Florida Pearl Novice Chase
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| 2025 | ||
| Royal blue, yellow diamond and sleeves, yellow diamonds on cap | Maroon, yellow stars, maroon sleeves, striped cap | Orange and emerald green diabolo, orange sleeves, emerald green cap, white star |
| Oscars Brother | Koktail Divin | Bossofthebrownies |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ||
| MAROON, WHITE star and armlets, ROYAL BLUE cap | Maroon, white star and armlet, white cap | Maroon, white star and armlet, maroon cap, white star |
| Stellar Story | Search For Glory | Rainbow Trail |
| 2023 | ||
| Maroon, white star and armlet, maroon cap, white star | Red, white cross of lorraine and sleeves, red cap | Black, white sleeves, black cap, white diamond |
| Favori De Champdou | Sandor Clegane | Flooring Porter |
| 2022 | ||
| White, royal blue stars, check sleeves and cap | Light blue, grey stars, grey sleeves, light blue stars, grey cap, light blue stars | Yellow and black chevrons, yellow sleeves, yellow cap, red star |
| Darrens Hope | Minella Crooner | Amirite |
| 2021 | ||
| Red, yellow cross of lorraine and armlet, red and dark blue striped cap | Red, white diamond, white sleeves, red diamonds, red cap | Only two finished |
| Vanillier | Fancy Foundations | Only two finished |
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| 1990-1988 | ||
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| 1990 | ||
| White, light blue stars on body, red cap | owned by A J Hogan | RED and YELLOW CHEVRONS, red sleeves and cap |
| Larchmont | Renagown | Aughanvilla |
| 1989 | ||
| Yellow, black hooped sleeves and sash, black cap | owned by P Kehoe | owned by Michael Gleeson |
| Maid Of Money | Fatal Hesitation | Flying Whisper |
| 1988 | ||
| Yellow, black hoops on body | Light blue, pink spots, pink cap, light blue spots | Red, white hooped sleeves, red cap, white spots |
| Wolf Of Badenoch | Barney Burnett | Flying Ferret |
The Florida Pearl Novice Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt novice chase in Ireland which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Punchestown over a distance of about 2 miles and 6½ furlongs (2 miles 6 furlongs and 140 yards, or 4,554 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in November.
The race is named in honour of Florida Pearl, who won a record four Irish Hennessy Gold Cups for Willie Mullins in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
The race was known as the Irish Field Novice Chase until 2006. It was awarded Grade 3 status in 2003 and then raised to Grade 2 in 2011.
Records
[edit | edit source]Leading jockey since 1988 (3 wins):
- Barry Geraghty - Barrow Drive (2002), Forget The Past (2004), Purple Shuffle (2006)
- Ruby Walsh – Back In Focus (2012), Morning Assembly (2013), A Toi Phil (2016)
Leading trainer since 1988 (6 wins):
- Gordon Elliott - A Toi Phil (2016), Jury Duty (2017), Battleoverdoyen (2019), Pencilfulloflead (2020), Favori De Champdou (2023), Stellar Story (2024)
Winners since 1988
[edit | edit source]| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Wolf Of Badenoch | 7 | Tommy Carmody | John Mulhern |
| 1989 | Maid Of Money | 7 | Anthony Powell | John Fowler |
| 1990 | Larchmont | 9 | Tom Taaffe | Michael Purcell |
| 1991 | Firions Law | 6 | M Flynn | Victor Bowens |
| 1992 | General Idea | 7 | Brendan Sheridan | Dermot Weld |
| 1993 | not held | |||
| 1994 | Buck Rogers | 5 | C N Bowens | Victor Bowens |
| 1995 | An Maineach | 6 | J M Donnelly | Capt Donald Swan |
| 1996 | Dorans Pride | 7 | Shane Broderick | Michael Hourigan |
| 1997 | Hill Society | Paul Carberry | Noel Meade | |
| 1998 | Gutteridge | Tommy Treacy | P D Evans | |
| 1999 | Feathered Leader | 7 | Conor O'Dwyer | Arthur Moore |
| 2000 | Limestone Lad | 8 | Barry Cash | James Bowe |
| 2001 | Michael Mor | 7 | Paul Carberry | Noel Meade |
| 2002 | Barrow Drive | 6 | Barry Geraghty | A Mullins |
| 2003 | Satco Express | 7 | Shay Barry | E Sheehy |
| 2004 | Forget The Past | 6 | Barry Geraghty | Michael O'Brien |
| 2005 | Slim Pickings | 6 | David Casey | Robert Tyner |
| 2006 | Purple Shuffle | 8 | Barry Geraghty | Pat Fahy |
| 2007 | Santa's Son | 7 | J L Cullen | J F O'Shea |
| 2008 | Trafford Lad | 6 | T J Doyle | E Sheehy |
| 2009 | Aranleigh | 7 | Mark Walsh | Anthony Mullins |
| 2010 | Thegreatjohnbrowne | 6 | Davy Condon | Noel Meade |
| 2011 | Last Instalment | 6 | Davy Russell | Philip Fenton |
| 2012 | Back In Focus | 7 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2013 | Morning Assembly | 6 | Ruby Walsh | Pat Fahy |
| 2014 | Shanahan's Turn | 6 | Johnny Burke | Henry de Bromhead |
| 2015 | Shantou Flyer | 5 | Mr Barry O'Neill | Colin Bowe |
| 2016 | A Toi Phil | 6 | Ruby Walsh | Gordon Elliott |
| 2017 | Jury Duty | 6 | Robbie Power | Gordon Elliott |
| 2018 | Some Neck | 7 | David Mullins | Willie Mullins |
| 2019 | Battleoverdoyen | 6 | Davy Russell | Gordon Elliott |
| 2020 | Pencilfulloflead | 6 | Rachael Blackmore | Gordon Elliott |
| 2021 | Vanillier | 6 | Keith Donoghue | Gavin Cromwell |
| 2022 | Darrens Hope | 8 | Danny Mullins | Robert Murphy |
| 2023 | Favori De Champdou | 8 | Jack Kennedy | Gordon Elliott |
| 2024 | Stellar Story | 7 | Jack Kennedy | Gordon Elliott |
| 2025 | Oscars Brother | 7 | Daniel King | Connor King |