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 1923 | Handicap | 2 miles 100 yards | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| 1 | HEDU | F Brown | Tom Coulthwaite | Mr Kemp Evens fav |
| 2 | CHALLOW | George Duller | Anthony | Mr Kershaw 11/2 |
| 3 | KROON BELLE | Speck | Saxby | Major Holloway 100/7 |
| 4 | PACIFIST | A Robson | Gore | Mr Moore 9/4 |
| 5 | GLANDURRA | Jack Anthony | A Hastings | Mr A Hastings 100/7 |
| 6 | SHANDON BELLS | Trudgill | Newey | Mr Burke 100/7 |
| 7 | SWEET MAUVEREEN | P Allden | Allden | Mr Allden 100/7 |
| Over round 122% | ||||
| This race was run on Tuesday 6th March 1923 when Hedu beat Challow and Kroon Belle by a short head and 1 1/2 lengths | ||||