Champion Hurdle Odds
In the Champion Hurdle odds reflect that it was 23 years since the great See You Then became the last five-year-old to win the Champion Hurdle before Katchit bucked that trend back in March. Stan James are betting 10/11 a five-year-old wins the 2009 renewal and 10/11 that a horse aged other than five wins the Festival's most coveted hurdling prize. With Crack Away Jack, Binocular, Ashkazar, Pierrot Lunaire and Celestial Halo all looking to hold realistic claims there must be every chance that five-year-olds can win back-to-back Champion Hurdles in March.
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Head of PR Charlie McCann: "This year's juveniles look an outstanding bunch and Crack Away Jack put himself firmly in the Champion Hurdle picture following his fluent Chepstow win yesterday. Binocular and Pierrot Lunaire were very impressive at Aintree and surprisingly the Triumph Hurdle winner Celestial Halo is almost the forgotten five-year-old in what looks a vintage crop. Katchit, Sizing Europe, Rippling Ring, Jered et al will make sure the older brigade don't give in without a fight and we can't split them. Can you?
Latest prices from Stan James
Any five year-old to win the 2009 Champion Hurdle 10/11
The winner of the 2009 Champion Hurdle to be aged anything other than five 10/11 (includes juveniles)
2009 Champion Hurdle prices from Stan James; EW 1/4 1,2,3
Katchit 6/1, Binocular 6/1, Osana 8/1, Crack Away Jack 9/1, Sizing Europe 10/1, Pierrot Lunaire 10/1, Punjabi 12/1, Jered 12/1, Hebridean 14/1, Celestial Halo 16/1, Sublimity 16/1 and 20s Bar.