Poplar Square Chase

The Poplar Square Chase is a Grade 3 National Hunt steeplechase in Ireland. It is run at Naas Racecourse in late October or early November over a distance of about 2 miles (3,218 metres).

Poplar Square Chase
2020
Notebook Fakir D'Oudairies Djingle

The race was first run in 1997 and was awarded Grade 3 status in 2003. It was run as a Grade 2 race as a one-off in 2020.[1]

Records

Leading jockey (3 wins):

  • Davy Russell Thyne Again (2008), Noble Prince (2011), Moscow Mannon (2014)

Leading trainer (3 wins):

  • Willie Mullins - Twinlight (2013), Devils Bride (2015), Cilaos Emery (2019)

Winners

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer
1997 Merry Gale Norman Williamson Jim Dreaper
1999 Ollimar 7 Paul Moloney Jim Dreaper
2000 To Your Honour 7 Barry Geraghty Francis Flood
2001 Knife Edge 6 T P Rudd Michael O'Brien
2002 Copernicus 7 Paul Carberry P Hughes
2003 Kadoun 6 Mr D W Cullen Michael O'Brien
2004 Colnel Rayburn 8 J L Cullen Paul Nolan
2005 Watson Lake 7 Paul Carberry Noel Meade
2006 Southern Vic 7 Conor O'Dwyer Ted Walsh
2007 Coolgreaney 6 T J Doyle S J Treacy
2008 Thyne Again 7 Davy Russell W J Burke
2009 Tranquil Sea 7 Andrew McNamara Edward O'Grady
2010 Captain Cee Bee 9 Mark Walsh Edward P Harty
2011 Noble Prince 7 Davy Russell Paul Nolan
2012 Hidden Cyclone 7 Andrew McNamara John Joseph Hanlon
2013 Twinlight 6 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
2014 Moscow Mannon 8 Davy Russell Henry de Bromhead
2015 Devils Bride 8 David Mullins Willie Mullins
2016 Tell Us More 7 Keith Donoghue Gordon Elliott
2017 Ball D'Arc 6 Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott
2018 Saint Calvados 5 Gavin Sheehan Harry Whittington
2019 Cilaos Emery 7 Paul Townend Willie Mullins
2020 Notebook 7 Rachael Blackmore Henry de Bromhead

See also

References

  1. "Enhancements made to the National Hunt Pattern programme". Horse Racing Ireland. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
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