John Durkan Memorial Chase
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The John Durkan Memorial Chase is a prestigious Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Ireland run at Punchestown Racecourse, attracting many of the top middle-distance chasers.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Durkan Memorial Chase canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grade 1 race
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National Hunt steeplechase ⓘ |
| approxNumberOfFences | about 16 fences ⓘ |
| attracts | top middle-distance chasers ⓘ |
| classification | Grade 1 ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryCode | IRE ⓘ |
| discipline | National Hunt racing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distance |
about 2 miles and 4 furlongs
ⓘ
approximately 2½ miles ⓘ |
| distanceInMetres | approximately 4000 metres ⓘ |
| eligibility | thoroughbred racehorses ⓘ |
| firstRun | 1998 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Horse Racing Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inMemoryOf | John Durkan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Punchestown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meeting | Punchestown winter meeting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Durkan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
important early-season form guide for Irish chasers
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key trial for major Grade 1 chases ⓘ |
| notableJockeyAssociated | Ruby Walsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTrainerAssociated |
Henry de Bromhead
NERFINISHED
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Willie Mullins NERFINISHED ⓘ Willie Mullins-trained Allaho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
Allaho
NERFINISHED
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Beef Or Salmon NERFINISHED ⓘ Kicking King NERFINISHED ⓘ Min NERFINISHED ⓘ Moscow Flyer NERFINISHED ⓘ Sizing John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| obstacles | fences ⓘ |
| qualification | five-years-old and up ⓘ |
| raceCategory | middle-distance chase ⓘ |
| raceCode | chase ⓘ |
| racecourse | Punchestown Racecourse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raceSurfaceType | jump racing ⓘ |
| raceType | steeplechase ⓘ |
| raceTypeDetail | National Hunt chase ⓘ |
| region | County Kildare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsor | various commercial sponsors ⓘ |
| status | prestigious middle-distance chase ⓘ |
| surface | turf ⓘ |
| timing | early National Hunt season feature ⓘ |
| track | right-handed ⓘ |
| usualMonth | December ⓘ |
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