Dawn Run Mares' Novices' Hurdle

The Dawn Run Mares' Novices' Hurdle, run as the Daylesford Mares' Novices' Hurdle for sponsorship purposes, is a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to fillies and mares aged four years or older. It is run on the New Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 2 miles and 1 furlong (2 miles and 179 yards, or 3,382 metres), and during its running there are eight hurdles to be jumped. The race is for novice hurdlers, and it is scheduled to take place each year during the Cheltenham Festival in March.

Dawn Run Mares' Novices' Hurdle
(Daylesford Mares' Novices' Hurdle)
Grade 2 race
LocationCheltenham Racecourse
Cheltenham, England
Race typeHurdle race
SponsorDaylesford
WebsiteCheltenham
Race information
Distance2m 179yd (3,382 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationFour-years-old and up
Weight10 st 8 lb (4yo);
11 st 2 lb (5yo+)
Penalties
5 lb for winners of Class 1 wfa hurdle
3 lb for winners of Class 2 wfa
3 lb for winners of Class 1 handicap hurdle
Purse£90,000 (2019)
1st: £50,643
Dawn Run Novices' Hurdle
2020
Concertista Dolcita Rayna's World

The race was first run in 2016 as a new race at the Cheltenham Festival, expanding the meeting to 28 races.[1] The race was sponsored by Trull House Stud and run as the Trull House Stud Mares' Novices' Hurdle from 2016 to 2018. In 2019 the race was sponsored by Tattersalls in conjunction with a group of National Hunt breeders including Trull House Stud before Daylesford took over as sponsor for the 2020 running.

Winners
Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
2016 Limini 5 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
2017 Let's Dance 5 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
2018 Laurina 5 Paul Townend Willie Mullins
2019 Eglantine Du Seuil 5 Noel Fehily Willie Mullins
2020 Concertista 6 Daryl Jacob Willie Mullins

See also

References
  1. Kerr, Tom. "Cheltenham adds mares' novice hurdle to festival". Racing Post. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
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