2021 Champion Hurdle Betting Tips & Previews
2021 Cheltenham Champion Hurdle Tips
Champion Hurdle Past Winners
The outstanding mare Epatante won the race last with a dominant performance ahead of her nearest rival Sharjah. Here's all the winners from the past decade:
Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Field |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 |
Epatante |
6 |
Barry Geraghty |
Nicky Henderson |
17 |
4:07.03 |
2019 |
Espoir D’Allen |
5 |
Mark Walsh |
Gavin Cromwell (IRE) |
10 |
3:59.07 |
2018 |
Buveur D’Air |
7 |
Barry Geraghty |
Nicky Henderson |
11 |
4:05.00 |
2017 |
Buveur D’Air |
6 |
Noel Fehily |
Nicky Henderson |
11 |
3:50.90 |
2016 |
Annie Power |
8 |
Ruby Walsh |
Willie Mullins (IRE) |
12 |
3:45.10 |
2015 |
Faugheen |
7 |
Ruby Walsh |
Willie Mullins (IRE) |
8 |
3:50.90 |
2014 |
Jezki |
6 |
Barry Geraghty |
Jessica Harrington (IRE) |
9 |
3:45.25 |
2013 |
Hurricane Fly |
9 |
Ruby Walsh |
Willie Mullins (IRE) |
9 |
3:59.35 |
2012 |
Rock On Ruby |
7 |
Noel Fehily |
Paul Nicholls |
10 |
3:05:10 |
2011 |
Hurricane Fly |
7 |
Ruby Walsh |
Willie Mullins |
11 |
3:53.71 |
2010 |
Binocular |
6 |
Tony McCoy |
Nicky Henderson |
12 |
3:53.80 |
The Champion Hurdle will be staged on March 16th in the 2021 Cheltenham Festival. Look out here at Betting.Betfair for our news, interviews and tips for one of the headlines races of the four-day event.
Cheltenham Festival starts with Champion Day, beginning with the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle and then the Arkle Chase. The Champion Hurdle is the main focus of the afternoon:
| Hour |
Day 1 Races |
Distance |
Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:30 |
Supreme Novices' Hurdle |
2m 87y |
Grade 1 Novice Hurdle |
2:10 |
Arkle Challenge Trophy Steeple Chase |
1m 7f 199y |
Grade 1 Novice Chase |
2:50 |
Ultima Handicap Steeple Chase |
3m 1f |
Grade 3 Handicap Chase |
3:30 |
Champion Hurdle |
2m 87y |
Grade 1 Hurdle |
4:10 |
Mares’ Hurdle |
2m 3f 200y |
Grade 1 Mares’ Hurdle |
4:50 |
Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle |
2m 87y |
Grade 3 Juvenile Handicap Hurdle |
5:30 |
National Hunt Steeple Chase Challenge Cup |
3m 5f 201y |
Grade 2 Novice Chase |
Cheltenham Race – Champion Hurdle
The Champion Hurdle is the main event on day one of Cheltenham Festival. Nicky Henderson’s charge, Epatante, will be the leading contender to repeat her feat from last year, although there will be challengers from the field.
No trainer has had greater success in the Champion Hurdle than Henderson, winning the crown eight times. Buveur D’Air was his last great horse, which won the race in successive years in 2017 and 2018. Epatante could match her former stable-mate and then set her stall out for a third triumph in 2022.