Nickel Coin Mares Bumper Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Grand National Meeting)

Looking ahead to the Nickel Coin Mares Bumper, which takes place over 2m1f at Aintree during the Grand National Meeting, we dive into the history of the race to see which trainers and jockeys have dominated, and identify the statistical trends shaping the outcome of this year's renewal.
Nickel Coin Mares Bumper Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Grand National Meeting)
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2027 Nickel Coin Mares Bumper Preview

Scheduled to take place in April of each year at the Aintree racecourse during the Grand National meeting is the Nickel Coin Mares Bumper, a Grade 2 race that is open to fillies and mares aged between 4 and 6 years old.

The race is run over just shy of two miles and one furlong and is named in honour of the 1951 Grand National winning mare Nickel Coin.

Nickel Coin Mares Bumper Information:

If you are looking at Aintree picks then you may be interested in the Grand National tips as this is the course showpiece race of the season, forty runners over the national fences is a favourite among racing fans. We cover every race at the Aintree Grand National Meeting, and below you can find links to all of the races for each of Thursday, Friday & Saturday.

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How competitive is the Nickel Coin Mares Bumper market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2021, when the race had an over-round of 119%. The race in 2026 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 139%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Nickel Coin Mares Bumper, the over-round has been 128%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £128 which is bet.

Below you will find the 2027 Nickel Coin Mares Bumper Trends. See which patterns have occurred over the recent renewals that you may be able to use for the next renewal. We also have a section that looks at the Nickel Coin Mares Bumper Trend Analysis.

These are the top three quickest-run Nickel Coin Mares Bumper races over the last 20 renewals:

  1. Hollies Pearl (3:56.00) in 2015
  2. Dysart Enos (4:01.16) in 2023
  3. Tempest River (4:02.40) in 2011

Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? Over the past 20 renewals, if you had followed the winner of the Nickel Coin Mares Bumper next time out, then you would have backed a total of 8 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of -7.79. Ahead of the 2027 Nickel Coin Mares Bumper, why not head over to the racing predictions for tips on other races today?

The runner that holds the record over the past 20 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2024 renewal when Diva Luna from Ben Pauling under the guidance of Kielan Woods, won in a time of 4:27.51, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Hollies Pearl, trained by Peter Bowen and ridden by Sean Bowen set the quickest time of 3:56.00 in the 2015 renewal.

What the expert says...
You don't get many heading into this race off the back of a festival run, The Glancing Queen (2019) was the last winner who did run there but there is no 'route to' for this one really although the Mares NHF race at Market Rasen has now provided the two of the last four winners, Dysart Enos (2023) and Diva Luna (2024) both won that race before coming here to win.

Andy Powell - Horse Racing Betting Expert - OLBG.com

Nickel Coin Mares Bumper Past Winners

Here are the Nickel Coin Mares Bumper past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the race year, the winning horse, and the horse's age & weight. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Nickel Coin Mares Bumper are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.

YearHorseInfo
2026
4:04.18
Nans Choice (IRE)
5yo 11-2 9/2
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton (GB)
2025
4:07.58
Seo Linn (IRE)
5yo 11-2 15/8F
W J Lee
P Twomey (IRE)
2024
4:27.51
Diva Luna (IRE)
5yo 11-2 13/2
Kielan Woods
Ben Pauling (GB)
2023
4:01.16
Dysart Enos (IRE)
5yo 11-2 13/2
Paddy Brennan
Fergal O'Brien (GB)
2022
4:17.38
Ashroe Diamond (IRE)
5yo 11-0 9/4F
Mr P W Mullins
W P Mullins (IRE)
2021
4:07.18
Me Too Please (IRE)
5yo 11-0 14/1
Rachael Blackmore
A L T Moore (IRE)
2019
4:22.22
The Glancing Queen (IRE)
5yo 11-0 5/1
Wayne Hutchinson
Alan King (GB)
2018
4:21.90
Getaway Katie Mai (IRE)
5yo 11-0 15/8F
Mr J J Codd
John Queally (IRE)
2017
4:07.60
Dame Rose (FR)
4yo 10-8 14/1
Alain Cawley
Richard Hobson (GB)
2016
4:17.26
Kayf Grace (GB)
6yo 11-0 14/1
Nico de Boinville
Nicky Henderson (GB)

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Nickel Coin Mares Bumper have been based:

  • GB: 14 winners with an additional 27 placings from 322 runners
  • IRE: 6 winners with an additional 13 placings from 60 runners
  • FR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner

Nickel Coin Mares Bumper Trainer Statistics

There are multiple leading trainers in the Nickel Coin Mares Bumper over the last 20 renewals, with Alan King, Nicky Henderson, and Peter Bowen having all won the race twice. Alan King winners have been with Avispa (2014) and The Glancing Queen (2019). Nicky Henderson winners have been with Caroles Legacy (2008) and Kayf Grace (2016). Peter Bowen winners have been with Big Time Billy (2010) and Hollies Pearl (2015). One trainer has not had the best of times in the Nickel Coin Mares Bumper; Donald McCain has sent a total of 13 runners to the race without recording a win.

Here are some of the top Nickel Coin Mares Bumper trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

TrainerR-W-PWinEW
Alan King30-2-8+2.00-10.00
Nicky Henderson17-2-3+24.00+5.00
Peter Bowen7-2-3+31.00+13.50
Fergal O'Brien12-1-3-4.50-6.75
W P Mullins12-1-6-8.75-7.37
Dan Skelton11-1-2-5.50-7.00
Ben Case7-1-2+14.00+4.50
Anthony Honeyball7-1-2+0.00-2.50
S R B Crawford4-1-1+6.00+1.50
John E Kiely3-1-2+2.50+0.75

Nickel Coin Mares Bumper Jockey Statistics

There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the Nickel Coin Mares Bumper; Brian Hughes has ridden 11 runners in the race without recording any wins.

Here are some of the top Nickel Coin Mares Bumper jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

JockeyR-W-PWinEW
Mr P W Mullins9-1-6-5.75-4.37
Harry Skelton8-1-2-2.50-4.00
Sean Bowen7-1-1+2.00-2.00
Kielan Woods4-1-1+3.50+0.25
Nico de Boinville3-1-1+12.00+5.00
Alain Cawley3-1-1+12.00+5.00
Mr S Crawford3-1-1+7.00+2.50
W J Lee1-1-1+1.88+0.94
Brian Hughes11-0-0-11.00-11.00
Sam Twiston-Davies9-0-0-9.00-9.00

Nickel Coin Mares Bumper Trend Analysis

❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had a best in five result of 2nd, when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-50.

The course which has produced the most winners of the Nickel Coin Mares Bumper is Sandown; there have been a total of 3 winners of this race who ran at Sandown last time out.

Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Nickel Coin Mares Bumper:

  • Definite Article (2 Wins)
  • Getaway (2 Wins)
  • Kayf Tara (2 Wins)

These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Nickel Coin Mares Bumper despite multiple attempts:

  • Kings Theatre (0 Wins from 16 runners)
  • Flemensfirth (0 Wins from 13 runners)
  • Presenting (0 Wins from 12 runners)
  • Milan (0 Wins from 10 runners)
  • Alflora (0 Wins from 8 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Big Time Billy in 2010, winning for Peter Bowen at odds of 28/1 under the guidance of Michael Byrne. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals, there have been 4 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2027 Nickel Coin Mares Bumper, why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today?

Route to the Nickel Coin Mares Bumper

Many trainers target races as preparation for the Nickel Coin Mares Bumper. These are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:

InfoLast Race
2026 - Nans Choice
Gowran Park - 1st of 7 (5/1)
Ronan Lawlor Memorial Irish EBF Mares
2025 - Seo Linn
Cheltenham - 1st of 12 (5/2)
Karndean Designflooring Mares Open National Hunt Flat Race
2024 - Diva Luna
Market Rasen - 1st of 7 (4/1)
Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Alan Swinbank Mares Open National Hunt Flat Race
2023 - Dysart Enos
Market Rasen - 1st of 8 (3/1)
Alan Swinbank Mares Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
2022 - Ashroe Diamond
Leopardstown - 4th of 16 (16/1)
Coolmore N.H. Sires Santiago Irish EBF Mares I.N.H. Flat Race
2021 - Me Too Please
Down Royal - 1st of 15 (11/2)
Bluegrass Horse Feeds Mares INH Flat Race
2019 - The Glancing Queen
Cheltenham - 5th of 14 (20/1)
Champion Bumper
2018 - Getaway Katie Mai
Leopardstown - 2nd of 12 (8/1)
Coolmore N.H. Sires Irish EBF Mares I.N.H. Flat Race
2017 - Dame Rose
Newbury - 5th of 9 (9/2)
Moore Of Devizes Ltd Supporting Greatwood Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
2016 - Kayf Grace
Fakenham - 1st of 5 (1/5)
Happy Easter Mares Maiden Open National Hunt Flat Race

Schedule for Thursday at the Aintree Grand National Meeting

The three-day Grand National meeting kicks off on Thursday with four Grade 1 events on the seven-race card, which features both the Aintree Hurdle and the Bowl Chase.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
13:45 Aintree
Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle
Mange Tout (FR)
4yo - 5/1
Gordon Elliott
Jack Kennedy
14:20 Aintree
Manifesto Novices Chase
Koktail Divin (FR)
6yo - 3/1
Henry De Bromhead
Darragh O'Keeffe
14:55 Aintree
Bowl Chase
Jango Baie (FR)
7yo - 1/1
Nicky Henderson
Nico de Boinville
15:30 Aintree
Foxhunters Chase
Barton Snow (IRE)
9yo - 7/4
J J O'Shea
Mr Henry Crow
16:05 Aintree
Aintree Hurdle
Brighterdaysahead (FR)
7yo - 13/8
Gordon Elliott
Jack Kennedy
16:40 Aintree
Red Rum Handicap Chase
Ryans Rocket (IRE)
8yo - 14/1
Fergal O'Brien
Jonathan Burke
17:15 Aintree
Nickel Coin Mares Bumper
Nans Choice (IRE)
5yo - 9/2
Dan Skelton
Harry Skelton

Schedule for Friday at the Aintree Grand National Meeting

Day 2 of the Grand National meeting is Ladies Day or Fabulous Friday, the highlights on the track being the Melling Chase, plus there is the Topham Chase over the Grand National fences.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
13:45 Aintree
National Meeting 2m4f Handicap Hurdle
Wellington Arch (GB)
7yo - 6/1
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Jonjo O'Neill Jr
14:20 Aintree
Mildmay Novices Chase
Gold Dancer (FR)
7yo - 100/30
W P Mullins
Paul Townend
14:55 Aintree
Top Novices Hurdle
Storming George (IRE)
6yo - 16/1
Neil King
Jack Quinlan
15:30 Aintree
Melling Chase
Grey Dawning (IRE)
9yo - 5/1
Dan Skelton
Harry Skelton
16:05 Aintree
Topham Chase
Will The Wise (IRE)
7yo - 9/1
Gavin Cromwell
Conor Stone-Walsh
16:40 Aintree
Sefton Novices Hurdle
Zeus Power (GER)
5yo - 3/1
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
J J Slevin
17:15 Aintree
National Meeting 2m Handicap Hurdle
Laafi (FR)
6yo - 20/1
William Durkan
Patrick M O'Brien

Schedule for Saturday at the Aintree Grand National Meeting

The Grand National is obviously the showpiece of the Aintree meeting, and day 3 also includes three Grade 1 events, the feature of those being the Liverpool Hurdle.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
12:45 Aintree
Maghull Novices Chase
Mirabad (FR)
7yo - 50/1
Dan Skelton
Tristan Durrell
13:20 Aintree
National Meeting 3m Handicap Hurdle
Wade Out (IRE)
7yo - 18/1
Olly Murphy
Gavin Sheehan
13:55 Aintree
Mersey Novices Hurdle
Bossman Jack (GB)
6yo - 11/4
Dan Skelton
Harry Skelton
14:30 Aintree
Freebooter Handicap Chase
Mr Hope Street (IRE)
8yo - 4/1
Dan Skelton
Harry Skelton
15:05 Aintree
Liverpool Hurdle
Home By The Lee (IRE)
11yo - 5/1
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
J J Slevin
16:00 Aintree
Grand National
I Am Maximus (FR)
10yo - 9/2
W P Mullins
Paul Townend
17:00 Aintree
Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race
Forthfactor (IRE)
5yo - 10/1
Dan Skelton
Miss Heidi Palin

Article Contributor Information

We are fortunate to have an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to the creation and maintenance of this Nickel Coin Mares Bumper Preview are Andy and Darren. They both work on the Horse Racing Tips team, overseeing the tipsters and managing the tip settlement, while also creating and managing all the horse racing event previews for National Hunt Racing.

Darren Brett

Darren Brett

Expert Guide

Darren has worked in the horse racing industry for decades bringing to OLBG for the last 20 years a wealth of knowledge, creating much of our content on these sports. Darren also manages our Grand National Guide and is the go-to font of knowledge for the world's greatest steeplechase.
Andy Powell

Andy Powell

Expert Guide

Andy, a seasoned horse racing expert with over 15 years of experience, possesses a comprehensive understanding of the sport, from delving into complex statistical data for jump racing in the UK and Ireland to crafting insightful national hunt racing blogs for OLBG.

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