The Monksfield Novice Hurdle is a Grade 3
National Huntnovicehurdle race in Ireland which is open to
horses aged four years or older. It is run at
Navan 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, 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.[1]
Records
Leading jockey (4 wins):
Paul Carberry – Oa Baldixe (1999), Pandorama (2008), Fully Funded (2010), Busty Brown (2012), Apache Stronghold (2013)
Gordon Elliott - Mount Benbulben (2011), Free Expression (2014), Death Duty (2016), Samcro (2017), Fury Road (2019), Fakiera (2020), Hollow Games (2021), Croke Park (2023)