Webster Cup Chase

Webster Cup Chase
2016
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The Webster Cup Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt chase in Ireland which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Navan over a distance of 2 miles and 4 furlongs (4,023 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late March or early April.

The race was first run in 2000, as the Navan Commercials Truck Importers Chase. From 2003 until 2010 it was known as the An Uaimh Chase (An Uaimh is Irish for Navan) and was awarded Grade 3 status in 2004.

The race was awarded Grade 2 status in 2011 and renamed as the Webster Cup Chase.

Winners

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer
2000 Danoli 12 Shay Barry Thomas Foley
2001Cancelled due to foot-and-mouth crisis
2002 Moscow Express 10 Ruby Walsh Frances Crowley
2003 Rince Ri 10 Ruby Walsh Ted Walsh
2004 Rathgar Beau 8 Shay Barry Dusty Sheehy
2005 Native Upmanship 12 Conor O'Dwyer Arthur Moore
2006 Watson Lake 8 Paul Carberry Noel Meade
2007 Nickname 8 Ruby Walsh Martin Brassil
2008 Sher Beau 9 Andrew McNamara Philip Fenton
2009 Royal County Star 10 David Casey Tony Martin
2010 Glencove Marina 8 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
2011 Hughies Grey 7 Mick Darcy Mervyn Torrens
2012 Tranquil Sea 10 Barry Geraghty Edward O'Grady
2013 Sumkindasuprstar 9 Ben Dalton John O Clifford
2014 Bog Warrior 10 Paul Carberry Tony Martin
2015 Felix Yonger 9 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
2016 Smashing 7 Johnny Burke Henry de Bromhead

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