John and Chich Fowler Memorial Mares Chase
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| Riviere D'etel | Allegorie De Vassy | Instit |
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| Scarlet And Dove | Dolcita | Ballyshannon Rose |
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| Mount Ida | Elimay | Scarlet And Dove |
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| Agusta Gold | Moyhenna | Cabaret Queen |
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| Camelia De Cotte | Pravalaguna | Barra |
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| Youcantcallherthat | Asthuria | West Bridge |
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| Slowmotion | Keppols Queen | Girly Girl |
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| Emily Gray | Uranna | Perfect Promise |
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| Vroum Vroum Mag | Burn And Turn | Dazzling Susie |
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| Une Artiste | Nadiya De La Vega | Burn And Turn |
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| Nadiya De La Vega | Avondhu Lady | Burn And Turn |
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| Askanna | Banjaxed Girl | Gentle Alice |
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| Coscorrig | Cruising Katie | For Bill |
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| Cara Mara | Shuil Aris | Inistioge |
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 in January.
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. It was moved to a date in January from the 2021 running.[3]
Records
Most successful jockey (2 wins):
- Bryan Cooper - Coscorrig (2011), Scarlet And Dove (2023)
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)
- Joseph O'Brien- Slowmotion (2017), Scarlet And Dove (2023)
- Gordon Elliott - Mount Ida (2022), Riviere D'etel (2023)
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
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| 2018 | Youcantcallherthat[a] | 7 | Denis Hogan | Denis Hogan |
| 2019 | Camelia De Cotte | 7 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
| 2021 | Agusta Gold | 8 | Danny Mullins | Margaret Mullins |
| 2022 | Mount Ida | 8 | Davy Russell | Gordon Elliott |
| 2023 | Scarlet And Dove | 9 | Bryan Cooper | Joseph O'Brien
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| 2023 | Riviere D'etel | 7 | Jack Kennedy | Gordon Elliott |
- ^ the 2018 race took place in mid-April after the original fixture was abandoned due to waterlogging
See also
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.
- ^ "Enhancements made to the National Hunt Pattern programme". Horse Racing Ireland. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2021.