Favourites have won 17 of 36 runnings of the Champion Hurdle since 1990 in the RaceWatch results database.Sample: 36 runnings · Window: 1990 to 2026 · Source: RaceWatch results database (historical_results)
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Champion Hurdle roll of honour since 1990
| 2026 | 10 Mar 26 | Cheltenham | 7 | 11-3 | 7/5F | Yes | 159 | Willie Mullins | Paul Townend | Mrs S Ricci | 9 | 6.50 | Good To Soft | 2m½f | |
| 2025 | 11 Mar 25 | Cheltenham | 7 | 11-3 | 25/1 | - | 144 | Jeremy Scott | Lorcan Williams | I F Gosden | 7 | 9.00 | Good To Soft | 2m½f | |
| 2024 | 12 Mar 24 | Cheltenham | 7 | 11-10 | 2/5F | Yes | 169 | Willie Mullins | Paul Townend | Mrs J Donnelly | 8 | 1.25 | Heavy | 2m½f | |
| 2023 | 14 Mar 23 | Cheltenham | 6 | 11-10 | 4/11F | Yes | 173 | Nicky Henderson | Nico de Boinville | Michael Buckley | 7 | 9.00 | Soft | 2m½f | |
| 2022 | 15 Mar 22 | Cheltenham | 8 | 11-3 | 8/11F | Yes | 165 | Henry de Bromhead | Rachael Blackmore | Kenneth Alexander | 10 | 3.50 | Good To Soft | 2m½f | |
| 2021 | 16 Mar 21 | Cheltenham | 7 | 11-3 | 11/10F | Yes | 161 | Henry de Bromhead | Rachael Blackmore | Kenneth Alexander | 10 | 6.50 | Soft | 2m½f | |
| 2020 | 10 Mar 20 | Cheltenham | 6 | 11-3 | 2/1F | Yes | 159 | Nicky Henderson | Barry Geraghty | John P McManus | 17 | 3.00 | Soft | 2m½f | |
| 2019 | 12 Mar 19 | Cheltenham | 5 | 11-10 | 16/1 | - | 162 | Gavin Cromwell | Mark Walsh | John P McManus | 10 | 15.00 | Soft | 2m½f | |
| 2018 | 13 Mar 18 | Cheltenham | 7 | 11-10 | 4/6F | Yes | 169 | Nicky Henderson | Barry Geraghty | John P McManus | 11 | 0.30 | Heavy | 2m½f | |
| 2017 | 14 Mar 17 | Cheltenham | 6 | 11-10 | 5/1 | - | 157 | Nicky Henderson | Noel Fehily | John P McManus | 11 | 4.50 | Good To Soft | 2m½f | |
| 2016 | 15 Mar 16 | Cheltenham | 8 | 11-3 | 5/2F | Yes | 162 | Willie Mullins | R Walsh | Mrs S Ricci | 12 | 4.50 | Good To Soft | 2m½f | |
| 2015 | 10 Mar 15 | Cheltenham | 7 | 11-10 | 4/5F | Yes | 169 | Willie Mullins | R Walsh | Mrs S Ricci | 8 | 1.50 | Good To Soft | 2m½f | |
| 2014 | 11 Mar 14 | Cheltenham | 6 | 11-10 | 9/1 | - | 165 | Mrs John Harrington | Barry Geraghty | John P McManus | 9 | 0.30 | Good To Soft | 2m½f | |
| 2013 | 12 Mar 13 | Cheltenham | 9 | 11-10 | 13/8F | Yes | 172 | Willie Mullins | R Walsh | George Creighton Mrs Rose Boyd | 9 | 2.50 | Soft | 2m½f | |
| 2012 | 13 Mar 12 | Cheltenham | 7 | 11-10 | 11/1 | - | 165 | Paul Nicholls | Noel Fehily | The Festival Goers | 10 | 3.75 | Good | 2m½f | |
| 2011 | 15 Mar 11 | Cheltenham | 7 | 11-10 | 11/4F | Yes | 167 | Willie Mullins | R Walsh | George Creighton Mrs Rose Boyd | 11 | 1.25 | Good | 2m½f | |
| 2010 | 16 Mar 10 | Cheltenham | 6 | 11-10 | 9/1 | - | 163 | Nicky Henderson | A P McCoy | John P McManus | 12 | 3.50 | Good To Soft | 2m½f | |
| 2009 | 10 Mar 09 | Cheltenham | 6 | 11-10 | 22/1 | - | 163 | Nicky Henderson | Barry Geraghty | Raymond Tooth | 23 | 0.30 | Good To Soft | 2m½f | |
| 2008 | 11 Mar 08 | Cheltenham | 5 | 11-10 | 10/1 | - | 159 | Alan King | Robert Thornton | D S J P Syndicate | 15 | 1.00 | Good To Soft | 2m½f | |
| 2007 | 13 Mar 07 | Cheltenham | 7 | 11-10 | 16/1 | - | - | John G Carr | P A Carberry | W Hennessy | 10 | 3.00 | Soft | 2m½f | |
| 2006 | 14 Mar 06 | Cheltenham | 8 | 11-10 | 7/4F | Yes | - | C A Murphy | A P McCoy | Novices Syndicate | 18 | 1.00 | Good To Soft | 2m½f | |
| 2005 | 15 Mar 05 | Cheltenham | 8 | 11-10 | 7/2J | Yes | - | D T Hughes | Conor O'Dwyer | Laurence Byrne | 14 | 0.30 | Good | 2m½f | |
| 2004 | 16 Mar 04 | Cheltenham | 7 | 11-10 | 33/1 | - | - | D T Hughes | Conor O'Dwyer | Laurence Byrne | 14 | 5.00 | Good | 2m½f | |
| 2003 | 11 Mar 03 | Cheltenham | 9 | 12-0 | 9/2 | - | 167 | Philip Hobbs | Richard Johnson | Terry Warner | 17 | 11.00 | Good | 2m½f | |
| 2002 | 12 Mar 02 | Cheltenham | 7 | 12-0 | 10/1 | - | 153 | James Fanshawe | D Gallagher | Paul Green | 15 | 3.00 | Good To Soft | 2m½f | |
| 2000 | 14 Mar 00 | Cheltenham | Istabraq (IRE) | 8 | 12-0 | 8/15F | Yes | - | Aidan O'Brien | Charlie Swan | John P McManus | 12 | 4.00 | Good | 2m½f |
| 1999 | 16 Mar 99 | Cheltenham | Istabraq (IRE) | 7 | 12-0 | 4/9F | Yes | - | Aidan O'Brien | Charlie Swan | John P McManus | 14 | 3.50 | Good To Soft | 2m½f |
| 1998 | 17 Mar 98 | Cheltenham | Istabraq (IRE) | 6 | 12-0 | 3/1F | Yes | - | Aidan O'Brien | Charlie Swan | John P McManus | 18 | 12.00 | Good | 2m½f |
| 1997 | 11 Mar 97 | Cheltenham | Make A Stand (GB) | 6 | 12-0 | 7/1 | - | - | M C Pipe | A P McCoy | P A Deal | 17 | 5.00 | Good | 2m½f |
| 1996 | 12 Mar 96 | Cheltenham | Collier Bay (GB) | 6 | 12-0 | 9/1 | - | - | Jim Old | Graham Bradley | W E Sturt | 16 | 2.50 | Good To Soft | 2m½f |
| 1995 | 14 Mar 95 | Cheltenham | Alderbrook (GB) | 6 | 12-0 | 11/2 | - | - | Kim Bailey | Norman Williamson | E Pick | 14 | 5.00 | Soft | 2m½f |
| 1994 | 15 Mar 94 | Cheltenham | Flakey Dove (GB) | 8 | 11-9 | 9/1 | - | - | Richard Price | Mark Dwyer | J T Price | 15 | 1.50 | Good To Soft | 2m½f |
| 1993 | 16 Mar 93 | Cheltenham | Granville Again (GB) | 7 | 12-0 | 13/2 | - | - | M C Pipe | Peter Scudamore | Eric Scarth | 18 | 1.00 | Good To Firm | 2m½f |
| 1992 | 10 Mar 92 | Cheltenham | Royal Gait (GB) | 9 | 12-0 | 6/1 | - | - | James Fanshawe | G McCourt | Sheikh Mohammed | 16 | 0.50 | Good | 2m |
| 1991 | 12 Mar 91 | Cheltenham | Morley Street (GB) | 7 | 12-0 | 4/1F | Yes | - | G B Balding | J Frost | Michael Jackson Bloodstock Ltd | 24 | 1.50 | Good To Soft | 2m |
| 1990 | 13 Mar 90 | Cheltenham | Kribensis (GB) | 6 | 12-0 | 95/40 | - | - | Sir Michael Stoute | R Dunwoody | Sheikh Mohammed | 19 | 3.00 | Good To Firm | 2m |
Every running we hold since 1990, newest first. Race titles vary with sponsors; the race name as run is in each row. No 2001 running (Festival lost to foot-and-mouth disease). Source: RaceWatch results database.
Winner SP (decimal) by Year
Champion Hurdle trends since 1990
| Official rating | Under 140 | 0 | 4 | 2008 to 2026 | |
| Official rating | 140 to 149 | 1 | 25 | 2008 to 2026 | |
| Official rating | 150 to 159 | 4 | 82 | 2008 to 2026 | |
| Official rating | 160 to 169 | 12 | 90 | 2008 to 2026 | |
| Official rating | 170 and over | 2 | 8 | 2008 to 2026 | |
| Position last time out (GB/IRE run) | Won | 29 | 184 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Position last time out (GB/IRE run) | 2nd or 3rd | 5 | 150 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Position last time out (GB/IRE run) | 4th or worse | 1 | 108 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Position last time out (GB/IRE run) | Did not finish | 0 | 16 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Position last time out (GB/IRE run) | No previous GB/IRE run | 0 | 3 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Days since last GB/IRE run | 30 days or fewer | 9 | 154 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Days since last GB/IRE run | 31 to 60 days | 21 | 213 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Days since last GB/IRE run | 61 to 120 days | 5 | 74 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Days since last GB/IRE run | 121 to 240 days | 0 | 5 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Days since last GB/IRE run | Over 240 days | 0 | 12 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Days since last GB/IRE run | No previous GB/IRE run | 0 | 3 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Level of last run (GB/IRE run) | Grade 1 | 16 | 120 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Level of last run (GB/IRE run) | Grade 2 or 3 | 5 | 82 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Level of last run (GB/IRE run) | Listed | 3 | 28 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Level of last run (GB/IRE run) | Handicap | 1 | 65 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Level of last run (GB/IRE run) | Other race | 10 | 163 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Course of last run (GB/IRE run) | Leopardstown | 12 | 108 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Course of last run (GB/IRE run) | Wincanton | 5 | 54 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Course of last run (GB/IRE run) | Kempton | 5 | 43 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Course of last run (GB/IRE run) | Sandown | 4 | 38 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Course of last run (GB/IRE run) | Any other course | 9 | 215 | 1991 to 2026 |
Official rating is the rating the horse ran off in this race, counted only in runnings where at least 80% of runners had a rating (2008 onward). Weight bands appear for handicaps only. Last run and days since use the previous run in Britain or Ireland only (runs abroad are not in our results database), from 1991. Win % shown where a group has 100 or more runners. Source: RaceWatch results database.
Favourites by Result
Latest running: full result (10 March 2026)
| 1 | 7/5F | won | Willie Mullins | Paul Townend | 7 | 11-3 | 159 | |
| 2 | 7/2 | 6½ | Gordon Elliott | Jack Kennedy | 7 | 11-3 | 160 | |
| 3 | 3/1 | 7 | Dan Skelton | Harry Skelton | 7 | 11-10 | 159 | |
| 4 | 22/1 | 9½ | Joe Tizzard | Brendan Powell | 6 | 11-10 | 148 | |
| 5 | 12/1 | 9¾ | Jeremy Scott | Lorcan Williams | 8 | 11-3 | 152 | |
| 6 | 16/1 | 15¼ | Willie Mullins | Danny Mullins | 5 | 11-10 | 154 | |
| 7 | 18/1 | 18 | Willie Mullins | Mr P W Mullins | 6 | 11-10 | 157 | |
| 8 | 25/1 | 19¾ | Paul Nicholls | Harry Cobden | 6 | 11-10 | 151 | |
| 9 | 80/1 | dist | Henry de Bromhead | Darragh O'Keeffe | 8 | 11-10 | 148 |
All runners in the latest running we hold. Source: RaceWatch results database.
Trainers with most Champion Hurdle wins since 1990
| Willie Mullins | 6 | 43 | 2,026 | |
| Nicky Henderson | 6 | 48 | 2,023 | |
| Aidan O'Brien | 3 | 9 | 2,000 | |
| James Fanshawe | 2 | 3 | 2,002 | |
| D T Hughes | 2 | 7 | 2,005 | |
| Henry de Bromhead | 2 | 9 | 2,022 | |
| M C Pipe | 2 | 25 | 1,997 | |
| Gavin Cromwell | 1 | 2 | 2,019 | |
| John G Carr | 1 | 2 | 2,007 | |
| Kim Bailey | 1 | 2 | 1,995 | |
| Richard Price | 1 | 2 | 1,994 | |
| Jeremy Scott | 1 | 3 | 2,025 | |
| Sir Michael Stoute | 1 | 3 | 1,990 | |
| C A Murphy | 1 | 4 | 2,006 | |
| Jim Old | 1 | 5 | 1,996 | |
| Mrs John Harrington | 1 | 7 | 2,014 | |
| G B Balding | 1 | 8 | 1,991 | |
| Philip Hobbs | 1 | 8 | 2,003 | |
| Alan King | 1 | 10 | 2,008 | |
| Paul Nicholls | 1 | 11 | 2,012 |
Trainers with at least one win, runners counted in this race only.
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Jockeys with most Champion Hurdle wins since 1990
| Barry Geraghty | 4 | 16 | 2,020 | |
| R Walsh | 4 | 18 | 2,016 | |
| Charlie Swan | 3 | 12 | 2,000 | |
| A P McCoy | 3 | 18 | 2,010 | |
| Rachael Blackmore | 2 | 3 | 2,022 | |
| Noel Fehily | 2 | 6 | 2,017 | |
| Conor O'Dwyer | 2 | 9 | 2,005 | |
| Paul Townend | 2 | 15 | 2,026 | |
| D Gallagher | 1 | 2 | 2,002 | |
| Lorcan Williams | 1 | 2 | 2,025 | |
| P A Carberry | 1 | 3 | 2,007 | |
| J Frost | 1 | 4 | 1,991 | |
| Mark Dwyer | 1 | 4 | 1,994 | |
| Peter Scudamore | 1 | 4 | 1,993 | |
| G McCourt | 1 | 5 | 1,992 | |
| Graham Bradley | 1 | 6 | 1,996 | |
| Mark Walsh | 1 | 6 | 2,019 | |
| Nico de Boinville | 1 | 6 | 2,023 | |
| Norman Williamson | 1 | 7 | 1,995 | |
| Robert Thornton | 1 | 7 | 2,008 |
Jockeys with at least one win, rides counted in this race only.
Winners by age
| 5 | 2 | 95 | |
| 6 | 11 | 120 | |
| 7 | 14 | 119 | |
| 8 | 6 | 73 | |
| 9 | 3 | 39 | |
| 10 | 0 | 16 | |
| 11 | 0 | 9 | |
| 12 | 0 | 7 | |
| 13 | 0 | 2 |
Win % shown only where an age group has 100 or more runners.
Winners by starting price band
| Evens or shorter | 7 | 10 | |
| 11/10 to 3/1 | 9 | 30 | |
| 10/3 to 6/1 | 6 | 44 | |
| 13/2 to 12/1 | 9 | 91 | |
| 14/1 to 25/1 | 4 | 119 | |
| 28/1 or bigger | 1 | 186 |
Win % shown only where a band has 100 or more runners.
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Favourites year by year
| 2026 | 7/5F | 1 | Willie Mullins | |
| 2025 | 1/2F | F | Nicky Henderson | |
| 2024 | 2/5F | 1 | Willie Mullins | |
| 2023 | 4/11F | 1 | Nicky Henderson | |
| 2022 | 8/11F | 1 | Henry de Bromhead | |
| 2021 | 11/10F | 1 | Henry de Bromhead | |
| 2020 | 2/1F | 1 | Nicky Henderson | |
| 2019 | 7/4F | 6 | Gordon Elliott | |
| 2018 | 4/6F | 1 | Nicky Henderson | |
| 2017 | 2/1F | DSQ | Alan King | |
| 2016 | 5/2F | 1 | Willie Mullins | |
| 2015 | 4/5F | 1 | Willie Mullins | |
| 2014 | 11/4F | 4 | Willie Mullins | |
| 2013 | 13/8F | 1 | Willie Mullins | |
| 2012 | 4/6F | 3 | Willie Mullins | |
| 2011 | 11/4F | 1 | Willie Mullins | |
| 2010 | 11/4F | 10 | Noel Meade | |
| 2009 | 6/4F | 3 | Nicky Henderson | |
| 2008 | 2/1F | 14 | Henry de Bromhead | |
| 2007 | 6/4F | 6 | Philip Hobbs | |
| 2006 | 7/4F | 1 | C A Murphy | |
| 2005 | 7/2J | 9 | E J O'Grady | |
| 2005 | 7/2J | 1 | D T Hughes | |
| 2004 | 11/8F | 2 | Philip Hobbs | |
| 2003 | 5/2F | 3 | Jonjo O'Neill | |
| 2002 | Istabraq (IRE) | 2/1F | PU | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2000 | Istabraq (IRE) | 8/15F | 1 | Aidan O'Brien |
| 1999 | Istabraq (IRE) | 4/9F | 1 | Aidan O'Brien |
| 1998 | Istabraq (IRE) | 3/1F | 1 | Aidan O'Brien |
| 1997 | Large Action (IRE) | 7/2F | PU | Oliver Sherwood |
| 1996 | Alderbrook (GB) | 10/11F | 2 | Kim Bailey |
| 1995 | Danoli (IRE) | 4/1J | 3 | Thomas Foley |
| 1995 | Large Action (IRE) | 4/1J | 2 | Oliver Sherwood |
| 1994 | Oh So Risky (GB) | 9/4F | 2 | David Elsworth |
| 1993 | Flown (GB) | 7/2F | 8 | Nicky Henderson |
| 1992 | Morley Street (GB) | 2/1F | 6 | G B Balding |
| 1991 | Morley Street (GB) | 4/1F | 1 | G B Balding |
| 1990 | Beech Road (GB) | 2/1F | 4 | G B Balding |
Favourite = shortest starting price joint favourites each listed. Favourites record: 17 wins from 36 runnings
The Champion Hurdle field, scored
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What is the Champion Hurdle?
The Champion Hurdle is the Grade 1 two-mile hurdling championship on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival in March. There was no running in 2001.
Who has won the Champion Hurdle?
The roll of honour lists every Champion Hurdle winner since 1990 with SP, age, weight, trainer, jockey and owner. Winners on the list include Istabraq, Hurricane Fly, Honeysuckle, Constitution Hill and Faugheen.
What do the Champion Hurdle trends show?
21 of the 35 Champion Hurdle winners since 1991 had last run in Britain or Ireland 31 to 60 days earlier, the most common gap, and 34 of the 35 had finished in the first three on their previous run. The trends table also splits runners by official rating, level and course of the last run, with winners, runners and win % for each group.
Which trainers and jockeys do best in the Champion Hurdle?
Willie Mullins (joint top with 1 other) leads the Champion Hurdle trainers with 6 wins and Barry Geraghty (joint top with 1 other) leads the riders with 4. Both tables show runners, strike rate and the year of each name's last win.
When is the next Champion Hurdle?
The next Champion Hurdle is due in early March at Cheltenham; the banner at the top of this page shows the expected date and, once made, the entries. The roll of honour adds the result the evening it is run.
Questions people ask
Who won the latest Champion Hurdle?
Lossiemouth (FR) won the most recent running on 10 March 2026, trained by Willie Mullins and ridden by Paul Townend at an SP of 7/5F. The full result of that running, with every finisher and the distances beaten, sits below the roll of honour.
Which trainer has won the Champion Hurdle the most times?
Willie Mullins (joint top with 1 other) heads the Champion Hurdle trainers' table, which is sorted by wins, with 6 since 1990 in the RaceWatch results database. The trainers table also shows runners in the race, strike rate and, from 30 runners
Which jockey has ridden the most Champion Hurdle winners?
Barry Geraghty (joint top with 1 other) heads the Champion Hurdle jockeys' table, sorted by wins, with 4 winning rides since 1990. Results before 1990 are outside the RaceWatch results database, so the jockeys table covers the modern era only.
How do favourites do in the Champion Hurdle?
Favourites have won 17 of 36 runnings since 1990, a strike rate of 47.2%. A £1 level stake on every favourite at SP shows 6.5 points, and the favourites table lists each one year by year.
What is the biggest-priced Champion Hurdle winner?
Hardy Eustace (IRE) is the longest-priced winner since 1990, returned at 33/1. The starting price band table shows how many winners came from each price range, with profit or loss at SP.
When is the next Champion Hurdle?
The next Champion Hurdle is due in early March at Cheltenham, and the banner at the top of this page shows the expected date. Once the race is run, the winner joins the roll of honour and every table on the page updates.
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