Relkeel Hurdle

Hurdle horse race in Britain

Relkeel Hurdle  2025

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Lucky Place  | Gowel Road  | Golden Ace
Previous years

2024
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Bob Olinger  | Marie's Rock  | Brewin'upastorm
2023
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Marie's Rock  | Dashel Drasher  | First Street
2022
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Stormy Ireland  | Mcfabulous  | Guard Your Dreams
2021
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Mcfabulous  | On The Blind Side  | Thomas Darby
2020-2011

2020
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Summerville Boy  | Roksana  | William Henry
2019
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Midnight Shadow  | Wholestone  | Old Guard
2018
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Wholestone  | Agrapart  | Colin's Sister
2017
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Agrapart  | L'Ami Serge  | Cole Harden
2016
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Camping Ground  | Lil Rockerfeller  | Cole Harden
2014
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Rock on Ruby  | Volnay De Thaix  | Brother Brian
2013
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More of That  | Salubrious  | Glens Melody
2012
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Oscar Whisky  | Crack Away Jack  | Brampour
2011
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Oscar Whisky  | Get Me Out of Here  | Cockney Trucker
2010-2001

2010
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Karabak  | Any Given Day  | Celestial Halo
2009
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Zaynar  | Cape Tribulation  | Shalone
2007
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Pouvoir  | Good Bye Simon  | Pigeon Island
2006
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Black Jack Ketchum  | Blazing Bailey  | Palmridge
2005
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Mighty Man  | The Market Man  | Prins Willem
2004
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Lough Derg  | Exotic Dancer  | Dalaram
2003
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Crystal d'Ainay  | Sh Boom  | Starzaan
2002
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Eternal Spring  | Classified  | In Contrast
2001
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See You Sometime  | Montalcino I  | Tres Touche
2000-1991

2000
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Mister Banjo  | Run For Paddy  | Doctor Goddard
1999
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Heros Fatal  | Behrajan  | Picket Piece
1998
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Lady Rebecca  | Zafarabad  | Rainbow Frontier
1997
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Daraydan  | Mighty Moss  | Red Raja
1996
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Karshi  | Mandys Mantino  | Serenity Prayer
1994
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Fatack  | Top Spin  | Spring Marathon
1993
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Dance of Words  | Satin Lover  | Kadi
1992
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Lonesome Glory  | Al Mutahm  | Beebob
1991
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Granville Again  | Tyrone Bridge  | Crystal Spirit
1990-1989

1989
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Morley Street  | Deep Sensation  | Ikdam

The Relkeel 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 2 miles and 4½ furlongs (2 miles 4 furlongs and 56 yards, or 4,074 metres), and during its running there are ten hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year on New Year's Day.

The event is named after Relkeel, a three-time winner of Cheltenham's Bula Hurdle in the late 1990s. The Relkeel Hurdle was given Grade 2 status in 2006.

The race was first run in 1988 as the Sport of Kings Challenge. The race was renamed the Lonesome Glory Hurdle in 1993, after the American-trained challenger who had won the race the previous year.

The current name was adopted in 2000. The race was originally run at Cheltenham's International meeting in early December before being moved to the course's New Year Day fixture from the 2016 running.[1]

## Winners

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Year  | Winner  | Age  | Jockey  | Trainer

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1988  | Abbreviation  | 5  | Peter Hobbs  | Josh Gifford
1989  | Morley Street | 5  | Jimmy Frost  | Toby Balding
1990 | no race 1990 [a] |  |  |
1991  | Granville Again | 5  | Peter Scudamore | Martin Pipe
1992  | Lonesome Glory | 4  | Blythe Miller  | Bruce F Miller
1993  | Dance of Words  | 4  | Warren Marston  | Howard Johnson
1994  | Fatack  | 5  | Sean Curran  | Jacqui Doyle
1995 | no race 1995 [b] |  |  |
1996  | Karshi  | 6  | Jamie Osborne | Henrietta Knight
1997  | Daraydan  | 5  | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe
1998  | Lady Rebecca  | 6  | Rodney Farrant  | Venetia Williams
1999  | Heros Fatal  | 5  | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe
2000  | Mister Banjo | 4  | Mick Fitzgerald | Paul Nicholls
2001  | See You Sometime [c] | 6  | Mick Fitzgerald | Seamus Mullins
2002  | Eternal Spring  | 5  | Ruby Walsh | James Fanshawe
2003  | Crystal d'Ainay | 4  | Robert Thornton | Alan King
2004  | Lough Derg | 4  | Timmy Murphy | Martin Pipe
2005  | Mighty Man | 5  | Richard Johnson | Henry Daly
2006  | Black Jack Ketchum | 7  | Tony McCoy | Jonjo O'Neill
2007  | Pouvoir | 4  | Robert Thornton | Alan King
2008 | no race 2008 [d] |  |  |
2009  | Zaynar | 4  | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson
2010  | Karabak  | 7  | Tony McCoy | Alan King
2011  | Oscar Whisky | 6  | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson
2012  | Oscar Whisky | 7  | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson
2013  | More of That | 5  | Tony McCoy | Jonjo O'Neill
2014  | Rock On Ruby | 9  | Noel Fehily | Harry Fry
2016  | Camping Ground  | 6  | Leighton Aspell | Robert Walford
2017  | Agrapart | 6  | Lizzie Kelly | Nick Williams
2018  | Wholestone | 7  | Daryl Jacob | Nigel Twiston-Davies
2019  | Midnight Shadow  | 6  | Danny Cook  | Sue Smith
2020  | Summerville Boy  | 8  | Jonathan Burke  | Tom George
2021  | McFabulous[e] | 7  | Harry Cobden | Paul Nicholls
2022  | Stormy Ireland  | 8  | Danny Mullins  | Willie Mullins
2023  | Marie's Rock  | 8  | Nico de Boinville | Nicky Henderson
2024  | Bob Olinger  | 9  | Rachael Blackmore | Henry de Bromhead
2025  | Lucky Place  | 6  | Nico de Boinville | Nicky Henderson

1. ^ The 1990 edition was abandoned because of snow
2. ^ The 1995 edition was abandoned because of frost
3. ^ The 2001 running took place at Newbury
4. ^ The 2008 edition was abandoned because of heavy rain
5. ^ The 2021 race was run at Kempton Park after the original Cheltenham fixture was abandoned due to waterlogging

## See also

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

## References

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1. ^ "Changes announced to the new season at Cheltenham". Weatherbys. Retrieved 21 October 2015.[permanent dead link]

* Racing Post:
* 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
* 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010
* 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
* 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
* pedigreequery.com – Relkeel Hurdle – Cheltenham.
* telegraph.co.uk – "Cheltenham racing abandoned after rain" (2008).