Horse Racing - John Durkan Memorial Chase
Held at Punchestown, County Kildare, Ireland each December, this race is run over two-and-a-half miles and has been named since 1998 after a former amateur jockey who died at the age of 31 from Leukaemia. Until 1973 it was run over a distance of two miles.
YEAR | WINNER | JOCKEY | TRAINER |
1968 | BOLD FENCER | J Crowley | A O'Brien |
1969 | KINLOCH BRAE | T Hide | W O'Grady |
1970 | EAST BOUND | S Barker | T Dreaper |
1971 | STRAIGHT FORT | E Wright | J Dreaper |
1972 | STRAIGHT FORT | E Wright | J Dreaper |
1973 | LEAN FORWARD | P McLou'lin | J Dreaper |
1974 | LOCH INAGH | S Barker | J Dreaper |
1975 | CAPTAIN CHRISTY | B Coonan | P Taaffe |
1976 | FORT FOX | F Berry | J Cox |
1977 | FORT FOX | T McGivern | J Cox |
1978 | JACK OF TRUMPS | N Madden | E O'Grady |
1979 | JACK OF TRUMPS | N Madden | E O'Grady |
1980 | CHINRULLAH | N Madden | M O'Toole |
1981 | TACROY | T Carmody | M O'Brien |
1982 | CHORELLI | P Walsh | M O'Brien |
1983 | BAL'CURRA LAD | P Leech | J Fowler |
1984 | BOBSLINE | F Berry | F Flood |
1985 | DAWN RUN | T Mullins | P Mullins |
1986 | BOBSLINE | F Berry | F Flood |
1987 | EXCURSION | J Queally | G Stewart |
1988 | HUNGARY HUR | T Carmody | J Mulhern |
1989 | MAID OF MONEY | A Powell | J Fowler |
1990 | CARVILL'S HILL | K Morgan | J Dreaper |
1991 | GARAMYCIN | B Sheridan | W Deacon |
1992 | GOLD OPTIONS | M Dwyer | P McCreery |
1993 | CAH'VILLAHOW | N W'iamson | M Morris |
1994 | MERRY GALE | K O'Brien | J Dreaper |
1995 | MERRY GALE | R D'woody | J Dreaper |
1996 | ROYAL M'BROWNE | C Swan | A O'Brien |
1997 | DORANS PRIDE | R D'woody | M Hourigan |
1998 | IMPERIAL CALL | P Carberry | R Hurley |
1999 | BUCK RODGERS | K Whelan | V Bowen |
2000 | NATIVE U'SHIP | C O'Dwyer | A Moore |
2001 | FLORIDA PEARL | P Carberry | W Mullins |
2002 | NATIVE U'SHIP | C O'Dwyer | A Moore |
2003 | BEEF OR S'MON | T Murphy | M Hourigan |
2004 | KICKING KING | B G'aghty | T Taaffe |
2005 | HI CLOI | A McN'ara | M Hourigan |
2006 | IN COMPLIANCE | B G'aghty | M O'Brien |
2007 | THE LISTENER | D Jacob | R Alner |
2008 | NOLAND | S Thomas | P Nicholls |
2009 | JONCOL | A Cawley | P Nolan |
2010 | TRANQUIL SEA | P McN'ara | E O'Grady |
2011 | RUBI LIGHT | A Lynch | R Hennessy |
2012 | FLEMENSTAR | A Lynch | P Casey |
2013 | A'VIKA L'NIERE | R Walsh | W Mullins |
2014 | DON COSSACK | B O'C'nell | G Elliott |
2015 | DJAKADAM | R Walsh | W Mullins |
2016 | DJAKADAM | R Walsh | W Mullins |
2017 | SIZING JOHN | R Power | J H'rington |
2018 | MIN | R Walsh | W Mullins |
2019 | MIN | P Townend | W Mullins |
2020 | MIN | P Mullins | W Mullins |
2021 | ALLAHO | P Mullins | W Mullins |
2022 | G'PIN DES CHAMPS | P Townend | W Mullins |
2023 | FASTORSLOW | JJ Slevin | M Brassil |