Kempton Mares' Hurdle

The Kempton Mares' Hurdle, run under the sponsored title of the Racing TV Mares' Hurdle, is a Listed National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to mares aged four years or older. It is run at Kempton over a distance of about 3 miles and 110 yards (4,929 metres), and during its running there are twelve hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in November.

Racing TV Mares' Hurdle
Listed race
LocationKempton Park
Kempton, England
Race typeHurdle race
SponsorRacing TV
WebsiteKempton Park
Race information
Distance3m 110y (4,929m)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationFour-years-old and up
fillies & mares
Weight10 st 12 lb
Purse£20,000 (2020)
1st: £11,390
OLBG Mares' Hurdle
2020
Bannixtown Glory Getaway Totherock Indefatigable

First run in 2007, the Kempton Mares' Hurdle was won by Refinement who was trained by Jonjo O'Neill and ridden by AP McCoy.[1] The race, originally called Friends of Nigel Clark Mares' Only Hurdle, was set up in memory of the course's steward Nigel Clark.[2] Since 2008 the race has had a number of sponsors including Starlight Children's Foundation, Ladbrokes and Coolmore Stud until 2012 when OLBG.com became the race sponsors and the race became known as the OLBG Mares' Hurdle.[3] Racing TV have sponsored the race since 2019.

The Kempton Mares' Hurdle was the second race of the OLBG Mares' Road to Cheltenham, a series set up to help improve the quality of mares in National Hunt Racing.[4]

Records

Most successful horse:

  • no horse has won this race more than once

Leading jockey (2 wins):

Leading trainer (2 wins):

  • Nicky Henderson - Carole's Legacy (2010), Whoops A Daisy (2011)
  • Oliver Sherwood - Surtee Du Berlais (2016), Papagana (2019)
  • Donald McCain - Whiteoak (2009), Bannixtown Glory (2020)

Winners
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer
2007 Refinement 8 Tony McCoy Jonjo O'Neill
2008 One Gulp 5 Dominic Elsworth Paul Webber
2009 Whiteoak 6 Jason Maguire Donald McCain
2010 Carole's Legacy 6 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson
2011 Whoops A Daisy 5 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson
2012 Knockfierna 7 Davy Russell Charles Byrnes
2013 Highland Retreat 6 Noel Fehily Harry Fry
2014 Carole's Spirit 6 Daryl Jacob Robert Walford
2015 Morello Royale 5 Aidan Coleman Colin Tizzard
2016 Surtee Du Berlais 6 Leighton Aspell Oliver Sherwood
2017 La Bague Au Roi 6 Richard Johnson Warren Greatrex
2018 Mia's Storm 8 Wayne Hutchinson Alan King
2019 Papagana 6 Leighton Aspell Oliver Sherwood
2020 Bannixtown Glory 6 David Bass Donald McCain

See also

References
  1. "Friends of Nigel Clark Mares Only Hurdle". Racing Post.
  2. "Horse Racing: Refinement at her gritty best for Listed win; KEMPTON" – via The Free Library.
  3. "TBA News – The TBA". The TBA.
  4. Racing Post
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