Mares' Novices' Hurdle
16:50 Cheltenham Festival
2025-03-13
The Ryanair Mares' Novices' Hurdle, registered as the Dawn Run Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle, is one of the newest races at the Cheltenham Festival, having first been staged in 2016. It is run on the third day of the festival and has been dominated so far by Willie Mullins, who has trained all five winners. Check the Mares Novices Hurdle runners and riders ahead of the race and place your bets by clicking the odds buttons.
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MARES NOVICES HURDLE PREVIOUS WINNERS
| Year | Horse | Previous Form | Age | Price | Trainer | Jockey |
| 2023 | You Wear It Well | 1121 | 6 | 16-1 | Jamie Snowden | Gavin Sheehan |
| 2022 | Love Envoi | 1-1111 | 6 | 15-2 | Harry Fry | Jonathan Burke |
| 2021 | Telmesomethinggirl | 13113 | 6 | 5-1 | Henry De Bromhead | Rachael Blackmore |
| 2020 | Concertista | 4-2-0433 | 6 | 9-2 | Willie Mullins | Daryl Jacob |
| 2019 | Eglantine Du Seuil | 1-13 | 5 | 50-1 | Willie Mullins | Noel Fehily |
| 2018 | Laurina | F2-11 | 5 | 4-7F | Willie Mullins | Paul Townend |
| 2017 | Let’s Dance | 21-111 | 5 | 11-8F | Willie Mullins | Ruby Walsh |
| 2016 | Limini | 11 | 5 | 8-11F | Willie Mullins | Ruby Walsh |
MARES NOVICES HURDLE KEY TRENDS AND STATS
Key trends
- Aged five or six, 8/8
- Top-three finish last time out, 8/8
- Top-three finish in a Listed or Graded hurdle, 8/8
- Adjusted RPR of at least 143, 6/8
- Rated within 6lb of RPR top-rated, 6/8
- Two to four hurdle starts, 6/8
Other factors
- Six winners had won over further than 2m1f.
- One was still maiden but she was beaten a short-head in the race the previous year.
- Willie Mullins has trained five of the eight winners (the first five).
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WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR - MARES NOVICES HURDLE 2023
YOU WEAR IT WELL, back in trip, was allowed a fairly easy time of it in front and she turned in her best effort under her penalty to make it 4-5 over hurdles. Magical Zoe lost her unbeaten record but she stepped up on her previous efforts under her penalty to take second. Luccia, had created a fine impression winning all her previous starts in bumpers and over hurdles, was well supported, but she didn’t get home after racing with the choke out.