The Kinloch Brae Chase, currently run as the Horse & Jockey Hotel Chase, is a Grade 2 National Hunt steeplechase in Ireland. It is run at Thurles Racecourse in late January or early February, over a distance of about 2 miles and 4½ furlongs (2 miles 4 furlongs and 118 yards, or 4,131 metres) and during its running there are 14 fences to be jumped.
The race was first run in 1997. It was downgraded from Grade 2 to Grade 3 in 2017. and returned to Grade 2 status in 2018.
Records Most successful horse (3 wins): Native Upmanship – (2002, 2003, 2004) Allaho - (2021, 2022, 2024)
Leading jockey (6 wins): Paul Townend - Quito De La Roque (2013), Real Steel (2020), Allaho (2021, 2022, 2024), Appreciate It (2026)
Leading trainer (7 wins): Willie Mullins - Apt Approach (2012), Real Steel (2020), Allaho (2021, 2022, 2024), Appreciate It (2025, 2026)
Winners Year Winner Jockey Trainer 1997 Merry Gale Conor O'Dwyer Jim Dreaper 1998 Manhattan Castle Charlie Swan Arthur Moore 1999 Ferbet Junior Jason Titley Jessica Harrington 2000 Amberleigh House Paul Carberry Michael Hourigan 2001 Slaney Native Paul Moloney Jessica Harrington 2002 Native Upmanship Barry Cash Arthur Moore 2003 Native Upmanship Conor O'Dwyer Arthur Moore 2004 Native Upmanship Conor O'Dwyer Arthur Moore 2005 Rathgar Beau Shay Barry Dusty Sheehy 2006 Newmill Robbie Power John Joseph Murphy 2007 Forget the Past Andrew Lynch Michael O'Brien 2008 Hi Cloy Tom Doyle Michael Hourigan 2009 Cailin Alainn Niall Madden Charles Byrnes 2010 Newmill Eddie Power John Joseph Murphy 2011 Follow The Plan Patrick Mangan Oliver McKiernan 2012 Apt Approach Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins 2013 Quito De La Roque Paul Townend Colm Murphy 2014 Texas Jack Paul Carberry Noel Meade 2015 Don Cossack Bryan Cooper Gordon Elliott 2016 Don Cossack Bryan Cooper Gordon Elliott 2017 Sizing John Robbie Power Jessica Harrington 2018 A Toi Phil Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott 2019 Tout Est Permis Sean Flanagan Noel Meade 2020 Real Steel Paul Townend Willie Mullins 2021 Allaho Paul Townend Willie Mullins 2022 Allaho Paul Townend Willie Mullins 2023 Fakir D'oudairies JJ Slevin Joseph O'Brien 2022 Allaho Paul Townend Willie Mullins 2025 Appreciate It Sean O'Keeffe Willie Mullins 2026 Appreciate It Paul Townend Willie Mullins
See also Horse racing in Ireland List of Irish National Hunt races
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