Weatherbys Ireland EBF Mares Bumper

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.

Weatherbys Ireland Mares Bumper
2019
Gypsy Island Daylight Katie Minella Melody

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]

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
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See also

References
  1. "HRI announces enhancements to National Hunt Pattern for 2015/16 Season". Course-Specialist. 2015-07-24. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  2. "Weatherbys Ireland Punchestown Bumper raised to Grade 3 status". Weatherbys. 2016-06-08. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  3. "HRI announce changes to mares programme". Racing Post. 2016-06-07. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
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