Lombardstown Mares Novice Chase
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2023 | ||
Silent Approach | Harmonya Maker | Zenta |
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2022 | ||
Impervious | Dinoblue | Roseys Hollow |
2021 | ||
Concertista | Jeremys Flame | Magic Daze |
The Lombardstown Mares Novice Chase is a Grade 3 National Hunt novice steeplechase in Ireland which is open to mares aged four years or older. It is run at Cork over a distance of about 2 miles and half a furlong (2 miles and 160 yards, or 3,365 metres). The race is scheduled to take place each year in December. Since 2014 the race has been sponsored by the Kerry Group and run as the Kerry Group European Breeders Fund Mares Novice Chase.
The race was first run in 2004, and was awarded Grade 3 status in 2009 and Grade 2 status in 2021.
Records
[edit]Leading jockey (3 wins):
- Paul Townend – Vroum Vroum Mag (2014), Listen Dear (2016), Camelia de Cotte (2018)
Leading trainer (6 wins):
- Willie Mullins - Pomme Tiepy (2007), Vroum Vroum Mag (2014), Listen Dear (2016), Camelia de Cotte (2018), Elimay (2019), Concertista (2021)
Winners
[edit]Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
2004 | Adarma | 6 | Tony McCoy | Christy Roche |
2005 | American Jennie | 7 | Davy Russell | Michael Cullen |
2006 | Lala Nova | 7 | Sean McDermott | John Joseph Murphy |
2007 | Pomme Tiepy | 4 | David Casey | Willie Mullins |
2008 | Hill Fairy | 6 | Kevin Coleman | John Morrison |
2009 | Royal Choice | 5 | Andrew Lynch | Henry de Bromhead |
2010 | no race 2010 [a] | |||
2011 | Knockfierna | 6 | Davy Russell | Charles Byrnes |
2012 | Great Oak | 6 | Mark Enright | John W Nicholson |
2013 | Dressedtothenines | 6 | Niall Madden | Edward P Harty |
2014 | Vroum Vroum Mag | 5 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
2015 | Queens Wild[b] | 5 | Adrian Heskin | Edward P Harty |
2016 | Listen Dear | 6 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
2017 | Shattered Love | 6 | Jack Kennedy | Gordon Elliott |
2018 | Camelia de Cotte | 6 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
2019 | Elimay | 5 | Mark Walsh | Willie Mullins |
2020 | Mount Ida | 6 | Denis O'Regan | Gordon Elliott |
2021 | Concertista | 7 | Sean O'Keeffe | Willie Mullins |
2022 | Impervious | 6 | Brian Hayes | Colm Murphy |
2023 | Silent Approach | 5 | Danny Mullins | Con O'Keeffe |