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.

John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase
2019
Min Hardline Presenting Percy

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
 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 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
  1. amateur jockey
  2. The 1997 running took place at Fairyhouse as the Hot Power Chase
  3. The 2010 running took place at Fairyhouse
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See also

References
  1. Muscat, Julian. "Julian Muscat looks at the all-too-brief life of John Durkan". Racing Post. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
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