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Native Upmanship Novice Chase
Steeplechase horse race in Ireland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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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.[1]
It was awarded Grade 3 status in 2020.[2]
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Records
Leading jockey : (2 wins)
- Darragh O'Keeffe - I'm A Game Changer (2021), French Dynamite (2022)
- Paul Townend - Flame Bearer (2023), Mister Policeman (2024)
Leading trainer: (3 wins)
- Willie Mullins - Great Field (2017), Flame Bearer (2023), Mister Policeman (2024)
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 |
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References
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