Dooley Insurance Group Champion Novice Chase

Template:Use Irish English Template:Short description Template:Short description Template:Jockey colours header Template:Jockey colours row |} Template:Jockey colours collapsible header Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours no footer Template:Jockey colours named collapsible header Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours no footer Template:Jockey colours named collapsible header Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours footer The Dooley Insurance Group Champion Novice Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Ireland which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Punchestown over a distance of about 3 miles and ½ furlong (3 miles and 120 yards, or ), and during its running there are seventeen fences to be jumped. The race is for novice chasers, and it is scheduled to take place each year during the Punchestown Festival in late April or early May.

The present version of the race was introduced in 2007, when it was sponsored by Ellier Developments. There had been two similar events in the preceding years – a Grade 2 race over a shorter distance (also sponsored by Ellier), and a handicap race over the same length. The new version was backed by Boylesports in 2009, and by Growise from 2010 to 2018.Template:Fact

The Growise Champion Novice Chase is Ireland's equivalent of the RSA Insurance Novices' Chase at Cheltenham, but no horse has won both races since 2007.Template:Fact

Records

Leading jockey since 2007 (5 wins):

• Davy Russell - Quito De La Roque (2011), Sir Des Champs (2012), Zabana (2016), The Storyteller (2018), Delta Work (2019)

Leading trainer since 2007 (6 wins):

• Willie Mullins - Kempes (2010), Sir Des Champs (2012), Valseur Lido (2015), Colreevy (2021),Capodanno (2022), Champ Kiely (2025)

Winners since 2007

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer
2007	Offshore Account	7	Denis O'Regan	Charlie Swan
2008	Air Force One	6	Noel Fehily	Charlie Mann
2009	Rare Bob	7	Paddy Flood	Dessie Hughes
2010	Kempes	7	Tony McCoy	Willie Mullins
2011	Quito De La Roque	7	Davy Russell	Colm Murphy
2012	Sir Des Champs	6	Davy Russell	Willie Mullins
2013	Mount Benbulben	8	Danny Mullins	Gordon Elliott
2014	Carlingford Lough	8	Tony McCoy	John Kiely
2015	Valseur Lido	6	Ruby Walsh	Willie Mullins
2016	Zabana	7	Davy Russell	Andrew Lynch
2017	Disko	6	Bryan Cooper	Noel Meade
2018	The Storyteller	7	Davy Russell	Gordon Elliott
2019	Delta Work	6	Davy Russell	Gordon Elliott
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2021	Colreevy	8	Danny Mullins	Willie Mullins
2022	Capodanno	6	Mark Walsh	Willie Mullins
2023	Feronily	6	Donagh Meyler	Emmet Mullins
2024	Spillane's Tower	6	Mark Walsh	Jimmy Mangan
2025	Champ Kiely	9	Danny Mullins	Willie Mullins

See also

• Horse racing in Ireland
• List of Irish National Hunt races

References

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• pedigreequery.com – Ellier Developments Champion Novice Chase – Punchestown.