Champion Hurdle | |
Location | Cheltenham Racecourse |
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Date | 16 March 2021 |
Winning horse | Honeysuckle |
Jockey | Rachael Blackmore |
Trainer | Henry de Bromhead |
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]