Faugheen Novice Chase
Appearance
2023 | ||
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Gaelic Warrior | Il Etait Temps | Inothewayurthinkin |
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2022 | ||
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Gerri Colombe | Adamantly Chosen | Kilcruit |
2021 | ||
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Master Mcshee | Farouk D'Alene | Gabynako |
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1996 | ||
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Dun Belle | Ultra Flutter | Woodville Star |
1995 | ||
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Love The Lord | Lisselan Prince | Back Bar |
1994 | ||
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Imperial Call | Monalee River | Front Line |
1993 | ||
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Sullane River | Royal Mountbrowne | Parson's Brig |
The Faugheen Novice Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt race in Ireland. It is run at Limerick Racecourse in late 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 during the course's Christmas Festival and is currently sponsored by Guinness. 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)
- Patrick Mullins - Faugheen (2019), Gaelic Warrior (2023)
Leading trainer (8 wins):
- Willie Mullins – Financial Reward (2008), Sir Des Champs (2011), The Paparrazi Kid (2013), Outlander (2015), Bellshill (2016), Faugheen (2019), Colreevy (2020), Gaelic Warrior (2023)
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 |
2021 | Master McShee | 7 | Ian Power | Paddy Corkery |
2022 | Gerri Colombe | 6 | Jordan Gainford | Gordon Elliott |
2023 | Gaelic Warrior | 5 | Patrick Mullins[a] | Willie Mullins |
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.