2011 Champion Hurdle Explained

81st Champion Hurdle
Horse Race:Champion Hurdle
Location:Cheltenham Racecourse
Date:15 March 2011
Winning Horse:Hurricane Fly (IRE)
Winning Jockey:Ruby Walsh
Winning Trainer:Willie Mullins (IRE)
Winning Owner:George Creighton & Rose Boyd
Previous:2010
Next:2012

The 2011 Champion Hurdle was a horse race held at Cheltenham Racecourse on Tuesday 15 March 2011.[1] It was the 81st running of the Champion Hurdle.

The winner was George Creighton & Rose Boyd's Hurricane Fly, a seven-year-old gelding trained in Ireland by Willie Mullins and ridden by Ruby Walsh. The victory was the first in the race for owner, trainer and rider.

Hurricane Fly won by one and a quarter lengths from Peddlers Cross. There were no previous Champion Hurdlers in the field. All eleven of the runners completed the course.

Race details

Full result

Pos.Marg.Horse (bred)AgeJockeyTrainer (Country)Odds
1Hurricane Fly (IRE)7Ruby WalshWillie Mullins (IRE)11/4 fav
2Peddlers Cross (IRE)6Jason MaguireDonald McCain (GB)9/2
35Oscar Whisky (IRE)6Barry GeraghtyNicky Henderson (GB)7/1
42Thousand Stars (FR)7Paul TownendWillie Mullins (IRE)33/1
5Menorah (IRE)6Richard JohnsonPhilip Hobbs (GB)3/1
62Clerk's Choice (IRE)5Tom MolloyMichael Banks (GB)50/1
75Overturn (IRE)7Graham LeeDonald McCain (GB)40/1
8¾Dunguib (IRE)8Brian O'ConnellPhilip Fenton (IRE)10/1
9½Khyber Kim (GB)9Paddy BrennanNigel Twiston-Davies (GB)12/1
1010Bygones of Brid (IRE)8Timmy MurphyKaren McLintock (GB)200/1
11½Mille Chief (FR)5Robert ThorntonAlan King (GB)16/1

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Hurricane Fly.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Champion Hurdle result . Racing Post . 15 March 2011 . 2014-03-15.