The Houghton Mares' Chase is a Listed steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to fillies and mares aged four years or older. It is run at Carlise over a distance of about 2 miles and 4 furlongs (4,023 metres), and during its running there are sixteen fences to be jumped. It is scheduled to take place in later November or early December each year. The race was first run in 2015 as the ApolloBet Mares' Chase as part of a British Horseracing Authority move to enhance the National Hunt racing programme for mares.
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer 2015 Emily Gray 7 David Bass Kim Bailey 1989 no race 2016 2017 Benie des Dieux 6 David Mullins Willie Mullins 2018 Pearl Royale 6 Danny Cook Nigel Hawke 2019 Casablanca Mix 7 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson 2020 My Old Gold 10 Brian Hughes Nicky Richards 2021 Zambella 6 Daryl Jacob Nigel Twiston-Davies 2022 Zambella 7 Daryl Jacob Nigel Twiston-Davies 2023 Zambella 8 Daryl Jacob Nigel Twiston-Davies 2024 Terresita 7 Gavin Sheehan Lucy Wadham
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British National Hunt races
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