Fortria Chase

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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)

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 Template:Efn	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 LoughranTemplate:Efn	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

See also

• Horse racing in Ireland
• List of Irish National Hunt races

References

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• pedigreequery.com – Fortria Chase – Navan.