| Date | Time | Class | Distance |
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| Tue 12th March 2024 | 15:30 | Grade 1 | 2 miles 110 yards |
The Champion Hurdle is the UK’s premier 2 mile hurdles race. It is also the first of the feature races run at the Cheltenham Festival.
2024 Champion Hurdle Preview
The 2024 Champion Hurdle betting markets are dominated by State Man, winner of three consecutive Irish Grade 1 hurdle events. While he’s a deserved favourite, he’s trading below Evens which is not a fair reflection of the capabilities of other horses in this field.
Irish Point rounds is the next of the favourites. If you can back him each way at over 4/1 he provides the best value of the favourites with three consecutive wins to his name, including the Mersey Novices Hurdle at Aintree last season.
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*Form data excludes P2P races and is for the last 6 races of any type (incl. both NH and Flat)
Indicated odds were updated on 2024-03-12 11:59:02 UTC. Please note that odds are subject to change.
Indicated odds were updated on 2024-03-12 11:59:02 UTC. Please note that odds are subject to change.
Champion Hurdle Tips
*Note: Betting tips are only displayed on the day of the race.
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Indicated odds were updated on 2024-04-23 4:37:03 UTC. Please note that
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Tips cannot guarantee betting success. Review tipsters performance and bet responsibly.
Tips cannot guarantee betting success. Review tipsters performance and bet responsibly.
2024 Champion Hurdle Tips & Analysis
Only one of our featured tipsters has weighed in on the 2024 Champion Hurdle, with Glendale getting behind the short odds favourite for the race.
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About the Champion Hurdle
The Champion Hurdle is the premier 2 mile hurdles race in National Hunt racing. Run on the Old Course at Cheltenham, the race features eight hurdles. Entry to the race is open to 4-year-old and above hurdlers. The exact race distance extends a touch over 2 miles, with an extra half furlong on the run-in.
The Champion Hurdle typically attracts the top 2 mile hurdlers in the sport, although star mares are sometimes preferred for the Mares Hurdle later in the day. Multiple wins in the Champion Hurdle will usually secure a horse status as an all-time great. Only one horse, the mare Dawn Run, has won the Champion Hurdle as well as the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
A huge amount of activity takes place on the Champion Hurdle betting markets, with casual racing fans piling money into the race. The antepost favourite is often deserving of its billing, but the weight of money getting behind its market position means the favourite will never be a value bet. In fact, its not unusual for horses priced under Evens to lose this race.
If you’re looking for direction on where to put your money, restrict your bets to horses with official ratings of 160 or higher. Class really does count in this race. Also keep an eye out for the winners of the Irish Champion Hurdle and the Christmas Hurdle if they make the final field, as those races serve as quality trials for Irish and English racehorses respectively.
Recent Winners
| Date | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
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| 2023 | Constitution Hill | 6 | Nico de Boinville | Nicky Henderson |
| 2022 | Honeysuckle | 8 | Rachael Blackmore | Henry de Bromhead (IRE) |
| 2021 | Honeysuckle | 7 | Rachael Blackmore | Henry de Bromhead (IRE) |
| 2020 | Epatante | 6 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson (IRE) |
| 2019 | Espoir d’Allen | 5 | Mark Walsh | Gavin Cromwell (IRE) |
