- JNwine.com Champion Chase
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Grade 1 race
JNwine.com Champion ChaseLocation Down Royal, Co. Down
Northern IrelandInaugurated 1999 Race type Chase Sponsor JNwine.com Website Down Royal Race information Distance 3 miles (4,828 metres) Track Turf, right-handed Qualification Five-years-old and up Weight 11 st 8 lb (5yo);
11 st 10 lb (6yo+)
Allowances
5 lb for maresPurse €140,000 (2011)
1st: €84,000The JNwine.com Champion Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt chase in Ireland which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Down Royal over a distance of about 3 miles (4,828 metres), and during its running there are fifteen fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in early November.
The event was established in 1999, and it was initially contested over 3 miles and 1 furlong. It was cut to its present distance in 2000, and it was given Grade 1 status in 2002.
The JNwine.com Champion Chase is now the first Grade 1 event of the Irish National Hunt season. It has been sponsored by JNwine.com (James Nicholson Wine Merchant) throughout its history.
Contents
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Beef or Salmon – 2004, 2006
- Kauto Star - 2008, 2010
Leading jockey (3 wins):
- Ruby Walsh – Taranis (2007), Kauto Star (2008, 2010)
Leading trainer (3 wins):
- Paul Nicholls – Taranis (2007), Kauto Star (2008, 2010)
Winners
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer 1999 Florida Pearl 7 Paul Carberry Willie Mullins 2000 Looks Like Trouble 8 Richard Johnson Noel Chance 2001 Foxchapel King 8 David Casey Mouse Morris 2002 More Than a Stroll 10 Conor O'Dwyer Arthur Moore 2003 Glenelly Gale 9 Conor O'Dwyer Arthur Moore 2004 Beef or Salmon 8 Timmy Murphy Michael Hourigan no race 2005 [1] 2006 Beef or Salmon 10 Andrew J. McNamara Michael Hourigan 2007 Taranis 6 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2008 Kauto Star 8 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2009 The Listener 10 Andrew J. McNamara Nick Mitchell 2010 Kauto Star 10 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2011 Quito de la Roque 7 Davy Russell Colm Murphy 1 The 2005 edition was abandoned after bomb warnings were telephoned to the racecourse. [1]
References
- ^ "Racing abandoned in bomb threat". bbc.co.uk. November 5, 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4410158.stm. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- guardian.co.uk – "Kauto Star strides to victory in jnwine.com Champion Chase" (2008).
- pedigreequery.com – James Nicholson Wine Merchant Champion Chase – Down Royal.
See also
Categories:- National Hunt races in Ireland
- National Hunt chases
- Recurring events established in 1999
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