Aintree Ladies Day: Mares Bumper
The listed Mares Bumper run as part of the Grand National Meeting as the last race on Aintree’s Ladies Day was introduced in 2005.
The most notable name on the roll of honour to date has probably been the Nicky Henderson trained Caroles Legacy.
Aintree Listed Mares Bumper Trends
Age: 7 out of the 8 winners were aged 4 or 5.
Break: A wide range in the last time out of the winners with 3 having had a break of over 10 weeks.
Form: 9 of the 10 winners had won at least one bumper. 4 won last time out.
Starting Price: Just one winning favourite in the first 8 renewals. Favourite finishing 5 2 1 0 3 4 4 2 5 in the period. The winners market position was 2 4 1 0 2 0 0 2 6 0 with 4 of the 10 winners returned at odds of 20/1 or more.
Trainer: Alan King is the only dual winner.
Aintree Listed Mares Bumper Winners 2005-2014
| Year | Form | Winner | LTO | Age | Wgt | OR | Trainer | Jockey | Odds |
| 2014 | 414 | Avispa | 27 | 5 | 11-4 | 105 | A King | R Thornton | 25-1 |
| 2013 | 11 | Legacy Gold | 53 | 5 | 11-4 | 107 | S R B Crawford | Mr S Crawford | 9-1 |
| 2012 | 1223 | Eleven Fifty Nine | 34 | 6 | 11-1 | 0 | A J Honeyball | Miss R A Green | 6-1 |
| 2011 | 334 | Tempest River (IRE) | 27 | 5 | 11-0 | 0 | B I Case | Jacob, Daryl | 20-1 |
| 2010 | 116 | Big Time Billy (IRE) | 20 | 4 | 10-5 | 0 | P Bowen | Mr M Byrne | 28-1 |
| 2009 | 14 | Candy Creek (IRE) | 107 | 5 | 11-4 | 103 | J E Kiely (IRE) | R Walsh | 9-2 |
| 2008 | 1 | Caroles Legacy | 26 | 4 | 10-5 | 106 | N J Henderson | A Tinkler | 25-1 |
| 2007 | 1111 | Turbo Linn | 19 | 4 | 11-4 | 0 | G A Swinbank | T Dobbin | 5-2 |
| 2006 | 61 | Rhacophorus | 77 | 5 | 11-4 | 0 | C J Down | R Walsh | 7-1 |
| 2005 | 12 | Senorita Rumbalita | 96 | 4 | 10-12 | 0 | A King | R Thornton | 9-2 |
