David Nicholson and Martin Pipe, together with Desert Orchid, a National Hunt icon, and three-time Gold Cup winner Best Mate, will be included in the Cheltenham Hall of Fame. They are the first new names to be added to the Prestbury Park chart since 1998.

Nicholson, Pipe, Desert Orchid and Best Mate will join the twelve existing members, which include Golden Miller, Arkle, Michael Dickinson and Vincent O’Brien. "We felt that the time was right to add some new names to the list and the four new members of the Hall of Fame all richly deserve their place among the greats," Edward Gillespie, managing Director of Cheltenham, said.

In order to celebrate and make the inclusion of the Hall of Fame’s latest members official, there will be a ceremony in the winner’s enclosure before the first race on March 13th, the first day of the Festival.