Red Mills Trial Hurdle
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The Red Mills Trial Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt race in Ireland
. It is run at Gowran Park
in February, over a distance of 2 miles and during the race there are nine hurdles to be jumped.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. It is run at Gowran Park
Gowran Park
Gowran Park is a horse race course in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the Annerly Estate near the village of Gowran.The first meeting was held in 1914...
in February, over a distance of 2 miles and during the race there are nine hurdles to be jumped.
Recent Winners
- Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr".
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