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2020 Champion Hurdle
Epatante (FR) won the 2020 Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham on 10 March 2020, trained by Nicky Henderson and ridden by Barry Geraghty, at 2/1 favourite, beating Sharjah (FR) by 3 lengths.
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- Who won the Champion Hurdle in 2020? Epatante (FR) won the 2020 Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham on 10 March 2020, trained by Nicky Henderson and ridden by Barry Geraghty, at 2/1 favourite, beating Sharjah (FR) by 3 lengths.
- Who came second in the 2020 Champion Hurdle? Sharjah (FR) (16/1) finished second, and Darver Star (IRE) (17/2) was third.
- Did the favourite win the 2020 Champion Hurdle? Yes. Epatante (FR) won as the 2/1 favourite.
- What was the winning time of the 2020 Champion Hurdle? Epatante (FR) won in 4m 7.03s over 2m½f on Soft going.
- How much prize money did the 2020 Champion Hurdle winner get? Epatante (FR) earned £264,610 for winning the 2020 Champion Hurdle.
- How many ran in the 2020 Champion Hurdle? 17 ran in the 2020 Champion Hurdle (average since 1990: 13.3).
Full result
| Pos | Btn | Horse | SP | Age | Wgt | Jockey | Trainer | OR | Headgear | Owner | Total btn | Time | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | won 3 | Epatante (FR) | 2/1F | 6 | 11-3 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson | 159 | - | John P McManus | - | 4m 7.03s | £264,610 |
| 2 | 3 | Sharjah (FR) | 16/1 | 7 | 11-10 | Mr P W Mullins | Willie Mullins | 163 | t | Mrs S Ricci | 3 | - | £99,693 |
| 3 | 3¾ | Darver Star (IRE) | 17/2 | 8 | 11-10 | Jonathan Moore | Gavin Cromwell | 158 | t | Ssp Number Twentytwo Syndicate | 6¾ | - | £49,894 |
| 4 | 2¾ | Cilaos Emery (FR) | 7/1 | 8 | 11-10 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins | 159 | h | Luke McMahon | 9½ | - | £24,923 |
| 5 | 2 | Petit Mouchoir (FR) | 25/1 | 9 | 11-10 | Rachael Blackmore | Henry de Bromhead | 158 | p | Gigginstown House Stud | 11½ | - | £12,509 |
| 6 | ½ | Silver Streak (IRE) | 20/1 | 7 | 11-10 | Adam Wedge | Evan Williams | 158 | - | L Fell | 12 | - | £6,254 |
| 7 | 2½ | Supasundae (GB) | 9/1 | 10 | 11-10 | Robbie Power | Mrs John Harrington | 160 | t | Ann Alan Potts Limited | 14½ | - | £3,104 |
| 8 | 1½ | Ballyandy (GB) | 20/1 | 9 | 11-10 | Sam Twiston-Davies | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 155 | - | Options O Syndicate | 16 | - | £1,599 |
| 9 | 3 | Pentland Hills (IRE) | 9/1 | 5 | 11-10 | Nico de Boinville | Nicky Henderson | 157 | - | Owners Group 031 | 19 | - | - |
| 10 | 1 | Darasso (FR) | 40/1 | 7 | 11-10 | Mark Walsh | Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 156 | - | John P McManus | 20 | - | - |
| 11 | 6 | Fusil Raffles (FR) | 20/1 | 5 | 11-10 | Daryl Jacob | Nicky Henderson | 150 | - | Simon Munir & Isaac Souede | 26 | - | - |
| 12 | 2¾ | Gumball (FR) | 100/1 | 6 | 11-10 | Aidan Coleman | Philip Hobbs | 152 | h | Terry Warner | 28¾ | - | - |
| 13 | 1¼ | Call Me Lord (FR) | 10/1 | 7 | 11-10 | James Bowen | Nicky Henderson | 157 | - | Simon Munir & Isaac Souede | dist | - | - |
| 14 | 1¼ | Le Patriote (FR) | 100/1 | 8 | 11-10 | Charlie Hammond | Dr Richard Newland | 150 | b | Canard Vert Racing Club | dist | - | - |
| 15 | 24 | Coeur Sublime (IRE) | 12/1 | 5 | 11-10 | Davy Russell | Gordon Elliott | 155 | t | C Jones | dist | - | - |
| PU | - | Cornerstone Lad (GB) | 33/1 | 6 | 11-10 | Henry Brooke | Micky Hammond | 159 | - | Mrs B M Lofthouse | - | - | - |
| PU | - | Not So Sleepy (GB) | 33/1 | 8 | 11-10 | Jonathan Burke | Hughie Morrison | 143 | t | Lady Blyth | - | - | - |
Distances beaten are to the horse in front (Btn) and to the winner (Total btn). Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, p cheekpieces, t tongue strap, h hood, e/s eyeshield, ht hood and tongue strap. Prize money is shown in the currency of the country the race was run in (£ in Britain, € in Ireland).
How they ran next
17 of 17 have run since; 7 won next time out.
Champion Hurdle winners by year
Years with a result in GB and IRE records since 1990.
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