John and Chich Fowler Memorial Mares Chase

John and Chich Fowler Memorial Mares Chase
2016
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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.

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.

Winners

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer
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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "JESSIE HARRINGTON Three Day Eventer and National Hunt trainer". turtlebunbury.com. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Death of trainer, Lady 'Chich' Fowler". Meath Chronicle. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
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