The Leader Newspaper
Mares Ready to Shine at Cheltenham Festival 2021
Cheltenham Festival 2021 sees the first running of the new Mares’ Chase and brings with it an added dynamic to this year’s event.
The new race, named the Grade 2 Mrs Paddy Power Mares’ Steeple Chase, replaces the Listed Novices’ Handicap Chase and will be held on Gold Cup day.
It now joins the popular Mares’ Hurdle and Mares’ Novice Hurdle races already at the Festival, as well as boosting the mares’ race programme and giving added depth to jump racing’s blue riband showpiece.
This year’s Festival will see a host of mares lining up across all three races as they look to follow in the hoof prints of Quevega, Annie Power and