Class: | Ungraded |
Horse Race: | Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle |
Location: | Cheltenham Racecourse Cheltenham, England |
Inaugurated: | 2009 |
Race Type: | Hurdle race |
Website: | Cheltenham |
Distance: | 2m 4f 56y (4,075 metres) |
Surface: | Turf |
Track: | Left-handed |
Qualification: | Four-years-old and up |
Weight: | Handicap |
Purse: | £75,000 (2023) 1st: £39,023 |
|}The Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle is a National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain for conditional jockeys which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run on the New Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 2 miles and 4½ furlongs (2 miles 4 furlongs and 56 yards, or 4,075 metres), and during its running there are nine hurdles to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year during the Cheltenham Festival in March.
The event was established in 2009 and is named in honour of Martin Pipe, a highly successful National Hunt trainer who retired in 2006. During his career Pipe was Champion Trainer fifteen times, and his record at the Cheltenham Festival included thirty-four victories.[1]
Most successful horse:
Leading jockey :
Leading trainer (4 wins):
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Year | Winner | Age | Weight | Jockey | Trainer | |
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2009 | Andytown | 6 | 11-02 | Felix de Giles | Nicky Henderson | |
2010 | Pause and Clause | 6 | 11–10 | Johnny Farrelly | Emma Lavelle | |
2011 | Sir Des Champs | 5 | 11-06 | Emmet Mullins | Willie Mullins | |
2012 | Attaglance | 6 | 11-06 | Harry Haynes | Malcolm Jefferson | |
2013 | Salubrious | 6 | 11-08 | Harry Derham | Paul Nicholls | |
2014 | Don Poli | 5 | 11-05 | Mikey Fogarty | Willie Mullins | |
2015 | Killultagh Vic | 6 | 11-01 | Luke Dempsey | Willie Mullins | |
2016 | Ibis du Rheu | 5 | 11-07 | Jack Sherwood | Paul Nicholls | |
2017 | Champagne Classic | 6 | 11-03 | JJ Slevin | Gordon Elliott | |
2018 | Blow By Blow | 7 | 11-10 | Donagh Meyler | Gordon Elliott | |
2019 | Early Doors | 6 | 11-10 | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | Joseph O'Brien | |
2020 | Indefatigable | 7 | 11-09 | Rex Dingle | Paul Webber | |
2021 | Galopin Des Champs | 5 | 11-09 | Sean O'Keefe | ||
2022 | Banbridge | 6 | 11-03 | Mark McDonagh | Joseph O'Brien | |
2023 | Iroko | 5 | 11-05 | Aidan Kelly | Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero | |
2024 | Better Days Ahead | 6 | 11-07 | Danny Gilligan | Gordon Elliott |
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