The Like A Butterfly Novice Chase is a Grade 3 National Hunt novice chase in Ireland which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Tipperary over a distance of about 2 miles and 4 furlongs (4,023 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.
The race was first run in 1997 and was awarded Grade 3 status in 2003.
In line with several races at Tipperary, the race is named after a horse owned by J. P. McManus, his Irish Champion Hurdle winning mare, Like-A-Butterfly. The race was previously named after another J. P. McManus owned horse, Grimes.
The race was sponsored for many years by the company owned by J. P. McManus's younger brother, Kevin McManus Bookmakers.
Records Leading jockey (6 wins): Ruby Walsh – Doesheknow (2002), Mirpour (2004), Indevan (2014), The Game Changer (2015), Westerner Lady (2016), Rathvinden (2017)
Leading trainer (8 wins): Willie Mullins – Its Time For A Win (1999), Indevan (2014), Westerner Lady (2016), Rathvinden (2017), Robin De Carlow (2019), Authorized Art (2022), Sharjah (2023), Gold Dancer (2025)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer 1997 Private Peace Richard Dunwoody Aidan O'Brien 1998 no race 1998 1999 Its Time For A Win 7 Jason Titley Willie Mullins 2000 Limestone Lad 8 Barry Cash James Bowe 2001 Wicked Crack 8 Conor O'Dwyer Edward U Hales 2002 Doesheknow 7 Ruby Walsh P Fahy 2003 Catalpa Cargo 9 Conor O'Dwyer Christy Roche 2004 Mirpour 5 Ruby Walsh Eoin Griffin 2005 Church Island 6 Denis O'Regan Michael Hourigan 2006 Openide 5 Davy Russell B W Duke 2007 French Accordion 7 J L Cullen Paul Nolan 2008 Baltiman 6 T J Doyle Miss Susan A Finn 2009 Archie Boy 7 Davy Russell Paul W Flynn 2010 Beau Michael 6 Barry Geraghty Adrian McGuinness 2011 First Lieutenant 6 Davy Russell Mouse Morris 2012 Pride Of The Artic 7 A D Leigh Peter Fahey 2013 Rebel Fitz 8 Barry Geraghty Michael Winters 2014 Indevan 6 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins 2015 The Game Changer 6 Ruby Walsh Gordon Elliott 2016 Westerner Lady 6 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins 2017 Rathvinden 9 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins 2018 Le Richebourg 5 Barry Geraghty Joseph O'Brien 2019 Robin De Carlow 6 David Mullins Willie Mullins 2020 Galvin 6 Davy Russell Gordon Elliott 2021 Gin On Lime 5 Robbie Power Henry De Bromhead 2022 Authorized Art 7 Danny Mullins Willie Mullins 2023 Sharjah 10 Paul Townend Willie Mullins 2024 Shecouldbeanything 7 Sam Ewing Gordon Elliott 2025 Gold Dancer 6 Paul Townend Willie Mullins
See also Horse racing in Ireland List of Irish National Hunt races
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