Poplar Square Chase
Appearance
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Notebook | Fakir D'Oudairies | Djingle |
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To Your Honour | Go Roger Go | Klairon Davis |
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Ollimar | Amberleigh House | Hill Society |
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Merry Gale | Opera Hat | Persian Halo |
The Poplar Square Chase is a Grade 3 National Hunt steeplechase in Ireland. It is run at Naas Racecourse in late October or early November over a distance of about 2 miles (3,218 metres).
The race was first run in 1997 and was awarded Grade 3 status in 2003. It was run as a Grade 2 race as a one-off in 2020.[1]
Records
Leading jockey (3 wins):
- Davy Russell– Thyne Again (2008), Noble Prince (2011), Moscow Mannon (2014)
Leading trainer (3 wins):
- Willie Mullins - Twinlight (2013), Devils Bride (2015), Cilaos Emery (2019)
Winners
Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
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1997 | Merry Gale | Norman Williamson | Jim Dreaper | |
1999 | Ollimar | 7 | Paul Moloney | Jim Dreaper |
2000 | To Your Honour | 7 | Barry Geraghty | Francis Flood |
2001 | Knife Edge | 6 | T P Rudd | Michael O'Brien |
2002 | Copernicus | 7 | Paul Carberry | P Hughes |
2003 | Kadoun | 6 | Mr D W Cullen | Michael O'Brien |
2004 | Colnel Rayburn | 8 | J L Cullen | Paul Nolan |
2005 | Watson Lake | 7 | Paul Carberry | Noel Meade |
2006 | Southern Vic | 7 | Conor O'Dwyer | Ted Walsh |
2007 | Coolgreaney | 6 | T J Doyle | S J Treacy |
2008 | Thyne Again | 7 | Davy Russell | W J Burke |
2009 | Tranquil Sea | 7 | Andrew McNamara | Edward O'Grady |
2010 | Captain Cee Bee | 9 | Mark Walsh | Edward P Harty |
2011 | Noble Prince | 7 | Davy Russell | Paul Nolan |
2012 | Hidden Cyclone | 7 | Andrew McNamara | John Joseph Hanlon |
2013 | Twinlight | 6 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
2014 | Moscow Mannon | 8 | Davy Russell | Henry de Bromhead |
2015 | Devils Bride | 8 | David Mullins | Willie Mullins |
2016 | Tell Us More | 7 | Keith Donoghue | Gordon Elliott |
2017 | Ball D'Arc | 6 | Jack Kennedy | Gordon Elliott |
2018 | Saint Calvados | 5 | Gavin Sheehan | Harry Whittington |
2019 | Cilaos Emery | 7 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
2020 | Notebook | 7 | Rachael Blackmore | Henry de Bromhead |
See also
References
- ^ "Enhancements made to the National Hunt Pattern programme". Horse Racing Ireland. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.