Horse Racing - Down Royal Champion Chase

Run at Down Royal racecourse in County Down, Northern Ireland over three miles (4, 828 metres), traditionally staged in late October/early November. The race is age restricted to horses five-years-old or over. It was inaugurated in 1999 as grade 2 event. The winners since it became a Group 1 contest in 2002 have been:

YEAR	WINNER	JOCKEY	TRAINER
2002	MORE THAN A STROLL	C O'Dwyer	A Moore
2003	GLENELLY GALE	C O'Dwyer	A Moore
2004	BEEF OR SALMON	T Murphy	M Hourigan
2005	Not held	-	-
2006	BEEF OR SALMON	A McNamara	M Hourigan
2007	TARANIS	R Walsh	P Nicholls
2008	KAUTO STAR	R Walsh	P Nicholls
2009	THE LISTENER	A McNamara	N Mitchell
2010	KAUTO STAR	R Walsh	P Nicholls
2011	QUITO DE LA ROQUE	D Russell	C Murphy
2012	KAUTO STONE	D Jacob	P Nicholls
2013	ROI DO MEE	B Cooper	G Elliott
2014	ROAD TO RICHES	P Carberry	N Meade
2015	DON COSSACK	B Cooper	G Elliott
2016	VALSEUR LIDO	R Walsh	H de B'head
2017	OUTLANDER	J Kennedy	G Elliott
2018	ROAD TO RESPECT	S Flanagan	N Meade
2019	ROAD TO RESPECT	S Flanagan	N Meade
2020	THE STORYTELLER	K Donoghue	G Elliott
2021	FRODON	B Frost	P Nicholls
2022	ENVOI ALLEN	R B'more	H de B'head
2023	GERRI COLOMBE	J Kennedy	G Elliott
2024	ENVOI ALLEN	D O'Keeffe	H de B'head
2025	ENVOI ALLEN	D O'Keeffe	H de B'head

 

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