The Faugheen Novice Chase is a Grade 1

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race in Ireland. It is run at

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in late December over a distance of about 2 miles and 3½

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s (2 miles 3 furlongs and 160 yards, or 3,968 metres). The race is run during the course's Christmas Festival and is currently sponsored by

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. It was previously contested at Grade 2 level and was raised to Grade 1 status from the 2018 running. Prior to 2020 it was run as the Greenmount Park Novice Chase before being renamed in honour of

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, the 2019 winner of the race.

Records

Leading

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(2 wins): * David Casey – ''Financial Reward (2008), Dancing Tornado (2009) '' * Emmet Mullins – ''Sir Des Champs (2011), The Paparrazi Kid (2013)'' * Patrick Mullins - ''Faugheen (2019), Gaelic Warrior (2023)'' Leading trainer (9 wins): *

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– '' Financial Reward (2008), Sir Des Champs (2011), The Paparrazi Kid (2013), Outlander (2015), Bellshill (2016),

(2019), Colreevy (2020), Gaelic Warrior (2023), Impaire Et Passe (2024) ''

Winners since 1993

References

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Records

Winners since 1993

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References