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- H: Love Envoi (Each Way)
- J: J J Burke
- T: H Fry
- H: Love Envoi EW
- J: J J Burke
- T: H Fry
- Age:8
- Weight:11-5
- Form:1126-22
- OR:149
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Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle Overview
The Mares’ Hurdle is a Grade One hurdle race run over 2 miles, 3 furlongs, and 200 yards on the old course. There will be ten hurdles to be safely navigated during the race and the contest is open to mares aged four years or older.
The race takes place on the open day of the Cheltenham Festival as the fifth race and the winner is likely to collect around £72,000.
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Irish trainer Willie Mullins has won nine of the fifteen renewals including with the super mare Quevega who won this race for six consecutive years from 2009 to 2014.
Ruby Walsh has ridden eight winners of the race and was on board Quevega for six of those. The most successful horse is the aforementioned Quevega with six victories.
Mares’ Hurdle History
The race was first run in 2008 when it was run on the final day of festival racing on the new course. It was switched to the opening day in 2009 on the old course.
The race’s registered title commemorates the legendary jockey & trainer David ‘The Duke’ Nicholson who sadly passed away in 2006. His record at the Festival included five wins as a jockey and seventeen as a trainer.
It was run as the OLBG Mares’ Hurdle from 2012 for seven years and is presently sponsored by Close Brothers.
Mares' Hurdle FAQ
Irish raider Honeysuckle won in 2023 at odds of 9/4 for trainer Henry De Bromhead and jockey Rachael Blackmore.
The prize money for the winner of the 2023 renewal was £72,000.
This race is run on the first day of the Festival normally as the fifth race on the card. 2024’s renewal will be run on Tuesday, March 12th.
There will be ten hurdles to be jumped in total.
There tends to be a small-sized field with the last four runnings having 9, 10, 12 and 9 runners.
The race is open to mares aged four years and older.