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The race is one of the feature races of Leopardstown's Christmas Festival. Prior to 2013 it carried Grade 2 status. The 2019 race was run as the
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in December, over a distance of 3 miles (4,828 metres) and during its running there are 12 flights of hurdles to be jumped.
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