John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase
The John Durkan Memorial Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Ireland. It is run over a distance of about 2 miles and 4 furlongs {2 miles 4 furlongs and 40 yards, or 4,060 metres) at Punchestown in December.
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| Min | Hardline | Presenting Percy |
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| Min | Shattered Love | Balko Des Flos |
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| Sizing John | Djakadam | Sub Lieutenant |
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| Djakadam | Outlander | Sub Lieutenant |
| 2015 | ||
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| Djakadam | Valseur Lido | Gilgamboa |
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| Don Cossack | Boston Bob | Lord Windermere |
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| Arvika Ligeonniere | Rubi Light | Only two finished |
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| Flemenstar | Sir Des Champs | Rubi Light |
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| Rubi Light | Joncol | Cooldine |
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| Tranquil Sea | J'y Vole | Roberto Goldback |
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| Joncol | In Compliance | J'y Vole |
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| Noland | The Listener | War Of Attrition |
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| The Listener | Mansony | One Cool Cookie |
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| In Compliance | War Of Attrition | Sher Beau |
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| Hi Cloy | Jim | Forget The Past |
| 2004 | ||
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| Kicking King | Rathgar Beau | Beef Or Salmon |
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| Beef Or Salmon | Tiutchev | Rince Ri |
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| Native Upmanship | Rince Ri | First Gold |
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| Florida Pearl | Native Upmanship | Sackville |
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| Native Upmanship | Florida Pearl | Micko's Dream |
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| Buck Rogers | Rince Ri | His Song |
| 1998 | ||
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| Imperial Call | Dorans Pride | Bob Treacy |
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| Dorans Pride | Jeffell | Merry Gale |
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| Royal Mountbrowne | Merry Gale | Time For A Run |
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| Merry Gale | King Of The Gales | Brockley Court |
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| Merry Gale | Nuaffe | Monsieur Le Cure |
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| Cahervillahow | General Idea | Haki Saki |
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| Gold Options | General Idea | Garamycin |
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| Garamycin | Feroda | Laura's Beau |
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| Carvill's Hill | Larchmont | Feltrim Hill Lad |
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| Maid Of Money | Carvill's Hill | Super Furrow |
The race was first run in 1968 and it was run over a distance of 2 miles until 1973. It has been run over the present distance since then apart from in 1993 and 1994, when it was run over 2 miles and 5 furlongs. The race was renamed in December 1998 in memory of John Durkan (1967-1998), an amateur jockey and assistant racehorse trainer who died of leukaemia in January 1998.[1]
Records
- Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Straight Fort - 1971, 1972
- Fort Fox - 1976, 1977
- Jack Of Trumps - 1978, 1979
- Bobsline - 1984, 1986
- Merry Gale - 1994, 1995
- Native Upmanship - 2000, 2002
- Djakadam - 2015, 2016
- Min - 2018, 2019
Most successful jockey (4 wins):
- Ruby Walsh - Arvika Ligeonniere (2013), Djakadam (2015, 2016), Min (2018)
Most successful trainer (7 wins):
- Jim Dreaper - Straight Fort (1971, 1972), Lean Forward (1973), Lough Inagh (1974), Carvill's Hill (1990), Merry Gale (1994, 1995)
Winners
| Year |
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| 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 | John Queally[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | Peter 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[lower-alpha 2] | 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[lower-alpha 3] | 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 |
| 2016 | Djakadam | 7 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2017 | Sizing John | 7 | Robbie Power | Jessica Harrington |
| 2018 | Min | 7 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2019 | Min | 8 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
- amateur jockey
- The 1997 running took place at Fairyhouse as the Hot Power Chase
- The 2010 running took place at Fairyhouse
References
- Muscat, Julian. "Julian Muscat looks at the all-too-brief life of John Durkan". Racing Post. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
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