Cleeve Hurdle

Hurdle horse race in Britain

Cleeve Hurdle  2025

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Gowel Road  | Monmiral  | Botox Has
Previous years

2024
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Noble Yeats  | Paisley Park  | Strong Leader
2023
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Gold Tweet  | Dashel Drasher  | Paisley Park
2022
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Paisley Park  | Champ  | Lisnagar Oscar
2020-2011

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
2010-2001

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
2000-1991

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
1990-1988

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

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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 | Ricky 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 [a] | 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
2024  | Noble Yeats | 9  | Harry Cobden | Emmet Mullins
2025  | Gowel Road  | 9  | Sam Twiston-Davies | Nigel Twiston-Davies

1. ^ The 2006 running took place at Sandown Park

## See also

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* Horse racing in Great Britain
* List of British National Hunt races

## References

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* Racing Post:
* 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999
* 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
* 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020
* 2022, 2023, 2024

* Timeform Chasers & Hurdlers Statistical Companion 1992–93. Portway Press. 1993. p. 141.
* pedigreequery.com – Cleeve Hurdle – Cheltenham.

## External links

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* Race Recordings (1982, 1990-2004) youtube.com

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