2010 Champion Hurdle Form

This is the page that many will find most useful in their search for the 2010 Champion Hurdle winner. We will endevour to keep you updated on all the relevant pieces of form in the build up to the big race in March.

The first place to start is to look back on the 2009 Cheltenham Festival Champion Hurdle result and go through the race review which will highlight the horses that will look to battle once again in 2010.

Champion Hurdle Latest Form

A great start to the season for the Paul Nicholls trained Celestial Halo following his  easy success in the Totescoop 6 Elite Hurdle.  Last year's Champion Hurdle runner up gave weight away all-round and could be called the winner from a long way out. Since then he has not shown the same form and comes into the race with not a great deal of expectation.

Zaynar looks a real improver and having won a very competitive race at Ascot the Coral ascot Hurdle he has put himself right there in the betting.

Solwhit while now a big doubt for the race had shown excellent form throughout the season, beating Hurricane Fly at Punchestown. Solwhit made up for his defeat in the fighting fifth with a victory in the Leopardstown Christmas Hurdle beating Sublimity and cemented his place at the head of the market with an impressive victory in the Irish Champion Hurdle.

The Fighting Fifth saw a major upset with the latest ante post favourite Binocular getting well beat. Solwhit who created such a good impression in at Punchestown also underperformed and many will suggest the pace was very slow and this played into the hands of the winner Go Native. Who followed up in the Christmas Hurdle at Kempton on Boxing Day and now has the chance of the 1 Million put up by WBX betting exchange if he wins the Champion Hurdle.

The Boylesports International threw up more questions, when Celestial Halo let his backers down going off odds on was beaten by Khyber Kim the Greatwood Hurdle winner coming late to take it up after the final hurdle. Punjabi was disappointing in what was his first run back after his Champion Hurdle win last season. He has not shown the same sparkle this year but trainer Nicky Henderson is still quietly confident.

Zaynar wins the Relkeel Hurdle over two and half miles and is now heading the betting for March, even though he runs lazily over two miles he may just not have the speed on good ground. He came out again at Kelso in the Victor Chandler Morebattle Hurdle and was beaten by Quwetwo when long odds on to win. This has made a major impact on the Champion Hurdle Odds.

Medermit beat last years Champion Hurdle winner Punjabi in the Sportingbet Champion Hurdle trial at Haydock and there now must be big questions over his participation this time round.

Finally Binocular has begun to put is all together as he was pretty much back to the horse we knew last season with victory in the totesport contenders hurdle at Doncaster on the 6th February and is possiby back in the race after Nicky Henderson had him fully checked out and ther seems to be nothing wrong with him.

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