Champion Hurdle 2010 Betting Guide
The Champion Hurdle is the third biggest race in the National Hunt Calendar, behind the Grand National and the Cheltenham Gold Cup, the Champion Hurdle History shows that there have been many interesting results. There is also a page dedicated to the Champion Hurdle legends, that is well worth a read. The early Champion Hurdle Runners have been declared and we have the full list of 34 entries.
The Champion Hurdle Odds are looking as open as they have ever been with five horses all under 10/1 and no one making an obvious claim for favouritism. Binocular remains well fancied despite a poor run in the Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle which was won by Go Native who is now a real Champion Hurdle contender as is Kybher Kim who won the Boylesports International Hurdle at Cheltenham in December. Solwhit came third in the same race but was hugely impressive on his first run this season at Punchestown and remains well fancied, as is Zaynar who produced a stunning run at Ascot to win on debut this term and will go close, Zaynar is one of the market leaders on the back of that run.
Solwhit continued his good season in winning the Irish Champion hurdle by some distance ahead of Sublimity and Celestial Halo who looked out of sorts, as a result Solwhit has seen his Champion Hurdle Odds slashed further in this tight market and he is now the market leader.
2009 Champion Hurdle Race Result
As expected the 2009 Champion Hurdle lived up to its reputation of being one of the great races of the National Hunt season. It had been expected that it would be won by the favourite, Binocular, but he only managed third place behind stablemate, Punjabi. See 2009 Champion Hurdle Result for the full story.
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 in 2010 are the five horses of Binocular, Solwhit, Zaynar, Go Native and Hurricane Fly who are all well fancied at this stage. 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. Finally you can look at the current Champion Hurdle Odds here.
Champion Hurdle Runners and Riders
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. 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 Champion Hurdle runners and riders will be updated at every declaration and will assist you when making selections for the big race.
