In this post, we bring you Cheltenham Champion Hurdle odds plus tips along with a preview of the runners, riders and betting trends for the feature race on Day 1 of the Festival.
Cheltenham Champion Hurdle Odds
Horse | Odds | Chance of Winning |
|---|---|---|
State Man | 1/3 | 75% |
Irish Point | 11/2 | 15.4% |
Iberico Lord | 10/1 | 9.1% |
Zarak The Brave | 18/1 | 5.3% |
Nemean Lion | 28/1 | 3.4% |
Not So Sleepy | 40/1 | 2.4% |
Luccia | 40/1 | 2.4% |
Colonel Mustard | 50/1 | 2% |
Cheltenham Champion Hurdle Runners & Riders
Number | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Colonel Mustard | J J Slevin | L Fowler |
2 | Iberico Lord | N de Boinville | N J Henderson |
3 | Irish Point | J W Kennedy | G Elliott |
4 | Nemean Lion | Richard Patrick | Kerry Lee |
5 | Not So Sleepy | S Bowen | H Morrison |
6 | State Man | P Townend | W P Mullins |
7 | Zarak The Brave | D A Jacob | W P Mullins |
8 | Luccia | James Bowen | N J Henderson |
Cheltenham Champion Hurdle Preview
When is the Cheltenham Champion Hurdle?
The Cheltenham Champion Hurdle is scheduled for an off time of 3.30 pm on Tuesday, March 12th. It is the 4th race on Day 1 of the Cheltenham Festival.
Champion Hurdle Distance
The Champion Hurdle is run over a distance of 2 miles and 87 yards.
Champion Hurdle Favourite
State Man is the 2024 Cheltenham Champion Hurdle favourite at odds of 1/3 per the latest Cheltenham odds at BoyleSports. Those odds suggest that State Man has a 75% chance of winning this year’s Champion Hurdle.
Champion Hurdle Betting
The big news coming into this year’s Cheltenham Festival was the withdrawal of red-hot Champion Hurdle favourite Constitution Hill due to health issues.
Irish Point is the 2nd favourite in the betting at odds of 11/2. The Gordon Elliott horse comes into Tuesday’s feature race with a Racing Post rating of 164 and 4 wins from his last 4 outings.
Iberico Lord at 10/1 is Nicky Henderson’s best chance and was supplemented by JP McManus after Constitution Hill’s withdrawal. He has won 2 of his last 3 outings and will probably be suited by soft/heavy ground.
Further out in the betting we have Zarak The Brave who is rated as an 18/1 chance, Kerry Lee’s Nemean Lion (28/1), Not So Sleepy and Luccia at 40/1 while Colonel Mustard rounds out the betting at 50/1.
Cheltenham Champion Hurdle Tips
Richard Johnson: It is a shame that Constitution Hill is not there. So, it is State Man's race to lose. You couldn’t make a case for anything else beating him unless he underperforms.
Tip: State Man @ 1/3
Racing Post: It’s difficult to get away from the claims of State Man who already has eight Grade 1 victories to his name with seven of those coming in open company.
His only recent defeat came at the hands of Constitution Hill in this race last year and without that rival lining up, he’s hard to back against on ground he’s fine on.
An each-way case can be made for Iberico Lord who has been supplemented for this but with Luccia a potential non-runner due to the ground (recent non-runner at Newbury), a 7-runner heat would make him less appealing if there’s only two places on offer.
Cheltenham Champion Hurdle Betting Trends
Nine of the last 10 Champion Hurdle winners have previously won a Grade 1 hurdle race prior to winning the Champion Hurdle.
Recent form matters with 9 of the last 10 winners of this race having won in their previous outing prior to their Champion Hurdle victory.
Horses aged between 6 and 8 have won 9 of the last 10 Champion Hurdles.
None of the last 10 winners wore headgear.
Nine of the last 10 winners won on their last start, the one who didn’t was Jezki in 2014.
Nicky Henderson has the record for most wins by a trainer in this race with 9 Champion Hurdle victories, the most recent of those wins came last year with Constitution Hill.
Bet on the Cheltenham Champion Hurdle with our Cheltenham betting odds at BoyleSports.
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