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.
Grade 2 race | |
Location | Sandown Park Racecourse Esher, England |
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Race type | Hurdle |
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 | £22,500 (2021) 1st: £12,814 |
2024 | ||
Springtime Promise | Cherie D'am | Smiling Getaway |
Previous years | ||
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2023 | ||
You Wear It Well | She's A Saint | Deeply Superficial |
2022 | ||
Love Envoi | Speech Bubble | Nina The Terrier |
2021 | ||
Anythingforlove | Sandymount Rose | Misty Whisky |
The race was first run in 2013 as a Listed race and was upgraded to Grade 2 status in 2016.[1]
Winners
editYear | 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 |
2021 | Anythingforlove | 6 | Page Fuller | Jamie Snowden |
2022 | Love Envoi | 6 | Jonathan Burke | Harry Fry |
2023 | You Wear It Well | 6 | Gavin Sheehan | Jamie Snowden |
2024 | Springtime Promise | 7 | Connor Brace | Fergal O'Brien |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Mares' Jump programme receives further boosts". British Horseracing Authority. Retrieved 20 February 2016.