Warfield Mares' Hurdle

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OLBG Mares' Hurdle
Grade 2 race
LocationAscot Racecourse
Ascot, England
Race typeHurdle race
SponsorOLBG.com
WebsiteAscot
Race information
Distance2m 7f 118y
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationFour-years-old and up
fillies & mares
Warfield Mares' Hurdle
2018
Royal blue, maroon seams and sleeves, maroon and royal blue check cap Dark blue and yellow (quartered), striped sleeves Red, yellow sash, brown sleeves, yellow cap, red star
La Bague Au Roi Sainte Ladylime Graceful Legend
Previous years
2016
Pink, light green spots, pink sleeves and cap Royal blue, black disc, black sleeves, royal blue armlets, white and black quartered cap Royal blue, white braces, white and royal blue chevrons on sleeves, royal blue cap, white star
Vroum Vroum Mag Jennies Jewel Cannon Fodder
2015
Pink, large purple spots, hooped sleeves Purple and yellow diabolo, yellow sleeves and cap Light blue, emerald green sleeves, yellow stars, emerald green cap, yellow star
Bitofapuzzle Carole's Spirit Land of Vic
2014
Dark green, light green sleeves, dark green cap, light green spots Purple and yellow diabolo, yellow sleeves and cap Royal blue, white sleeves, red cap
Highland Retreat Carole's Spirit Mickie
2012
Black and orange check, black sleeves, orange stars, hooped cap Brown, white hoop, hooped sleeves, orange cap Black, white sash and sleeves, red cap, white star
Violin Davis Kentford Grey Lady Our Girl Salley
2011
Black, pink hoops, black sleeves Purple and yellow diabolo, yellow sleeves and cap Dark blue, grey stripe and armlets
Sparky May Carole's Legacy Alasi
2010
Emerald green, red stripe, halved sleeves, emerald green and red striped cap Green, blue sleeves, blue and yellow quartered cap Red, white hoop, striped sleeves, black and white hooped cap
Sweetheart Easter Legend Silver Kate
2009
Pink, light blue epaulets and sleeves Emerald green, red stripe, halved sleeves, emerald green and red striped cap White, red cross belts and cuffs, red and white quartered cap
United Sweetheart Doubly Guest
2008
Maroon and white (quartered), checked sleeves and cap Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap Yellow, White Cross of Lorraine, Black and Yellow striped cap
Labelthou Refinement Gaspara
 

The Warfield Mares' 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 Ascot over a distance of about 2 miles 7½ furlongs (2 miles 7 furlongs and 118 yards, or 4,735 metres), and during its running there are thirteen hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in January. It was first run in 2008.

The race was run as the Oilexco Mares' Only Hurdle, the Warfield Mares' Hurdle in 2009 and the 1942 Was A Vintage Year Mares' Hurdle from 2010 to 2012. It is currently titled the olbg.com Mares' Hurdle.

Winners

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
2008 Labelthou 9 Timmy Murphy Emma Lavelle
2009 United 8 Dominic Elsworth Lucy Wadham
2010 Sweetheart 6 Mattie Batchelor Jamie Poulton
2011 Sparky May 6 Keiran Burke Patrick Rodford
2012 Violin Davis 6 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2014 Highland Retreat 7 Noel Fehily Harry Fry
2015 Bitofapuzzle 7 Noel Fehily Harry Fry
2016 Vroum Vroum Mag 7 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
no race 2017 [a]
2018 La Bague Au Roi 7 Noel Fehily Warren Greatrex

a The 2017 running was cancelled after the original fixture at Ascot and a rescheduled race at Huntingdon were both abandoned due to frost.

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