The Warfield Mares' Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to fillies and mares aged four years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of about 2 miles 7½ furlongs (2 miles 7 furlongs and 118 yards, or 4,735 metres), and during its running there are eleven 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. Since 2013 it has been run under various sponsored titles. Its current title since 2021 is the Matchbook Betting Podcast 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 2018 La Bague Au Roi 7 Noel Fehily Warren Greatrex 2019 Magic of Light 8 Robbie Power Jessica Harrington 2020 Magic of Light 9 Robbie Power Jessica Harrington 2021 Roksana 9 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 2022 Molly Ollys Wishes 8 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton no race 2023 2024 Marie's Rock 9 James Bowen Nicky Henderson 2025 Take No Chances 7 Kielan Woods Dan Skelton 2026 Ooh Betty 8 Ben Jones Ben Clarke
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British National Hunt races
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pedigreequery.com – Warfield Mares Only Hurdle – Ascot.