Kilbegnet Novice Chase
Appearance
| 2026 | ||
| A Snow White Park | Femme Magnifique | Miss Fourie |
| 2000-1998 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | ||
| Bushman's River | Mohera King | Sunshine Cabs |
| 1998 | ||
| Nuzum Road Makers | Cockney Lad | Spirit Dancer |
The Kilbegnet Novice Chase is a Grade 3 National Hunt novice steeplechase in Ireland which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Roscommon over a distance of about 2 miles and half a furlong (2 miles and 72 yards, or 3,284 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late September or early October.
The race was awarded Grade 3 status in 2007.
Records
[edit]Leading jockey (4 wins):
- Paul Carberry – Always (2004), Ballyagran (2006), Kalderon (2008), Save My Blushes (2010)
Leading trainer (4 wins):
- Henry de Bromhead - Darwins Fox (2013), Ridestan (2016), Ornua (2018), Benruben (2020)
Winners since 1998
[edit]| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
| 1998 | Nuzum Road Makers | Norman Williamson | Michael Cunningham | |
| 1999 | no race 1999 | |||
| 2000 | Bushman's River [a] | 5 | Ruby Walsh | Ted Walsh |
| 2001 | Masalarian | 6 | Conor O'Dwyer | Arthur Moore |
| 2002 | Fiery Ring [b] | 7 | Ross Geraghty | John Fowler |
| 2003 | Splendour | 8 | Barry Geraghty | Suzanne Cox |
| 2004 | Always | 5 | Paul Carberry | Noel Meade |
| 2005 | Master Of the Chase | 7 | David Casey | Charlie Swan |
| 2006 | Ballyagran | 6 | Paul Carberry | Noel Meade |
| 2007 | Conna Castle | 8 | Davy Russell | James Joseph Mangan |
| 2008 | Kalderon | 8 | Paul Carberry | Tom Hogan |
| 2009 | Emmpat | 11 | David Casey | Charlie Swan |
| 2010 | Save My Blushes | 4 | Paul Carberry | Paul W Flynn |
| 2011 | St Devote | 6 | Barry Geraghty | Eoin Griffin |
| 2012 | Baily Green | 6 | David Casey | Mouse Morris |
| 2013 | Darwins Fox | 7 | Andrew Lynch | Henry de Bromhead |
| 2014 | Ted Veale | 7 | Barry Geraghty | Tony Martin |
| 2015 | The Game Changer | 6 | Bryan Cooper | Gordon Elliott |
| 2016 | Ridestan [c] | 6 | David Mullins | Henry de Bromhead |
| 2017 | Landofhopeandglory | 4 | Mark Walsh | Joseph O'Brien |
| 2018 | Ornua | 7 | Dylan Robinson | Henry de Bromhead |
| 2019 | Djingle | 6 | Adrian Heskin | John Queally |
| 2020 | Benruben | 7 | Rachael Blackmore | Henry de Bromhead |
| 2021 | Exit Poll | 7 | Sean O'Keeffe | Jessica Harrington |
| 2022 | Enniskerry | 8 | Michael O'Sullivan | Barry Connell |
| 2023 | Hercule Du Seuil | 6 | Mark Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2024 | San Salvador | 8 | JJ Slevin | Joseph O'Brien |
| 2025 | Westport Cove | 7 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
| 2026 | A Snow White Park | 5 | Danny Mullins | Margaret Mullins |