Jane Seymour Mares' Novices' Hurdle
Appearance
Grade 2 race | |
Location | Sandown Park Racecourse Esher, England |
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Race type | Hurdle |
Sponsor | Racing TV |
Website | Sandown Park |
Race information | |
Distance | 2m 3f 173y (3,980 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Four-years-old and up fillies and mares |
Weight | 10 st 6 lb (4yo); 11 st 2 lb (5yo+) Penalties 5 lb for Class 1 weight-for-age hurdle winners 3 lb for Class 2 w-f-a or Class 1 handicap hurdle winners |
Purse | £25,000 (2020) 1st: £14,238 |
2020 | ||
Emmas Joy | Flow Away | Vienna Court |
The Jane Seymour Mares' Novices' Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to mares aged four years or older. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of about 2 miles and 4 furlongs (2 miles 3 furlongs and 173 yards or 3,980 metres) and during the race there are nine hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in February.
The race was first run in 2013 as a Listed race and was upgraded to Grade 2 status in 2016.[1]
Winners
Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
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2013 | Utopie Des Bordes | 5 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
2014 | Tagrita[a] | 6 | Daryl Jacob | Paul Nicholls |
2015 | Uranna | 7 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
2016 | Jessber's Dream | 6 | Noel Fehily | Harry Fry |
2017 | Colin's Sister | 6 | Paddy Brennan | Fergal O'Brien |
2018 | Midnight Tune | 7 | Aidan Coleman | Anthony Honeyball |
2019 | Queenohearts | 6 | Ciaran Gethings | Stuart Edmunds |
2020 | Emmas Joy[b] | 7 | Harry Skelton | Dan Skelton |
See also
References
- ^ "Mares' Jump programme receives further boosts". British Horseracing Authority. Retrieved 20 February 2016.