The Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle is a Grade 2
National Hunt
National Hunt Racing, also known as Jump Racing, is a form of horse racing particular to many European countries, including, but not limited to: France, Great Britain and Ireland. Jump Racing requires horses to jump over fences and ditches.
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hurdle
A hurdle (UK English, limited US English) is a moveable section of light fence. In the United States, terms such as "panel", "pipe panel" or simply "fence section" are used to describe moveable sections of fencing intended for agricultural u ...
race in Ireland. It is run at
Punchestown Racecourse
Punchestown Racecourse is located in the parish of Eadestown, between the R410 and R411 Regional road (Ireland), regional roads near Naas, County Kildare, in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is known as the home of Irish Jumps Racing and plays ...
in January, over a distance of about 2 miles (3,219 metres) and during the race there are nine hurdles to be jumped. The race was first run in 2003 and was called the Byrne Group Novice Hurdle, before changing its name in 2009 to honour the racehorse,
Moscow Flyer
Moscow Flyer (10 May 1994 – 21 October 2016) was an Irish-bred and -trained National Hunt horse who ran over distances between 2 miles and miles (3.2–4 km). A top-class horse who achieved a Timeform rating of 184, he won the Queen ...
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Records
Leading jockey (5 wins):
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Paul Townend - ''Gagewell Flyer (2011), Vautour (2014), Dysart Dynamo (2022), Impaire Et Passe (2023), Salvator Mundi (2025)''
Leading
trainer (11 wins):
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Willie Mullins – ''Mikael D'Haguenet (2009), Gagewell Flyer (2011), Mozoltov (2013), Vautour (2014),
Douvan (2015), Min (2016), Getabird (2018), Dysart Dynamo (2022), Impaire Et Passe (2023), Mystical Power (2024), Salvator Mundi (2025)''
Winners
See also
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Horse racing in Ireland
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List of Irish National Hunt races
References
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Racing Post
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National Hunt races in Ireland
National Hunt hurdle races
Punchestown Racecourse
Horse races established in 2003
2003 establishments in Ireland