The Native Upmanship Novice Chase is a Grade 3 National Hunt novice chase in Ireland which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Thurles Racecourse over a distance of about 2 miles and 2 furlongs (3,621 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in March.
The race was first run in 2017 as the Pierce Molony Memorial Novice Chase in honour of the former manager and owner of Thurles Racecourse.
It was awarded Grade 3 status in 2020.
Records Leading jockey : (3 wins) Paul Townend - Flame Bearer (2023), Mister Policeman (2024), C'est Ta Chance (2026)
Leading trainer: (4 wins) Willie Mullins - Great Field (2017), Flame Bearer (2023), Mister Policeman (2024), C'est Ta Chance (2026)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer 2017 Great Field 6 Jody McGarvey Willie Mullins 2018 Castlegrace Paddy 7 Andrew Lynch Pat Fahy 2019 Cubomania 6 Davy Russell Gordon Elliott 2020 Zero Ten 7 David Mullins Emmet Mullins 2021 I'm A Game Changer 9 Darragh O'Keefe Andrew McNamara 2022 French Dynamite 9 Darragh O'Keefe Mouse Morris 2023 Flame Bearer 8 Paul Townend Willie Mullins 2024 Mister Policeman 6 Paul Townend Willie Mullins 2025 Common Practice 6 Simon Torrens Joseph O'Brien 2026 C'est Ta Chance 7 Paul Townend Willie Mullins
See also Horse racing in Ireland List of Irish National Hunt races
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