Gowran Park Champion Chase
Steeplechase horse race in Ireland
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The Gowran Park Champion Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt chase in Ireland which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Gowran Park over a distance of about 2 miles and 4 furlongs (4,023 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late September or early October.
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| Western Fold | Affordale Fury | Blood Destiny |
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| Visionarian | French Dynamite | Ash Tree Meadow |
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| Easy Game | Gentlemansgame | Envoi Allen |
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| Easy Game | Kemboy | Battleoverdoyen |
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| Royal Rendezvous | Hardline | Abbey Magic |
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| Easy Game | The Storyteller | Paloma Blue |
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| Snow Falcon | Peregrine Run | Us And Them |
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| Woodland Opera | Jury Duty | Peregrine Run |
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| Woodland Opera | Jury Duty | Peregrine Run |
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| A Toi Phil | Balko Des Flos | Ballycasey |
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| Ballycasey | Road To Riches | Devils Bride |
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| Cailin Annamh | Alelchi Inois | Clarcam |
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| Sizing Europe | Road To Riches | Burn And Turn |
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| Sizing Europe | Baily Green | Rubi Light |
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| Sizing Europe | Forpadydeplasterer | I Hear A Symphony |
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| Sizing Europe | Coolcashin | Rubi Light |
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| China Rock | Coolcashin | Oscar Looby |
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| The Fonze | War Of Attrition | Dbest |
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| Knight Legend | Light On The Broom | Davenport Democrat |
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| Justified | One Cool Cookie | Jim |
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| Sir Oj | Light On The Broom | Slim Pickings |
| 2005 | ||
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| Always | Strong Project | Ansar |
| 2004 | ||
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| Kicking King | Rathgar Beau | Strong Run |
| 2003 | ||
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| Go Roger Go | Alcapone | Killultagh Storm |
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| Barrow Drive | Cregg House | Alcapone |
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| Puget Blue | Moscow Express | Micko's Dream |
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| Slaney Native | Ferbet Junior | Promalee |
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| Ferbet Junior | Amberleigh House | His Song |
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| Dorans Pride | Hill Society | Danoli |
The race was first run in 1998.
Records
Most successful horse (4 wins):
- Sizing Europe – 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Most successful jockey (4 wins):
- Barry Geraghty – Ferbet Junior (1999), Barrow Drive (2002), Kicking King (2004), Cailin Annamh (2015)
Most successful trainer (5 wins):
- Jessica Harrington – Ferbet Junior (1999), Slaney Native (2000), Knight Legend (2008), Cailin Annamh (2015), Woodland Opera (2018)
- Willie Mullins - Ballycasey (2016), Easy Game (2020,2022,2023), Royal Rendezvous (2021)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
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| 1998 | Dorans Pride | 9 | Richard Dunwoody | Michael Hourigan |
| 1999 | Ferbet Junior | 6 | Barry Geraghty | Jessica Harrington |
| 2000 | Slaney Native | 7 | Paul Moloney | Jessica Harrington |
| 2001 | Puget Blue | 8 | David Casey | Mouse Morris |
| 2002 | Barrow Drive | 6 | Barry Geraghty | Tony Mullins |
| 2003 | Go Roger Go | 11 | Conor O'Dwyer | Edward O'Grady |
| 2004 | Kicking King | 6 | Barry Geraghty | Tom Taaffe |
| 2005 | Always | 6 | Paul Carberry | Noel Meade |
| 2006 | Sir Oj | 9 | Paul Carberry | Noel Meade |
| 2007 | Justified | 8 | Ruby Walsh | Dusty Sheehy |
| 2008 | Knight Legend | 9 | Andrew Leigh | Jessica Harrington |
| 2009 | The Fonze | 8 | Shay Barry | Eoin Doyle |
| 2010 | China Rock | 7 | Ruby Walsh | Mouse Morris |
| 2011 | Sizing Europe | 9 | Andrew Lynch | Henry de Bromhead |
| 2012 | Sizing Europe | 10 | Andrew Lynch | Henry de Bromhead |
| 2013 | Sizing Europe | 11 | Andrew Lynch | Henry de Bromhead |
| 2014 | Sizing Europe | 12 | Johnny Burke | Henry de Bromhead |
| 2015 | Cailin Annamh | 7 | Barry Geraghty | Jessica Harrington |
| 2016 | Ballycasey | 9 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2017 | A Toi Phil | 7 | Jack Kennedy | Gordon Elliott |
| 2018 | Woodland Opera | 8 | Robbie Power | Jessica Harrington |
| 2019 | Snow Falcon | 9 | Sean Flanagan | Noel Meade |
| 2020 | Easy Game | 6 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
| 2021 | Royal Rendezvous | 9 | Danny Mullins | Willie Mullins |
| 2022 | Easy Game | 8 | Brian Hayes | Willie Mullins |
| 2023 | Easy Game | 9 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
| 2024 | Visionarian | 9 | Sean Flanagan | Gavin Cromwell |
| 2025 | Western Fold | 6 | Danny Gilligan | Gordon Elliott |