An Riocht Chase
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| Ash Tree Meadow | French Dynamite | Gentleman De Mee |
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| Saint Sam | Effernock Fizz | Telmesomethinggirl |
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| Easy Game | Melon | Gin On Lime |
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| Samcro | Cilaos Emery | Peregrine Run |
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| Peregrine Run | Robin Des Foret | Paloma Blue |
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| Peregrine Run | Jett | Mrs Lovett |
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| Ballyoisin | Alisier D'Irlande | Shaneshill |
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| Ballycasey | Rock The World | Devils Bride |
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| Clarcam | The Game Changer | Viconte Du Noyer |
The An Riocht Chase is a Grade 3 National Hunt steeplechase in Ireland. It is run at Killarney in May, over a distance of about 2 miles and 4½ furlongs (4,073 metres) and during its running there are 14 fences to be jumped.
The race was first run at Grade 3 level in 2016 having previously been an ungraded conditions race.[1] An Riocht is Gaelic for The Kingdom.
Records
[edit]Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Peregrine Run – 2019, 2020
Most successful jockey (2 wins):
- Kevin Sexton - Peregrine Run (2019, 2020)
- Jack Kennedy - Clarcam (2016), Samcro (2021)
Most successful trainer (3 wins):
- Willie Mullins - Ballycasey (2017), Easy Game (2022), Saint Sam (2023)
Winners
[edit]| Year | Winner | Age | Weight | Jockey | Trainer |
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| 2016 | Clarcam | 6 | 11-02 | Jack Kennedy | Gordon Elliott |
| 2017 | Ballycasey | 10 | 11-10 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2018 | Ballyoisin | 7 | 11-02 | Barry Geraghty | Enda Bolger |
| 2019 | Peregrine Run | 9 | 11-02 | Kevin Sexton | Peter Fahey |
| 2020 | Peregrine Run[a] | 10 | 11-10 | Kevin Sexton | Peter Fahey |
| 2021 | Samcro | 9 | 12-00 | Jack Kennedy | Denise Foster |
| 2022 | Easy Game | 8 | 11-08 | Brian Hayes | Willie Mullins |
| 2023 | Saint Sam | 6 | 11-03 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
| 2024 | Ash Tree Meadow | 8 | 11-08 | Sam Ewing | Gordon Elliott |
- ^ The 2020 race was run in July due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "HRI announces enhancements to National Hunt Pattern for 2015/16 Season". Course-Specialist. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
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