The Fortria Chase is the first Graded 2 mile chase of the Irish National Hunt season.
It is seen as a pointer to the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham. Big Zeb and Moscow Flyer have made this the initial race of Champion Chase winning seasons. The race is run at Navan racecourse in early November.
Big Zeb had won three in a row before giving way to Peter Casey’s stable star Flemenstar in 2012.
Fortria Chase Trends
- The Colm Murphy trained Big Zeb has won the three of the last four
- Moscow Flyer was also a dual race winner
- Barry Geraghty has ridden 5 of the last 11 winners
- 5 of the last 11 have been won by horses aged 9 or more
- The favourite has won 4 of the last 5
Fortria Chase Winners 2002-2012
| Year | Winner | Odds | Trainer | Age | OR | Jockey |
| 2012 | Flemenstar (IRE) | 10-11 | Casey, P | 7 | 163 | Lynch, A E |
| 2011 | Big Zeb (IRE) | 6-5 | Murphy, C A | 10 | 176 | Power, R M |
| 2010 | Big Zeb (IRE) | 8-15 | Murphy, C A | 9 | 174 | Geraghty, B J |
| 2009 | Big Zeb (IRE) | 11-10 | Murphy, C A | 8 | 162 | Geraghty, B J |
| 2008 | Watson Lake (IRE) | 8-1 | Meade, Noel | 10 | 145 | Carberry, P |
| 2007 | French Accordion (IRE) | 11-8 | Nolan, Paul | 7 | 131 | Cullen, J L |
| 2006 | Nickname (FR) | 6-1 | Brassil, Martin | 7 | 147 | Madden, N P |
| 2005 | Central House | 8-1 | Hughes, D T | 8 | 152 | Loughran, R |
| 2004 | Moscow Flyer (IRE) | 30-100 | Harrington, Mrs J | 10 | 174 | Geraghty, B J |
| 2003 | Moscow Flyer (IRE) | 30-100 | Harrington, Mrs J | 9 | 170 | Geraghty, B J |
| 2002 | Alcapone (IRE) | 11-1 | Morris, M F | 8 | 138 | Geraghty, B J |
