JNwine.com Champion Chase
| Grade 1 race | |
| Location |
Down Royal, Co. Down Northern Ireland |
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| Inaugurated | 1999 |
| Race type | Chase |
| Sponsor | JNwine.com |
| Website | Down Royal |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 3 miles (4,828 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Five-years-old and up |
| Weight |
11 st 8 lb (5yo); 11 st 10 lb (6yo+) Allowances 7 lb for mares |
| Purse |
€140,000 (2015) 1st: €84,000 |
| 2015 | ||
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| Don Cossack | Rocky Creek | Roi Du Mee |
| Previous years | ||
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| 2014 | ||
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| Road To Riches | Rocky Creek | Boston Bob |
| 2013 | ||
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| Roi Du Mee | Sizing Europe | Prince De Beauchene |
| 2012 | ||
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| Kauto Stone | First Lieutenant | Quito De La Roque |
| 2011 | ||
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| Quito De La Roque | Sizing Europe | The Nightingale |
| 2010-2001 | ||
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| 2010 | ||
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| Kauto Star | Sizing Europe | China Rock |
| 2009 | ||
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| The Listener | My Will | War Of Attrition |
| 2008 | ||
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| Kauto Star | Light On The Broom | Knight Legend |
| 2007 | ||
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| Taranis | Justified | Light On The Broom |
| 2006 | ||
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| Beef Or Salmon | War Of Attrition | Justified |
| 2004 | ||
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| Beef Or Salmon | Kicking King | Cloudy Bays |
| 2003 | ||
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| Glenelly Gale | Arctic Copper | Barrow Drive |
| 2002 | ||
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| More Than A Stroll | See More Business | Give Over |
| 2001 | ||
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| Foxchapel King | Wicked Crack | Florida Pearl |
| 2000-1999 | ||
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| 2000 | ||
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| Looks Like Trouble | Dorans Pride | Inis Cara |
| 1999 | ||
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| Florida Pearl | Dorans Pride | Ferbet Junior |
The 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.
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 (4 wins):
- Paul Nicholls – Taranis (2007), Kauto Star (2008, 2010), Kauto Stone (2012)
Winners
| Winner |
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 McNamara | Michael Hourigan |
| 2007 | Taranis | 6 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2008 | Kauto Star | 8 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2009 | The Listener | 10 | Andrew McNamara | Nick Mitchell |
| 2010 | Kauto Star | 10 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2011 | Quito de la Roque | 7 | Davy Russell | Colm Murphy |
| 2012 | Kauto Stone | 6 | Daryl Jacob | Paul Nicholls |
| 2013 | Roi du Mee | 8 | Bryan Cooper | Gordon Elliott |
| 2014 | Road to Riches | 7 | Paul Carberry | Noel Meade |
| 2015 | Don Cossack | 8 | Bryan Cooper | Gordon Elliott |
1 The 2005 edition was abandoned after bomb warnings were telephoned to the racecourse. [1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Racing abandoned in bomb threat". bbc.co.uk. November 5, 2005. 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.
- JNWine.com - Official sponsor of jnwine.com Champion Chase