David Nicholson Mares Only Hurdle Odds

Day 1 - Tuesday 13th March 2012 - 4.40pm - David Nicholson Mares Hurdle - Grade 2 - 2m4f

The David Nicholson Mares Only Hurdle will be run for only the sixth year at the 2013 Cheltenham Festival and is the penultimate race on day one run over two miles and four furlongs. Quevega will be battling it out for favouritism again next March, where she'll bid for a fifth straight win in the race for trainer Willie Mullins.

Latest 2013 Mares Only Hurdle Betting

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2012 Mares Only Hurdle Result

	Horse/SP	Age	Jockey	Trainer
1st	Quevega 4/7F	8	R Walsh	W Mullins
2nd	Kentford Grey Lady 14/1	6	N Fehily	E Lavelle
3rd	Golden Sunbird 66/1	8	R Power	P Nolan

Mares Only Hurdle Background

The David Nicholson Mares Only Hurdle, as its name would suggest, is a hurdle for mares aged four and over. The race involves a distance of 2 miles and 4 furlongs, with nine hurdles to be negotiated, and has a prize fund of £75,000.

It was established in 2008 and originally held on the final day of the Festival on the new course but has since been moved to he opening day and to the old course. The race has little in the way of history but Quevega claimed two consecutive wins in 2009 and 2010 to provide jockey Ruby Walsh and Willie Mullins with valuable Cheltenham wins.

Check the form for the David Nicholson Mares Only Hurdle.