Kempton Mares' Hurdle

OLBG Mares' Hurdle
Listed race
Location Kempton Park
Kempton, England
Race type Hurdle race
Sponsor OLBG.com
Website Kempton Park
Race information
Distance 3m 1/2f
Surface Turf
Track Right-handed
Qualification Four-years-old and up
fillies & mares
OLBG Mares' Hurdle
2016
Surtee Du Berlais Rons Dream Run Ructions Run

The Kempton Mares' Hurdle, run under the sponsored title of the OLBG Mares' Hurdle, is a Listed National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to mares aged four years or older. It is run at Kempton over a distance of about 3 miles and 110 yards (4,929 metres), and during its running there are twelve hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in November.

First run in 2007, the Kempton Mares' Hurdle was won by Refinement who was trained by Jonjo O’Neill and ridden by AP McCoy.[1] The race, originally called Friends of Nigel Clark Mares' Only Hurdle, was set up in memory of the course's steward Nigel Clark.[2] Since 2008 the race has had a number of sponsors including Starlight Children's Foundation, Ladbrokes and Coolmore Stud until 2012 when OLBG.com became the race sponsors and the race took its current title.[3]

The Kempton Mares' Hurdle is the second race of the OLBG Mares' Road to Cheltenham, a series set up to help improve the quality of mares in National Hunt Racing.[4]

Winners

Year
 Winner
 Jockey
 Trainer
2007 Refinement Tony McCoy Jonjo O’Neill
2008 One Gulp Dominic Elsworth Paul Webber
2009 Whiteoak Jason Maguire Donald McCain
2010 Carole’s Legacy Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson
2011 Whoops A Daisy Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson
2012 Knockfierna Davy Russell Charles Byrnes
2013 Highland Retreat Noel Fehily Harry Fry
2014 Carole's Spirit Daryl Jacob Robert Walford
2015 Morello Royale Aidan Coleman Colin Tizzard

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.racingpost.com/horses2/results/home.sd?r_date=2013-11-25
  2. ↑ http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Horse+Racing%3A+Refinement+at+her+gritty+best+for+Listed+win%3B+KEMPTON.-a0171841919
  3. ↑ http://www.thetba.co.uk/articles/73/126/OLBG-Increases-its-Backing-for-Jump-Mares/
  4. ↑ http://bloodstock.racingpost.com/news/bloodstock/kempton-next-step-on-olbg-mares-road/1567851/
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