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, Fowler's widow, Chich, died in 2013 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.
Records Most successful jockey (2 wins): Bryan Cooper - Coscorrig (2011), Scarlet and Dove (2023) Paul Townend - Camelia De Cotte (2019), Allegorie De Vassy (2025) Mark Walsh - Slowmotion (2017), Dinoblue (2026)
Most successful trainer (4 wins): Willie Mullins– Vroum Vroum Mag (2015), Camelia De Cotte (2019), Allegorie De Vassy (2025), Dinoblue (2026)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer 2009 Cara Mara 7 R M Moran J A Berry2010 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 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 2026 Dinoblue 9 Mark Walsh Willie Mullins
See also Horse racing in Ireland List of Irish National Hunt races
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