Nickel Coin Mares' Standard Open NH Flat Race
| Grade 2 race | |
| Location |
Aintree Racecourse Merseyside, England |
|---|---|
| Race type | National Hunt flat race |
| Sponsor | Goffs |
| Website | Aintree |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2 miles 1 furlong (3,420 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification |
Four to six years old fillies & mares |
| Weight |
10 st 8 lb (4yo); 11 st 0 lb (5–6yo) Penalties 4 lb for Grade 1 or Grade 2 winners |
| Purse |
£40,000 (2016) 1st: £22,508 |
The Nickel Coin Mares' Standard Open NH Flat Race is a Grade 2 National Hunt flat race in Great Britain which is open to fillies and mares aged four to six years. It is run at Aintree over a distance of about 2 miles and 1 furlong (3,420 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year during the Grand National meeting in early April.
The race is named after Nickel Coin, the winner of the 1951 Grand National and the most recent mare to win the Grand National. It was promoted to Grade 2 status in 2016 having previously been run as a Listed race.[1]
Winners since 2013
| Year |
Winner |
Age | Jockey |
Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Legacy Gold | 5 | Mr Stephen Crawford | Stuart Crawford |
| 2014 | Avispa | 5 | Robert Thornton | Alan King |
| 2015 | Hollies Pearl | 5 | Sean Bowen | Peter Bowen |
| 2016 | Kayf Grace | 6 | Nico de Boinville | Nicky Henderson |
See also
References
- ↑ "Aintree’s two mile novices’ hurdle elevated to Grade 1 status as the BHA announces upgrades to Jump Pattern races for 2015/16 / 07 Jul 15". britishhorseracing.com. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
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