John and Chich Fowler Memorial Mares Chase
The John and Chich Fowler Memorial Mares Chase is a Grade 3 National Hunt chase in Ireland which is open to mares aged five years or older. It is run at Fairyhouse over a distance of 2 miles and 4 furlongs (4,023 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year at the Easter meeting.
| 2019 | ||
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| Camelia De Cotte | Pravalaguna | Barra |
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| 2018 | ||
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| Youcantcallherthat | Asthuria | West Bridge |
| 2017 | ||
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| Slowmotion | Keppols Queen | Girly Girl |
| 2016 | ||
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| Emily Gray | Uranna | Perfect Promise |
| 2015 | ||
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| Vroum Vroum Mag | Burn And Turn | Dazzling Susie |
| 2014 | ||
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| Une Artiste | Nadiya De La Vega | Burn And Turn |
| 2013 | ||
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| Nadiya De La Vega | Avondhu Lady | Burn And Turn |
| 2012 | ||
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| Askanna | Banjaxed Girl | Gentle Alice |
| 2011 | ||
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| Coscorrig | Cruising Katie | For Bill |
| 2009 | ||
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| Cara Mara | Shuil Aris | Inistioge |
The race was originally run in honour of John Fowler, an amateur jockey and trainer (son of Bryan Fowler and brother of Jessica Harrington), who was killed in an accident at Rahinston in December 2008,[1] Fowler's widow, Chich, died in 2013[2] and her name was added to the race title from that year.
The race was first run in December 2009, but from 2011 the name was transferred to the existing mares chase run at the Easter meeting.
The race was awarded Grade 3 status in 2012.
Records
Most successful jockey:
- No jockey has won this race more than once.
Most successful trainer (2 wins):
- Nicky Henderson - Nadiya De La Vega (2013), Une Artiste (2014)
- Willie Mullins– Vroum Vroum Mag (2015), Camelia De Cotte (2019)
Winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
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| 2009 | Cara Mara | 7 | R M Moran | J A Berry |
| 2010 | No race | |||
| 2011 | Coscorrig | 9 | Bryan Cooper | Dessie Hughes |
| 2012 | Askanna | 7 | Andrew McNamara | Colin Bowe |
| 2013 | Nadiya De La Vega | 7 | Tony McCoy | Nicky Henderson |
| 2014 | Une Artiste | 6 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
| 2015 | Vroum Vroum Mag | 6 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2016 | Emily Gray | 8 | Johnny Burke | Kim Bailey |
| 2017 | Slowmotion | 5 | Mark Walsh | Joseph O'Brien |
| 2018 | Youcantcallherthat[lower-alpha 1] | 7 | Denis Hogan | Denis Hogan |
| 2019 | Camelia De Cotte | 7 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
| 2021 | Agusta Gold | 8 | Danny Mullins | Margaret Mullins |
- the 2018 race took place in mid-April after the original fixture was abandoned due to waterlogging
References
- "JESSIE HARRINGTON Three Day Eventer and National Hunt trainer". turtlebunbury.com. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- "Death of trainer, Lady 'Chich' Fowler". Meath Chronicle. Retrieved 8 April 2015.