Weatherbys Ireland Mares Bumper
2023
Yellow, black horse, yellow sleeves, black stripes, yellow cap, black tassel Dark blue, white epaulettes, white cap, pink diamond Maroon and light blue diamonds, maroon cap
Junta Marvel Rhaenyra Cuta Des As
Previous years
2022
Purple, yellow star, dark green sleeves, yellow chevrons, dark green cap Yellow and black hoops, yellow sleeves, red cap Purple, pink hoop, purple sleeves, pink cap
The Model Kingdom Beyond Ambitious Battling Bessie
2021
White, black cap, red star Dark blue, yellow panel, red cap Maroon and red diamonds
Grangee Choice Of Words Glan
2020–2016
2019
Emerald green and orange hooped, white cap Royal blue, maroon epaulettes, royal blue cap Light blue, white spots, striped sleeves, light blue cap, white spots
Gypsy Island Daylight Katie Minella Melody
2018
Blue, white birds eye, white cap Pink, maroon star, striped cap Maroon, white star and armlet, maroon cap, white star
Colreevy Black Tears Tintangle
2017
Red and royal blue check, white sleeves and cap Royal blue and white stripes, white sleeves, striped cap Orange, black braces and sleeves, black cap, orange spots
Minutestomidnight Mystic Theatre Bluegrass Princess
2016
Dark green, white cross of lorraine, dark green cap White, red spots, white cap, royal blue diamond Yellow and black chevrons, yellow sleeves, white and black striped cap
Augusta Kate Forge Meadow Glens Harmony
 

The Weatherbys Ireland EBF Mares Bumper is a Grade 3 National Hunt flat race in Ireland for amateur riders which is open to mares and fillies aged four to seven years. It is run at Punchestown over a distance of about 2 miles and ½ furlong (2 miles and 70 yards, or 3,283 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year during the Punchestown Festival in late April or early May.

The race (also known as the Liss A Paoraigh EBF Bumper) was first run as a Listed race in 2016.[1] From 2017, the race was awarded Group 3 status, and all penalties were abolished thus making it a mares' equivalent of the Champion INH Flat Race.[2][3]

Records

Most successful jockey (3 wins):

  • Patrick Mullins - Augusta Kate (2016), Colreevy (2018), Grangee (2021)

Most successful trainer (4 wins):

  • Willie Mullins Augusta Kate (2016), Colreevy (2018), Grangee (2021), Junta Marvel (2023)

Winners

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer
2016 Augusta Kate 5 Patrick Mullins Willie Mullins
2017 Minutestomidnight 6 Jamie Codd Jonathan Sweeney
2018 Colreevy 5 Patrick Mullins Willie Mullins
2019 Gypsy Island 5 Derek O'Connor Peter Fahey
no race 2020 [lower-alpha 1]
2021 Grangee 5 Patrick Mullins Willie Mullins
2022 The Model Kingdom 5 Pat Taaffe Noel Meade
2023 Junta Marvel 5 Jody Townend Willie Mullins
  1. The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland

See also

References

  1. "HRI announces enhancements to National Hunt Pattern for 2015/16 Season". Course-Specialist. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  2. "Weatherbys Ireland Punchestown Bumper raised to Grade 3 status". Weatherbys. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  3. "HRI announce changes to mares programme". Racing Post. 7 June 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
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