The Mares’ Hurdle is emerging as the most controversial race on this year’s Cheltenham Festival schedule.
That’s because connections of last season’s winner Lossiemouth and the brilliant Brighterdaysahead have been umming and ahing about whether to keep their horses to their own sex or tackle the cream of the crop in the Champion Hurdle.
Gordon Elliott has confirmed Brighterdaysahead will be going to the championship contest and Lossiemouth could follow which means the Mares’ Hurdle, which sees the girls tackle 10 flights over 2m4f on the Old Course, has the potential to be one of the most wide-open renewals of the Fez.
Mares’ Hurdle odds can be found on the Paddy Power website and Paddy Power app, otherwise all the key details for this year’s renewal are below.
The Mares’ Hurdle is set to take place at Cheltenham on Tuesday, 11th March.
The Mares’ Hurdle post time is scheduled for 15:20.
You can watch the Mares’ Hurdle live on paddypower.com and the Paddy Power app or on ITV1.
The following 15 horses hold entries for the Mares’ Hurdle ahead of final declarations.
Casa No Mento (Jockey TBC)
Dysart Enos (TBC)
Gala Marceau (TBC)
Golden Ace (TBC)
Jade De Grugy (TBC)
Jetara (TBC)
Joyeuse (TBC)
July Flower (TBC)
Kala Conti (TBC)
Kargese (TBC)
Lossiemouth (TBC)
Nurse Susan (TBC)
Queens Gamble (TBC)
Take No Chances (TBC)
Wyenot (TBC)
Jade De Grugy
Mares’ Hurdle odds are on paddypower.com and prices for the leading contenders can be seen on our snazzy widgets below.
Lossiemouth is the favourite with Paddy Power to win the Mares’ Hurdle although last season’s winner could be rerouted from the Champion Hurdle to defend her crown despite failing to land a glove on Constitution Hill in the Christmas Hurdle and falling in the Irish Champion Hurdle.
Jade De Grugy is next in our non runner money back betting after bagging the Grade 3 Quevega Mares Hurdle on seasonal reappearance.
*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change
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