Cleeve Selling Hurdle

The Cleeve Selling Hurdle over 2 miles was held at the very first Festival in 1911 when won by Aftermath who went on to win the Stayers Selling Hurdle at the 1912 Festival. The Cleeve Selling Hurdle continued to be part of the programme on 7 further occasions, finally being dropped from the card after the 1923 running.
Early history:- The inaugural running of the Cleeve Selling Hurdle was as the opening race on Thursday 9th March 1911 when Aftermath (7/2) owned by Mr C Atherton Brown, trained by R Payne and ridden by Bill Payne beat Espanol (4/1) and Barbarossa (2/1 fav) by 5 lengths and 6 lengths.
Cleeve Selling Hurdle 1914 Handicap 2 miles 100 yards
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 SAUCEPAN W Escott Escott Mr J Dugdale 11/8 fav
2 MINSTER VALE Calder Cundell Mr J Ivall 7/1
3 LINDSAY GORDON Mr Hall Molloy Mr Molloy 8/1
4 CANNOCK LASS W Payne W Payne Captain Middleton 5/1
5 CLODIUS Piggott F Hartigan Lord Rosebery 6/1
6 PYRRHIC Mr Harrison Hallick Mr H Leatham 6/1
        Over round 111%
This race was run on Thursday 12th March 1914 when Saucepan beat Minster Vale and Lindsay Gordon by 2 lengths and 1 length