Horse Racing - Champion Novice Hurdle
This race, held in Ireland each year, is staged over a distance of two miles and 100 yards (3,219 metres) at Punchestown racecourse, County Kildare, Ireland during its annual Festival meeting in late April/early May. The race is open to Novice hurdlers aged five-years-old and over. It was inaugurated in 1980 as a Grade 2 event but didn't attain Grade 1 status until 1998. It was not staged in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Winners since it became a Grade 1 race:
Winners since it became a Grade 1 race:
| YEAR | WINNER | JOCKEY | TRAINER |
| 1998 | HIS SONG | T McCoy | M Morris |
| 1999 | CARDINAL HILL | C Swan | N Meade |
| 2000 | MOSCOW FLYER | B G'aghty | J H'rington |
| 2001 | *NED KELLY | N Will'mson | E O'Grady |
| 2002 | SCOTTISH MEMORIES | P Carberry | N Meade |
| 2003 | BACK IN FRONT | N Will'mson | E O'Grady |
| 2004 | BRAVE INCA | B Cash | C Murphy |
| 2005 | WILD PASSION | P Carberry | N Meade |
| 2006 | IKTITAF | R Walsh | N Meade |
| 2007 | CLOPF | B G'aghty | E O'Grady |
| 2008 | JERED | T McCoy | N Meade |
| 2009 | HURRICANE FLY | R Walsh | W Mullins |
| 2010 | BLACKSTAIRMOUNTAIN | P Townend | W Mullins |
| 2011 | SHOT FROM THE HIP | T McCoy | E O'Grady |
| 2012 | ALDERWOOD | T McCoy | T Mullins |
| 2013 | JEZKI | B G'aghty | J H'rington |
| 2014 | FAUGHEEN | R Walsh | W Mullins |
| 2015 | DOUVAN | R Walsh | W Mullins |
| 2016 | DON'T TOUCH IT | B G'aghty | J H'rington |
| 2017 | CILAOS EMERY | D Mullins | W Mullins |
| 2018 | DRACONIEN | N Fehily | W Mullins |
| 2019 | KLASSICAL DREAM | R Walsh | W Mullins |
| 2020 | Not held | - | - |
| 2021 | ECHOES IN RAIN | P Mullins | W Mullins |
| 2022 | MIGHTY POTTER | J Kennedy | G Elliott |
| 2023 | FACILE VEGA | P Townend | W Mullins |
| 2024 | MYSTICAL POWER | M Walsh | W Mullins |
| 2025 | IRANCY | M Walsh | W Mullins |
| 2026 | EACHTOTHEIROWN | S Flanagan | B Connell |