An Riocht Chase
# An Riocht Chase

The An Riocht Chase is a Grade 3 National Hunt steeplechase in Ireland. It is run at Killarney in May, over a distance of about 2 miles and 4½ furlongs (4,073 metres) and during its running there are 14 fences to be jumped.

The race was first run at Grade 3 level in 2016 having previously been an ungraded conditions race. An Riocht is Gaelic for The Kingdom.

## Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

* Peregrine Run – 2019, 2020

Most successful jockey (2 wins):

* Kevin Sexton - Peregrine Run (2019, 2020)
* Jack Kennedy - Clarcam (2016), Samcro (2021)

Most successful trainer (3 wins):

* Willie Mullins - Ballycasey (2017), Easy Game (2022), Saint Sam (2023)

## Winners

* ↑ The 2020 race was run in July due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland
