| Surface: | Sand |
| Class: | Category 1 |
| Horse Race: | Champion Hurdle |
| Location: | (Wimbledon 1990–2016) (Towcester 2017–2018) Central Park (2019–2022) Crayford (2023–2024) |
| Inaugurated: | 1990 |
| Last Run: | 2024 |
The Champion Hurdle was a greyhound racing competition held annually. Until 2017 it was held at Wimbledon Stadium but switched to Towcester Greyhound Stadium following the closure of Wimbledon.[1]
The event previously culminated on the same evening of the English Greyhound Derby final [2] and is over hurdles being the third most valuable hurdle race behind the Grand National and Springbok. [3]
The race was switched to Central Park following the closure of Towcester and because Nottingham (the new hosts of the Derby) did not run hurdles races it no longer featured on Derby final night. In 2023, the event was run at Crayford Stadium[4] but ended with the closure of Crayford Stadium in 2024.[5]
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| width=50 | Year | width=180 | Winner | width=270 | Breeding | width=250 | Trainer | width=80 | Time | width=50 | SP | width=100 | Notes/ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloran Major | Bold Work – Lively Genie | 28.62 | 6/4f | [6] | |||||||||
| Unbelievable | Echo Spark – Rathnasare | 28.00 | 2/1 | Track record[7] | |||||||||
| Gaytime Yankee | Odell Yankee – Gaytime Harp | 28.52 | 7/1 | ||||||||||
| Ring Patriot | Kyle Jack – In Advance | 27.96 | 4/1 | ||||||||||
| Gis A Smile | Flashy Sir – Desert Pearl | 27.96 | 1/1f | [8] | |||||||||
| Arrogant Prince | Ballinderry Ash – Proverbia | 28.29 | 5/2 | ||||||||||
| Glown Fox | Polnoon Chief – Glown Mascot | Tom Foster (Wimbledon) | 28.43 | 6/4f | |||||||||
| Westmead Panda | Murlens Slippy – Ballynew Two | 28.19 | 3/1 | ||||||||||
| Strideaway Teddy | Leaders Minstrel – Lomas Girl | Tom Foster (Wimbledon) | 28.66 | 5/2 | |||||||||
| Monumental | Ardcollum Flash – Sister Nora | Tom Foster (Wimbledon) | 28.49 | 25/1 | |||||||||
| Rackethall Rover | Moaning Lad – Galtymore Laura | 28.27 | 8/1 | ||||||||||
| Born To Go | Staplers Jo – Lift Up | Tom Foster (Wimbledon) | 28.52 | 7/2 | |||||||||
| Top Jock | Top Honcho – Lochar Lucy | 28.70 | 3/1 | ||||||||||
| Farloe Browny | Blue Murlen – Seanos Miss | Seamus Cahill (Wimbledon) | 28.09 | 10/1 | |||||||||
| 2004 | Joe Bananas | Larkhill Jo – Woman Power | 28.23 | 6/4jf | |||||||||
| Druids Mickey Jo | Top Honcho – Druids Villa | Seamus Cahill (Wimbledon) | 28.07 | 4/5f | [9] | ||||||||
| Stradeen Ouzo | Daves Mentor – Snazzy Flash | 28.47 | 11/4 | [10] | |||||||||
| Newlawn Berts | Tucks Mein – Berts Baby | 27.96 | 9/4f | [11] | |||||||||
| Morell Warrior | Larkhill Jo – Selsey Tess | Lorraine Sams (Crayford) | 28.26 | 10/1 | [12] | ||||||||
| 2009 | Platinumlancelot | Roanokee – Mist Of Avalon | 28.24 | 6/4f | [13] | ||||||||
| 2010 | Men Of Hope | Top Honcho – Razldazl Pearl | Jason Foster (Wimbledon) | 29.18 | 3/1 | Track record[14] | |||||||
| Plane Daddy | Big Daddy Cool – Lordsbury Knows | 30.16 | 8/1 | [15] | |||||||||
| Olivers Twist | Head Bound – Kewell Irony | 29.37 | 5/4f | [16] | |||||||||
| Soviet Military | Premier Fantasy – Invincible Diva | Ricky Holloway (Private) | 29.26 | 9/4 | [17] | ||||||||
| Cornamaddy Jumbo | Ardkill Jamie – Cornamaddy Maid | 29.52 | 3/1 | [18] | |||||||||
| Jetstream Reason | Hondo Black – Handy Princess | 29.24 | 7/2 | [19] | |||||||||
| Razldazl Raidio | Razldazl Rioga – Razldazl Marilyn | 28.90 | 11/8f | [20] | |||||||||
| Ballymac Manix | Ballymac Vic – Moyar Kite | 29.17 | 10/11f | [21] | |||||||||
| Lenson Wilson | Scolari Me Daddy – Killduff Kerry | Ricky Holloway (Central Park) | 28.40 | 6/5f | [22] | ||||||||
| Turnhouse Jet | Laughil Duke – Jaytee China | Ricky Holloway (Central Park) | 29.59 | 4/1 | [23] | ||||||||
| Swift Loki | Swift Hoffman – Swift Elise | James Turner (Crayford) | 29.65 | 6/1 | [24] | ||||||||
| Toolmaker Daddy | Scolari Me Daddy – Droopys Isabella | Ricky Holloway (Private) | 30.26 | 11/1 | [25] | ||||||||
| Borna Rhythm | Cloran Paddy – Borna Gem | Anthony Collett (Central Park) | 29.93 | 10/3 | [26] | ||||||||
| Lenson Doolin | Azza Azza Azza – The Other Tessa | Ricky Holloway (Crayford) | 23.10 | 4/6f | Track record | ||||||||
| Nunhead Shiv | Ballymac Best – Flat White | Barry O'Sullivan (Central Park) | 23.54 | 12/1 | [27] |