Relkeel Hurdle

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Relkeel Hurdle
2024
Pink and white (halved), black sleeves, black cap, pink star Light blue, orange epaulets Pink, red chevrons, pink sleeves, white stars, red cap, pink star
Bob Olinger Marie's Rock Brewin'upastorm
Previous years
2023
Light blue, orange epaulets Purple, yellow star, red sleeves, yellow cap Maroon
Marie's Rock Dashel Drasher First Street
2022
Dark blue, emerald green hoop, pink sleeves, emerald green cap Black, beige and black striped sleeves Red, black diamond, red sleeves, yellow diamonds, black cap, red diamonds
Stormy Ireland Mcfabulous Guard Your Dreams
2021
Black, beige and black striped sleeves Red, white sleeves, blue and white striped cap Dark blue, light blue hoop, checked sleeves and cap
Mcfabulous On The Blind Side Thomas Darby
2020-2011
2020
Light blue, pink chevrons, light blue sleeves, light blue cap, pink star Pink, royal blue chevron, halved sleeves, royal blue cap Dark blue and white diabolo, hooped sleeves and cap
Summerville Boy Roksana William Henry
2019
Emerald green, beige braces, yellow sleeves, orange cap Emerald green, dark green sleeves, dark green and emerald green quartered cap Dark blue, royal blue stars, dark blue and red halved sleeves, red cap
Midnight Shadow Wholestone Old Guard
2018
Emerald green, dark green sleeves, dark green and emerald green quartered cap Purple, yellow chevrons, purple sleeves, yellow cap, purple star Emerald green, yellow stars, striped sleeves, royal blue and yellow striped cap
Wholestone Agrapart Colin's Sister
2017
Purple, yellow chevrons, purple sleeves, yellow cap, purple star Emerald green, dark green sleeves, dark green and emerald green quartered cap Dark green and orange (quartered), dark green sleeves, hooped cap
Agrapart L'Ami Serge Cole Harden
2016
Emerald green, white stars, white sleeves, emerald green stars Emerald green, red stars, red and yellow check sleeves, emerald green cap, yellow star Dark green and orange (quartered), dark green sleeves, hooped cap
Camping Ground Lil Rockerfeller Cole Harden
2014
Dark green, white cross belts, light green sleeves, dark green and white hooped cap Dark blue, emerald green hoop, quartered cap Scarlet, yellow sash and sleeves, royal blue cap
Rock on Ruby Volnay De Thaix Brother Brian
2013
Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap Royal blue, red sleeves, white spots, red cap, white spots Yellow and black chevrons, yellow sleeves, white and black striped cap
More of That Salubrious Glens Melody
2012
Dark blue and white diabolo, hooped sleeves and cap Maroon and white (quartered), checked sleeves and cap Red, orange diamond, orange sleeves, red stars, red cap, orange diamonds
Oscar Whisky Crack Away Jack Brampour
2011
Dark blue and white diabolo, hooped sleeves and cap Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap Red, white chevron, hooped sleeves and cap
Oscar Whisky Get Me Out of Here Cockney Trucker
2010-2001
2010
Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap Yellow, royal blue seams, grey sleeves, royal blue seams, royal blue cap Black and white (halved), red sleeves and cap
Karabak Any Given Day Celestial Halo
2009
Orange, black epaulets White, light blue spots, white sleeves, light blue cap, white spots Yellow, dark blue star, armlets and star on cap
Zaynar Cape Tribulation Shalone
2007
Maroon, light blue epaulets, light blue sleeves, maroon stars, quartered cap Red, white sleeves and cap Emerald green, white stars, emerald green cap, white star
Pouvoir Good Bye Simon Pigeon Island
2006
White, mauve stars Royal blue, yellow chevrons, yellow sleeves, royal blue spots, yellow cap Emerald green and yellow hoops, white cap
Black Jack Ketchum Blazing Bailey Palmridge
2005
Dark blue, white armlets Mauve and pink check, white sleeves, pink cap Orange, White halved sleeves
Mighty Man The Market Man Prins Willem
2004
Emerald green and white (quartered), orange and white halved sleeves, orange cap, white star Mauve and pink check, white sleeves, pink cap Beige and black halved, black chevrons on sleeves, beige cap
Lough Derg Exotic Dancer Dalaram
2003
Yellow, blue star and armlets, star on cap White, Maroon hoops, sleeves and cap Royal Blue, Yellow Cross of Lorraine, diabolo on sleeves
Crystal d'Ainay Sh Boom Starzaan
2002
Light blue, dark blue diamond and diamond on cap Royal blue, emerald green sleeves, white cap, emerald green spots Yellow, dark blue stripe, dark blue sleeves, yellow armlets, white cap
Eternal Spring Classified In Contrast
2001
Light blue, purple hoop, yellow cap White, black seams, yellow and white halved sleeves, yellow cap Blue, red inverted triangle and chevrons on sleeves, red cap
See You Sometime Montalcino I Tres Touche
2000-1991
2000
YELLOW, Red star, Yellow sleeves and White armlet, Yellow cap and Red star ROYALBLUE, Red chevrons, RoyalBlue sleeves and Red diabolo, Red cap and RoyalBlue star Beige and emerald green check, beige sleeves
Mister Banjo Run For Paddy Doctor Goddard
1999
Royal blue, red stars, sleeves and star on cap Yellow, Purple and Yellow striped sleeves Emerald green, white stars, emerald green cap, white star
Heros Fatal Behrajan Picket Piece
1998
Brown, dark green sleeves, yellow cap White, light blue stars, red chevrons on sleeves, red cap Emerald green, yellow spots, yellow and emerald green halved sleeves, purple cap
Lady Rebecca Zafarabad Rainbow Frontier
1997
Royal blue, emerald green sleeves, white cap, emerald green spots Pale blue, scarlet cap Yellow, light green stars, black sleeves, yellow cap
Daraydan Mighty Moss Red Raja
1996
Royal blue, white striped sleeves Turquoise, white striped sleeves Grey, maroon hooped sleeves, quartered cap
Karshi Mandys Mantino Serenity Prayer
1994
Green, maroon chevrons on body, striped cap Red and yellow hoops, diabolo on sleeves, black cap White, Red epaulets and armlets, Red and Yellow check cap
Fatack Top Spin Spring Marathon
1993
Red, light blue chevrons, red sleeves, hooped cap Black and white stripes, chevrons on sleeves, black cap, white star Yellow, black star, hooped sleeves, red cap
Dance of Words Satin Lover Kadi
1992
Green and white stripes, green sleeves and cap Pink and grey diamonds, pink cap Royal blue, emerald green sleeves, white cap, emerald green spots
Lonesome Glory Al Mutahm Beebob
1991
Royal blue, white seams, armlets and cap Light blue, dark blue diamond and diamond on cap Black, gold cross and stripe on cap
Granville Again Tyrone Bridge Crystal Spirit
1990-1989
1989
Brown, white hoop and sleeves, quartered cap Yellow, black hoops, yellow sleeves, black seams Blue and white (quartered), hooped sleeves, quartered cap
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[edit]

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer
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 S Curran Jacqui Doyle
1995 no race 1995 [b]
1996 Karshi Jamie Osborne Henrietta Knight
1997 Daraydan Tony McCoy Martin Pipe
1998 Lady Rebecca Rodney Farrant Venetia Williams
1999 Heros Fatal 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
  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[edit]

References[edit]

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