Down Royal Champion Chase
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The James Nicholson Wine Merchant Champion Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt chase in Ireland for five-year-old and above horses. It is run over a distance of 3 miles (4,828 metres) at Down Royal racecourse in November.
It was first run in 1999 over 3 miles 1 furlong and has been run over the current distance since 2000. The 2005 running was abandoned after bomb warnings were telephoned to the racecourse.[1]
[edit] Winners
- Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr".
| 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 | ||||
| 2006 | Beef or Salmon | 10 | Andrew McNamara | Michael Hourigan |
| 2007 | Taranis | 6 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
