Down Royal Mares Novice Hurdle
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| Brighterdaysahead | Banntown Girl | Williamstowndancer |
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| Magical Zoe | Nikini | The Model Kingdom |
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| Impervious | Sit Down Lucy | Glan |
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| Daylight Katie | Jeremys Flame | Penny Out |
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| Sancta Simona | Holding Pattern | Make My Heart Fly |
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| Just Janice | Creation | Lesley Dawn |
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| Airlie Beach | Shattered Love | Field Robin |
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| Listen Dear | Colla Pier | Rathmuck Native |
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| Morning Run | Carrigmoorna Rock | Melbourne Lady |
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| Gambling Girl | Roja Dove | The Cookie Jar |
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| Top Madam | Thynetocatcher | Celtic Cailin |
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| Miss Nomer | Noras Fancy | Dazzling Susie |
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| Macville | Oilily | Araucaria |
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| Premier Victory | Grangeclare Gold | Rossdara |
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| Tramp Stamp | Afasheen | Dancera |
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| Megans Joy | My Valley | Ring Hill |
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| Swift Post | Smile Later | Sioux Falls |
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| Laetitia | High Priestess | No Sound |
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| Total Enjoyment | Sanghasta | Western Road |
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| Mariah Rollins | Penny Fiction | Definite Best |
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| Jolly Moonbeam | Baily Mist | Fluttery Dancer |
The Down Royal Mares Novice Hurdle is a Grade 3 National Hunt hurdle race in Ireland which is open to mares aged four years or older. It is run at Down Royal over a distance of 2 miles and half a furlong (2 miles and 100 yards, or 3,310 metres). The race is for novice hurdlers, and it is scheduled to take place each year in late October or early November.
The race was first run in 2002 and was awarded Grade 3 status in 2007.
Records
[edit]Leading jockey since 2002 (5 wins):
- Davy Russell – Laetitia (2012), Megans Joy (2007), Tramp Stamp (2008), Just Janice (2017), Daylight Katie (2019)
Leading trainer since 2002 (4 wins):
- Willie Mullins - Morning Run (2014), Listen Dear (2015), Airlie Beach (2016), Sancta Simona (2018)
Winners
[edit]| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
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| 2002 | Jolly Moonbeam | 5 | P G Hourigan | Michael Hourigan |
| 2003 | Mariah Rollins | 5 | David Casey | Pat Fahy |
| 2004 | Total Enjoyment | 5 | Ruby Walsh | Thomas Cooper |
| 2005 | Laetitia | 5 | Davy Russell | Charles Byrnes |
| 2006 | Grangeclare Lark | 5 | Paddy Flood | Dessie Hughes |
| 2007 | Megans Joy | 5 | Davy Russell | Colm Murphy |
| 2008 | Tramp Stamp | 4 | Davy Russell | Matthieu Palussiere |
| 2009 | Premier Victory | 5 | John Cullen | Tom Hogan |
| 2010 | Macville | 6 | Paul Townend | Patrick Neville |
| 2011 | Miss Nomer | 4 | Barry Geraghty | Edward O'Grady |
| 2012 | Top Madam | 6 | Davy Condon | Donal Coffey |
| 2013 | Gambling Girl | 4 | Robbie Power | Jessica Harrington |
| 2014 | Morning Run | 5 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2015 | Listen Dear | 5 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2016 | Airlie Beach | 6 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2017 | Just Janice | 5 | Davy Russell | John Kiely |
| 2018 | Sancta Simona | 5 | Barry Geraghty | Willie Mullins |
| 2019 | Daylight Katie | 6 | Davy Russell | Gordon Elliott |
| 2020 | Skyace | 5 | Jody McGarvey | John Joseph Hanlon |
| 2021 | Impervious | 5 | Brian Hayes | Colm Murphy |
| 2022 | Magical Zoe | 4 | Adrian Heskin | Henry De Bromhead |
| 2023 | Brighterdaysahead | 4 | Jack Kennedy | Gordon Elliott |
| 2024 | Sansrisk | 5 | Donagh Meyler | Philip Dempsey |