Champion Hurdle (greyhounds)

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Champion Hurdle
Category 1 race (discontinued)
Location(Wimbledon 1990–2016)
(Towcester 2017–2018)
Central Park (2019–2022)
Crayford (2023–2024)
Inaugurated1990
Last run2024
Race information
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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]

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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]

Venues and distances

Sponsors

Past winners

YearWinnerBreedingTrainerTime SP Notes/ref
1990 Cloran MajorBold Work – Lively GenieSteve Gammon (Ramsgate) 28.626/4f [6]
1991 UnbelievableEcho Spark – Rathnasare Linda Mullins (Walthamstow) 28.002/1Track record [7]
1992 Gaytime YankeeOdell Yankee – Gaytime HarpSam Sykes (Wimbledon) 28.527/1
1993 Ring PatriotKyle Jack – In AdvanceGordon Hodson (Hove) 27.964/1
1994 Gis A SmileFlashy Sir – Desert PearlPhilip Rees Jr. (Wimbledon) 27.961/1f [8]
1995 Arrogant PrinceBallinderry Ash – ProverbiaTom Foster (Wimbledon) 28.295/2
1996 Glown FoxPolnoon Chief – Glown MascotTom Foster (Wimbledon)28.436/4f
1997 Westmead PandaMurlens Slippy – Ballynew Two Nick Savva (Walthamstow) 28.193/1
1998 Strideaway TeddyLeaders Minstrel – Lomas GirlTom Foster (Wimbledon)28.665/2
1999 MonumentalArdcollum Flash – Sister NoraTom Foster (Wimbledon)28.4925/1
2000 Rackethall RoverMoaning Lad – Galtymore LauraPatsy Byrne (Wimbledon) 28.278/1
2001 Born To GoStaplers Jo – Lift UpTom Foster (Wimbledon)28.527/2
2002 Top JockTop Honcho – Lochar Lucy Seamus Cahill (Wimbledon) 28.703/1
2003 Farloe BrownyBlue Murlen – Seanos MissSeamus Cahill (Wimbledon)28.0910/1
2004 Joe BananasLarkhill Jo – Woman PowerNick Colton (Oxford) 28.236/4jf
2005 Druids Mickey JoTop Honcho – Druids Villa Seamus Cahill (Wimbledon)28.074/5f [9]
2006 Stradeen OuzoDaves Mentor – Snazzy FlashDavid Mullins (Romford) 28.4711/4 [10]
2007 Newlawn BertsTucks Mein – Berts BabyPat Cusack (Crayford) 27.969/4f [11]
2008 Morell WarriorLarkhill Jo – Selsey TessLorraine Sams (Crayford)28.2610/1 [12]
2009 PlatinumlancelotRoanokee – Mist Of AvalonJason Foster (Wimbledon) 28.246/4f [13]
2010 Men Of HopeTop Honcho – Razldazl PearlJason Foster (Wimbledon)29.183/1Track record [14]
2011 Plane DaddyBig Daddy Cool – Lordsbury KnowsGemma Davidson (Crayford) 30.168/1 [15]
2012 Olivers TwistHead Bound – Kewell IronyLisa Stephenson (Sheffield) 29.375/4f [16]
2013 Soviet MilitaryPremier Fantasy – Invincible DivaRicky Holloway (Private)29.269/4 [17]
2014 Cornamaddy JumboArdkill Jamie – Cornamaddy Maid Mark Wallis (Yarmouth) 29.523/1 [18]
2015 Jetstream ReasonHondo Black – Handy PrincessSteve Gammon (Crayford) 29.247/2 [19]
2016 Razldazl RaidioRazldazl Rioga – Razldazl MarilynRicky Holloway (Sittingbourne) 28.9011/8f [20]
2017 Ballymac ManixBallymac Vic – Moyar Kite Seamus Cahill (Hove) 29.1710/11f [21]
2018 Lenson WilsonScolari Me Daddy – Killduff KerryRicky Holloway (Central Park)28.406/5f [22]
2019 Turnhouse JetLaughil Duke – Jaytee ChinaRicky Holloway (Central Park)29.594/1 [23]
2020 Swift LokiSwift Hoffman – Swift EliseJames Turner (Crayford)29.656/1 [24]
2021 Toolmaker DaddyScolari Me Daddy – Droopys IsabellaRicky Holloway (Private)30.2611/1 [25]
2022 Borna RhythmCloran Paddy – Borna GemAnthony Collett (Central Park)29.9310/3 [26]
2023 Lenson DoolinAzza Azza Azza – The Other TessaRicky Holloway (Crayford)23.104/6fTrack record [4]
2024 Nunhead ShivBallymac Best – Flat WhiteBarry O'Sullivan (Central Park)23.5412/1 [27]

Winning trainers

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