The 2015 Stan James Champion Hurdle takes place on Tuesday 11 March at 15:20. Compare Cheltenham Festival Odds and bet. Free Bets
The Champion Hurdle is the highlight of the first day of the Cheltenham Festival. It is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race open to horses aged four years or older. The race covers a distance of around 2 miles and 110 yards over eight hurdles.
The current champion is Jezki who won the 2014 race at 9/1.
The total prize fund in 2015 is £400,000
Champion Hurdle Winners 2000-2014
| Year | Winner | Odds | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
| 2014 | Jezki | 9/1 | 7 | Barry Geraghty | Jessica Harrington |
| 2013 | Hurricane Fly | 13/8 | 7 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2012 | Rock On Ruby | 11/1 | 7 | N Fehily | PF Nicholls |
| 2011 | Hurricane Fly | 11/4 | 7 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2010 | Binocular | 9/1 | 6 | Tony McCoy | Nicky Henderson |
| 2009 | Punjabi | 22/1 | 6 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
| 2008 | Katchit | 10/1 | 5 | Robert Thornton | Alan King |
| 2007 | Sublimity | 16/1 | 7 | Philip Carberry | John Carr |
| 2006 | Brave Inca | 7/1F | 8 | Tony McCoy | Colm Murphy |
| 2005 | Hardy Eustace | 7/1F | 8 | Conor O’Dwyer | Dessie Hughes |
| 2004 | Hardy Eustace | 33/1 | 7 | Conor O’Dwyer | Dessie Hughes |
| 2003 | Rooster Booster | 9/2 | 9 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs |
| 2002 | Hors La Loi III | 10/1 | 7 | Dean Gallagher | James Fanshawe |
| 2001 | Abandoned * | – | – | – | – |
| 2000 | Istabraq | 8/15F | 8 | Charlie Swan | Aidan O’Brien |
* Meeting abandoned due to ‘Foot and Mouth’
