Ballybrit Novice Chase

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).

Ballybrit Novice Chase
2020
Polished Steel My Manekineko Dime A Dozen

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

Most successful jockey (4 wins):

  • David Casey – Drunken Disorderly (2007), Holly Tree (2008), Head Of The Posse (2010), Sweeps Hill (2011)

Most successful trainer (4 wins):

  • Willie MullinsTwinlight (2012), Alelchi Inois (2014), Rathvinden (2017), Wicklow Brave (2019)

Winners

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer
1997 Hill Society Paul Carberry Noel Meade
1998 no race 1998
1999 Quinze 6 Paul Carberry P 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 E 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

See also

References

  1. "Enhancements to National Hunt Pattern for 2014/15 season". hripressoffice.ie. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  2. "Enhancements made to the 2016/17 Irish NH Pattern race programme". NH Stallions. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
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