Champion Hurdle Betting Guide

Welcome to the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle betting and event guide, the best bet on the net for Cheltenham Champion Hurdle betting tips, runners, trainers, jockeys and more.

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• View live Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle odds

The Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy will be raced at 3:15 on Tuesday, 10 March. As per tradition, the Class 1 race is run on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival with thousands of punters eagerly hoping for the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle odds to work in their favour.

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Cheltenham Festival Betting

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The Cheltenham Champion Hurdle Results

In 2008, trainer Alan King’s Katchit put in a terrific performance to become the first five-year-old horse to win the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle since See You Then’s victory in 1985. English jockey Robert Thornton paced the hurdler perfectly to pull in a length before Osana at 10/1 odds. The total prize money for the 2008 Cheltenham Champion Hurdle was around £360,000.

The 2007 Cheltenham Champion Hurdle was won by Sublimity with jockey Philip Carberry and trainer John Carr.

Champion Hurdle Odds and Information

The Champion Hurdle race, run since 1927, is a Grade 1 National Hunt race, run over a distance of 2 miles 110 yards. Horses need to be at least four years of age to enter. The entries for Tuesday, 10 March have been confirmed - click the link to view the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy runners listing.

The Champion Hurdle race will once again attract a huge crowd that lines the stands and banks to cheer on their favoured runners as they race around the Old Course at Cheltenham Racecourse. The difficult final uphill stretch is renowned for resulting in some surprise finishes that defy the Champion Hurdle odds.