Entries were published for the Champion Hurdle, Stayers' Hurdle and Mares' Hurdle this week
By Ronan Groome on 15 January 2021
Willie Mullins has five contenders, headed by last year’s runner-up Sharjah, who recently won his third Matheson Hurdle at Leopardstown.
By Irish Field Contributor on 13 January 2021
Evan Williams has a live hope in Silver Streak for the two-mile hurdle championship race but says good ground is so important for him
By Irish Field Contributor on 29 December 2020
Epatante was a smooth winner of the Champion Hurdle but this was one of the weakest Champion Hurdles in some time
By Ronan Groome on 27 March 2020
Epatante is the lowest-rated Champion Hurdle winner in the last five years but is lightly raced and can improve further
By Simon Rowlands on 13 March 2020
Epatante banished memories of her blowout in the Mares' Novices' Hurdle last season with a classy performance in the Champion Hurdle
By Ryan McElligott on 13 March 2020
The Nicky Henderson-trained mare was an ultra-impressive winner of the Champion Hurdle under Barry Geraghty
By Irish Field Contributor on 10 March 2020
With Honeysuckle rerouted to the Mares' Hurdle, the supplemented Cilaos Emery could be the one to beat in the Champion Hurdle according to Rory Delargy
By Rory Delargy on 06 March 2020
Nicky Henderson brought three of his Champion Hurdle entries for a racecourse gallop at Kempton
By Irish Field Contributor on 25 February 2020
Jessica Harrington remains confident that Supaundae can put up a bold showing in the Champion Hurdle
By Irish Field Contributor on 19 February 2020
The latest scratchings from the championship races at the Festival include Footpad, Klassical Dream and Saldier
By Anne Marie Duff on 14 February 2020
Which race should Honeysuckle run in at Cheltenham - the Champion Hurdle or Mares’ Hurdle?
By Donn McClean on 14 February 2020
As the final pieces of the Festival puzzle fit into place, Anne Marie Duff, Mark Costello, Ronan Groome and Brian O'Keeffe assess the four championship races
By Irish Field Contributor on 07 February 2020
After another confusing 'trial' Anne Marie Duff looks at the Champion Hurdle line up and also sounds a warning for a Grand National contender
By Anne Marie Duff on 21 January 2020
Anne Marie Duff looks at the Champion Hurdle line up and selects a few value ante-post bets at current odds
By Anne Marie Duff on 16 January 2020
There are a total of 36 horses entered for the Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival, with 16 of them Irish
By Irish Field Contributor on 15 January 2020
Here are five long(ish) range bets for 2020 that might be worthwhile considering as we head into the new year
By Donn McClean on 27 December 2019
Ronan Groome examines the two-mile hurdle division after an underwhelming International Hurdle at Cheltenham on Saturday
By Ronan Groome on 16 December 2019
The overall Champion Hurdle figures did not mark up well on time but did have an impressive winner
By Simon Rowlands on 15 March 2019
Mark Walsh rode Espoir D’Allen to a surprise victory in the Unibet Champion Hurdle
By Irish Field Contributor on 12 March 2019
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