The Hugh McMahon Memorial Novice Chase is a Grade 3 National Hunt novice steeplechase in Ireland which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Limerick over a distance of about 3 miles (4,828 metres), and during its running there are 16 fences to be jumped. It is scheduled to take place each year in late March or early April.
The race was awarded Grade 3 status in 2007 and raised to Grade 2 status the following year.
Records Leading jockey (5 wins): Ruby Walsh - Scarthy Lad (2005), Candy Girl (2008), Val De Ferbet (2015), Avant Tout (2016), Burrows Saint (2019)
Leading trainer (7 wins): Willie Mullins - Candy Girl (2008), Touch The Eden (2014), Val De Ferbet (2015), Avant Tout (2016), Kemboy (2018), Burrows Saint (2019), Fun Fun Fun (2025)
Winners since 2003 Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer 2003 Jenniferjo 6 David Casey P A Fahy 2004 Hi Cloy 7 R M Moran Michael Hourigan 2005 Scarthy Lad 7 Ruby Walsh Thomas Gerard O'leary 2006 Oodachee 7 Davy Russell Charlie Swan 2007 Offshore Account 7 David Casey Charlie Swan 2008 Candy Girl 9 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins 2009 Bluesea Cracker 7 Andrew McNamara J Motherway 2010 Caim Hill 7 B T O'Connell Philip Fenton 2011 Mr Cracker 6 Paul Heskin Michael Hourigan 2012 Frisco Depot 8 Bryan Cooper Dessie Hughes 2013 Argocat 5 Bryan Cooper Tom Taaffe 2014 Touch The Eden 7 Paul Townend Willie Mullins 2015 Val De Ferbet 6 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins 2016 Avant Tout 6 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins 2017 General Principle 8 Bryan Cooper Gordon Elliott 2018 Kemboy 6 Paul Townend Willie Mullins 2019 Burrows Saint 6 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins no race 2020 2021 Chatham Street Lad 9 Darragh O'Keeffe Michael Winters 2022 Lifetime Ambition 7 Robbie Power Jessica Harrington 2023 Thedevilscoachman 7 Denis O'Regan Noel Meade 2024 Favori De Champdou 9 Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott 2025 Uhavemeinstitches 7 Paul Townend Willie Mullins 2026 Uhavemeinstitches 6 Mark Walsh James Motherway
See also Horse racing in Ireland List of Irish National Hunt races
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