Dublin Chase
The Dublin Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Ireland which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of about 2 miles and 1 furlong (3,420 metres), and during its running there are eleven fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in early February. The race was first run as a Grade 2 race in 2018 as part of a new Dublin Racing Festival and was upgraded to Grade 1 status from the 2019 running.
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| Majborough | Marine Nationale | Found A Fifty |
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| Solness | Marine Nationale | Gaelic Warrior |
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| El Fabiolo | Dinoblue | Captain Guinness |
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| Gentleman De Mee | Blue Lord | Sceau Royal |
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| Chacun Pour Soi | Dunvegan | Captain Guinness |
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| Chacun Pour Soi | Fakir D'Oudairies | Notebook |
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| Chacun Pour Soi | Min | Ornua |
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| Min | Ordinary World | Saint Calvados |
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| Min | Simply Ned | Special Tiara |
The Dublin Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Ireland which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of about 2 miles and 1 furlong (3,420 metres), and during its running there are eleven fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in early February. The race was first run as a Grade 2 race in 2018 as part of a new Dublin Racing Festival[1] and was upgraded to Grade 1 status from the 2019 running.[2]
Records
[edit]Most successful horse (3 wins):
- Chacun Pour Soi - 2020, 2021, 2022
Leading jockey (4 wins):
- Paul Townend - Chacun Pour Soi (2020, 2021, 2022), El Fabiolo (2024)
Leading trainer (8 wins):
- Willie Mullins - Min (2018, 2019), Chacun Pour Soi (2020, 2021, 2022), Gentleman De Mee (2023), El Fabiolo (2024), Majborough (2026)
Winners
[edit]| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
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| 2018 | Min | 7 | David Mullins | Willie Mullins |
| 2019 | Min | 8 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2020 | Chacun Pour Soi | 8 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
| 2021 | Chacun Pour Soi | 9 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
| 2022 | Chacun Pour Soi | 10 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
| 2023 | Gentleman De Mee | 7 | Danny Mullins | Willie Mullins |
| 2024 | El Fabiolo Majborough | 7 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
| 2025 | Solness | 7 | Danny Mullins | Joseph O'Brien |
| 2026 | Majborough | 6 | Mark Walsh | Willie Mullins |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "LEOPARDSTOWN LAUNCH NEW TWO-DAY JUMPS WEEKEND AS THE DUBLIN RACING FESTIVAL IS UNVEILED". Leopardstown Racecourse. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ Sheerin, Brian (15 December 2018). "Dublin Chase at Leopardstown upgraded to Grade 1". Racing Post.