Paddy's Reward Club Chase
Appearance
2023 | ||
Dinoblue | Gentleman De Mee | Saint Roi |
Previous years | ||
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2022 | ||
Blue Lord | Captain Guinness | Chacun Pour Soi |
2021 | ||
Envoi Allen | Battleoverdoyen | Only two finished |
2000-1998 | ||
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2000 | ||
Papillon | To Your Honour | Miles Byrne |
1999 | ||
Merry Gale | Ollimar | Hill Society |
1998 | ||
Papillon | Klairon Davis | Opera Hat |
The Paddy's Reward Club Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Ireland. It is run at Leopardstown Racecourse in December, over a distance of about 2 miles and 1 furlong (3,420 metres) and during the race there are 11 fences to be jumped. The race was first run in 1998 as a Listed race, before being run as a Grade 1 race from 2007 onwards. The race is sponsored by Paddy Power bookmakers and has had various titles promoting Paddy Power products during its history. The 2019 race was run as the Paddy's Rewards Club "Loyalty's Dead, Live For Rewards" Chase.
Records
[edit]Most successful horse (3 wins):
- Big Zeb – 2008, 2010, 20011
Leading jockey (3 wins):
- Ruby Walsh – Papillon (1998, 2000), Douvan (2016)
- Barry Geraghty – Moscow Flyer (2002, 2003), Big Zeb (2010)
- Paul Townend - Golden Silver (2009), Twinlight (2014), Chacun Pour Soi (2020)
- Mark Walsh - Simply Ned (2017,2018), Dinoblue (2023)
Leading trainer (6 wins):
- Willie Mullins - Golden Silver (2009), Twinlight (2014), Douvan (2016), Chacun Pour Soi (2020), Blue Lord (2022), Dinoblue (2023)
Winners
[edit]- ^ Min finished first in 2017 but was placed second after a stewards' enquiry for causing interference to Simply Ned