The Faugheen Novice Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt race in Ireland. It is run at Limerick Racecourse in late December over a distance of about 2 miles and 3½ furlongs (2 miles 3 furlongs and 160 yards, or 3,968 metres).
The race is run during the course's Christmas Festival and is currently sponsored by Guinness. It was previously contested at Grade 2 level and was raised to Grade 1 status from the 2018 running. Prior to 2020 it was run as the Greenmount Park Novice Chase before being renamed in honour of Faugheen, the 2019 winner of the race.
Records Leading jockey (3 wins): Patrick Mullins - Faugheen (2019), Gaelic Warrior (2023), Final Demand (2025)
Leading trainer (10 wins): Willie Mullins – Financial Reward (2008), Sir Des Champs (2011), The Paparrazi Kid (2013), Outlander (2015), Bellshill (2016), Faugheen (2019), Colreevy (2020), Gaelic Warrior (2023), Impaire Et Passe (2024), Final Demand (2025)
Winners since 1993 Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer 1993 Sullane River 5 D H O'Connor David J McGrath 1994 Imperial Call 5 G M O'Neill Fergie Sutherland 1995 Love The Lord 5 Tommy Treacy Daniel O'Connell 1996 Dun Belle 7 T J Mitchell P A Fahy1997-2000No meeting 2001 Ellenjay 7 Barry Cash Arthur Moore 2002 Intelligent 6 Robbie Power Jessica Harrington 2003 Hi Cloy 6 Timmy Murphy Michael Hourigan 2004 Cane Brake 5 M D Grant David Wachman 2005 Baily Breeze 6 Paddy Flood Mouse Morris 2006 One Cool Cookie 5 Conor O'Dwyer Charlie Swan 2007 Merry Cowboy 6 Shane Flanagan Eamonn Sheehy 2008 Financial Reward 5 David Casey Willie Mullins 2009 Dancing Tornado 8 David Casey Michael Hourigan 2010 Mr Cracker 5 Adrian Heskin Michael Hourigan 2011 Sir Des Champs 5 Emmet Mullins Willie Mullins 2012 Argocat 4 Andrew McNamara Tom Taaffe 2013 The Paparrazi Kid 6 Emmet Mullins Willie Mullins 2014 Gilgamboa 6 Mark Walsh Enda Bolger 2015 Outlander 7 David Mullins Willie Mullins 2016 Bellshill 6 Paul Townend Willie Mullins 2017 Dounikos 6 Andrew Ring Gordon Elliott 2018 Hardline 6 Keith Donoghue Gordon Elliott 2019 Faugheen 11 Patrick Mullins Willie Mullins 2020 Colreevy 7 Danny Mullins Willie Mullins 2021 Master McShee 7 Ian Power Paddy Corkery 2022 Gerri Colombe 6 Jordan Gainford Gordon Elliott 2023 Gaelic Warrior 5 Patrick Mullins Willie Mullins 2024 Impaire Et Passe 6 Daryl Jacob Willie Mullins 2025 Final Demand 6 Patrick Mullins Willie Mullins
See also Horse racing in Ireland List of Irish National Hunt races
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