John and Chich Fowler Memorial Mares Chase
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| 2025 | ||
| Pink, light green spots, pink sleeves and cap | Emerald green and orange hooped, white cap | Emerald green, yellow stars on sleeves, yellow stars on cap |
| Allegorie De Vassy | Limerick Lace | Malina Girl |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ||
| White and emerald green chevrons, red cap | Pink, light green spots, pink sleeves and cap | Dark blue, yellow hoop, white sleeves, dark blue cap, yellow star |
| Riviere D'etel | Allegorie De Vassy | Instit |
| 2023 | ||
| Maroon, white star and armlet, maroon cap, white star | Red, pink hoop, pink armlet, red cap | Emerald green, red diamond, white cap |
| Scarlet And Dove | Dolcita | Ballyshannon Rose |
| 2022 | ||
| Black, white sash, white sleeves, black stars, black cap, white star | Emerald green and orange hooped, white cap | Maroon, white star and armlet, maroon cap, white star |
| Mount Ida | Elimay | Scarlet And Dove |
| 2021 | ||
| Maroon, emerald green sash, emerald green star on cap | White, purple chevron, yellow cap | White, black cap, red star |
| Agusta Gold | Moyhenna | Cabaret Queen |
| 2010-2009 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | ||
| White and emerald green diamonds, emerald green sleeves, white cap | Royal blue, white armlet, quartered cap | Pink, grey seams, pink cap |
| 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
[edit | edit source]Most successful jockey (2 wins):
- Bryan Cooper - Coscorrig (2011), Scarlet and Dove (2023)
- Paul Townend - Camelia De Cotte (2019), Allegorie De Vassy (2025)
Most successful trainer (3 wins):
- Willie Mullins– Vroum Vroum Mag (2015), Camelia De Cotte (2019), Allegorie De Vassy (2025)
Winners
[edit | edit source]| 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 |
| 2017 | Slowmotion | 5 | Mark Walsh | Joseph O'Brien |
| 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 |
| 2024 | Riviere D'etel | 7 | Jack Kennedy | Gordon Elliott |
| 2025 | Allegorie De Vassy | 8 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
- ^ the 2018 race took place in mid-April after the original fixture was abandoned due to waterlogging
See also
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