Horse Racing - Champion INH Flat Race

This race, held in Ireland each year, is staged over a distance of two miles and half a furlong (3,219 metres) with no obstacles at Punchestown racecourse, County Kildare, Ireland during its annual Festival meeting in late April/early May. The race is open to horses aged four to seven-years-old ridden by amateur riders. It was inaugurated in 1992 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:
 
YEAR
WINNER
JOCKEY
TRAINER
1998
KING'S ROAD
G Elliott
N T-Davies
1999
OUR BID
P Carberry
K Pr'gast
2000
LISS A PAORAIGH
P Crowley
J Kiely
2001
*LIKE-A-BUTTERFLY
J McNamara C Roche
2002
SUPREME DEVELOPER
P Murphy
T Mullins
2003
ROTAL ROSA
A F'gerald
N H'derson
2004
GEILL SLI
A Crowe
N Meade
2005
REFINEMENT
A Berry
J O'Neill
2006
LEADING RUN
N Carberry
N Meade
2007
MICK THE MAN
N Carberry N Meade
2008
COUSIN VINNY
P Mullins
W Mullins
2009
SWEEPS HILL
J Magnier
J Kiely
2010
HIDDEN UNIVERSE
R McNamara
D Weld
2011
LOVETHEHIGHERLAW
P Mullins W Mullins
2012 CHAMPAGNE FEVER P Mullins W Mullins
2013 THE LIQUIDATOR J Mangan D Pipe
2014 SHANESHILL J Codd W Mullins
2015 BELLSHILL P Mullins W Mullins
2016 BLOW BY BLOW K Walsh W Mullins
2017 FAYONAGH J Codd G Elliott
2018 TORNADO FLYER R Deegan W Mullins
2019 COLREEVY J Codd W Mullins
2020 Not held - -
2021 KILCRUIT D O'Connor W Mullins
2022 FACILE VEGA P Mullins W Mullins
2023 A DREAM TO SHARE J Gleeson J Kiely
2024 REDEMPTION DAY J Townend W Mullins
2025 BAMBINO FEVER J Townend W Mullins
2026 WITH NOLIMIT J Halford G Elliott

*Staged at Fairyhouse

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