Horse Racing - Barberstown Castle Novice Chase
This race, held in Ireland each year, is staged over a distance of two miles (3,219 metres) at Punchestown racecourse, County Kildare, Ireland during its annual Festival meeting in late April/early May. The race is open to Novice chasers aged five-years-old and over. It's a long-standing fixture but didn't attain Grade 1 status until 1998. It was not staged in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Winners since it became a Grade 1 race:
Winners since it became a Grade 1 race:
| YEAR | WINNER | JOCKEY | TRAINER |
| 1998 | DIRECT ROUTE | P Carberry | H Johnson |
| 1999 | SYDNEY TWOTHOUSAND | N W'mson | N Meade |
| 2000 | TIUTCHEV | M F'gerald | N H'derson |
| 2001 | *ALCAPONE | D Casey | M Morris |
| 2002 | MOSCOW FLYER | B G'aghty | J H'rington |
| 2003 | LE ROI MIGUEL | R Walsh | P Nicholls |
| 2004 | SAY AGAIN | J Cullen | P Nolan |
| 2005 | WAR OF ATTRITION | C O'Dwyer | M Morris |
| 2006 | ACCORDION ETOILE | J Cullen | P Nolan |
| 2007 | ANOTHER PROMISE | G Lee | F Murphy |
| 2008 | BIG ZEB | B G'aghty | C Murphy |
| 2009 | BARKER | D Casey | W Mullins |
| 2010 | CAPTAIN CEE BEE | T McCoy | E Harty |
| 2011 | CAPTAIN CHRIS | R Johnson | P Hobbs |
| 2012 | LUCKY WILLIAM | B G'aghty | T Cooper |
| 2013 | ARVIKA LIGEONNIERE | R Walsh | W Mullins |
| 2014 | GOD'S OWN | B G'aghty | T George |
| 2015 | UN DE SCEAUX | R Walsh | W Mullins |
| 2016 | DOUVAN | R Walsh | W Mullins |
| 2017 | GREAT FIELD | J McGarvey | W Mullins |
| 2018 | FOOTPAD | D Jacob | W Mullins |
| 2019 | CHACUN POUR SOI | R Power | W Mullins |
| 2020 | Not held | - | - |
| 2021 | ENERGUMENE | P Townend | W Mullins |
| 2022 | BLUE LORD | P Townend | W Mullins |
| 2023 | FERONILY | P Townend | W Mullins |
| 2024 | EL FABIOLO | D Mullins | W Mullins |
| 2025 | IL ETAIT TEMPS | M Walsh | W Mullins |
| 2026 | SALVATOR MUNDI | H Cobden | W Mullins |