The Naas Racecourse Business Club Novice Chase is a Grade 3
National Hunt
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steeplechase
Steeplechase may refer to:
* Steeplechase (horse racing), a type of horse race in which participants are required to jump over obstacles
* Steeplechase (athletics), an event in athletics that derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing ...
in Ireland. It is run at
Naas Racecourse
Naas Racecourse is a horse racing venue in Naas, County Kildare, Ireland, approximately 18 miles from Dublin. The course stages both Flat racing and National Hunt racing and in 2010 fifteen race meetings were held there.
The Naas Races Company w ...
in January over a distance of about 3 miles (4,828 metres) and during its running there are 16 fences to be jumped..
The race was first run in 1992, and was awarded Grade 3 status in 1996. It was upgraded to Grade 2 in 2004 and downgraded back to Grade 3 in 2017. From 2000 to 2018 it was run as the Woodlands Park 100 Club Novice Chase.
Records
Most successful
jockey
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(4 wins):
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Paul Carberry
Paul Carberry is a retired Irish National Hunt jockey.
Background
He was born on 9 February 1974.trainer (6 wins):
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Noel Meade
Noel Meade is a horse trainer from Castletown, County Meath, Ireland. He established Tu Va Stables in Meath as a place to train his horses.
Early career: flat racing
Meade began his career as a horse trainer in 1971,
- '' Parsons Pistol (2009), Oscar Looby (2010), Medical Card (2012), Wounded Warrior (2015), Moulin A Vent (2018), Thedevilscoachman (2023) ''
Winners
See also
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Horse racing in Ireland
Horse racing in Ireland is intricately linked with Irish culture and society. The racing of horses has a long history on the island, being mentioned in some of the earliest texts. Domestically, racing is one of Ireland's most popular spectator ...
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List of Irish National Hunt races
A list of notable National Hunt horse races which take place annually in Ireland, under the authority of Horse Racing Ireland
Horse Racing Ireland (HRI; ga, Rásaíocht Capaill na hÉireann) is the governing body of horse racing on the island ...
References
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Racing Post
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