2024 Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle Betting Odds at Cheltenham racecourse

Friday, 15 March 2024

Willie Mullins will hope to sign off as the winning trainer at the 2023 Cheltenham Festival, with the Irish handler possibly having the favourite to claim a victory. However, Gordon Elliott has a potential fleet of horses who could line up in the Martin Pipe and that includes Imagine and American Mike. Watch out for the latest price movements ahead of the off.

Cool Survivor and Three Card Brag could also run for the Irish trainer, with several horses having multiple entries across the Festival, with a combination of five-year-old and six-year-old set to compete over a reasonably long distance. It’s the final chance to back a winner at the 2023 Cheltenham Festival and there are lots of horses with lively chances.

Hms Seahorse
Hms Seahorse
15.00
Hms Seahorse
Hms Seahorse
Best Odds15.00
All Odds14/1
Langer Dan
Langer Dan
15.00
Langer Dan
Langer Dan
Best Odds15.00
All Odds14/1
Imagine
Imagine
15.00
Imagine
Imagine
Best Odds15.00
All Odds14/1
Diverge
Diverge
15.00
Diverge
Diverge
Best Odds15.00
All Odds14/1
Icare Allen
Icare Allen
15.00
Icare Allen
Icare Allen
Best Odds15.00
All Odds14/1
Cool Survivor
Cool Survivor
15.00
Cool Survivor
Cool Survivor
Best Odds15.00
All Odds14/1
Byker
Byker
15.00
Byker
Byker
Best Odds15.00
All Odds14/1
Risk Belle
Risk Belle
15.00
Risk Belle
Risk Belle
Best Odds15.00
All Odds14/1
Sa Fureur
Sa Fureur
17.00
Sa Fureur
Sa Fureur
Best Odds17.00
All Odds16/1
Irish Hill
Irish Hill
17.00
Irish Hill
Irish Hill
Best Odds17.00
All Odds16/1
Iroko
Iroko
17.00
Iroko
Iroko
Best Odds17.00
All Odds16/1
Might I
Might I
17.00
Might I
Might I
Best Odds17.00
All Odds16/1
Captain Conby
Captain Conby
17.00
Captain Conby
Captain Conby
Best Odds17.00
All Odds16/1
Good Risk At All
Good Risk At All
17.00
Good Risk At All
Good Risk At All
Best Odds17.00
All Odds16/1
Camprond
Camprond
17.00
Camprond
Camprond
Best Odds17.00
All Odds16/1
An Epic Song
An Epic Song
17.00
An Epic Song
An Epic Song
Best Odds17.00
All Odds16/1
No Ordinary Joe
No Ordinary Joe
21.00
No Ordinary Joe
No Ordinary Joe
Best Odds21.00
All Odds20/1
Tekao
Tekao
21.00
Tekao
Tekao
Best Odds21.00
All Odds20/1
Rare Edition
Rare Edition
21.00
Rare Edition
Rare Edition
Best Odds21.00
All Odds20/1
Chasing Fire
Chasing Fire
21.00
Chasing Fire
Chasing Fire
Best Odds21.00
All Odds20/1
Bad
Bad
21.00
Bad
Bad
Best Odds21.00
All Odds20/1
Jazzy Matty
Jazzy Matty
21.00
Jazzy Matty
Jazzy Matty
Best Odds21.00
All Odds20/1
Doctor Bravo
Doctor Bravo
21.00
Doctor Bravo
Doctor Bravo
Best Odds21.00
All Odds20/1
Ho My Lord
Ho My Lord
26.00
Ho My Lord
Ho My Lord
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Strong Leader
Strong Leader
26.00
Strong Leader
Strong Leader
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
San Salvador
San Salvador
26.00
San Salvador
San Salvador
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Mark Of Gold
Mark Of Gold
26.00
Mark Of Gold
Mark Of Gold
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
American Mike
American Mike
26.00
American Mike
American Mike
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Perseus Way
Perseus Way
26.00
Perseus Way
Perseus Way
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Haxo
Haxo
34.00
Haxo
Haxo
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Watch House Cross
Watch House Cross
34.00
Watch House Cross
Watch House Cross
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Au Fleuron
Au Fleuron
34.00
Au Fleuron
Au Fleuron
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Sir Allen
Sir Allen
34.00
Sir Allen
Sir Allen
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Saylavee
Saylavee
34.00
Saylavee
Saylavee
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Bold Endeavour
Bold Endeavour
34.00
Bold Endeavour
Bold Endeavour
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Fennor Cross
Fennor Cross
34.00
Fennor Cross
Fennor Cross
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Grand Roi
Grand Roi
34.00
Grand Roi
Grand Roi
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Scaramanga
Scaramanga
34.00
Scaramanga
Scaramanga
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
West To The Bridge
West To The Bridge
34.00
West To The Bridge
West To The Bridge
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Spanish Harlem
Spanish Harlem
34.00
Spanish Harlem
Spanish Harlem
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Riaan
Riaan
34.00
Riaan
Riaan
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Buddy One
Buddy One
34.00
Buddy One
Buddy One
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Persian Time
Persian Time
34.00
Persian Time
Persian Time
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Firm Footings
Firm Footings
34.00
Firm Footings
Firm Footings
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Spirit Of Legend
Spirit Of Legend
41.00
Spirit Of Legend
Spirit Of Legend
Best Odds41.00
All Odds40/1
Spy
Spy
41.00
Spy
Spy
Best Odds41.00
All Odds40/1
Palace Boy
Palace Boy
51.00
Palace Boy
Palace Boy
Best Odds51.00
All Odds50/1
Marble Sands
Marble Sands
51.00
Marble Sands
Marble Sands
Best Odds51.00
All Odds50/1
Master Chewy
Master Chewy
51.00
Master Chewy
Master Chewy
Best Odds51.00
All Odds50/1
Mctigue
Mctigue
51.00
Mctigue
Mctigue
Best Odds51.00
All Odds50/1

2023 Martin Pipe Hurdle Betting Tips

Much depends on the handicaps and which horse is most favourably weighted for this encounter, with Spanish Harlem carrying 11-2 and perhaps this is the runner to back each-way for the Martin Pipe on Gold Cup day. The five-year-old was beaten as the odds-on favourite at Thurles last time out and he was also chinned by Three Card Brag before that.

Perhaps Three Card Brag is the horse to therefore consider and Gordon Elliott has a stack of horses who are competing in this finale, with the six-year-old having multiple entries although his price is sure to shorten significantly if the runner is able to produce the same level of performance that we saw at Fairyhouse.

American Mike hasn’t been outside the top four in any of his four races this season although he was second last to Hunters Yarn at Navan in mid-February, with the horse struggling to build on an impressive second to Facile Vega in last year’s Cheltenham Festival Bumper, with other Gordon Elliott-trained runners preferred.

These include Cool Survivor who has landed a couple of wins this year and the horse ran a relative blinder when finishing fourth at 25/1 in the Novice Hurdle at the Dublin Racing Festival, with there being more to come from a runner who looks a decent each-way shout at the early prices. Make sure you compare the latest racing odds before going ahead with your wagers.


Langer Dan is a six-year-old who hasn’t been seen at a racecourse this season and that adds an element of doubt as to how he will perform. On the flip side, the horse won the 2021 Imperial Cup at Sandown Park before coming narrowly close to securing a big million double in the Martin Pipe and Skelton appears focused on trying to make this happen in 2022.

This is only a little horse who was able to win the Imperial Cup by four and a half lengths, with the runner being desperately unlucky to run into a horse like Galopin Des Champs considering that the latter has gone from strength to strength during the 2021-22 National Hunt season.

Chemical Energy runs for Gordon Elliott and there is plenty to recommend a horse that was last seen at a racecourse when claiming a Fairyhouse victory in a Novices Hurdle over the festive season. That was over two miles and four furlongs, with the horse being a potentially strong each-way bet to land the spoils here.

Saint Felicien is another interesting contender and it will be good to get enhanced place terms when it comes to the Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle. This is a five-year-old who has no Cheltenham experience, although the horse could only finish second to Darasso in the BetVictor Limestone Lad Hurdle.


If you haven’t backed any winners at the Cheltenham Festival 2020 at this point, then you only have one chance left and that comes in the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle.

This is the final race of the 2020 meeting, with the race having been in operation since 2009, with Andytown winning the first ever heat, while recent winners have been Champagne Classic, Blow By Blow and Early Doors.

The hurdle race takes place over two miles and four furlongs, with Willie Mullins proving the most successful trainer thus far thanks to saddling Sir Des Champs, Don Poli and Killultagh Vic over the years.

Trainer Gavin Cromwell had a winner for JP McManus last year and perhaps it will be the same story this time around, with Ilikedwayurthinkin likely to trade among the favourites and the six-year-old put on an impressive showing at Leopardstown over Christmas.

The horse finished fifth on soft ground against a decent field of horses, with Barry Geraghty likely to be on board and the big question is to how the runner is going to adapt to Cheltenham considering he has never run there before.

Column Of Fire runs for Gordon Elliott, with the six-year-old having enjoyed a successful season and the latest performance saw the horse finish third out of a field of twenty-eight horses.

Jack Kennedy was on board the 5/1 favourite at the time, with Davy Russell having previously won at even money when landing a Maiden Hurdle victory over two miles and four furlongs at Punchestown.

There are other horses that could be in contention, with The Bosses Oscar another Gordon Elliott charge who is five-years-old and the horse hasn’t been out of the top two this season.

A victory at Leopardstown during the Christmas break was a highlight and that Maiden Hurdle win was followed by a second-placed finish in a Novice Hurdle at Thurles.