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Stan James Champion Hurdle

The Stan James 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.

Recent Past Results
2012 : Stan James Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1)
Going : Good-Good to Soft in places; C10 ran
 HorseTrainerJockeySP
1Rock On Ruby P F NichollsN Fehily11/1
2Overturn D McCain JnrJ M Maguire20/1
3Hurricane Fly W P MullinsR Walsh4/6
 
2011 : Stan James Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1)
Going : Good (Good to Soft in places)11 ran
 HorseTrainerJockeySP
1Hurricane Fly W P MullinsR Walsh11/4
2Peddlers Cross D McCain JnrJ M Maguire9/2
3Oscar Whisky N J HendersonB J Geraghty7/1
 
2010 : Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle
Going : Good to Soft, Good in places12 ran
 HorseTrainerJockeySP
1Binocular N J HendersonA P McCoy9/1
2Khyber KimN A Twiston-DaviesP J Brennan7/1
3Zaynar N J HendersonA Tinkler15/2
 
2009 : Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle
Going : Good to Soft, Soft in places23 ran
 HorseTrainerJockeySP
1PunjabiN J HendersonB J Geraghty22/1
2Celestial Halo P F NichollsR Walsh17/2
3Binocular N J HendersonA P McCoy6/4
4Crack Away JackMiss E C LavelleN Fehily16/1
 
2008 : Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (grade 1)
Going : Good to Soft15 ran
 HorseTrainerJockeySP
1Katchit A KingR Thornton10/1
2Osana D PipeT Scudamore9/2
3PunjabiN J HendersonB J Geraghty25/1
 
2007 : Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (grade 1)
Going : Soft, Good to Soft in places10 ran
 HorseTrainerJockeySP
1Sublimity J G CarrP A Carberry16/1
2Brave Inca Colm A MurphyR Walsh11/2
3Afsoun N J HendersonM A Fitzgerald28/1
 
2006 : Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1)
Going : Good to Soft18 ran
 HorseTrainerJockeySP
1Brave Inca Colm A MurphyA P McCoy7/4
2Macs Joy Mrs J HarringtonB J Geraghty13/2
3Hardy Eustace D T HughesC O'Dwyer11/2
4Al Eile John QueallyT J Murphy8/1
 
2005 : Smurfit Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1)
Going : Good14 ran
 HorseTrainerJockeySP
1Hardy Eustace D T HughesC O'Dwyer7/2
2Harchibald N MeadeP Carberry7/1
3Brave Inca Colin A MurphyB M Cash10/1
 
2004 : Smurfit Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy
Going : Good14 ran
 HorseTrainerJockeySP
1Hardy Eustace D HughesC O'Dwyer33/1
2Rooster BoosterP HobbsR Johnson11/8
3Intersky FalconJonjo O'NeillL Cooper8/1
 
2003 : Smurfit Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Showcase Race)
Going : Good, Good to Soft in places17 ran
 HorseTrainerJockeySP
1Rooster BoosterP HobbsR Johnson9/2
2Westender M PipeR Greene33/1
3Rhinestone CowboyJonjo O'NeillN Williamson5/2
4Self DefenseMiss E LavelleF Keniry100/1
 
2002 : Smurfit Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Showcase Race) (Class A) (Grade 1)
Going : Good to Soft, Good in places15 ran
 HorseTrainerJockeySP
1Hors La Loi III J R FanshaweD Gallagher10/1
2Marble ArchH MorrisonR Walsh25/1
3Bilboa F DoumenT Doumen14/1
 
2000 : Smurfit Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Showcase Race)
Going : Good12 ran
 HorseTrainerJockeySP
1Istabraq A P O'BrienC F Swan8/15
2Hors La Loi III F DoumenD Gallagher11/1
3Blue Royal N HendersonM A Fitzgerald16/1
 

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