Ballybrit Novice Chase
Appearance
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2024 | ||
Ashdale Bob | Saylavee | Horantzau D'airy |
Previous years | ||
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2023 | ||
Hercule Du Seuil | Solness | Ballyadam |
2022 | ||
Visionarian | Call Me Lyreen | Champagne Gold |
2021 | ||
Fan De Blues | Gin On Lime | Bold Enough |
2000-1997 | ||
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2000 | ||
Sunset Lodge | Northern Galaxy | No Stranger |
1999 | ||
Quinze | Go Roger Go | More Than A Stroll |
1997 | ||
Hill Society | Lucky Town | Greenflag Princess |
The Ballybrit Novice Chase is a Grade 3 National Hunt chase in Ireland which is open to horses aged four years or older. The race is run at Galway Racecourse, over a distance of 2 miles and 1 furlong (3,419 metres).
The race was run in early September from 2014 to 2016, having been moved from its previous date at the end of October as part of the changes made to the Irish Pattern for 2014/15.[1] Since 2017 it has been run in August.[2]
The race was first run in 1997 and was awarded Grade 3 status in 2002.
Records
[edit]Most successful jockey (4 wins):
- David Casey – Drunken Disorderly (2007), Holly Tree (2008), Head Of The Posse (2010), Sweeps Hill (2011)
- Paul Townend - Alelchi Inois (2014), Rathvinden (2017), Wicklow Brave (2019), Fan De Blues (2021)
Most successful trainer (6 wins):
- Willie Mullins – Twinlight (2012), Alelchi Inois (2014), Rathvinden (2017), Wicklow Brave (2019), Fan De Blues (2021), Hercule Du Seuil (2023)
Winners
[edit]Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
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1997 | Hill Society | Paul Carberry | Noel Meade | |
1998 | no race 1998 | |||
1999 | Quinze | 6 | Paul Carberry | Patrick Hughes |
2000 | Sunset Lodge | 8 | P P O'Brien | Charles Byrnes |
2001 | Michael Mor | 7 | Barry Geraghty | Noel Meade |
2002 | no race 2002 | |||
2003 | Golden Row | 9 | Barry Geraghty | Edward O'Grady |
2004 | Sir Oj | 7 | Paul Carberry | Noel Meade |
2005 | Arteea | 6 | Andrew McNamara | Michael Hourigan |
2006 | Vic Venturi | 6 | Andrew McNamara | Philip Fenton |
2007 | Drunken Disorderly | 7 | David Casey | Charlie Swan |
2008 | Holly Tree | 8 | David Casey | Eamon Sheehy |
2009 | Fosters Cross | 7 | Davy Russell | Thomas Mullins |
2010 | Head Of The Posse | 7 | David Casey | John E Kiely |
2011 | Sweeps Hill | 8 | David Casey | John E Kiely |
2012 | Twinlight | 5 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
2013 | Shrapnel | 7 | Davy Russell | Gordon Elliott |
2014 | Alelchi Inois | 6 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
2015 | Rock The World | 7 | Barry Geraghty | Jessica Harrington |
2016 | Tocororo | 4 | Jack Kennedy | Gordon Elliott |
2017 | Rathvinden | 9 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
2018 | Rashaan | 6 | Davy Russell | Colin Thomas Kidd |
2019 | Wicklow Brave | 10 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
2020 | Polished Steel | 6 | Robbie Power | Jessica Harrington |
2021 | Fan De Blues | 6 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
2022 | Visionarian | 7 | Denis O'Regan | Peter Fahey |
2023 | Hercule Du Seuil | 6 | Mark Walsh | Willie Mullins |
2024 | Ashdale Bob | 9 | Jack Kennedy | Jessica Harrington |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Enhancements to National Hunt Pattern for 2014/15 season". hripressoffice.ie. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ "Enhancements made to the 2016/17 Irish NH Pattern race programme". NH Stallions. Retrieved 6 September 2018.