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 2 miles and 5 furlongs (4,224 metres), and during its running there are ten hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in November.
First run in 2007, the Kempton Mares' Hurdle was won by Refinement who was trained by Jonjo O'Neill and ridden by AP McCoy. The race, originally called Friends of Nigel Clark Mares' Only Hurdle, was set up in memory of the course's steward Nigel Clark. 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. Copybet have sponsored the race since 2025. Prior to 2024 it was run over 3 miles and half a furlong.
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.Racing Post
Records Most successful horse: no horse has won this race more than once
Leading jockey (2 wins): Barry Geraghty - Carole's Legacy (2010), Whoops A Daisy (2011) Leighton Aspell - Surtee Du Berlais (2016), Papagana (2019)
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 2021 My Sister Sarah 7 Nico de Boinville Willie Mullins 2022 Miranda 7 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls 2023 Coquelicot 7 Rex Dingle Anthony Honeyball 2024 Kateira 7 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 2025 Dream On Baby 5 Donagh Meyler Emmet Mullins
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British National Hunt races
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