Smurfit Kappa Champion HurdleThe Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle is a Grade 1 race for 4 year old and above horses. It is run over a distance of 2 miles 110 yards on the old course at the Cheltenham Festival. The Champion Hurdle is one race at the Cheltenham Festival where past winners do well. In recent years Istabraq won it 3 times in a row, Hardy Eustace won it twice, followed by a third place and 2006 winner Brave Inca finished 2nd in 2007. Make the Most from Your Betting at The Cheltenham Festival
For the best odds on the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle check out the prices available via the betting exchanges at Betfair, Betdaq and the World Betting eXchange.
If you take an early bird price on the morning of the Champion Hurdle and the SP is greater bet365 will pay out at the bigger price.
Place a bet on the Champion Hurdle with BGbet and if your horse is beaten a short head or less they will refund your losing win stake. They are also offering best odds guaranteed on all races at The Cheltenham Festival
Recent Past Results| 2008 : Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (grade 1) | | Going : Good to Soft | 15 ran | | Pos | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | SP | | 1 | Katchit | A King | R Thornton | 10/1 | | 2 | Osana | D Pipe | T Scudamore | 9/2 | | 3 | Punjabi | N J Henderson | B J Geraghty | 25/1 | | | | 2007 : Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (grade 1) | | Going : Soft, Good to Soft in places | 10 ran | | Pos | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | SP | | 1 | Sublimity | J G Carr | P A Carberry | 16/1 | | 2 | Brave Inca | Colm A Murphy | R Walsh | 11/2 | | 3 | Afsoun | N J Henderson | M A Fitzgerald | 28/1 | | | | 2006 : Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1) | | Going : Good to Soft | 18 ran | | Pos | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | SP | | 1 | Brave Inca | Colm A Murphy | A P McCoy | 7/4 | | 2 | Macs Joy | Mrs J Harrington | B J Geraghty | 13/2 | | 3 | Hardy Eustace | D T Hughes | C O'Dwyer | 11/2 | | 4 | Al Eile | John Queally | T J Murphy | 8/1 | | | | 2005 : Smurfit Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1) | | Going : Good | 14 ran | | Pos | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | SP | | 1 | Hardy Eustace | D T Hughes | C O'Dwyer | 7/2 | | 2 | Harchibald | N Meade | P Carberry | 7/1 | | 3 | Brave Inca | Colin A Murphy | B M Cash | 10/1 | | | | 2004 : Smurfit Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy | | Going : Good | 14 ran | | Pos | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | SP | | 1 | Hardy Eustace | D Hughes | C O'Dwyer | 33/1 | | 2 | Rooster Booster | P Hobbs | R Johnson | 11/8 | | 3 | Intersky Falcon | Jonjo O'Neill | L Cooper | 8/1 | | | | 2003 : Smurfit Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Showcase Race) | | Going : Good, Good to Soft in places | 17 ran | | Pos | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | SP | | 1 | Rooster Booster | P Hobbs | R Johnson | 9/2 | | 2 | Westender | M Pipe | R Greene | 33/1 | | 3 | Rhinestone Cowboy | Jonjo O'Neill | N Williamson | 5/2 | | 4 | Self Defense | Miss E Lavelle | F Keniry | 100/1 | | | | 2002 : Smurfit Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Showcase Race) (Class A) (Grade 1) | | Going : Good to Soft, Good in places | 15 ran | | Pos | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | SP | | 1 | Hors La Loi III | J R Fanshawe | D Gallagher | 10/1 | | 2 | Marble Arch | H Morrison | R Walsh | 25/1 | | 3 | Bilboa | F Doumen | T Doumen | 14/1 | | | | 2000 : Smurfit Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Showcase Race) | | Going : Good | 12 ran | | Pos | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | SP | | 1 | Istabraq | A P O'Brien | C F Swan | 8/15 | | 2 | Hors La Loi III | F Doumen | D Gallagher | 11/1 | | 3 | Blue Royal | N Henderson | M A Fitzgerald | 16/1 | | |
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Free Bets on the Champion Hurdle
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Ladbrokes are offering a Free £100 bet during the Cheltenham Festival. Simply open an account and place a bet of £10 or more on Any sport and they'll match it with a free bet up to £100. |
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Once you've registered and placed your first bet with bet365, they’ll give you a free bet of up to £25, which you can place on the Champion Hurdle or any other market of your choice. |
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Register an account with Blue Square, place a bet of at least £25 win single on the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle and they’ll credit your account with a free £25 bet token. |
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Sign up for an account with Stan James and bet on the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle as your first bet. Then when your bet is settled, they'll add a free bet to your account matching that stake up to a maximum of £25. |
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Place your first bet with VC Bet on the Champion Hurdle and they’ll match your stake with a free bet up to a maximum of £50. Then place bets of £10 or more on five more races at the Cheltenham Festival and they’ll give you another £50 free bet. |
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Boylesports have increased their free bets offer to £250 for the Cheltenham Festival. New customers place your first bet on the Champion Hurdle and they'll match the stake with a free bet up to the maximum value of £100. Then after a further 5 bets they'll match the average stake to a maximum value of £50. They'll repeat this for a total of 4 free bets to the maximum value of £250. |
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See Bookmaker Free Bets for more offers.
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