The Paddy's Reward Club Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Ireland. It is run at Leopardstown Racecourse in December, over a distance of about 2 miles and 1 furlong (3,420 metres) and during the race there are 11 fences to be jumped. The race was first run in 1998 as a Listed race, before being run as a Grade 1 race from 2007 onwards. The race is sponsored by Paddy Power bookmakers and has had various titles promoting Paddy Power products during its history. The 2019 race was run as the Paddy's Rewards Club "Loyalty's Dead, Live For Rewards" Chase.
Records Most successful horse (3 wins): Big Zeb – 2008, 2010, 20011
Leading jockey (3 wins): Ruby Walsh – Papillon (1998, 2000), Douvan (2016) Barry Geraghty – Moscow Flyer (2002, 2003), Big Zeb (2010) Paul Townend - Golden Silver (2009), Twinlight (2014), Chacun Pour Soi (2020) Mark Walsh - Simply Ned (2017,2018), Dinoblue (2023)
Leading trainer (6 wins): Willie Mullins - Golden Silver (2009), Twinlight (2014), Douvan (2016), Chacun Pour Soi (2020), Blue Lord (2022), Dinoblue (2023)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer 1998 Papillon 7 Ruby Walsh Ted Walsh 1999 Merry Gale 11 Paul Moloney Jim Dreaper 2000 Papillon 9 Ruby Walsh Ted Walsh 2001 Knife Edge 6 Tom Rudd Michael O'Brien 2002 Moscow Flyer 8 Barry Geraghty Jessica Harrington 2003 Moscow Flyer 9 Barry Geraghty Jessica Harrington 2004 Central House 7 Paul Carberry Dessie Hughes 2005 Hi Cloy 8 Andrew McNamara Michael Hourigan 2006 Nickname 7 Niall Madden Martin Brassil 2007 Mansony 8 Davy Russell Arthur Moore 2008 Big Zeb 7 Matt O'Connor Colm Murphy 2009 Golden Silver 7 Paul Townend Willie Mullins 2010 Big Zeb 9 Barry Geraghty Colm Murphy 2011 Big Zeb 10 Robbie Power Colm Murphy 2012 Sizing Europe 10 Andrew Lynch Henry de Bromhead 2013 Benefficient 7 Bryan Cooper Tony Martin 2014 Twinlight 7 Paul Townend Willie Mullins 2015 Flemenstar 10 Andrew Lynch Anthony Curran 2016 Douvan 6 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins 2017 Simply Ned 10 Mark Walsh Nicky Richards 2018 Simply Ned 11 Mark Walsh Nicky Richards 2019 A Plus Tard 5 Rachael Blackmore Henry de Bromhead 2020 Chacun Pour Soi 8 Paul Townend Willie Mullins 2021 Envoi Allen 7 Rachael Blackmore Henry de Bromhead 2022 Blue Lord 7 Daryl Jacob Willie Mullins 2023 Dinoblue 6 Mark Walsh Willie Mullins 2024 Solness 6 JJ Slevin Joseph O'Brien 2025 Solness 7 Sam Ewing Joseph O'Brien
See also Horse racing in Ireland List of Irish National Hunt races
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