Jane Seymour Mares' Novices' Hurdle

The Jane Seymour Mares' Novices' Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to mares aged four years or older. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of about 2 miles and 4 furlongs (2 miles 3 furlongs and 173 yards or 3,980 metres) and during the race there are nine hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in February.

Jane Seymour Mares' Novices' Hurdle

Class	Grade 2
Location	Sandown Park Racecourse Esher, England
Race type	Hurdle
Website	Sandown Park
Race information
Distance	2m 3f 173y (3,980 metres)
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed
Qualification	Four-years-old and up fillies and mares
Weight	10 st 6 lb (4yo); 11 st 2 lb (5yo+) Penalties 5 lb for Class 1 weight-for-age hurdle winners 3 lb for Class 2 w-f-a or Class 1 handicap hurdle winners
Purse	£22,500 (2021) 1st: £12,814

Jane Seymour Mares' Novices' Hurdle

2025
Hollygrove Cha Cha	That'll Do Moss	Blue Las

Previous years
2024
Springtime Promise	Cherie D'am	Smiling Getaway
2023
You Wear It Well	She's A Saint	Deeply Superficial
2022
Love Envoi	Speech Bubble	Nina The Terrier
2021
Anythingforlove	Sandymount Rose	Misty Whisky

2020-2013
2020
Emmas Joy	Flow Away	Vienna Court
2019
Queenohearts	Danse Idol	Papagana
2018
Midnight Tune	If You Say Run	Sensulano
2017
Colin's Sister	Happy Diva	Ms Parfois
2016
Jessber's Dream	Katie Too	Actinpieces
2015
Uranna	Rons Dream	Queen Of The Stage
2014
Tagrita	Cannon Fodder	Molly's A Diva
2013
Utopie Des Bordes	She Ranks Me	Toubeera

The race was first run in 2013 as a Listed race and was upgraded to Grade 2 status in 2016.^[1]

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer
2013	Utopie Des Bordes	5	Barry Geraghty	Nicky Henderson
2014	Tagrita[a]	6	Daryl Jacob	Paul Nicholls
2015	Uranna	7	Ruby Walsh	Willie Mullins
2016	Jessber's Dream	6	Noel Fehily	Harry Fry
2017	Colin's Sister	6	Paddy Brennan	Fergal O'Brien
2018	Midnight Tune	7	Aidan Coleman	Anthony Honeyball
2019	Queenohearts	6	Ciaran Gethings	Stuart Edmunds
2020	Emmas Joy[b]	7	Harry Skelton	Dan Skelton
2021	Anythingforlove	6	Page Fuller	Jamie Snowden
2022	Love Envoi	6	Jonathan Burke	Harry Fry
2023	You Wear It Well	6	Gavin Sheehan	Jamie Snowden
2024	Springtime Promise	7	Connor Brace	Fergal O'Brien
2025	Hollygrove Cha Cha	5	Gavin Sheehan	Jamie Snowden

1. The 2014 race took place at Wincanton after the original fixture was abandoned
2. The 2020 race took place at Warwick after the original fixture was abandoned

See also

• Horse racing in Great Britain
• List of British National Hunt races