John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase

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John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase
2015
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The John Durkan Memorial Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt chase in Ireland. It is run over a distance of 2 miles and 4 furlongs at Punchestown in December.

The race was first run in 1968 and it was run over a distance of 2 miles until 1973. It has been run over today's distance since then apart from in 1993 and 1994, when it was run over 2 miles and 5 furlongs.

Records

Winners

  • Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr".
Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
1968 Bold Fencer 7 Joe Crowley A S O'Brien
1969 Kinloch Brae 6 Timmy Hyde Willie O'Grady
1970 East Bound Sean Barker Tom Dreaper
1971 Straight Fort 8 Eddie Wright Jim Dreaper
1972 Straight Fort 9 Eddie Wright Jim Dreaper
1973 Lean Forward 7 P McLoughlin Jim Dreaper
1974 Lough Inagh 7 Sean Barker Jim Dreaper
1975 Captain Christy 8 Bobby Coonan Pat Taaffe
1976 Fort Fox Frank Berry J R Cox
1977 Fort Fox Thomas McGivern J R Cox
1978 Jack Of Trumps 5 Mr. Niall Madden Sr. Edward O'Grady
1979 Jack Of Trumps 6 Mr. Niall Madden Sr. Edward O'Grady
1980 Chinrullah 8 Mr. Niall Madden Sr. Mick O'Toole
1981 Tacroy 7 Tommy Carmody Michael O'Brien
1982 Chorelli 9 P Walsh Michael O'Brien
1983 Ballinacurra Lad 8 P Leech John Fowler
1984 Bobsline 8 Frank Berry Francis Flood
1985 Dawn Run 7 Anthony Mullins Paddy Mullins
1986 Bobsline 10 Frank Berry Francis Flood
1987 Excursion Mr. John Queally G Stewart
1988 Hungary Hur 9 Tommy Carmody John Mulhern
1989 Maid Of Money 7 Anthony Powell John Fowler
1990 Carvill's Hill 8 Kevin Morgan Jim Dreaper
1991 Garamycin 9 Brendan Sheridan Willie Deacon
1992 Gold Options 10 Mark Dwyer P McCreery
1993 Cahervillahow 9 Norman Williamson Mouse Morris
1994 Merry Gale 6 Kevin O'Brien Jim Dreaper
1995 Merry Gale 7 Richard Dunwoody Jim Dreaper
1996 Royal Mountbrowne 8 Charlie Swan Aidan O'Brien
1997 Dorans Pride[1] 8 Richard Dunwoody Michael Hourigan
1998 Imperial Call 9 Paul Carberry Raymond Hurley
1999 Buck Rogers 10 Ken Whelan Victor Bowen
2000 Native Upmanship 7 Conor O'Dwyer Arthur Moore
2001 Florida Pearl 9 Paul Carberry Willie Mullins
2002 Native Upmanship 9 Conor O'Dwyer Arthur Moore
2003 Beef or Salmon 7 Timmy Murphy Michael Hourigan
2004 Kicking King 6 Barry Geraghty Tom Taaffe
2005 Hi Cloy 8 Andrew McNamara Michael Hourigan
2006 In Compliance 6 Barry Geraghty Michael O'Brien
2007 The Listener 8 Daryl Jacob Robert Alner
2008 Noland 7 Sam Thomas Paul Nicholls
2009 Joncol 6 Alain Cawley Paul Nolan
2010 Tranquil Sea[2] 8 Andrew McNamara Edward O'Grady
2011 Rubi Light 6 Andrew Lynch Robert Alan Hennessy
2012 Flemenstar 7 Andrew Lynch Peter Casey
2013 Arvika Ligeonniere 8 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
2014 Don Cossack 7 Brian O'Connell Gordon Elliott
2015 Djakadam 6 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins

1 The 1997 running took place at Fairyhouse as the Hot Power Chase
2 The 2010 running took place at Fairyhouse

See also

References