Class: | Listed |
Horse Race: | Bet365 Mares' Hurdle |
Location: | Wetherby Racecourse Wetherby, England |
Race Type: | Hurdle race |
Sponsor: | Bet365 |
Website: | Wetherby |
Distance: | 2 miles (3,219 metres) |
Surface: | Turf |
Track: | Left-handed |
Qualification: | Four-years-old and up fillies & mares |
Weight: | 10 st 12 lb Penalties for wins 8 lb for Class 1 wfa hurdle * 6 lb for Class 2 wfa hurdle * 6 lb for Class 1 h'cap hurdle * * since 30 Sep last year |
Purse: | £20,000 (2020) 1st: £11,390 |
|}The Wetherby Mares' Hurdle is a Listed National Hunt horse race in Great Britain which is open to mares aged four years or older. It is run at Wetherby over a distance of about 2 miles (3,219 metres), and during its running there are nine hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in late October or early November.
It was first run in 2007 over 2 miles as the Daniel Gath Homes Mares Only Hurdle Race and was won by Annie's Answer.[1] In 2008 the race distance was increased by half a furlong due to track reconfiguration at Wetherby Racecourse and bet365 took over the sponsorship of the race between 2008 and 2011.[2]
From 2012 to 2018 OLBG were the race sponsors.[3] It returned to the 2 miles distance from 2015. Bet365 resumed sponsorship from the 2019 running and the race is now titled the bet365 Mares' Hurdle.
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Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | |
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2007 | Annie's Answer | Tony Dobbin | Mrs V Makin | ||
2008 | My Petra | Richard Johnson | Nicky Henderson | ||
2009 | Santia | Robert Thornton | Alan King | ||
2010 | Alegralil | Graham Lee | Donald McCain | ||
2011 | Alasi | Dominic Elsworth | Paul Webber | ||
2012 | Une Artiste | Jeremiah McGrath | Nicky Henderson | ||
2013 | Cockney Sparrow | Dougie Costello | John Quinn | ||
2014 | Aurore D'estruval | Tony McCoy | John Quinn | ||
2015 | Blue Buttons | Noel Fehily | Harry Fry | ||
2016 | Stephanie Frances | Bridget Andrews | Dan Skelton | ||
2017 | La Bague au Roi | 6 | Richard Johnson | Warren Greatrex | |
2018 | Lady Buttons | 8 | Adam Nicol | Philip Kirby | |
2019 | Lady Buttons | 9 | Adam Nicol | Philip Kirby | |
2020 | Mrs Hyde | 7 | Daryl Jacob | Brian Ellison | |
2021 | Molly Ollys Wishes | 7 | Harry Skelton | Dan Skelton | |
2022 | Molly Ollys Wishes | 8 | Harry Skelton | Dan Skelton | |
2023 | You Wear It Well | 6 | Gavin Sheehan | Jamie Snowden |