The Spring Juvenile Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt race in Ireland. It is run at Leopardstown Racecourse in February, over a distance of 2 miles. The race is restricted to four year old horses only and is usually contested by horses who go on to run in the Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.
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