Johnstown Novice Hurdle


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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)