Horse Racing - Punchestown Champion Chase
This race, held in Ireland each year, is staged over a distance of three miles and half a furlong (3,219 metres) at Punchestown racecourse, County Kildare, Ireland during its annual Festival meeting in late April/early May. The race is open to horses aged five-years-old and over. Before It was first staged in 1950 as a handicap and didn't attain Grade 1 status until 1999. It was not raced 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 |
| 1999 | CELIBATE | R D'woody | C Mann |
| 2000 | GET REAL | M F'gerald | N H'derson |
| 2001 | *MICKO'S DREAM | R Walsh | W Mullins |
| 2002 | STRONG RUN | P Carberry | N Meade |
| 2003 | FLAGSHIP UBERALLES | R Johnson | P Hobbs |
| 2004 | MOSCOW FLYER | B G'aghty | J H'rington |
| 2005 | RATHGAR BEAU | S Barry | D Sheehy |
| 2006 | NEWMILL | A McNamara | JJ Murphy |
| 2007 | MANSONY | D Russell | A Moore |
| 2008 | TWIST MAGIC | R Walsh | P Nicholls |
| 2009 | MASTER MINDED | R Walsh | P Nicholls |
| 2010 | GOLDEN SILVER | P Townend | W Mullins |
| 2011 | BIG ZEB | B G'aghty | C Murphy |
| 2012 | SIZING EUROPE | A Lynch | H de B'head |
| 2013 | SPRINTER SACRE | B G'aghty | N H'derson |
| 2014 | SIZING EUROPE | A Lynch | H de B'head |
| 2015 | FELIX YONGER | D Mullins | W Mullins |
| 2016 | GOD'S OWN | P Brennan | T George |
| 2017 | FOX NORTON | R Power | C Tizzard |
| 2018 | UN DE SCEAUX | P Mullins | W Mullins |
| 2019 | UN DE SCEAUX | P Townend | W Mullins |
| 2020 | Not held | - | - |
| 2021 | CHACUN POUR SOI | P Townend | W Mullins |
| 2022 | ENERGUMENE | P Townend | W Mullins |
| 2023 | ENERGUMENE | P Townend | W Mullins |
| 2024 | BANBRIDGE | JJ Slevin | J O'Brien |
| 2025 | MARINE NATIONALE | S Flanagan | B Connell |
| 2026 | IL ETAIT TEMPS | P Townend | W Mullins |