Champion Hurdle

Next Running: 10th March 2009

The Champion Hurdle is held at Cheltenham racecourse and is part of the Cheltenham Festival.

The race is a Grade 1 National Hunt race for four-year-olds and above, the distance is 2 miles and is the highlight race of the first day of the Festival which is held in March.

There are two courses at Cheltenham and The Champion Hurdle is run on the old course, the horses have to tackle eight hurdles in all.

In 2007 Sublimity won the race with odds of 16/1 however this horse had earlier been backed at 600/1! Despite this records show that generally there is rarely a shock with the favourites doing well.

Those that have previously won the Supreme Novices Hurdle generally do well here and when looking to pick the winner look for horses that have been succesful over hurdles further than two miles. The course at Cheltenham is a stiff task for the horses and this is where stamina will play its part.

This years race looks to be a competative one with a mix of new equine stars and those with experience in prestige events including past winners here such as Hardy Eustace in 2004 and 2005.

Race Facts
Age Limit	4yo+
Distance	2m
Entrants	Open

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Previous Winners of the Champion Hurdle

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Odds
2008	Katchit	Robert Thornton	Alan King
2008	Serious Attitude (IRE)	J Fortune	Rae Guest	4/1 f
2007	Sublimity	Philip Carberry	John Carr
2006	Brave Inca	Tony McCoy	Colm Murphy
2005	Hardy Eustace	Conor O'Dwyer	Dessie Hughes
2004	Hardy Eustace	Conor O'Dwyer	Dessie Hughes
2003	Rooster Booster	Richard Johnson	Philip Hobbs
2002	Hors La Loi III	Dean Gallagher	James Fanshawe
2001	Meeting Abandoned
2000	Istabraq	Charlie Swan	Aidan O'Brien
1999	Istabraq	Charlie Swan	Aidan O'Brien
1998	Istabraq	Charlie Swan	Aidan O'Brien
1997	Make a Stand	Tony McCoy	Martin Pipe
1996	Collier Bay	Graham Bradley	Jim Old
1995	Alderbrook	Norman Williamson	Kim Bailey
1994	Flakey Dove	Mark Dwyer	Richard Price
1993	Granville Again	Peter Scudamore	Martin Pipe
1992	Royal Gait	Graham McCourt	James Fanshawe

Latest Betting Odds - Champion Hurdle


Binocular	2.10	2.00	2.25	2.25	2.37	2.25	2.25	2.25	2.00	2.64
Sublimity	11.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	11.00	10.00	11.00	11.00	9.00	13.00
Katchit	13.00	13.00	13.00	11.00	11.00	11.00	13.00	13.00	13.00	17.50
Crack Away Jack	15.00	13.00	13.00	15.00	13.00	13.00	13.00	13.00	13.00	15.50
Osana	11.00	11.00	13.00	13.00	13.00	12.00	15.00	11.00	13.00	18.50
Celestial Halo	13.00	15.00	15.00	11.00	17.00	13.00	15.00	15.00	13.00	16.50
Punjabi	15.00	13.00	13.00	13.00	13.00	13.00	15.00	13.00	13.00	21.00
Sizing Europe	15.00	11.00	15.00	11.00	17.00	13.00	15.00	13.00	13.00	23.00
Jered	15.00	13.00	13.00	13.00	11.00	13.00	21.00	13.00	15.00	27.00
Snap Tie	17.00	17.00	17.00	17.00	17.00	17.00	21.00	17.00	21.00	27.00
Harchibald	17.00	17.00	17.00	17.00	15.00	21.00	21.00	17.00	17.00	29.00
Sentry Duty	-	-	-	-	21.00	-	-	21.00	-	120.00
Catch Me	26.00	21.00	26.00	21.00	17.00	26.00	34.00	21.00	-	170.00
Won In The Dark	26.00	21.00	26.00	26.00	21.00	21.00	41.00	26.00	21.00	55.00
Ashkazar	26.00	21.00	26.00	21.00	26.00	17.00	41.00	26.00	34.00	65.00
Blue Bajan	34.00	26.00	34.00	26.00	34.00	41.00	41.00	34.00	34.00	100.00
Brave Inca	34.00	21.00	26.00	34.00	34.00	21.00	51.00	34.00	-	90.00
Solwhit	51.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	200.00
Pierrot Lunaire	51.00	26.00	-	-	-	-	-	34.00	-	400.00
Franchoek	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	51.00	-	230.00
Khyber Kim	51.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	41.00	-	600.00
Chomba Womba	34.00	21.00	34.00	34.00	-	17.00	51.00	34.00	-	680.00
Rippling Ring	-	-	-	-	34.00	-	-	51.00	-	710.00
Aigle Dor	51.00	-	-	41.00	34.00	-	-	34.00	-	200.00
Numide	67.00	-	-	51.00	-	-	-	51.00	-	230.00
De valira	-	26.00	-	51.00	41.00	-	67.00	67.00	-	300.00
Jazz Messenger	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	67.00	-	660.00
Hardy Eustace	51.00	-	-	51.00	34.00	-	81.00	67.00	-	330.00
Muirhead	-	-	-	-	41.00	-	101.00	101.00	-	130.00
Hurricane Fly	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	28.00
Cousin Vinny	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	200.00
Sunnyhillboy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	250.00
Red Maloney	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Punchestowns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	400.00
Captain Cee Bee	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	300.00

Prices Last Updated: 06/01/2009 at 13:37:47
Market Expires: 10/03/2009

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