Leopardstown E.B.F. Mares Hurdle

The Leopardstown E.B.F. Mares Hurdle is a Grade 3 National Hunt hurdle race in Ireland which is open to mares aged four years or older. It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of 2 miles and four furlongs (4,023 metres) and during its running there are 10 flights of hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year during the Christmas Festival at the end of December.

Leopardstown E.B.F. Mares Hurdle
2020
Concertista Minella Melody Black Tears

The race was first run in 2005, and was awarded Grade 3 status in 2011.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Grangeclare Lark – 2006, 2007
  • Our Girl Salley - 2010, 2011
  • Let's Dance- 2016, 2017

Leading jockey (4 wins):

  • Paul Townend Voler La Vedette (2009), Let's Dance (2017), Stormy Ireland (2019), Concertista (2020)

Leading trainer (6 wins):

  • Willie Mullins - Zuzka (2012), Let's Dance (2016, 2017),Good Thyne Tara (2018), Stormy Ireland (2019), Concertista (2020)

Winners

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer
2005 Celestial Wave 5 Nina Carberry[lower-alpha 1] Adrian Maguire
2006 Grangeclare Lark 5 Roger Loughran Dessie Hughes
2007 Grangeclare Lark 6 Roger Loughran Dessie Hughes
2008 Give It Time 5 A D Leigh Jessica Harrington
2009 Voler La Vedette 5 Paul Townend Colm Murphy
2010 Our Girl Salley 5 Barry Geraghty Prunella Dobbs
2011 Our Girl Salley 6 Barry Geraghty Prunella Dobbs
2012 Zuzka 5 Patrick Mullins[lower-alpha 1] Willie Mullins
2013 Theatre Bird 5 Bryan Cooper Sean Thomas Doyle
2014 Carrigmoorna Rock 6 Phillip Enright Robert Tyner
2015 Keppols Queen 7 Mark Bolger Jessica Harrington
2016 Let's Dance 4 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
2017 Let's Dance 5 Paul Townend Willie Mullins
2018 Good Thyne Tara 8 David Mullins Willie Mullins
2019 Stormy Ireland 5 Paul Townend Willie Mullins
2020 Concertista 6 Paul Townend Willie Mullins
  1. amateur jockey

See also

References

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