The Gowran Park Champion Chase is a Grade 2
National Hunt
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chase
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in Ireland which is open to
horses
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aged five years or older. It is run at
Gowran Park
Gowran Park is a horse race course in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the Annely Estate near the village of Gowran. The first meeting was held in 1914. and the first ever racecourse commentary in Ireland took place here in 1952.
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over a distance of about 2 miles and 4 furlongs (4,023 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late September or early October.
The race was first run in 1998.
Records
Most successful horse (4 wins):
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Sizing Europe – ''2011, 2012, 2013, 2014''
Most successful
jockey
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(4 wins):
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Barry Geraghty
Barry Geraghty (born 16 September 1979) is a retired Irish jockey. He is the second most successful jockey of all time at the Cheltenham Festival.
Geraghty rode his first winner in January 1997 and three years later he became the Irish Champ ...
– ''Ferbet Junior (1999), Barrow Drive (2002),
Kicking King (2004), Cailin Annamh (2015)''
Most successful
trainer (5 wins):
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Jessica Harrington
Jessica Jane Harrington (née Fowler, born 12 February 1947)
is an Irish professional horse trainer. Harrington specialises in National Hunt racing but has also had success in Flat racing.
Personal life
Harrington was born in London. Her father ...
– ''Ferbet Junior (1999), Slaney Native (2000), Knight Legend (2008), Cailin Annamh (2015), Woodland Opera (2018)''
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Willie Mullins
William Peter Mullins (born 15 September 1956) is an Irish racehorse horse trainer, trainer and former jockey. He is a nineteen-time List of Irish National Hunt races, Irish National Hunt Champion trainer. Mullins is the most successful traine ...
- '' Ballycasey (2016), Easy Game (2020,2022,2023), Royal Rendezvous (2021) ''
Winners
See also
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Horse racing in Ireland
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List of Irish National Hunt races
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References
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National Hunt races in Ireland
National Hunt chases
Gowran Park Racecourse
Horse races established in 1998
1998 establishments in Ireland