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Champion Hurdle 2022 Result
15:30 Tuesday 15 March 2022 |
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UNIBET CHAMPION HURDLE CHALLENGE TROPHY (Grade 1) (1) |
Distance: 2m 87y (Old) |
| Prize: £253,215 Age: 4yo+ Race Type: Hurdle | Going: Good |
Honeysuckle looked to have a lot in hand on form against rivals that had mostly shown themselves to have something to find to win an average Champion Hurdle, and she became the third odds-on winner of the race in the last decade, following Buveur d'Air, for his second win, and Faugheen, the lack of serious opposition shown up by her main market rival having been absent for a year, her victory almost routine, beating a pair that she'd defeated comfortably before, her form in a race run at an ordinary gallop probably not quite so good as that she showed when winning this in 2021, a much bigger threat to her hat-trick bid in 2023 having emerged at the start of the afternoon.
| POS | SILK | BTN | HORSE | AGE | WGT | ISP |
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| JOCKEY & TRAINER | ||||||
| 1 |  |
HONEYSUCKLE | 8 | 11-3 | 8/11 | |
| J: Rachael Blackmore T: Henry de Bromhead, Ireland | ||||||
| 2 |  |
3½ | EPATANTE (FR) | 8 | 11-3 | 16/1 |
| J: Aidan Coleman T: Nicky Henderson | ||||||
| 3 |  |
2¾ | SAINT ROI (FR) | 7 | 11-10 | 33/1 |
| J: M. P. Walsh T: W. P. Mullins, Ireland | ||||||
| 4 |  |
1½ | GLORY AND FORTUNE (IRE) | 7 | 11-10 | 150/1 |
| J: Stan Sheppard T: Tom Lacey | ||||||
| 5 |  |
nk | NOT SO SLEEPY | 10 | 11-10 | 125/1 |
| J: Jonathan Burke T: Hughie Morrison | ||||||
| 6 |  |
nk | APPRECIATE IT (IRE) | 8 | 11-10 | 10/3 |
| J: P. Townend T: W. P. Mullins, Ireland | ||||||
| 7 |  |
5½ | ADAGIO (GER) | 5 | 11-10 | 28/1 |
| J: Tom Scudamore T: David Pipe | ||||||
| 8 |  |
12 | TOMMY'S OSCAR (IRE) | 7 | 11-10 | 25/1 |
| J: Danny McMenamin T: Ann Hamilton | ||||||
| 9 |  |
6 | TEAHUPOO (FR) | 5 | 11-10 | 9/1 |
| J: Robbie Power T: Gordon Elliott, Ireland | ||||||
| 10 |  |
1 | ZANAHIYR (IRE) | 5 | 11-10 | 28/1 |
| J: J. W. Kennedy T: Gordon Elliott, Ireland |
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All 10 ran. Hurdles: 8. |
Winning Owner: Mr K. Alexander |
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Time: 3m 50.8s |
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All 10 ran. Hurdles: 8.
Winning Owner: Mr K. Alexander
Time: 3m 50.8s