The Liberthine Mares' Chase, currently run as the Mrs Paddy Power Mares' Chase, is a Grade 2 National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to mares aged five years or older. It is run on the New Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 2 miles and 4½ furlongs (2 miles 4 furlongs and 127 yards, or 4,139 metres), and during its running there are seventeen fences to be jumped. It is scheduled to take place each year during the Cheltenham Festival in March.
| Grade 2 race | |
| Location | Cheltenham Racecourse Cheltenham, England |
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| Race type | Steeplechase |
| Sponsor | Paddy Power |
| Website | Cheltenham |
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| Distance | 2m 4f 127y (4,139 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Five-years-old and up mares |
| Weight | 11 st 0 lb (5yo); 11 st 2 lb (6yo+) |
| Purse | £120,000 (2023) 1st: £67,524 |
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| Limerick Lace | Dinoblue | Marsh Wren |
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| Impervious | Allegorie De Vassy | Pink Legend |
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| Elimay | Pink Legend | Scarlet And Dove |
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| Colreevy | Elimay | Shattered Love |
The race was run for the first time in 2021 and replaced the Centenary Novices' Handicap Chase on the Cheltenham Festival programme.[1]
Records
editMost successful horse:
- no horse has won this race more than once
Leading jockey :
- no jockey has won this race more than once
Leading trainer (2 wins):
- Willie Mullins – Colreevy (2021), Elimay (2022)
Winners
edit| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
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| 2021 | Colreevy | 8 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
| 2022 | Elimay | 8 | Mark Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2023 | Impervious | 7 | Brian Hayes | Colm Murphy |
| 2024 | Limerick Lace | 7 | Keith Donoghue | Gavin Cromwell |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Mrs Paddy Power Mares' Chase to replace Novices' Handicap Chase at The Festival". British Horseracing Authority. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2021.