Dooley Insurance Group Champion Novice Chase

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.

Dooley Insurance Group Champion Novice Chase
Grade 1 race
LocationPunchestown
Co. Kildare, Ireland
Race typeSteeplechase
SponsorDooley Insurance Group
WebsitePunchestown
Race information
Distance3m 120y (4,938 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationFive-years-old and up
Weight11 st 5 lb (5yo);
11 st 10 lb (6yo+)
Allowances
7 lb for mares
Purse€100,000 (2019)
1st: €59,000
Champion Novice Chase
2019
Delta Work Discorama A Plus Tard

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.

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 (3 wins):

  • Willie Mullins - Kempes (2010), Sir Des Champs (2012), Valseur Lido (2015)
  • Gordon Elliott - Mount Benbulben (2013), The Storyteller (2018), Delta Work (2019)

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

See also

References
  1. "Ellier Developments Novice Chase". Racing Post. April 25, 2006. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  2. "Betfair.com Novice Handicap Chase". Racing Post. April 28, 2006. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
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