Ladbrokes Champion Chase

The Ladbrokes Champion Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt chase in Ireland which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Down Royal over a distance of about 3 miles (4,828 metres), and during its running there are fifteen fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in late October or early November.

Ladbrokes Champion Chase
Grade 1 race
LocationDOwn Royal, Co. Down
Northern Ireland
Inaugurated1999
Race typeChase
SponsorLadbrokes
WebsiteDown Royal
Race information
Distance3 miles (4,828 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationFive-years-old and up
Weight11 st 10 lb
Allowances
7 lb for mares
Purse125,000 (2020)
1st: €73,750
Ladbrokes Champion Chase
2021
Frodon Galvin Minella Indo
Previous years
2020
The Storyteller Chris's Dream Tout Est Permis
2019
Road To Respect Clan Des Obeaux Alpha Des Obeaux
2018
Road To Respect Woodland Opera Outlander
2017
Outlander Road To Respect Zabana
2016
Valseur Lido Silviniaco Conti Lord Scoundrel
2015
Don Cossack Rocky Creek Roi Du Mee
2014
Road To Riches Rocky Creek Boston Bob
2013
Roi Du Mee Sizing Europe Prince De Beauchene
2012
Kauto Stone First Lieutenant Quito De La Roque
2011
Quito De La Roque Sizing Europe The Nightingale
2010-2001
2010
Kauto Star Sizing Europe China Rock
2009
The Listener My Will War Of Attrition
2008
Kauto Star Light On The Broom Knight Legend
2007
Taranis Justified Light On The Broom
2006
Beef Or Salmon War Of Attrition Justified
2004
Beef Or Salmon Kicking King Cloudy Bays
2003
Glenelly Gale Arctic Copper Barrow Drive
2002
More Than A Stroll See More Business Give Over
2001
Foxchapel King Wicked Crack Florida Pearl
2000-1999
2000
Looks Like Trouble Dorans Pride Inis Cara
1999
Florida Pearl Dorans Pride Ferbet Junior
 

The event was established in 1999, and it was initially contested over 3 miles and 1 furlong. It was cut to its present distance in 2000, and given Grade 1 status in 2002.

The Ladbrokes Champion Chase is now the first Grade 1 event of the Irish National Hunt season. It was sponsored by JNwine.com (James Nicholson Wine Merchant) from its inception until the 2018 running. Ladbrokes took over the sponsorship in 2019.[1]

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

Leading jockey (4 wins):

  • Ruby WalshTaranis (2007), Kauto Star (2008, 2010), Valseur Lido (2016)

Leading trainer (5 wins):

  • Paul NichollsTaranis (2007), Kauto Star (2008, 2010), Kauto Stone (2012), Frodon (2021)

Winners

Winner
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
1999 Florida Pearl 7 Paul Carberry Willie Mullins
2000 Looks Like Trouble 8 Richard Johnson Noel Chance
2001 Foxchapel King 8 David Casey Mouse Morris
2002 More Than a Stroll 10 Conor O'Dwyer Arthur Moore
2003 Glenelly Gale 9 Conor O'Dwyer Arthur Moore
2004 Beef or Salmon 8 Timmy Murphy Michael Hourigan
2005 no race 2005 [lower-alpha 1]
2006 Beef or Salmon 10 Andrew McNamara Michael Hourigan
2007 Taranis 6 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2008 Kauto Star 8 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2009 The Listener 10 Andrew McNamara Nick Mitchell
2010 Kauto Star 10 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2011 Quito de la Roque 7 Davy Russell Colm Murphy
2012 Kauto Stone 6 Daryl Jacob Paul Nicholls
2013 Roi du Mee 8 Bryan Cooper Gordon Elliott
2014 Road to Riches 7 Paul Carberry Noel Meade
2015 Don Cossack 8 Bryan Cooper Gordon Elliott
2016 Valseur Lido 7 Ruby Walsh Henry de Bromhead
2017 Outlander 9 Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott
2018 Road to Respect 7 Sean Flanagan Noel Meade
2019 Road to Respect 8 Sean Flanagan Noel Meade
2020 The Storyteller 9 Keith Donoghue Gordon Elliott
2021 Frodon 9 Bryony Frost Paul Nicholls
  1. The 2005 edition was abandoned after bomb warnings were telephoned to the racecourse.[2]

See also

References

  1. Jennings, David (10 September 2019). "Ladbrokes unveiled as new sponsor of first Grade 1 of jumps season at Down Royal". Racing Post.
  2. "Racing abandoned in bomb threat". bbc.co.uk. 5 November 2005. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
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