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Dawn Run Mares' Novices' Hurdle

Dawn Run Mares' Novices' Hurdle
Grade 2 race
Location Cheltenham Racecourse
Cheltenham, England
Race type Hurdle race
Sponsor Trull House Stud
Website Cheltenham
Race information
Distance 2m 179yd (3,382 metres)
Surface Turf
Track Left-handed
Qualification Four-years-old and up
Weight 10 st 9 lb (4yo);
11 st2 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 £75,000 (2016)
1st: £42,713

The Dawn Run Mares' Novices' Hurdle 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 (3,420 m), 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.

The race was first run in 2016 as a new race at the Cheltenham Festival, expanding the meeting to 28 races. The race is sponsored by Trull House Stud and run as the Trull House Stud Mares' Novices' Hurdle


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