Naas Directors Plate Novice Chase
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| 2024 | ||
| Yellow and black check, yellow sleeves, black star on cap | Pink, dark blue stars, pink sleeves, striped cap | Royal blue, white triple diamond, white stars on cap |
| Tactical Move | Jumping Jet | Jacksons Gold |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ||
| Pink and white halved, black sleeves, black cap, pink star | Emerald green and orange hooped, white cap | Maroon, white star and armlet, maroon cap, white star |
| Journey With Me | Limerick Lace | Flanking Maneuver |
| 2022 | ||
| Pink, white hoop, royal blue cap | Red and white check, white stars on sleeves, quartered cap | Red, white stars, white sleeves, red stars, white cap, red star |
| Delvino | Lifetime Ambition | Jeremys Flame |
| 2021 | ||
| Maroon, white star and armlet, maroon cap, white star | Pink, dark green hoop, dark green armlet, dark green cap, pink star | White, red stars, red sleeves, red stars on cap |
| Conflated | Waitnsee | Ministerforsport |
| 2000-1999 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | ||
| Emerald Green, Yellow hoops, Emerald Green cap, White star | Pink, black hoop and armlets, striped cap | White, blue chevrons, spots on cap |
| Donadino | Shanes Hero | Yashgans Vision |
| 1999 | ||
| WHITE and ROYAL BLUE CHEVRONS, striped sleeves, royal blue cap | Green, white sash, red cap, white spots | Blue, pink seams, pink cap, blue spots |
| 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 | edit source]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 | edit source]| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |