Faugheen Novice Chase
Appearance
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Colreevy | Pencilfulloflead | Janidil |
The Faugheen Novice Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt race in Ireland. It is run at Limerick Racecourse in December over a distance of about 2 miles and 3½ furlongs (2 miles 3 furlongs and 160 yards, or 3,968 metres).
The race is run on St. Stephen's Day, during the course's Christmas Festival. It is currently sponsored by Matchbook betting exchange. It was previously contested at Grade 2 level and was raised to Grade 1 status from the 2018 running.[1] Prior to 2020 it was run as the Greenmount Park Novice Chase before being renamed in honour of Faugheen, the 2019 winner of the race.[2]
Records
Leading jockey (2 wins):
- David Casey – Financial Reward (2008), Dancing Tornado (2009)
- Emmet Mullins – Sir Des Champs (2011), The Paparrazi Kid (2013)
Leading trainer (7 wins):
- Willie Mullins – Financial Reward (2008), Sir Des Champs (2011), The Paparrazi Kid (2013), Outlander (2015), Bellshill (2016), Faugheen (2019), Colreevy (2020)
Winners since 1993
Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
1993 | Sullane River | 5 | D H O'Connor | David J McGrath |
1994 | Imperial Call | 5 | G M O'Neill | Fergie Sutherland |
1995 | Love The Lord | 5 | Tommy Treacy | Daniel O'Connell |
1996 | Dun Belle | 7 | T J Mitchell | P A Fahy |
1997- 2000 |
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2001 | Ellenjay | 7 | Barry Cash | Arthur Moore |
2002 | Intelligent | 6 | Robbie Power | Jessica Harrington |
2003 | Hi Cloy | 6 | Timmy Murphy | Michael Hourigan |
2004 | Cane Brake | 5 | M D Grant | David Wachman |
2005 | Baily Breeze | 6 | Paddy Flood | Mouse Morris |
2006 | One Cool Cookie | 5 | Conor O'Dwyer | Charlie Swan |
2007 | Merry Cowboy | 6 | Shane Flanagan | Eamonn Sheehy |
2008 | Financial Reward | 5 | David Casey | Willie Mullins |
2009 | Dancing Tornado | 8 | David Casey | Michael Hourigan |
2010 | Mr Cracker | 5 | Adrian Heskin | Michael Hourigan |
2011 | Sir Des Champs | 5 | Emmet Mullins | Willie Mullins |
2012 | Argocat | 4 | Andrew McNamara | Tom Taaffe |
2013 | The Paparrazi Kid | 6 | Emmet Mullins | Willie Mullins |
2014 | Gilgamboa | 6 | Mark Walsh | Enda Bolger |
2015 | Outlander | 7 | David Mullins | Willie Mullins |
2016 | Bellshill | 6 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
2017 | Dounikos | 6 | Andrew Ring | Gordon Elliott |
2018 | Hardline | 6 | Keith Donoghue | Gordon Elliott |
2019 | Faugheen | 11 | Patrick Mullins[a] | Willie Mullins |
2020 | Colreevy | 7 | Danny Mullins | Willie Mullins |
- ^ amateur jockey
See also
References
- ^ "Greenmount Park Novice Chase upgraded to Grade 1". Horse Racing Ireland. 3 September 2018.
- ^ Boylan, Mark (4 September 2020). "Limerick Grade 1 renamed to honour Faugheen as changes made to Irish schedule". Racing Post. Retrieved 4 September 2020.