Naas Directors Plate Novice Chase
Appearance
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Tactical Move | Jumping Jet | Jacksons Gold |
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Journey With Me | Limerick Lace | Flanking Maneuver |
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Delvino | Lifetime Ambition | Jeremys Flame |
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Conflated | Waitnsee | Ministerforsport |
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Donadino | Shanes Hero | Yashgans Vision |
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Oneofourown | Brambledale | Tarthooth |
The Naas Directors Plate Novice Chase is a Grade 3 National Hunt novice chase in Ireland which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Naas over a distance of 2 miles and 4 furlongs (4,023 metres) and during the race there are 13 fences to be jumped. It is scheduled to take place each year in March.
The race was first run in 1999 and was awarded Grade 3 status in 2012. It was originally titled the Kilcock Novice Chase and has been run under its present title since 2010.
Records
[edit]Most successful jockey (2 wins):
- David Casey - Donadino (2000), Offshore Account (2007)
- Davy Condon - Zaarito (2010), Prince Erik (2011)
- Davy Russell - Dedigout (2013), Fine Rightly (2015)
- Bryan Cooper - Bright New Dawn (2014), Ball D'Arc (2017)
Most successful trainer (2 wins):
- Charlie Swan– Donadino (2000), Offshore Account (2007)
- Willie Mullins - Royal Rendezvous(2020), Tactical Move (2024)
Winners
[edit]Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
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1999 | Oneofourown | 8 | K P Gaule | S Donohoe |
2000 | Donadino | 7 | David Casey | Charlie Swan |
2001 | Cancelled due to foot-and-mouth crisis | |||
2002 | Mantles Prince | 8 | J L Cullen | P Hughes |
2003 | Rathgar Beau | 7 | Barry Geraghty | E Sheehy |
2004 | Emperors Guest | 6 | Robbie Power | Paddy Mullins |
2005 | Green Belt Flyer | 7 | Robbie Power | Jessica Harrington |
2006 | Mansony | 7 | Conor O'Dwyer | Arthur Moore |
2007 | Offshore Account | 7 | David Casey | Charlie Swan |
2008 | Wheresben | 9 | Mr J A Fahey | Seamus Fahey |
2009 | Joncol | 6 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nolan |
2010 | Zaarito | 8 | Davy Condon | Colm Murphy |
2011 | Prince Erik | 7 | Davy Condon | Dermot Weld |
2012 | Flemenstar | 7 | Andrew Lynch | Peter Casey |
2013 | Dedigout | 7 | Davy Russell | Tony Martin |
2014 | Bright New Dawn | 7 | Bryan Cooper | Dessie Hughes |
2015 | Fine Rightly | 7 | Davy Russell | Stuart Crawford |
2016 | Sub Lieutenant | 7 | David Mullins | Sandra Hughes |
2017 | Ball D'Arc | 6 | Bryan Cooper | Gordon Elliott |
2018 | Meeting abandoned due to waterlogging | |||
2019 | Kaiser Black | 8 | James J Doyle | Pat Doyle |
2020 | Royal Rendezvous | 8 | Danny Mullins | Willie Mullins |
2021 | Conflated | 7 | Jack Kennedy | Denise Foster |
2022 | Delvino | 7 | Richard Deegan | Mark Edmund McCrory |
2023 | Journey With Me | 7 | Rachael Blackmore | Henry De Bromhead |
2024 | Tactical Move | 10 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |