Mares’ Hurdle
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Mares’ Hurdle is a prominent National Hunt hurdle race in British horse racing, best known as a key Cheltenham Festival contest for top-class mares.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mares’ Hurdle canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7690961 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mares’ Hurdle Context triple: [Rachael Blackmore, hasWonRace, Mares’ Hurdle]
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A.
Champion Hurdle
The Champion Hurdle is one of the most prestigious Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle races, run annually at the Cheltenham Festival in England and regarded as the championship race for two-mile hurdlers.
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B.
Cesarewitch Handicap
The Cesarewitch Handicap is a historic long-distance flat horse race in Britain, traditionally run at Newmarket in the autumn as part of the season’s major staying handicaps.
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C.
Hambletonian Stakes
The Hambletonian Stakes is one of the most prestigious American harness racing events, serving as the first leg of the Trotting Triple Crown for three-year-old trotters.
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D.
Greenham Stakes
The Greenham Stakes is a prominent Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain for three-year-olds, often used as a trial for the 2000 Guineas.
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E.
Turnbull Stakes
The Turnbull Stakes is a prestigious Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mares’ Hurdle Target entity description: Mares’ Hurdle is a prominent National Hunt hurdle race in British horse racing, best known as a key Cheltenham Festival contest for top-class mares.
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A.
Champion Hurdle
The Champion Hurdle is one of the most prestigious Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle races, run annually at the Cheltenham Festival in England and regarded as the championship race for two-mile hurdlers.
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B.
Cesarewitch Handicap
The Cesarewitch Handicap is a historic long-distance flat horse race in Britain, traditionally run at Newmarket in the autumn as part of the season’s major staying handicaps.
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C.
Hambletonian Stakes
The Hambletonian Stakes is one of the most prestigious American harness racing events, serving as the first leg of the Trotting Triple Crown for three-year-old trotters.
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D.
Greenham Stakes
The Greenham Stakes is a prominent Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain for three-year-olds, often used as a trial for the 2000 Guineas.
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E.
Turnbull Stakes
The Turnbull Stakes is a prestigious Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cheltenham Festival race
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National Hunt hurdle race ⓘ horse race ⓘ |
| ageRestriction | five-years-old and older ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle
NERFINISHED
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David Nicholson Mares’ Hurdle NERFINISHED ⓘ Mares’ Hurdle (David Nicholson) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discipline | jump racing ⓘ |
| distance |
about 2 miles and 4 furlongs
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about 4,000 metres ⓘ approximately 2 miles 3 furlongs and 200 yards ⓘ |
| formerSponsor |
David Nicholson
NERFINISHED
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OLBG NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryanair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | British Horseracing Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasObstacleType | hurdles ⓘ |
| inaugurated | 2008 ⓘ |
| location | Cheltenham Racecourse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meeting | Cheltenham Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | David Nicholson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
key race for top-class staying mares at Cheltenham Festival
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restricted to mares ⓘ |
| notableTrainer | Willie Mullins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWinner | Quevega NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfHurdles | 10 ⓘ |
| qualification |
five-years-old and up
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mares ⓘ |
| raceCategory | Grade 1 ⓘ |
| raceClass | Pattern race ⓘ |
| racecourse | Cheltenham Racecourse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raceGradeAtInauguration | Grade 2 ⓘ |
| raceType |
National Hunt
NERFINISHED
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hurdle race ⓘ |
| recordTrainerWinsHolder | Willie Mullins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordWinsByHorse | Quevega NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordWinsByHorseCount | 6 ⓘ |
| recordWinsByHorseYears | 2009–2014 ⓘ |
| region | England ⓘ |
| scheduledDuring | Cheltenham Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scheduledMonth | March ⓘ |
| sponsor | Close Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race ⓘ |
| surface | turf ⓘ |
| trackDirection | left-handed ⓘ |
| typicalRaceDay | Day 1 of the Cheltenham Festival ⓘ |
| upgradedToGrade1 | 2015 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Mares’ Hurdle Description of subject: Mares’ Hurdle is a prominent National Hunt hurdle race in British horse racing, best known as a key Cheltenham Festival contest for top-class mares.
Referenced by (1)
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