LIVE – Updated at 17:45. The 2025 Cheltenham Festival delivered a huge shock on the opening day as the showpiece Champion Hurdle was won by 25/1 shot Golden Ace, with horse racing superstar and ...

Now that we have the early entries for the 2025 Cheltenham Festival, it's time to break down the leading players, ... Champion Hurdle betting: Constitution Hill 5/6, Brighterdaysahead 5/1, ...

Cheltenham Festival 2025 day one live ... But the most dramatic race of the day was saved for the Champion Hurdle as 25/1 outsider Golden Ace claimed a surprise victory after heavy ...

Constitution Hill wins the Champion Hurdle with a memorable performance to triumph by nine lengths at Cheltenham while Honeysuckle lands an emotional success in the Mares' Hurdle.

State Man, the 2-5 favourite, gave trainer Willie Mullins his fifth Champion Hurdle victory at the Cheltenham Festival and jockey Paul Townend his maiden win in the race when coming home by a ...

A decade on from Annie Power’s infamous Cheltenham Festival fall, incredibly, it happened again. Not just once, but twice, in a Champion Hurdle overtaken by some sort of madness.

He's back. Constitution Hill makes his return to the Festival and is the standout contender for the Unibet Champion Hurdle (4.00), which is the feature race on day one of the Cheltenham Festival and a ...

The 2-1 favourite Epatante wins the Champion Hurdle for jockey Barry Geraghty, trainer Nicky Henderson and owner JP McManus.

By the time the 1998 Champion Hurdle came round, Istabraq was sent off the 3/1 favourite on the day, having won all five of his races over hurdles back in Ireland since the previous year’s Festival.

Constitution Hill wins the Champion Hurdle with a memorable performance to triumph by nine lengths at Cheltenham while Honeysuckle lands an emotional success in the Mares' Hurdle.