Warfield Mares' Hurdle

OLBG Mares' Hurdle
Grade 2 race
Location Ascot Racecourse
Ascot, England
Race type Hurdle race
Sponsor OLBG.com
Website Ascot
Race information
Distance 3m
Surface Turf
Track Right-handed
Qualification Four-years-old and up
fillies & mares
Warfield Mares' Hurdle
2016
Vroum Vroum Mag Jennies Jewel Cannon Fodder

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 3 miles (4,828 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 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]

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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