Houghton Mares' Chase
The Houghton Mares' Chase is a Listed steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to fillies and mares aged four years or older. It is run at Carlise over a distance of about 2 miles and 4 furlongs (4,023 metres), and during its running there are sixteen fences to be jumped. It is scheduled to take place in later November or early December each year. The race was first run in 2015 as the ApolloBet Mares' Chase as part of a British Horseracing Authority move to enhance the National Hunt racing programme for mares.[1]
Listed race | |
Location | Carlisle Racecourse Cumbria, England |
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Inaugurated | 2015 |
Race type | Steeplechase |
Website | Carlise |
Race information | |
Distance | 2 miles 4 furlongs (4,023 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Four-years-old and up fillies & mares |
Purse | £23,000 (2020) 1st: £13,099 |
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Benie Des Dieux | Tacenda | Verona Opera |
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2015 | ||
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Emily Gray | Gitane Du Berlais | Jennys Surprise |
Winners
Year |
Winner |
Age | Jockey |
Trainer |
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2015 | Emily Gray | 7 | David Bass | Kim Bailey |
no race 2016 [lower-alpha 1] | ||||
2017 | Benie des Dieux | 6 | David Mullins | Willie Mullins |
2018 | Pearl Royale | 6 | Danny Cook | Nigel Hawke |
2019 | Casablanca Mix[lower-alpha 2] | 7 | Nico de Boinville | Nicky Henderson |
2020 | My Old Gold | 10 | Brian Hughes | Nicky Richards |
References
- "BHA confirms details of two new Mares' Listed Steeple Chases for 2015/16 season". British Horseracing Authority. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- "Horse Racing Results 27 November 2016". Racing Post. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- "Houghton Mares' Chase Rescheduled To Aintree Racecourse On 7 December". British Horseracing Authority. 2 December 2019.
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