The Alanna Homes Champion Novice Hurdle is a Grade 1

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hurdle race in Ireland which is open to

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aged four years or older. It is run at

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over a distance of about 2 miles and 4 furlongs (4,023 metres), and during its running there are twelve hurdles to be jumped. The race is for

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hurdlers, and it is scheduled to take place each year during the Punchestown Festival in late April or early May. Previous sponsors of the race have included Menolly Homes, Dunboyne Castle Hotel and

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. Swordlestown Stud, sponsored the race from 2010 to 2012 and it was named in memory of the stud's former owner Cathal Ryan.

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Ireland sponsored the race from 2013 to 2017 while Profile Systems were the 2018 sponsors. The current sponsor, Alanna Homes, began sponsoring the race in 2019. The field usually includes horses which ran previously in the Gallagher Novices' Hurdle at

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, and the last to win both races was Ballyburn in 2024.

Records

Leading

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since 1995 (8 wins): *

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– ''Davenport (2002), Nobody Told Me (2003), Sadlers Wings (2004), Nicanor (2006), Glencove Marina (2007), Mikael d'Haguenet (2009), Vautour (2014), Nichols Canyon (2015)'' Leading trainer since 1995 (14 wins): *

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– ''Davenport (2002), Nobody Told Me (2003), Sadlers Wings (2004), Glencove Marina (2007), Mikael d'Haguenet (2009), Un Atout (2013), Vautour (2014), Nichols Canyon (2015), Bacardys (2017), Gaillard Du Mesnil (2021), State Man (2022), Impaire Et Passe (2023), Ballyburn (2024), Final Demand (2025)''

Winners since 1995

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– ''Dunboyne Castle Champion Novice Hurdle – Punchestown.''
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– ''Land Rover Champion Novice Hurdle – Punchestown.''

– ''Racenews Archive (April 25, 2003).'' {{Race Meeting, Punchestown Festival, Turf National Hunt races in Ireland National Hunt hurdle races Punchestown Racecourse

Records

Winners since 1995

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