The John Durkan Memorial Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt chase in Ireland. It is run over a distance of 2 miles and 4 furlongs at Punchestown in December.
The race was first run in 1968 and it was run over a distance of 2 miles until 1973. It has been run over today's distance since then apart from in 1993 and 1994, where if was run over 2 miles and 5 furlongs.
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
| 1968 | Bold Fencer | Joe Crowley | A S O'Brien |
| 1969 | Kinloch Brae | Timmy Hyde | Willie O'Grady |
| 1970 | East Bound | Sean Barker | Tom Dreaper |
| 1971 | Straight Fort | Eddie Wright | Jim Dreaper |
| 1972 | Straight Fort | Eddie Wright | Jim Dreaper |
| 1973 | Lean Forward | P McLoughlin | Jim Dreaper |
| 1974 | Lough Inagh | Sean Barker | Jim Dreaper |
| 1975 | Captain Christy | Bobby Coonan | Pat Taaffe |
| 1976 | Fort Fox | Frank Berry | J R Cox |
| 1977 | Fort Fox | Thomas McGivern | J R Cox |
| 1978 | Jack Of Trumps | Mr. Niall Madden Sr. | Edward O'Grady |
| 1979 | Jack Of Trumps | Mr. Niall Madden Sr. | Edward O'Grady |
| 1980 | Chinrullah | Mick O'Toole | Niall Madden Sr. |
| 1981 | Tacroy | Tommy Carmody | Michael O'Brien |
| 1982 | Choreli | P Walsh | Michael O'Brien |
| 1983 | Ballinacurra Lad | P Leech | John Fowler |
| 1984 | Bobsline | Frank Berry | Francis Flood |
| 1985 | Dawn Run | Anthony Mullins | Paddy Mullins |
| 1986 | Bobsline | Frank Berry | Francis Flood |
| 1987 | Excursion | Mr. John Queally | G Stewart |
| 1988 | Hungary Hur | Tommy Carmody | John Mulhern |
| 1989 | Maid Of Money | Anthony Powell | John Fowler |
| 1990 | Carvills' Hill | Kevin Morgan | Jim Dreaper |
| 1991 | Garamycin | Brendan Sheridan | Willie Deacon |
| 1992 | Gold Options | Mark Dwyer | P McCreery |
| 1993 | Cahervillahow | Norman Williamson | Mouse Morris |
| 1994 | Merry Gale | Kevin O'Brien | Jim Dreaper |
| 1995 | Merry Gale | Richard Dunwoody | Jim Dreaper |
| 1996 | Royal Mountbrowne | Charlie Swan | Aidan O'Brien |
| 1997 | Dorans Pride | Richard Dunwoody | Michael Hourigan |
| 1998 | Imperial Call | Paul Carberry | Raymond Hurley |
| 1999 | Buck Rogers | Ken Whelan | Victor Bowen |
| 2000 | Native Upmanship | Conor O'Dwyer | Arthur Moore |
| 2001 | Florida Pearl | Paul Carberry | Willie Mullins |
| 2002 | Native Upmanship | Conor O'Dwyer | Arthur Moore |
| 2003 | Beef or Salmon | Timmy Murphy | Michael Hourigan |
| 2004 | Kicking King | Barry Geraghty | Tom Taaffe |
| 2005 | Hi Cloy | Andrew McNamara | Michael Hourigan |
| 2006 | In Compliance | Barry Geraghty | Michael O'Brien |
| 2007 | The Listener | Daryl Jacob | Robert Alner |
| 2008 | Noland | Sam Thomas | Paul Nicholls |
| 2009 | Joncol | Alain Cawley | Paul Nolan |
| 2010 | Tranquil Sea[1] | Andrew McNamara | Edward O'Grady |
| 2011 | Rubi Light | Andrew Lynch | Robert Alan Hennessy |
1 The 2010 running took place at Fairyhouse