Horse Racing - Punchestown Champion Novice Hurdle
This race, held in Ireland each year, is staged over a distance of two-and-a half miles (4,023 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 four-years-old and over. It has been a long-standing feature of the festival 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 | BALLYGOWAN BEAUTY | C O'Dwyer | M Hourigan |
| 1999 | NATIVE UPMANSHIP | T Treacy | A Moore |
| 2000 | WHAT'S UP BOYS | R Johnson | P Hobbs |
| 2001 | *COLONEL BRAXTON | K Kelly | D Hughes |
| 2002 | DAVENPORT MILLENIUM | R Walsh | W Mullins |
| 2003 | NOBODY TOLD MEN | R Walsh | W Mullins |
| 2004 | SADLERS WINGS | R Walsh | W Mullins |
| 2005 | ASIAN MAZE | P Carberry | T Mullins |
| 2006 | NICANOR | R Walsh | N Meade |
| 2007 | GENCLOVE MARINA | R Walsh | W Mullins |
| 2008 | TRANQUIL SEA | A McNamara | E O'Grady |
| 2009 | MIKAEL D'HAGUENET | R Walsh | W Mullins |
| 2010 | REVE DE SIVOLA | D Jacob | N Williams |
| 2011 | SPIRIT OF ADJISA | R Johnson | T Vaughan |
| 2012 | DEDIGOUT | D Russell | T Martin |
| 2013 | UN ATOUT | D Russell | W Mullins |
| 2014 | VAUTOUR | R Walsh | W Mullins |
| 2015 | NICHOLS CANYON | R Walsh | W Mullins |
| 2016 | JER'S GIRL | B G'aghty | G Cromwell |
| 2017 | BACARDYS | P Mullins | W Mullins |
| 2018 | DORTMUND PARK | J Kennedy | G Elliott |
| 2019 | RESERVE TANK | R Power | C Tizzard |
| 2020 | Not held | - | - |
| 2021 | GAILLARD DU MESNIL | P Townend | W Mullins |
| 2022 | STATE MAN | P Townend | W Mullins |
| 2023 | IMPAIRE ET PASSE | P Townend | W Mullins |
| 2024 | BALLYBURN | P Townend | W Mullins |
| 2025 | FINAL DEMAND | P Townend | W Mullins |
| 2026 | KING RASKO GREY | P Townend | W Mullins |