2022 Champion Hurdle Explained

92nd Champion Hurdle
Horse Race:	Champion Hurdle
Location:	Cheltenham Racecourse
Date:	15 March 2022
Winning Horse:	Honeysuckle
Winning Jockey:	Rachael Blackmore
Winning Trainer:	Henry de Bromhead
Previous:	2021
Next:	2023

The 2022 Champion Hurdle was a horse race held at Cheltenham Racecourse on Tuesday 15 March 2022. It was the 92nd running of the Champion Hurdle.

The race was won for the second year in a row by the 8/11 favourite Honeysuckle, ridden by Rachael Blackmore and trained by Henry de Bromhead.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Race details

• Sponsor: Unibet
• Purse:
• Going:Good to soft
• Distance:2 miles 87 yards
• Number of runners: 10
• Winner's time: 3:50.13

External links

• 2022 Champion Hurdle at the Racing Post

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cheltenham Festival 2022: Honeysuckle wins Champion Hurdle again – as it happened. 15 March 2022. Guardian. 16 March 2022.
2. Web site: Cheltenham Festival 2022: Honeysuckle and Rachael Blackmore win second Champion Hurdle. 15 March 2022. BBC Sport. 16 March 2022.
3. Web site: Rachael Blackmore: 'I wish I had the vocabulary to explain how it felt coming back in'. 15 March 2022. The 42. 16 March 2022.