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The '''John Durkan Memorial Chase''' is a Grade 1 ] ] in Ireland. It is run over a distance of about 2 miles and 4 ]s {2 miles 4 furlongs and 40 yards, or 4,060 metres) at ] in December.
The '''John Durkan Memorial Chase''' is a Grade 1 ] ] in Ireland. It is run over a distance of about 2 miles and 4 ]s {2 miles 4 furlongs and 40 yards, or 4,060 metres) at ] in December.
The race was first run in 1968 and it was run over a distance of 2 miles until 1973. It has been run over the present distance since then apart from in 1993 and 1994, when it was run over 2 miles and 5 furlongs. The race was renamed in December 1998 in memory of John Durkan (1967-1998), an amateur jockey and assistant racehorse trainer who died of leukaemia in January 1998.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Muscat|first1=Julian|title=Julian Muscat looks at the all-too-brief life of John Durkan|url=https://www.racingpost.com/news/more-to-read/julian-muscat-looks-at-the-all-too-brief-life-of-john-durkan/310464|website=Racing Post|accessdate=10 December 2017}}</ref>
The race was first run in 1968 and it was run over a distance of 2 miles until 1973. It has been run over the present distance since then apart from in 1993 and 1994, when it was run over 2 miles and 5 furlongs. The race was renamed in December 1998 in memory of John Durkan (1967-1998), an amateur jockey and assistant racehorse trainer who died of leukemia in January 1998.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Muscat|first1=Julian|title=Julian Muscat looks at the all-too-brief life of John Durkan|url=https://www.racingpost.com/news/more-to-read/julian-muscat-looks-at-the-all-too-brief-life-of-john-durkan/310464|website=Racing Post|accessdate=10 December 2017}}</ref>
The John Durkan Memorial Chase is a Grade 1 National Huntsteeplechase in Ireland. It is run over a distance of about 2 miles and 4 furlongs {2 miles 4 furlongs and 40 yards, or 4,060 metres) at Punchestown in December.
The race was first run in 1968 and it was run over a distance of 2 miles until 1973. It has been run over the present distance since then apart from in 1993 and 1994, when it was run over 2 miles and 5 furlongs. The race was renamed in December 1998 in memory of John Durkan (1967-1998), an amateur jockey and assistant racehorse trainer who died of leukemia in January 1998.
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