91st Champion Hurdle | |
Horse Race: | Champion Hurdle |
Location: | Cheltenham Racecourse |
Date: | 16 March 2021 |
Winning Horse: | Honeysuckle |
Winning Jockey: | Rachael Blackmore |
Winning Trainer: | Henry de Bromhead |
Previous: | 2020 |
Next: | 2022 |
The 2021 Champion Hurdle was a horse race held at Cheltenham Racecourse on Tuesday 16 March 2021. It was the 91st running of the Champion Hurdle.
The race was won by the 11/10 favourite Honeysuckle, ridden by Rachael Blackmore and trained by Henry de Bromhead.[1] The 2020 runner-uo Sharjah filled second place again, six and a half lengths behind the winner, and the 2020 champion Epatante finished in third place. Blackmore's victory made her the first female jockey to win the Champion Hurdle.[2]