Champion Hurdle

The Champion Hurdle is the climax of Britain’s national hunt hurdling season and the first major race of the Cheltenham Festival. The third race of day one of the Cheltenham Festival is renowned for producing exciting tight finishes between the top hurdlers in the world.

Open to five year old and above horses, the Champion Hurdle is run over a distance of 2 miles 110 yards on the Cheltenham Old Course. Competitors in the Champion Hurdle are required to take on eight hurdles at full speed, making for a fast-paced race.

Champion Hurdle Betting Tips

Read our 2012 Champion Hurdle Betting Tips & Preview for the latest in-depth tips. (Coming soon)

Champion Hurdle History and Winners

The Champion Hurdle dates back to 1927 when Bill Payne’s Blaris became the first Champion Hurdle winner. Initially run over a distance of 2 miles 220 yards, the Champion Hurdle quickly developed into the unofficial annual hurdling championship and has been claimed by the finest hurdlers in the history of national hunt racing.

Amongst the outstanding Champion Hurdle winners is Istabraq. Although Istabraq shares his record of three consecutive Champion Hurdle winners titles with four other great racehorses, his fine pedigree (his damsire was the legendary Secretariat) and his scorching Champion Hurdle record time of 3m 48.1s mark him as the greatest racehorse in the event’s history.

2012 Champion Hurdle Odds

England - Champion Hurdle Antepost Betting []
Hurricane Fly	2	8/11	4/5	2	5/6	4/5	4/6	7/4
Grandouet	6	6	13/2	6	13/2	6	6	6
Spirit Son	7	-	-	7	-	-	-	-
Zarkandar	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Binocular	8	8	10	8	8	7	11/2	9
Rock On Ruby	10	12	12	10	12	10	10	12
Oscars Well	16	12	12	16	14	10	10	16
Oscar Whisky	16	12	16	16	20	16	10	-
Over	-	-	33	-	-	-	-	-
Overturn	25	28	-	25	25	25	25	33
Thousand Stars	16	20	20	16	20	20	16	20
Brampour	25	40	33	25	33	33	25	33
Unaccompanied	12	20	-	12	16	16	-	25
Mikael D'haguenet	40	40	50	40	33	40	25	50
Starluck	-	28	50	-	50	50	25	-
Celestial Halo	-	33	50	-	40	50	20	-
Bobby Ewing	-	40	50	-	50	66	33	-
Clerk's Choice	-	66	100	-	100	66	50	-
Flat Out	-	33	-	-	50	50	33	50
Zaidpour	25	25	33	25	33	40	20	33
Peddlers Cross	-	14	25	-	25	20	14	-
Staying Article	-	28	40	-	50	40	25	-
Dare Me	-	50	66	-	66	66	50	-
So Young	25	25	25	25	33	33	20	33
Menorah	16	-	-	16	-	-	-	-
Final Approach	-	33	40	-	50	50	25	-
Olofi	-	50	66	-	66	50	50	66
Kalann	-	66	200	-	100	50	66	-
Moon Dice	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Raya Star	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Al Ferof	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
All The Aces	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Casual Conquest	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cue Card	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dandino	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dunguib	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Khyber Kim	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Prospect Wells	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sire De Grugy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sprinter Sacre	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
The Real Article	33	-	-	33	-	-	-	-
Third Intention	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tocca Ferro	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Topolski	-	66	66	-	100	100	33	-
Zafisio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dynaste	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Empire Levant	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Champion Hurdle Race

• 2011 Champion Hurdle Results
• 2010 Champion Hurdle Result
• 2009 Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle Result
• Champion Hurdle Race Card
• 2003 Champion Hurdle Result
• 2004 Champion Hurdle Result
• 2005 Champion Hurdle Result
• 2006 Champion Hurdle Result
• 2007 Smurfit Champion Hurdle Result
• 2008 Smurfit Champion Hurdle Result

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