Metal Man Chase
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| 2025 | ||
| Dark blue, yellow panel, red cap | Maroon, yellow stars, maroon sleeves, striped cap | 
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| Embassy Gardens | Monty's Star | Classic Getaway |
| Previous years | ||
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| 2024 | ||
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| Jungle Boogie | Classic Getaway | Minella Crooner |
| 2023 | ||
| Maroon, yellow stars, maroon sleeves, striped cap | Dark blue and white diamonds, white sleeves, red cap | Royal blue, yellow diamond, check sleeves, yellow diamond on cap |
| Minella Indo | Stattler | Roi Mage |
| 2022 | ||
| Yellow and black check, yellow sleeves, black star on cap | Pink, light green spots, pink sleeves and cap | Pink, light green spots, pink sleeves, light green cap |
| Al Boum Photo | Burrows Saint | Brahma Bull |
| 2021 | ||
| Yellow and black check, yellow sleeves, black star on cap | Red, white chevron, white chevrons on sleeves, quartered cap | Red, white seams, black sleeves, white cap |
| Al Boum Photo | Acapella Bourgeois | I'm A Game Changer |
The Metal Man Chase is a Grade 3 National Hunt steeplechase in Ireland which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Tramore Racecourse over a distance of about 2 miles and 7 furlongs (2 miles 6 furlongs and 170 yards or 4,581 metres). The race is scheduled to take place each year on New Year's Day and is currently run as the O'Driscoll's Irish Whiskey New Year's Day Chase.
The race was previously known as the WIlf Dooly Chase, and had Listed status. It was awarded Grade 3 status in 2020.[1]
Records
[edit | edit source]Most successful horse (4 wins):
- Al Boum Photo - 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Leading jockey (5 wins):
- Paul Townend - Marito (2014), Bachasson (2018), Al Boum Photo (2020, 2021, 2022)
Leading trainer (9 wins):
- Willie Mullins - Barker (2011), Apt Approach (2012), Marito (2014), Bachasson (2018), Al Boum Photo (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022), Embassy Gardens (2025)
Winners
[edit | edit source]| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
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| 2005 | Cloudy Bays | 8 | Andrew McNamara | Charles Byrnes |
| 2006 | Kymandjen | 9 | J L Cullen | Paul Nolan |
| 2007 | Cloudy Bays | 10 | Davy Russell | Charles Byrnes |
| 2008 | Knight Legend | 9 | Barry Geraghty | Jessica Harrington |
| 2009 | One Cool Cookie | 8 | Davy Russell | Charlie Swan |
| 2010 | The Fonze | 9 | Shay Barry | Eoin Doyle |
| 2011 | Barker | 10 | David Casey | Willie Mullins |
| 2012 | Apt Approach | 9 | David Casey | Willie Mullins |
| 2013 | Roi Du Mee | 8 | Davy Russell | Gordon Elliott |
| 2014 | Marito | 8 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
| 2015 | Roi Du Mee | 10 | Kevin Sexton | Gordon Elliott |
| 2017 | Champagne West | 9 | David Mullins | Henry de Bromhead |
| 2018 | Bachasson | 7 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
| 2019 | Al Boum Photo | 7 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2020 | Al Boum Photo | 8 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
| 2021 | Al Boum Photo | 9 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
| 2022 | Al Boum Photo | 10 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
| 2023 | Minella Indo | 10 | Rachael Blackmore | Henry de Bromhead |
| 2024 | Jungle Boogie | 10 | Darragh O'Keefe | Henry de Bromhead |
| 2025 | Embassy Gardens | 9 | Michael O'Sullivan | Willie Mullins |
See also
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