The Montagu Mares' Hurdle is a Listed National Hunt horse race in Great Britain which is open to mares aged four years or older. It is run at Wetherby over a distance of about 2 miles (3,219 metres), and during its running there are nine hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in late October or early November.
It was first run in 2007 over 2 miles as the Daniel Gath Homes Mares Only Hurdle Race and was won by Annie's Answer. In 2008 the race distance was increased by half a furlong due to track reconfiguration at Wetherby Racecourse and bet365 took over the sponsorship of the race between 2008 and 2011.
From 2012 to 2018 OLBG were the race sponsors. It returned to the 2 miles distance from 2015. Bet365 resumed sponsorship from the 2019 running and the race is now known as the bet365 Montagu Mares' Hurdle. The name Montagu was added in 2026 in honour of Captain Andrew Montagu, who owned the land the racecourse sits on when the course opened in 1891.
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer 2007 Annie's Answer 7 Tony Dobbin Mrs V Makin 2008 My Petra 5 Richard Johnson Nicky Henderson 2009 Santia 6 Robert Thornton Alan King 2010 Alegralil 5 Graham Lee Donald McCain 2011 Alasi 7 Dominic Elsworth Paul Webber 2012 Une Artiste 4 Jeremiah McGrath Nicky Henderson 2013 Cockney Sparrow 4 Dougie Costello John Quinn 2014 Aurore D'estruval 4 Tony McCoy John Quinn 2015 Blue Buttons 7 Noel Fehily Harry Fry 2016 Stephanie Frances 8 Bridget Andrews Dan Skelton 2017 La Bague au Roi 6 Richard Johnson Warren Greatrex 2018 Lady Buttons 8 Adam Nicol Philip Kirby 2019 Lady Buttons 9 Adam Nicol Philip Kirby 2020 Mrs Hyde 7 Daryl Jacob Brian Ellison 2021 Molly Ollys Wishes 7 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 2022 Molly Ollys Wishes 8 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 2023 You Wear It Well 6 Gavin Sheehan Jamie Snowden 2024 Take No Chances 6 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 2025 Kateira 8 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British National Hunt races
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