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JNwine.com Champion Chase

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Inaugurated
  
1999

Sponsor
  
JNwine.com

Surface
  
Turf

Race type
  
Chase

Website
  
Down Royal

Distance
  
4,828 m

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Location
  
Down Royal, Co. Down Northern Ireland

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The JNwine.com 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 early November.

Contents

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 it was given Grade 1 status in 2002.

The JNwine.com Champion Chase is now the first Grade 1 event of the Irish National Hunt season. It has been sponsored by JNwine.com (James Nicholson Wine Merchant) throughout its history.

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Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Beef or Salmon – 2004, 2006
  • Kauto Star - 2008, 2010
  • Leading jockey (4 wins):

  • Ruby Walsh – Taranis (2007), Kauto Star (2008, 2010), Valseur Lido (2016)
  • Leading trainer (4 wins):

  • Paul Nicholls – Taranis (2007), Kauto Star (2008, 2010), Kauto Stone (2012)
  • Winners

    1 The 2005 edition was abandoned after bomb warnings were telephoned to the racecourse.

    References

    JNwine.com Champion Chase Wikipedia