The Irish Daily Star Chase is a Grade 3 National Hunt steeplechase in Ireland which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Punchestown over a distance of about 3 miles and 1 furlongs (5,029 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.
The race was first run in 2005 and was awarded Grade 3 status in 2007. Prior to 2016 it was run over 2 miles and 7 furlongs.
Records Most successful horse (3 wins): War Of Attrition – 2005, 2006, 2008
Leading jockey (4 wins): Davy Russell - War Of Attrition (2008), Roi Du Mee (2011), Galvin (2021, 2022)
Leading trainer (8 wins): Gordon Elliott - Roi Du Mee (2011, 2012), Toner D'Oudairies (2013), Don Cossack (2014, 2015), The Storyteller (2020), Galvin (2021, 2022)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer 2005 War Of Attrition 6 Conor O'Dwyer Mouse Morris 2006 War Of Attrition 7 Conor O'Dwyer Mouse Morris 2007 Knight Legend 8 Barry Geraghty Jessica Harrington 2008 War Of Attrition 9 Davy Russell Mouse Morris 2009 Casey Jones 8 Paul Carberry Noel Meade 2010 China Rock 7 Ruby Walsh Mouse Morris 2011 Roi Du Mee 6 Davy Russell Gordon Elliott 2012 Roi Du Mee 7 Paul Carberry Gordon Elliott 2013 Toner D'Oudairies 6 Bryan Cooper Gordon Elliott 2014 Don Cossack 7 Bryan Cooper Gordon Elliott 2015 Don Cossack 8 Bryan Cooper Gordon Elliott 2016 Sadler's Risk 8 David Mullins Henry de Bromhead 2017 Road To Respect 6 Sean Flanagan Noel Meade 2018 Sub Lieutenant 9 Rachael Blackmore Henry de Bromhead 2019 Jett 8 Robbie Power Jessica Harrington 2020 The Storyteller 9 Keith Donoghue Gordon Elliott 2021 Galvin 7 Davy Russell Gordon Elliott 2022 Galvin 8 Davy Russell Gordon Elliott 2023 Minella Indo 10 Rachael Blackmore Henry de Bromhead 2024 French Dynamite 9 Mark Walsh Mouse Morris 2025 Heart Wood 7 Darragh O'Keeffe Henry de Bromhead
See also Horse racing in Ireland List of Irish National Hunt races
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