlie Swan – Thats My Man (1995), Istabraq (1996), Liss A Paoraigh (2000), Like-a-Butterfly (2001)
Paul Carberry – Gambolling Doc (1994), Wild Passion (2004), Iktitaf (2005), Muirhead (2007)
Ruby Walsh - * Alexander Banquet (1998), Sous les Cieux (2011), Long Dog (2015), Quick Grabim (2018)*
Danny Mullins - The Tullow Tank (2013), Airlie Beach (2016), Statuaire (2021), Tounsivator (2024)
Jack Kennedy - * Mengli Khan (2017), Ballyadam (2020), Farren Glory (2023), Koktail Brut (2025) *

Leading trainer (10 wins):

Willie Mullins - Alexander Banquet (1998), Hurricane Fly (2008), Zaidpour (2010), Sous les Cieux (2011), Nichols Canyon (2014), Long Dog (2015), Airlie Beach (2016), Quick Grabim (2018), Statuaire (2021), Tounsivator (2024)

Winners

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer

1994	Gambolling Doc	4	Paul Carberry	Paddy Mullins
1995	Thats My Man	5	Charlie Swan	Aidan O'Brien
1996	Istabraq	4	Charlie Swan	Aidan O'Brien
1997	Feathered Leader	5	Conor O'Dwyer	Arthur Moore
1998	Alexander Banquet	5	Ruby Walsh	Willie Mullins
1999	Moscow Flyer	5	Barry Geraghty	Jessica Harrington
2000	Liss A Paoraigh	5	Charlie Swan	John Kiely
2001	Like-A-Butterfly	7	Charlie Swan	Christy Roche
2002	Hardy Eustace	5	Kieran Kelly	Dessie Hughes
2003	Newmill	5	Garrett Cotter	Thomas Gerard O'Leary
2004	Wild Passion	4	Paul Carberry	Noel Meade
2005	Iktitaf	4	Paul Carberry	Noel Meade
2006	Hide the Evidence	5	Andrew Leigh	Jessica Harrington
2007	Muirhead	4	Paul Carberry	Noel Meade
2008	Hurricane Fly	4	Paul Townend	Willie Mullins
2009	Dunguib	6	Brian O'Connell	Philip Fenton
2010	Zaidpour	4	Paul Townend	Willie Mullins
2011	Sous les Cieux	5	Ruby Walsh	Willie Mullins
2012	Jezki	4	Barry Geraghty	Jessica Harrington
2013	The Tullow Tank	5	Danny Mullins	Philip Fenton
2014	Nichols Canyon	4	Paul Townend	Willie Mullins
2015	Long Dog	5	Ruby Walsh	Willie Mullins
2016	Airlie Beach	6	Danny Mullins	Willie Mullins
2017	Mengli Khan	4	Jack Kennedy	Gordon Elliott
2018	Quick Grabim	6	Ruby Walsh	Willie Mullins
2019	Envoi Allen	5	Davy Russell	Gordon Elliott
2020	Ballyadam	5	Jack Kennedy	Gordon Elliott
2021	Statuaire	6	Danny Mullins	Willie Mullins
2022	Marine Nationale	5	Michael O'Sullivan	Barry Connell
2023	Farren Glory	6	Jack Kennedy	Gordon Elliott
2024	Tounsivator	5	Danny Mullins	Willie Mullins
2025	Koktail Brut	5	Jack Kennedy	Gordon Elliott

References

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pedigreequery.com – Royal Bond Novice Hurdle – Fairyhouse.

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