Like A Butterfly Novice Chase

The Like A Butterfly Novice Chase is a Grade 3 National Hunt novice chase in Ireland which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Tipperary over a distance of about 2 miles and 4 furlongs (4,023 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.

Like A Butterfly Novice Chase
2020
Galvin Waitnsee Boro Tari

The race was first run in 1997 and was awarded Grade 3 status in 2003.

In line with several races at Tipperary, the race is named after a horse owned by J. P. McManus, his Irish Champion Hurdle winning mare, Like-A-Butterfly. The race was previously named after another J. P. McManus owned horse, Grimes.

The race was sponsored for many years by the company owned by J. P. McManus's younger brother, Kevin McManus Bookmakers.

Records

Leading jockey (6 wins):

  • Ruby Walsh – Doesheknow (2002), Mirpour (2004), Indevan (2014), The Game Changer (2015), Westerner Lady (2016), Rathvinden (2017)

Leading trainer (5 wins):

  • Willie Mullins – Its Time For A Win (1999), Indevan (2014), Westerner Lady (2016), Rathvinden (2017), Robin De Carlow (2019)

Winners
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer
1997 Private Peace Richard Dunwoody Aidan O'Brien
1998 no race 1998
1999 Its Time For A Win 7 Jason Titley Willie Mullins
2000 Limestone Lad [lower-alpha 1] 8 Barry Cash James Bowe
2001 Wicked Crack 8 Conor O'Dwyer Edward U Hales
2002 Doesheknow 7 Ruby Walsh P Fahy
2003 Catalpa Cargo 9 Conor O'Dwyer Christy Roche
2004 Mirpour 5 Ruby Walsh Eoin Griffin
2005 Church Island 6 Denis O'Regan Michael Hourigan
2006 Openide 5 Davy Russell B W Duke
2007 French Accordion 7 J L Cullen Paul Nolan
2008 Baltiman 6 T J Doyle Miss Susan A Finn
2009 Archie Boy 7 Davy Russell Paul W Flynn
2010 Beau Michael 6 Barry Geraghty Adrian McGuinness
2011 First Lieutenant 6 Davy Russell Mouse Morris
2012 Pride Of The Artic 7 A D Leigh Peter Fahey
2013 Rebel Fitz 8 Barry Geraghty Michael Winters
2014 Indevan 6 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
2015 The Game Changer 6 Ruby Walsh Gordon Elliott
2016 Westerner Lady 6 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
2017 Rathvinden 9 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
2018 Le Richebourg 5 Barry Geraghty Joseph O'Brien
2019 Robin De Carlow 6 David Mullins Willie Mullins
2020 Galvin 6 Davy Russell Gordon Elliott
  1. The 2000 running took place at Cork

See also

References
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