Champion Hurdle Betting Guide - Hurricane Fly Heads Initial List Of Entries
The Champion Hurdle is the third biggest race in the National Hunt Calendar, behind the Grand National and the Cheltenham Gold Cup and is often many punters favourite race of the entire season.
The Champion Hurdle Odds for 2012 are likely to feature around Hurricane Fly who will be returning to the scene of his brilliant win last season. The Willie Mullins trained horses was mightily impressive at the Festival back in March and at the moment he is the warm favourite to repeat that success in 2012. The 2010 Champion hurdler Binocular is also back in decent form after winning the Christmas Hurdle recently and he has to be given serious consideration once again.
There are a number of different horses who are likely to enter the Champion Hurdle Form Guide this season. We have a brilliant crop of younger horses stepping up to Champion Hurdle company this season and we will be following a number of them over the coming months. Some of the younger horses to consider this season include the exciting Spirit Son who had a fine season for Nicky Henderson last year and the Paul Nicholls trained Zarkandar who won the JCB Triumph Hurdle at the Festival in 2011.
Betting on the Champion Hurdle
As you may know, the Champion Hurdle betting is a huge market and millions are backed each year. The last few years have belonged to the Bookmakers however, with Sublimity winning the Champion Hurdle 2007 at 16/1 and Katchit winning in 2008 at 10/1. That said it is often a good race for favourites and the classier horses. A prime example of this was the win in the Champion Hurdle 2006 for Brave Inca who battled home when 7/4 favourite. All the rage for the 2012 race is Hurricane Fly who of course won the race so memorably last season. Take a look at our Champion Hurdle Form Guide for some ideas and you also might want to take advantage of our Champion Hurdle tips.
Each of the top four in the betting have performed well this season in the Champion Hurdle Trial Races and they are always important for punters to take into account. There are a number of races to keep an eye out for and they include the International Hurdle at Cheltenham and the Christmas Hurdle at Kempton each Boxing Day.
Champion Hurdle Runners and Riders 2012
Like in any horse race there are always specialists either on the horse or who have prepared the horse for the race. Most of those specialists will be at the Festival this and several will have an influence in the Champion Hurdle result this season with the betting looking so tight. The Champion Hurdle Top Trainers gives you a insight to some of those, with a little background information as does the Champion Hurdle top jockeys.
The 2012 Champion Hurdle Runners and riders will be updated at every declaration and will assist you when making selections for the big race. At this stage though we are likely to see all the major players in the betting take their chance at the Festival, they include the likes of Binocular, Hurricane Fly and Zarkandar who are all being well backed at this stage. The final list of runners for the 2011 Champion Hurdle will be made available clloser to the race after the 48 hour declaration stage and the comprehensive list will be on offer for punters to study.
Champion Hurdle Tips
The Champion Hurdle is of course one of the biggest races of the season and the highlight on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival meaning it is a massive betting event for punters around the world. The Champion Hurdle Tips are well worth checking out before having a bet on the race as we look to help you find the winner of the Champion Hurdle. The race trends show us there are one or two little bits of info that should be taken into account when having a bet on the Champion Hurdle and it could be crucial to check this out before having that all important bet.
Champion Hurdle History
The Champion Hurdle History is long and varied and there are some legendary winners of the race for punters and racing fans to take note of. Some of the legends of the race in recent times include the great Istabraq who remains many people's favourite, the great horse won the race for three consecutive years in 1998, 1999 and 2000. While Hardy Eustace is another legend of the Champion Hurdle having picked up two consecutive wins in 2004 and 2005 and the connections of this year's list of entries will be hoping to add their names to this illustrious list.
