Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle
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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.
Ungraded race | |
Location | Cheltenham Racecourse Cheltenham, England |
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Inaugurated | 2009 |
Race type | Hurdle race |
Website | Cheltenham |
Race information | |
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 |
2024 | ||
Better Days Ahead | Waterford Whispers | Quai De Bourbon |
Previous years | ||
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2023 | ||
Iroko | No Ordinary Joe | Buddy One |
2022 | ||
Banbridge | Cobblers Dream | Hollow Games |
2021 | ||
Galopin Des Champs | Langer Dan | Floueur |
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]