- Champion INH Flat Race
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Grade 1 race
Champion INH Flat RaceLocation Punchestown
Co. Kildare, IrelandRace type National Hunt flat race Sponsor Paddy Power Website Punchestown Race information Distance 2 miles (3,219 metres) Track Turf, right-handed Qualification Four to seven years old
geldings and maresWeight 11 st 4 lb (4yo);
12 st 0 lb (5–7yo)
Allowances
5 lb for maresPurse €80,000 (2010)
1st: €52,000The Champion INH Flat Race is a Grade 1 National Hunt flat race in Ireland for amateur riders which is open to horses aged four to seven years. It is run at Punchestown over a distance of about 2 miles (3,219 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year during the Punchestown Festival in late April or early May.
The event has been sponsored by the bookmaker Paddy Power since 1999. It was formerly open to horses aged four or older, but an upper age limit of seven was introduced in 2007.
The field usually includes horses which ran previously in the Champion Bumper at Cheltenham, and both races were won by Cousin Vinny in 2008. The feat was repeated the following year by Dunguib, but he was later disqualified from the Irish version after testing positive for a banned substance.
Contents
Records
Leading jockey since 1992 (2 wins):
- Nina Carberry – Leading Run (2006), Mick the Man (2007)
- Patrick Mullins - Cousin Vinny (2008), Lovethehigherlaw (2011)
Leading trainer since 1992 (4 wins):
- Noel Meade – Tiananmen Square (1992), Geill Sli (2004), Leading Run (2006), Mick the Man (2007)
Winners since 1992
- All amateur jockeys.
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer 1992 Tiananmen Square 4 Tim Hyde Noel Meade 1993 Dramatic Touch 5 David Marnane Liam Browne 1994 Aries Girl 5 Eoghan Norris Pat Flynn 1995 Maringo 6 Tony Martin Willie Mullins 1996 Noble Thyne 6 Tom Mullins Paddy Mullins 1997 Arctic Camper 5 Robert Thornton David Nicholson 1998 King's Road 5 Gordon Elliott Nigel Twiston-Davies 1999 Our Bid 8 Philip Carberry Kevin Prendergast 2000 Liss A Paoraigh 5 Paul Crowley John Kiely 2001 Like-a-Butterfly [1] 7 J. T. McNamara Christy Roche 2002 Supreme Developer 5 Pat Murphy Tony Mullins 2003 Royal Rosa 4 Aidan Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson 2004 Geill Sli 6 Alan Crowe Noel Meade 2005 Refinement 6 Alan Berry Jonjo O'Neill 2006 Leading Run 7 Nina Carberry Noel Meade 2007 Mick the Man 6 Nina Carberry Noel Meade 2008 Cousin Vinny 5 Patrick Mullins Willie Mullins 2009 Sweeps Hill [2] 5 J. P. Magnier John Kiely 2010 Hidden Universe 4 Robbie McNamara Dermot Weld 2011 Lovethehigherlaw 5 Patrick Mullins Willie Mullins 1 The 2001 running took place at Leopardstown.
2 Dunguib finished first in 2009, but he was subsequently disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance.See also
References
- pedigreequery.com – Champion INH Flat Race – Punchestown.
- racenewsonline.co.uk – Racenews Archive (April 25, 2003).
Categories:- National Hunt races in Ireland
- National Hunt flat races
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