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Bobbyjo Chase
Steeplechase horse race in Ireland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Bobbyjo Chase is a Grade 3 National Hunt steeplechase in Ireland. It is run at Fairyhouse Racecourse in February, over a distance of about 3 miles and 1 furlong (5,029 metres) and during the race there are twenty fences to be jumped.
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The race was first run in 2003 and is named after the racehorse, Bobbyjo, who won the 1999 Grand National. The race is seen as a key trial for the Grand National. It was previously contested at Grade 2 level before being downgraded to Grade 3 in 2017.[1]
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Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Roi Du Mee – 2013, 2015
- Acapella Bourgeois - 2020, 2021
Most successful jockey (4 wins):
- Ruby Walsh - Prince De Beauchene (2012), On His Own (2014), Boston Bob (2016), Pleasant Company (2017)
- Paul Townend - The Midnight Club (2011), Rathvinden (2019), Kemboy (2023), Nick Rockett (2025)
Most successful trainer (14 wins):
- Willie Mullins – Hedgehunter (2005), Homer Wells (2007), The Midnight Club (2011), Prince De Beauchene (2012), On His Own (2014), Boston Bob (2016), Pleasant Company (2017), Belshill (2018), Rathvinden (2019), Acapella Bourgeois (2020, 2021), Kemboy (2023), I Am Maximus (2024), Nick Rockett (2025)
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