Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

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.

Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle
Ungraded race
LocationCheltenham Racecourse
Cheltenham, England
Inaugurated2009
Race typeHurdle race
WebsiteCheltenham
Race information
Distance2m 4f 56y (4,075 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationFour-years-old and up
WeightHandicap
Purse£70,000 (2019)
1st: £43,330
Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle
2020
Indefatigable Pileon Great White Shark

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]

The race is restricted to conditional jockeys.

Records

Most successful horse:

  • no horse has won this race more than once

Leading jockey :

  • no jockey has won this race more than once

Leading trainer (3 wins):

  • Willie Mullins – Sir Des Champs (2011), Don Poli (2014), Killultagh Vic (2015)

Winners
  • Weights given in stones and pounds.
Year
 Winner
 Age
 Weight
 Jockey
 Trainer
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 James 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

See also

References
  1. "Legend Pipe honoured by Cheltenham". thisisgloucestershire.co.uk. 20 January 2009. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
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