Dooley Insurance Group Champion Novice Chase
Template:Short description Template:DMCA Template:DMCA Template:Short description
Page Module:Infobox/styles.css has no content.
| Class | Grade 1 |
|---|---|
| Location | Punchestown County Kildare, Ireland |
| Race type | Steeplechase |
| Sponsor | Dooley Insurance Group |
| Website | Punchestown |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 3m 120y (4,938 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Five-years-old and up |
| Weight | 11 st 7 lb (5yo); 11 st 12 lb (6yo+) Allowances 7 lb for mares |
| Purse | €100,000 (2021) 1st: €59,000 |
Page Template:Jockey colours header/styles.css has no content.
| 2026 | ||
| White, royal blue stars, red sleeves, white diabolo, white cap, red star | Red, white stars, black sleeves and cap | Maroon, white disc and sleeves, white and maroon check cap |
| Western Fold | Fleur In The Park | Nowwhatdoyouthink |
| 2010-2007 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ||
| Emerald green and orange hooped, white cap | Yellow and red chevrons, hooped cap | Black, white epaulettes, white chevrons on sleeves, black cap |
| Kempes | China Rock | The Midnight Club |
| 2009 | ||
| Royal blue, red seams, royal blue sleeves and cap | Emerald green, light blue cross belts, striped sleeves | Red, white cross of lorraine and sleeves, red cap |
| Rare Bob | Gone To Lunch | Joncol |
| 2008 | ||
| MAROON, white seams, black sleeves, white cap | PINK, light green spots, pink sleeves and cap | DARK BLUE, yellow star, diabolo on sleeves, dark blue cap |
| Air Force One | Pomme Tiepy | Ballycullen Boy |
| 2007 | ||
| WHITE, emerald green epaulettes, orange and emerald green quartered cap | Pink and yellow diamonds, yellow sleeves and cap | MAROON, white star and armlet, maroon cap, white star |
| Offshore Account | Knight Legend | One Cool Cookie |
The Dooley Insurance Group Champion Novice Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Ireland which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Punchestown over a distance of about 3 miles and ½ furlong (3 miles and 120 yards, or 4,938 metres), and during its running there are seventeen fences to be jumped. The race is for novice chasers, and it is scheduled to take place each year during the Punchestown Festival in late April or early May.
The present version of the race was introduced in 2007, when it was sponsored by Ellier Developments. There had been two similar events in the preceding years – a Grade 2 race over a shorter distance (also sponsored by Ellier),[1] and a handicap race over the same length.[2] The new version was backed by Boylesports in 2009, and by Growise from 2010 to 2018.
The Growise Champion Novice Chase is Ireland's equivalent of the RSA Insurance Novices' Chase at Cheltenham, but no horse has won both races since 2007.[citation needed]
Records
Leading jockey since 2007 (5 wins):
- Davy Russell - Quito De La Roque (2011), Sir Des Champs (2012), Zabana (2016), The Storyteller (2018), Delta Work (2019)
Leading trainer since 2007 (6 wins):
- Willie Mullins - Kempes (2010), Sir Des Champs (2012), Valseur Lido (2015), Colreevy (2021), Capodanno (2022), Champ Kiely (2025)
Winners since 2007
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Offshore Account | 7 | Denis O'Regan | Charlie Swan |
| 2008 | Air Force One | 6 | Noel Fehily | Charlie Mann |
| 2009 | Rare Bob | 7 | Paddy Flood | Dessie Hughes |
| 2010 | Kempes | 7 | Tony McCoy | Willie Mullins |
| 2011 | Quito De La Roque | 7 | Davy Russell | Colm Murphy |
| 2012 | Sir Des Champs | 6 | Davy Russell | Willie Mullins |
| 2013 | Mount Benbulben | 8 | Danny Mullins | Gordon Elliott |
| 2014 | Carlingford Lough | 8 | Tony McCoy | John Kiely |
| 2015 | Valseur Lido | 6 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2016 | Zabana | 7 | Davy Russell | Andrew Lynch |
| 2017 | Disko | 6 | Bryan Cooper | Noel Meade |
| 2018 | The Storyteller | 7 | Davy Russell | Gordon Elliott |
| 2019 | Delta Work | 6 | Davy Russell | Gordon Elliott |
| no race 2020 [a] | ||||
| 2021 | Colreevy | 8 | Danny Mullins | Willie Mullins |
| 2022 | Capodanno | 6 | Mark Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2023 | Feronily | 6 | Donagh Meyler | Emmet Mullins |
| 2024 | Spillane's Tower | 6 | Mark Walsh | Jimmy Mangan |
| 2025 | Champ Kiely | 9 | Danny Mullins | Willie Mullins |
| 2026 | Western Fold | 7 | Jack Kennedy | Gordon Elliott |
Page Template:Reflist/styles.css has no content.
- ^ The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland
See also
References
Page Template:Reflist/styles.css has no content.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ellier Developments Novice Chase". Racing Post. 25 April 2006. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Betfair.com Novice Handicap Chase". Racing Post. 28 April 2006. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- Racing Post:
- Template:Racing Post, Template:Racing Post, Template:Racing Post, Template:Racing Post, Template:Racing Post, Template:Racing Post, Template:Racing Post, Template:Racing Post, Template:Racing Post
- Template:Racing Post, Template:Racing Post, Template:Racing Post, Template:Racing Post, Template:Racing Post, Template:Racing Post, Template:Racing Post
- pedigreequery.com – Ellier Developments Champion Novice Chase – Punchestown.
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Navbox/configuration' not found.
-white.svg){kind=link}
