Greenmount Park Novice Chase
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The Greenmount Park Novice Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt race in Ireland. It is run at Limerick Racecourse in December over a distance of 2 miles and 3½ furlong
s.
The race is run Boxing Day
, during the course's Christmas Festival.
Furlong
A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to 220 yards, 660 feet, 40 rods, or 10 chains. The exact value of the furlong varies slightly among English-speaking countries....
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The race is run Boxing Day
Boxing Day
Boxing Day is a bank or public holiday that occurs on 26 December, or the first or second weekday after Christmas Day, depending on national or regional laws. It is observed in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and some other Commonwealth nations. In Ireland, it is recognized as...
, during the course's Christmas Festival.
Recent Winners
- Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr".
Year Winner Jockey Trainer 2001 Ellenjay Barry Cash Arthur Moore 2002 Intelligent Robbie Power Robbie PowerRobbie "Puppy" Power, son of Irish show-jumper Con Power, is the National Hunt jockey who rode 33-1 outsider Silver Birch to victory in the 2007 John Smith's Grand National at Aintree Racecourse on Saturday 14 April 2007 .-Footnotes:...Jessica Harrington 2003 Hi Cloy Timmy Murphy Timmy MurphyTimothy James Murphy , commonly known as Timmy Murphy, is a National Hunt jockey who overcame difficult personal problems to win the 2008 John Smith's Grand National at Aintree Racecourse on the horse Comply or Die. He recorded his 1,000th winner at Taunton on 21 January 2010.- References :...Michael Hourigan no race 2004 2005 Baily Breeze Paddy Flood Mouse Morris Mouse MorrisMichael 'Mouse' Morris is an Irish racehorse trainer and former jockey.As a jockey he rode Skymas to win the Queen Mother Champion Chase in 1976 and 1977 and Billycan to win the 1977 Irish Grand National, while his most notable successes as a trainer have come with Buck House in the 1983 Supreme...2006 One Cool Cookie Conor O'Dwyer Charlie Swan 2007 Merry Cowboy Shane Flanagan Shane FlanaganShane Flanagan is an Australian professional rugby league football coach. He was appointed assistant coach of NRL team Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in 2006 and was subsequently appointed to the top position when former coach Ricky Stuart resigned on 20 July 2010.Flanagan played SG Ball, Jersey Flegg...Eamonn Sheehy 2008 Financial Reward David Casey Willie Mullins Willie MullinsWillie Mullins is an Irish racehorse trainer and former jockey. He is based at Closutton, Bagenalstown, Co Carlow, Ireland...2009 Dancing Tornado David Casey Michael Hourigan 2010 Mr Cracker Adrian Heskin Michael Hourigan