The Istabraq Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race in Ireland which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Tipperary Racecourse over a distance of about 2 miles (3,219 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in early October.Prior to 2006 the event was known as the John James McManus Memorial Hurdle and from 2007 to 2013 it was run as the Tipperary Hurdle.