The Klairon Davis Novice Chase is a Grade 3 National Hunt novice steeplechase in Ireland which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Navan over a distance of 2 miles and 1 furlong (3,419 metres) and during its running there are 12 fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in December.
The race was first run in 2015. It is named in honour of Klairon Davis, winner of the Queen Mother Champion Chase in 1996.
Records Leading jockey : no jockey has won this race more than once
Leading trainer (4 wins): Gordon Elliott- Tombstone (2017), Hardline (2018), Andy Dufresne (2020), Riviere D'etel (2021)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer 2015 Ttebbob 6 Robbie Power Jessica Harrington 2016 Attribution 6 Bryan Cooper Henry de Bromhead 2017 Tombstone 7 Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott 2018 Hardline 6 Davy Russell Gordon Elliott 2019 Tornado Flyer 6 Danny Mullins Willie Mullins 2020 Andy Dufresne 6 Mark Walsh Gordon Elliott 2021 Riviere D'etel 4 Denis O'Regan Gordon Elliott no race 2022
See also Horse racing in Ireland List of Irish National Hunt races
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