Craddockstown Novice Chase
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The Craddockstown Novice Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt
novice
chase in Ireland
which is open to horses
aged four years or older. It is run at Punchestown
over a distance of about 2 miles (3,219 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in November.
For a period the event was classed at Grade 3 level. It was promoted to Grade 2 status in 2003.
The 1997 running took place at Cork
.
The 2002 edition was held at Wexford
.
National Hunt racing
National Hunt racing is the official name given to the sport of horse racing in the United Kingdom, France and Ireland in which the horses are required to jump over obstacles called hurdles or fences...
novice
Novice (racehorse)
A novice in National Hunt horse racing is a horse which has not won in a particular type of race prior to the start of the current season. A novice hurdler has not won a hurdle race before the start of the current season, while a novice chaser has not won a steeplechase before the start of the...
chase in Ireland
Ireland
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which is open to horses
Horse racing
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aged four years or older. It is run at Punchestown
Punchestown Racecourse
Punchestown Racecourse is located in the parish of Eadestown, between the R410 and R411 regional roads near Naas, County Kildare, in Ireland. It is home of the National Hunt Festival of Ireland....
over a distance of about 2 miles (3,219 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in November.
For a period the event was classed at Grade 3 level. It was promoted to Grade 2 status in 2003.
Winners since 1995
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
| 1995 | Arctic Weather | 6 | Tom Rudd | Michael O'Brien |
| 1996 | Jeffell | 6 | Francis Woods | Arthur Moore |
| 1997 | Bavard Jet | 5 | Ken Whelan | Enda Bolger |
| 1998 | Ollimar | 6 | Tommy Treacy | Jim Dreaper |
| 1999 | Go Roger Go | 7 | Barry Geraghty Barry Geraghty Barry Geraghty is an Irish jockey.Geraghty rode his first winner in January 1997, three years later he became the Irish Champion jump jockey for the first time. He rode his first Cheltenham winner on the Jessica Harrington trained Moscow Flyer in the 2002 Arkle Chase.He won the Grand National in... |
Edward O'Grady |
| 2000 | Limestone Lad | 8 | Barry Cash | James Bowe |
| 2001 | Moscow Flyer Moscow Flyer Moscow Flyer was a top-class National Hunt horse over distances between 2 miles and 2½ miles . He won the Queen Mother Champion Chase in 2003 and 2005, the Tingle Creek Chase in 2003 and 2004 and the Arkle Challenge Trophy in 2002... |
7 | Barry Geraghty Barry Geraghty Barry Geraghty is an Irish jockey.Geraghty rode his first winner in January 1997, three years later he became the Irish Champion jump jockey for the first time. He rode his first Cheltenham winner on the Jessica Harrington trained Moscow Flyer in the 2002 Arkle Chase.He won the Grand National in... |
Jessica Harrington |
| 2002 | Petersham | 5 | Danny Howard | Michael O'Brien |
| 2003 | Anxious Moments | 8 | David Casey | Charlie Swan |
| 2004 | Sir Oj | 7 | Paul Carberry Paul Carberry Paul Carberry is an Irish National Hunt jockey.- Background :He was born on 9 February 1974. He hails from a racing family. He is the son of jockey Tommy Carberry, who was a famous National Hunt jockey in the 1960s and 1970s. His uncle is Arthur Moore, one of Ireland's leading National Hunt trainers... |
Noel Meade Noel Meade Noel Meade is a famous horse trainer from Ireland. He established Tu Va Stables in Co. Meath, Ireland as a place to train his horses.Meade began his career as a horse trainer in 1971, but it was not until 1978 that Meade started to become well recognized. Sweet Mint, winner of the Cork and Orrery... |
| 2005 | Justified | 6 | Shay Barry | Dusty Sheehy |
| 2006 | Blueberry Boy | 7 | Andrew Lynch | Paul Stafford |
| 2007 | Escrea | 8 | John Cullen | Paul Nolan |
| 2008 | Northern Alliance | 7 | Paul Carberry Paul Carberry Paul Carberry is an Irish National Hunt jockey.- Background :He was born on 9 February 1974. He hails from a racing family. He is the son of jockey Tommy Carberry, who was a famous National Hunt jockey in the 1960s and 1970s. His uncle is Arthur Moore, one of Ireland's leading National Hunt trainers... |
Tony Martin |
| 2009 | Sizing Europe | 7 | Andrew Lynch | Henry de Bromhead |
| 2010 | Realt Dubh | 6 | Davy Condon Davy Condon Davy Condon is an Irish National hunt racing jockey in Great Britain and Ireland. Condon’s father, Michael Condon, was an amateur jockey. His father rode for Jimmy Murphy and Charles Byrnes, but a fall that left him in a coma cut his career short with just one win to his credit... |
Noel Meade Noel Meade Noel Meade is a famous horse trainer from Ireland. He established Tu Va Stables in Co. Meath, Ireland as a place to train his horses.Meade began his career as a horse trainer in 1971, but it was not until 1978 that Meade started to become well recognized. Sweet Mint, winner of the Cork and Orrery... |
| 2011 | Days Hotel | 6 | Andrew Lynch | Henry de Bromhead |
The 1997 running took place at Cork
Cork (city)
Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...
.
The 2002 edition was held at Wexford
Wexford
Wexford is the county town of County Wexford, Ireland. It is situated near the southeastern corner of Ireland, close to Rosslare Europort. The town is connected to Dublin via the M11/N11 National Primary Route, and the national rail network...
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