he finished second to Flagship Uberalles in the Queen Mother Champion Chase. In his next start, which was over a more adequate trip of 2 miles and 4 furlongs, he won the Melling Chase. In his final start of the season, his trainer again stepped him up to 3 miles plus, for the Punchestown Gold Cup, where he finished second to Florida Pearl. 2002/03 season The 2002/03 season saw Native Upmanship follow a near identical path to the previous one. After finishing second in his seasonal debut at Naas, he won the John Durkan Memorial Chase again, before going to Kempton for the first time to contest the King George VI Chase, where he finished fifth to Best Mate. He then won his second successive Kinloch Brae Chase, before returning to the Cheltenham Festival, where he again finished second in the Queen Mother Champion Chase, this time behind Moscow Flyer. He returned to Aintree, where he won his second successive Melling Chase. He again finished the season contesting the Punchestown Gold Cup, where he finished third behind First Gold, seemingly failing to see out the trip again. 2003/04 season The 2003/04 season saw Native Upmanship make his seasonal debut in the John Durkan Memorial Chase, where he finished fifth behind Beef Or Salmon. After winning the Kinloch Brae Chase again, he finished third in both the Newlands Chase and the Melling Chase. He completed the season with a fourth place behind Moscow Flyer in the Punchestown Champion Chase. Final two seasons Over the next two seasons, Native Upmanship continued to run in the top races in both Ireland and England, including the 2006 Grand National, but he won only one, in a Grade 3 race at Navan in April 2005. After finishing last of 6 runners in the 2006 Punchestown Gold Cup, he was retired. References Racehorses bred in Ireland