2025 Champion Hurdle Odds & Betting Favourites

In this post, we take a look at the 2025 Champion Hurdle odds and give you a rundown of the chances of each of the betting favourites.

2025 Champion Hurdle Odds

What is the Champion Hurdle?

The Champion Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain open to horses four years or older.

Champion Hurdle Distance & Obstacles

The race is run on the Old Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 2 miles and ½ furlong (2 miles and 87 yards, or 3,298 metres), with eight hurdles to jump.

2025 Champion Hurdle Betting Favourites

Constitution Hill

Odds

The favourite to win the 2025 Champion Hurdle is Constitution Hill at odds of 4/7. Those odds imply that Constitution Hill has a 63.6% chance of winning the 2025 Champion Hurdle.

Pedigree

Sire: Blue Bresil (FR)

Dam: Queen Of The Stage (IRE)

Career Record

Form

The Nicky Henderson-trained eight-year-old gelding record speaks for itself, unbeaten winning ten out of ten since leaving the PTP scene in April 2021, the horse comes into this race as a worthy heavy favourite.

The horse's most recent at Cheltenham course was at the end of January where it continued its 100% career record winning over the two-mile one-furlong trip beating off closest challenger Brentford Hope by three lengths.

Cheltenham Form

Constitution Hill has raced at Cheltenham on two occasions the first coming in the Supreme Novices Hurdle at the festival in 2022 coming twenty-two lengths ahead of runner-up Jonbon.

The second came at the 2023 festival in the Champion Hurdle coming nine lengths ahead of State Man.

Verdict

Constitution Hill missed out on the festival last year but has failed to miss a step since continuing its perfect record with wins at Kempton and Cheltenham and I can see the winning streak extended to eleven come March.

Brighterdaysahead

Odds

The second favourite to win the 2025 Champion Hurdle is at odds of 2/1. Those odds suggest that the horse has a 33.3% chance of winning this race.

Pedigree

Sire: Kapgarde (FR) (14f)

Dam: Matnie (FR)

Career Record

Form

The six-year-old trained by Gordon Elliot is another with an impressive career record crossing the winning line nine times and being runner-up once from ten outings for Owner Gigginstown House Stud.

The horse ran at Leopardstown at the end of December, over the two-mile distance Brighterdaysahead was an impressive winner of the six-horse field coming thirty lengths ahead of runner-up Impaire Winter Fog.

Cheltenham Form

The horse has run at Cheltenham once with that coming in last year’s Ryanair’s Mare’s Novices Hurdle where it finished runner-up finishing one- and three-quarter lengths behind winner Golden Ace.

Verdict

Brighterdaysahead hit the crossbar at last year's festival and the odds suggest that a similar result could be on the cards.

Lossiemouth

Odds

The third favourite for the 2025 Champion Hurdle is Lossiemouth at 4/1. Those odds imply that Lossiemouth has a 20% chance of being crowned the next Champion Hurdle winner.

Pedigree

Sire: Great Pretender (IRE)

Dam: Mariner's Light (FR)

Career Record

Form

The six-year-old is trained by Willie Mullins and has nine wins and two runner-up finishes from twelve races for Owner Mrs S Ricci.

The horse most recently ran in Leopardstown at the end of last month over the two-mile distance, coming second in the field of four, three and a quarter lengths behind State Man.

Cheltenham Form

The horse has run at Cheltenham once coming last March in the Ballymore Novices Hurdle beating nine other horses including runner-up Gaelic Warrior by six and a half lengths.

Verdict

Has each-way claims, not sure about passing the winning podium in this one though.

State Man

Odds

Next up in the betting is State Man who is a 6/1 shot for the Champion Hurdle at the 2025 Cheltenham Festival. Those odds suggest a 14.3% chance of success.

Pedigree

Sire: Doctor Dino (FR) (10.8f)

Dam: Arret Station (FR)

Career Record

Form

The eight-year-old trained by WP Mullins is a very consistent performer on the track having won thirteen times, finished runner-up on three occasions and third once meaning from eighteen races he’s only been outside of the top three once.

The horse most recently ran at Leopardstown at the start of February where the horse won over the two-mile trip eating four other horses including runner-up Daddy Long Legs by six and a half lengths.

Cheltenham Form

State Man has run at Cheltenham Festival three times the first coming in 2022 when the horse won the County Handicap Hurdle coming one quarter of a length ahead of runner-up First Street.

In 2023 State Man finished runner-up in the Champion Hurdle finishing nine lengths behind rampant winner Constitution Hill. The horse earned its second Festival victory last year when it went one better winning the Champion Hurdle coming one and one quarter lengths ahead of runner-up Irish Point.

Verdict

The reigning champion, State Man looks a great value each-way punt at odds of 6/1.

Golden Ace

Odds

At 25/1 to win the 2025 Champion Hurdle is Golden Ace. Those odds imply that the horse has a 4.8% chance of winning the 2025 Champion Hurdle.

Pedigree

Sire: Golden Horn (GB) (11.7f)

Dam: Deuce Again (GB)

Career Record

Form

The seven-year-old trained by Jeremy Scott is another consistent performer winning six, coming runner-up once and third once from ten races.

The horse most recently ran at Wincanton this month over the one-mile seven-furlong distance overcoming the challenge of three other horses including runner-up Burdett Road by three-quarters of a length to win.

Cheltenham Form

The horse has run at Cheltenham once, during last year's Festival when it won the Ryanair Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle finishing three-quarters of a length ahead of Brighterdaysahead.

Verdict

A horse with Cheltenham winning form, but this race represents a big step up in terms of task.

Profile Of Previous Champion Hurdle Winners (Since 2000)

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