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.
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 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
See also Horse racing in Ireland List of Irish National Hunt races
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