The Fortria Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt steeplechase in Ireland which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Navan over a distance of about 2 miles (3,219 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in November.
The event is named after Fortria, a successful Irish-trained chaser in the late 1950s and early 1960s. It was formerly a handicap race, and it used to be open to horses aged four or older. It was given Grade 3 status in 1993, and its distance was extended by a furlong in 1996. It returned to its previous length in 2000, and at the same time it became a conditions race for five-year-olds and up. It was promoted to Grade 2 level in 2003.
Records Most successful horse (3 wins): Big Zeb – 2009, 2010, 2011
Leading jockey (7 wins): Barry Geraghty – Private Peace (1999), Alcapone (2002), Moscow Flyer (2003, 2004), Big Zeb (2009, 2010), Ballyoisin (2018)
Leading trainer (3 wins): Willie Mullins - Annfield Lady (1994), Micko's Dream (2001), Twinlight (2014) Colm Murphy - Big Zeb (2009, 2010, 2011) Henry de Bromhead - Notebook (2021), Captain Guinness (2022, 2023) Gordon Elliott - Clarcam (2017), Found A Fifty (2024, 2025)
Winners since 1988 Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer 1988 Wolf of Badenoch 7 Tommy Carmody John Mulhern 1989 Have a Barney 8 Tom Taaffe Arthur Moore 1990 Blitzkreig 7 Tommy Carmody Edward O'Grady 1991 El-Sid Senor 8 Liam Cusack Francis Flood 1992 no race 1992 1993 Magic Million 7 Pat McWilliams Mick O'Toole 1994 Annfield Lady 6 Trevor Horgan Willie Mullins 1995 Sound Man 7 Richard Dunwoody Edward O'Grady 1996 Anabatic 8 Tom Rudd Michael O'Brien 1997 Arctic Weather 8 Tom Rudd Michael O'Brien 1998 Delphi Lodge 8 Tommy Treacy Tom Taaffe 1999 Private Peace 9 Barry Geraghty Frances Crowley 2000 Native Upmanship 7 Conor O'Dwyer Arthur Moore 2001 Micko's Dream 9 Paul Carberry Willie Mullins 2002 Alcapone 8 Barry Geraghty Mouse Morris 2003 Moscow Flyer 9 Barry Geraghty Jessica Harrington 2004 Moscow Flyer 10 Barry Geraghty Jessica Harrington 2005 Central House 8 Roger Loughran Dessie Hughes 2006 Nickname 7 Niall Madden Martin Brassil 2007 French Accordion 7 John Cullen Paul Nolan 2008 Watson Lake 10 Paul Carberry Noel Meade 2009 Big Zeb 8 Barry Geraghty Colm Murphy 2010 Big Zeb 9 Barry Geraghty Colm Murphy 2011 Big Zeb 10 Robbie Power Colm Murphy 2012 Flemenstar 7 Andrew Lynch Peter Casey 2013 Flemenstar 8 Andrew Lynch Tony Martin 2014 Twinlight 7 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins 2015 Hidden Cyclone 10 Brian Hayes John Joseph Hanlon 2016 Arctic Skipper 7 Sean Flanagan Vincent Laurence Halley 2017 Clarcam 7 Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott 2018 Ballyoisin 7 Barry Geraghty Enda Bolger 2019 Ballyoisin 8 Mark Walsh Enda Bolger 2020 Castlegrace Paddy 9 Paul Townend Pat Fahy 2021 Notebook 8 Rachael Blackmore Henry de Bromhead 2022 Captain Guinness 7 Rachael Blackmore Henry de Bromhead 2023 Captain Guinness 8 Rachael Blackmore Henry de Bromhead 2024 Found A Fifty 7 Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott 2025 Found A Fifty 8 Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott
See also Horse racing in Ireland List of Irish National Hunt races
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pedigreequery.com – Fortria Chase – Navan.