Cleeve Hurdle

Cleeve Hurdle
2016
Thistlecrack Ptit Zig The Romford Pele

The Cleeve Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run on the New Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 3 miles (4,800 metres), and during its running there are twelve hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in January.

The race was first run in 1983 over a distance of 2 miles 5 furlongs and 110 yards. In the late 1980s the event was classed at Listed level, and its full title was the Bishops Cleeve Hurdle. It was promoted to Grade 1 status in 1991, and in the following years its title was shortened to the present form. It was downgraded to Grade 2 status in 2004, and its distance was extended to the present length in 2005. In its analysis of that year's running, the Racing Post commented that the modified Cleeve Hurdle was "effectively replacing the long-distance hurdle formerly run at Haydock on Peter Marsh day."

The race is now a leading trial for the World Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

Winners

Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
1983Al Kuwait7John FrancomeFred Winter
1984Buckbe5Colin BrownDavid Elsworth
1985Rose Ravine6R PuseyFulke Walwyn
1986Stans Pride9Ronnie BegganG Price
1987Abandoned because of frost
1988 Cloughtaney 7 Tony Mullins Paddy Mullins
1989 Calapaez 5 Simon Sherwood Brooke Sanders
1990 Beech Road 8 Richard Guest Toby Balding
1991 Crystal Spirit 4 Jimmy Frost Ian Balding
1992Abandoned because of frost
1993 Muse 6 Paul Holley David Elsworth
1994 Flakey Dove 8 Richard Dunwoody Richard Price
1995 Mudahim 9 Norman Williamson Chris Broad
1996Abandoned because of frost
1997 Large Action 9 Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood
1998 Mistinguett 6 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies
1999 Lady Rebecca 7 Norman Williamson Venetia Williams
2000 Lady Rebecca 8 Norman Williamson Venetia Williams
2001 Lady Rebecca 9 Norman Williamson Venetia Williams
2002 Kates Charm 9 Mick Fitzgerald Robert Alner
2003 Classified 7 Tony McCoy Martin Pipe
2004 Crystal d'Ainay 5 Jimmy McCarthy Alan King
2005 Patriarch Express 8 Jim Culloty Sue Smith
2006 Fire Dragon [1] 5 Tony McCoy Jonjo O'Neill
2007 Blazing Bailey 5 Robert Thornton Alan King
2008 Inglis Drever 9 Richard Johnson Howard Johnson
2009 Big Buck's 6 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2010 Tidal Bay 9 Brian Hughes Howard Johnson
2011 Grands Crus 6 Tom Scudamore David Pipe
2012 Big Buck's 9 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2013 Reve De Sivola 9 Richard Johnson Nick Williams
2014 Knockara Beau 11 Jan Faltejsek George Charlton
2015 Saphir Du Rheu 6 Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls
2016 Thistlecrack 8 Tom Scudamore Colin Tizzard

1 The 2006 running took place at Sandown Park.

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