Run on the Old Course at Cheltenham, it covers 2 miles and 110 yards with eight hurdles to be jumped. The illustrious list of horses who have had triple wins at the Champion Hurdle include Hattons Grace, Sir Ken and Persian War but more recently Istabraq, whose successes came in 1998, 1999 and 2000.

An unprecedented fourth time eluded him however as the entire Cheltenham Festival was cancelled in 2001 due to the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease and though he returned for the 2002 race he failed to complete it and was retired soon thereafter.

Antepost odds with Paddy Power Bookmakers for the 2010 race are below…

3.20 Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy 2m 1/2f

• Go Native 4/1
• Solwhit 9/2
• Punjabi 7/1
• Binocular 8/2
• Zaynar 8/1
• Medermit 9/1
• Khyber Kim 10/1
• Celestial Halo 14/1
• Starluck 14/1
• Donnas Palm 33/1
• Jumbo Rio 66/1
• Al Eile 66/1
• Muirhead 66/1
• Won In The Dark 80/1
• Ebadiyan 100/1
• Fiulin 100/1
• Raise Your Heart 100/1
• Royal And Regal 100/1
• Kargali 150/1

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