Cleeve Hurdle
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| Gold Tweet | Dashel Drasher | Paisley Park |
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| Paisley Park | Champ | Lisnagar Oscar |
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| 2020 | ||
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| Paisley Park | Summerville Boy | Lisnagar Oscar |
| 2019 | ||
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| Paisley Park | West Approach | Black Op |
| 2018 | ||
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| Agrapart | Wholestone | Colin's Sister |
| 2017 | ||
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| Unowhatimeanharry | Cole Harden | West Approach |
| 2016 | ||
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| Thistlecrack | Ptit Zig | The Romford Pele |
| 2015 | ||
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| Saphir Du Rheu | Reve De Sivola | Un Temps Pour Tout |
| 2014 | ||
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| Knockara Beau | At Fishers Cross | Big Buck's |
| 2013 | ||
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| Reve De Sivola | Oscar Whisky | Kentford Grey Lady |
| 2012 | ||
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| Big Buck's | Dynaste | Mourad |
| 2011 | ||
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| Grands Crus | Knockara Beau | Restless Harry |
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| 2010 | ||
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| Tidal Bay | Time For Rupert | Katchit |
| 2009 | ||
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| Big Buck's | Punchestowns | Fair Along |
| 2008 | ||
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| Inglis Drever | Blazing Bailey | Gone To Lunch |
| 2007 | ||
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| Blazing Bailey | Inglis Drever | Flight Leader |
| 2006 | ||
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| Fire Dragon | Mighty Man | Westender |
| 2005 | ||
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| Patriarch Express | Korelo | Westender |
| 2004 | ||
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| Crystal d'Ainay | Hardy Eustace | The French Furze |
| 2003 | ||
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| Classified | Mr Cool | Sudden Shock |
| 2002 | ||
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| Kates Charm | Montalcino | Mister Morose |
| 2001 | ||
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| Lady Rebecca | Mister Banjo | Anzum |
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| 2000 | ||
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| Lady Rebecca | Bacchanal | Count Campioni |
| 1999 | ||
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| Lady Rebecca | Silver Wedge | Commanche Court |
| 1998 | ||
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| Mistinguett | Bimsey | Ivor's Flutter |
| 1997 | ||
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| Large Action | Pridwell | Castle Sweep |
| 1995 | ||
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| Mudahim | Atours | Meditator |
| 1994 | ||
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| Flakey Dove | Sweet Duke | Mole Board |
| 1993 | ||
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| Muse | Nomadic Way | Mudahim |
| 1991 | ||
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| Crystal Spirit | Mutare | Yorkshire Holly |
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| 1990 | ||
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| Beech Road | Slalom | Propero |
| 1989 | ||
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| Calapaez | Green Willow | Ruby Flight |
| 1988 | ||
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| Cloughtaney | Mrs Muck | Beech Road |
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 (2 miles 7 furlongs and 213 yards, or 4,822 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 Stayers' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
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| 1983 | Al Kuwait | 7 | John Francome | Fred Winter |
| 1984 | Buckbe | 5 | Colin Brown | David Elsworth |
| 1985 | Rose Ravine | 6 | R Pusey | Fulke Walwyn |
| 1986 | Stans Pride | 9 | Ronnie Beggan | G Price |
| 1987 | Abandoned 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 |
| 1992 | Abandoned 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 |
| 1996 | Abandoned 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 [lower-alpha 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 |
| 2017 | Unowhatimeanharry | 9 | Barry Geraghty | Harry Fry |
| 2018 | Agrapart | 7 | Lizzie Kelly | Nick Williams |
| 2019 | Paisley Park | 7 | Aidan Coleman | Emma Lavelle |
| 2020 | Paisley Park | 8 | Aidan Coleman | Emma Lavelle |
| 2021 | Abandoned because of water logging | |||
| 2022 | Paisley Park | 10 | Aidan Coleman | Emma Lavelle |
| 2023 | Gold Tweet | 6 | Johnny Charron | Gabriel Leenders |
- The 2006 running took place at Sandown Park
References
- Racing Post:
- Timeform Chasers & Hurdlers Statistical Companion 1992–93. Portway Press. 1993. p. 141.
- pedigreequery.com – Cleeve Hurdle – Cheltenham.