Kinloch Brae Chase

The Kinloch Brae Chase, currently run as the Horse & Jockey Hotel Chase, is a Grade 2 National Hunt steeplechase in Ireland. It is run at Thurles Racecourse in late January or early February, over a distance of about 2 miles and 4½ furlongs (2 miles 4 furlongs and 118 yards, or 4,131 metres) and during its running there are 14 fences to be jumped.

Kinloch Brae Chase
(Horse & Jockey Hotel Chase)
Grade Three race
LocationThurles Racecourse
Thurles, Ireland
Inaugurated1997
Race typeSteeplechase
SponsorHorse & Jockey Hotel
WebsiteThurles
Race information
Distance2m 4½f (4,131 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationSix-years-old and up
Weight11 st 3 lb
Allowances
7 lb for mares
Penalties
G1 chase win 7 lb*
2 G3 or 1 G2 chase win 5 lb*
3 chases or 1 G3 chase 3 lb*
*since 1 July 2017
Purse45,000 (2020)
1st: €26,550
Kinloch Brae Chase
2021
Allaho Elimay Annamix

The race was first run in 1997. It was downgraded from Grade 2 to Grade 3 in 2017.[1] and returned to Grade 2 status in 2018.

Records

Most successful horse (3 wins):

Leading jockey (3 wins):

  • Conor O'Dwyer – Merry Gale (1997), Native Upmanship (2003, 2004)
  • Paul Townend - Quito De La Roque (2013), Real Steel (2020), Allaho (2021)

Leading trainer (4 wins):

Winners

Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
1997 Merry Gale Conor O'Dwyer Jim Dreaper
1998 Manhattan Castle Charlie Swan Arthur Moore
1999 Ferbet Junior Jason Titley Jessica Harrington
2000 Amberleigh House Paul Carberry Michael Hourigan
2001 Slaney Native Paul Moloney Jessica Harrington
2002 Native Upmanship Barry Cash Arthur Moore
2003 Native Upmanship Conor O'Dwyer Arthur Moore
2004 Native Upmanship Conor O'Dwyer Arthur Moore
2005 Rathgar Beau Shay Barry Dusty Sheehy
2006 Newmill Robbie Power John Joseph Murphy
2007 Forget the Past Andrew Lynch Michael O'Brien
2008 Hi Cloy Tom Doyle Michael Hourigan
2009 Cailin Alainn Niall Madden Charles Byrnes
2010 Newmill Eddie Power John Joseph Murphy
2011 Follow The Plan Patrick Mangan Oliver McKiernan
2012 Apt Approach Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
2013 Quito De La Roque Paul Townend Colm Murphy
2014 Texas Jack Paul Carberry Noel Meade
2015 Don Cossack Bryan Cooper Gordon Elliott
2016 Don Cossack Bryan Cooper Gordon Elliott
2017 Sizing John Robbie Power Jessica Harrington
2018 A Toi Phil Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott
2019 Tout Est Permis Sean Flanagan Noel Meade
2020 Real Steel Paul Townend Willie Mullins
2021 Allaho Paul Townend Willie Mullins

See also

References

  1. "Enhancements to National Hunt Pattern for 2016/2017 Season". Horse Racing Ireland. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.