The Michael Purcell Memorial Novice Hurdle is a Grade 3 National Hunt hurdle horse race in Ireland.
It is run at Thurles Racecourse in February or March, over a distance of 2 miles and 4 furlongs (4,023 metres) and during the race there are twelve hurdles to be jumped.
The race was first run in 2004.
It was previously contested at Grade 2 level before being downgraded to Grade 3 in 2017.
[1] Most successful jockey (4 wins): Most successful trainer (5 wins):