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Cheltenham Festival Day Four

Race 6 – The Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

Friday 17 March 2017

(Apologies for the poor photo quality but, by this stage of the afternoon,

I’d lost the battle against the overcast conditions) 

 

Race 6 a Remiluc.jpg

Race 6 b Taglietelle.jpg

 

Race 6:

The Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

 

Heading to the start;

Remiluc

(T: Chris Gordon; J: Harry Reed)

 

17 March 2017

 

Race 6:

The Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

 

Heading to the start;

Taglietelle

(T: Gordon Elliott; J: Cian Collins)

 

17 March 2017

Race 6 c Dell' Arca.jpg

Race 6 d Lac Fontana.jpg

 

Race 6:

The Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

 

Heading to the start;

Dell’ Arca

(T: David Pipe; J: David Noonan)

 

17 March 2017

 

 

Race 6:

The Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

 

Heading to the start;

Lac Fontana

(T: Paul Nicholls; J: Jack Sherwood)

 

17 March 2017

Race 6 e Runfordave.jpg

Race 6 f Ballyhill.jpg

 

Race 6:

The Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

 

Heading to the start;

Runfordave

(T: Gordon Elliott; J: Donagh Meyler)

 

17 March 2017

 

 

Race 6:

The Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

 

Heading to the start;

Ballyhill

(T: Nigel Twiston-Davies; J: Jamie Bargary)

 

17 March 2017

Race 6 g Gibralfaro.jpg

Race 6 h Verni.jpg

 

Race 6:

The Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

 

Heading to the start;

Gibralfaro

(T: Alan King; J: Tom Bellamy)

 

17 March 2017

 

 

Race 6:

The Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

 

Heading to the start;

Verni

(T: Philip Hobbs; J: Thomas Cheesman)

 

17 March 2017

Race 6 i Thomas Campbell.jpg

Race 6 j Massini's Trap.jpg

 

Race 6:

The Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

 

Heading to the start;

Thomas Campbell

(T: Nicky Henderson; J: Ned Curtis)

 

17 March 2017

 

 

Race 6:

The Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

 

Heading to the start;

Massini’s Trap

(T: James A Nash; J: Kieron Edgar)

 

17 March 2017

Race 6 k Champagne Classic.jpg

Race 6 l Catamaran Du Seuil.jpg

 

Race 6:

The Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

 

Heading to the start;

Champagne Classic

(T: Gordon Elliott; J: JJ Slevin)

 

17 March 2017

 

Race 6:

The Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

 

Heading to the start;

Catamaran Du Seuil

(T: Dr Richard Newland; J: Charlie Hammond)

 

17 March 2017

Race 6 m Coo Star Sivola.jpg

Race 6 n I Shot The Sherriff.jpg

 

Race 6:

The Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

 

Heading to the start;

Coo Star Sivola

(T: Nick Williams; J: Lizzie Kelly)

 

17 March 2017

 

 

Race 6:

The Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

 

Heading to the start;

I Shot The Sheriff

(T: Tony Martin; J: Shane Shortall)

 

17 March 2017

 

Race 6 o one circuit to go.jpg

Race 6 p the finish.jpg

 

Race 6:

The Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

 

One circuit to go and

Coo Star Sivola leads the way

 

17 March 2017

 

 

Race 6:

The Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

 

Champagne Classic, Verni, Born Survivor,

Coo Star Sivola and Runfordave fight out the finish

 

17 March 2017

 

Race 6 q the finish.jpg

Race 6 r Tommy Silver.jpg

 

Race 6:

The Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

 

And the verdict goes to ...

Champagne Classic

(T: Gordon Elliott; J: JJ Slevin)

 

17 March 2017

 

 

Race 6:

The Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

 

The runners return;

11th-placed Tommy Silver (left)

(T: Paul Nicholls; J: Stan Sheppard)

and 18th-placed Dell’ Arca

(T: David Pipe; J: David Noonan)

 

 

17 March 2017

 

Race 6 s Verni.jpg

Race 6 t Massini's Trap.jpg

 

Race 6:

The Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

 

The runners return;

15th-placed Remilic (left)

(T: Chris Gordon; J: Harry Reed)

and runner-up Verni (centre)

(T: Philip Hobbs; J: Thomas Cheesman),

also 13th-placed Doesyourdogbite

(T: Jonjo O’Neill; J: Killian Moore)

 

17 March 2017

 

 

Race 6:

The Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

 

The runners return;

8th-placed Battleford (left)

(T: Willie Mullins; J: AW Short)

and 14th-placed Massini’s Trap (centre)

(T: James A Nash; J: Kieron Edgar),

also 17th-placed Pain Au Chocolate

(T: Dan Skelton; J: Lewis Gordon)

 

17 March 2017

 

Race 6 u Ballyhill.jpg

Race 6 v the winner Champagne Classic.jpg

 

Race 6:

The Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

 

The runners return;

19th-placed Ballyhill

(T: Nigel Twiston-Davies; J: Jamie Bargary)

 

17 March 2017

 

 

Race 6:

The Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

 

The winner returns;

Champagne Classic

(T: Gordon Elliott; J: JJ Slevin)

 

17 March 2017

 

 

 

 

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