The 2018 Champion Hurdle was a

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held at

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on Tuesday 13 March 2018. It was the 88th running of the

Champion Hurdle The Champion Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run on the Old Course at Cheltenham over a ...

. Eleven horses started the race. The winner of the race for the second year in a row was

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, a seven year old French-bred British-trained racehorse ridden by

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and trained by

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Race details

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* Purse: * Going: Going: Heavy, Soft in places * Distance: 2 miles 87 yards * Number of runners: 11 * Winner's time: 4m 05.00s

Full result

* Abbreviations: nse = nose; nk = neck; shd = short head; hd = head; dist = distance; PU = pulled up

References

External links

2018 Champion Hurdle
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Champion Hurdle The Champion Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run on the Old Course at Cheltenham over a ...

2018

Champion Hurdle The Champion Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run on the Old Course at Cheltenham over a ...

2010s in Gloucestershire

Champion Hurdle The Champion Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run on the Old Course at Cheltenham over a ...