The Monksfield Novice Hurdle is a Grade 3
National Hunt
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novice
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hurdle race in Ireland which is open to
horses
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aged four years or older. It is run at
Navan
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over a distance of about 2 miles and 4 furlongs (4,023 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in November.
The event was first run in 1995 and is named after
Monksfield
Monksfield (1972–1989) was an stallion, entire horse Irish-trained National Hunt racing, National Hunt Horse racing, racehorse who won the Champion Hurdle in 1978 and 1979. He also won the Aintree Hurdle at Aintree Racecourse three times - in ...
, a successful Irish-trained hurdler in the late 1970s. For a time it was classed at Grade 3 level, and it was promoted to Grade 2 status in 2008. It was downgraded to Grade 3 again in 2016.
Records
Leading jockey (4 wins):
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Paul Carberry
Paul Carberry is a retired Irish National Hunt jockey.
Background
He was born on 9 February 1974. – ''Oa Baldixe (1999), Pandorama (2008), Fully Funded (2010), Busty Brown (2012), Apache Stronghold (2013)''
Leading
trainer (9 wins):
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Gordon Elliott - '' Mount Benbulben (2011), Free Expression (2014), Death Duty (2016), Samcro (2017), Fury Road (2019), Fakiera (2020), Hollow Games (2021), Croke Park (2023), The Yellow Clay (2024)''
Winners
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Horse racing in Ireland
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List of Irish National Hunt races
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National Hunt races in Ireland
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Navan Racecourse
Horse races established in 1995
1995 establishments in Ireland