Leopardstown E.B.F. Mares Hurdle
The Leopardstown E.B.F. Mares 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 Leopardstown over a distance of 2 miles and four furlongs (4,023 metres) and during its running there are 10 flights of hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year during the Christmas Festival at the end of December.
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| Concertista | Minella Melody | Black Tears |
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| Stormy Ireland | Elfile | Black Tears |
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| Good Thyne Tara | Elimay | Limini |
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| Let's Dance | Forge Meadow | Dawn Shadow |
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| Let's Dance | Slowmotion | Solita |
| 2015 | ||
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| Keppols Queen | Rock On The Moor | Morning Run |
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| Carrigmoorna Rock | Keppols Queen | Princess Leya |
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| Theatre Bird | Caoimhe's Delight | Jennies Jewel |
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| Zuzka | Burn And Turn | Glens Melody |
| 2011 | ||
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| Our Girl Salley | Stephanie Kate | What A Charm |
| 2010 | ||
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| Our Girl Salley | Shop Dj | Macville |
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| Voler La Vedette | No One Tells Me | Zarinava |
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| Give It Time | Aura About You | Shirley Casper |
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| Grangeclare Lark | Brave Betsy | Candy Girl |
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| Grangeclare Lark | Blazing Sky | La Marianne |
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| Celestial Wave | Brogella | Mrs Wallensky |
The race was first run in 2005, and was awarded Grade 3 status in 2011.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Grangeclare Lark – 2006, 2007
- Our Girl Salley - 2010, 2011
- Let's Dance- 2016, 2017
Leading jockey (4 wins):
- Paul Townend – Voler La Vedette (2009), Let's Dance (2017), Stormy Ireland (2019), Concertista (2020)
Leading trainer (6 wins):
- Willie Mullins - Zuzka (2012), Let's Dance (2016, 2017),Good Thyne Tara (2018), Stormy Ireland (2019), Concertista (2020)
Winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
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| 2005 | Celestial Wave | 5 | Nina Carberry[lower-alpha 1] | Adrian Maguire |
| 2006 | Grangeclare Lark | 5 | Roger Loughran | Dessie Hughes |
| 2007 | Grangeclare Lark | 6 | Roger Loughran | Dessie Hughes |
| 2008 | Give It Time | 5 | A D Leigh | Jessica Harrington |
| 2009 | Voler La Vedette | 5 | Paul Townend | Colm Murphy |
| 2010 | Our Girl Salley | 5 | Barry Geraghty | Prunella Dobbs |
| 2011 | Our Girl Salley | 6 | Barry Geraghty | Prunella Dobbs |
| 2012 | Zuzka | 5 | Patrick Mullins[lower-alpha 1] | Willie Mullins |
| 2013 | Theatre Bird | 5 | Bryan Cooper | Sean Thomas Doyle |
| 2014 | Carrigmoorna Rock | 6 | Phillip Enright | Robert Tyner |
| 2015 | Keppols Queen | 7 | Mark Bolger | Jessica Harrington |
| 2016 | Let's Dance | 4 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2017 | Let's Dance | 5 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
| 2018 | Good Thyne Tara | 8 | David Mullins | Willie Mullins |
| 2019 | Stormy Ireland | 5 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
| 2020 | Concertista | 6 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
- amateur jockey
References
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