Search
Facebook
twitter
Cheltenham 2024
Cheltenham 2024
RH-LH
Course
Going
Class
Race Type
Distance
to the left. Find which horse goes on Good to Soft (Good in places)Stan James Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy
(Grade 1) of £400,000.00 4-y-o plus 2m. 110yds. 3.20
2m. 110yds. Hurdle (Class 1) 4-y-o plus 8 Declared
Stan James Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy
(Grade 1) of £400,000.00- Formscan
- Race Info
1st - £227,800.00 2nd - £85,480.00 3rd - £42,800.00 4th - £21,320.00 5th - £10,720.00 6th - £5,360.00
FormscanBy Donal Murphy - This is undoubtedly the biggest test to date for FAUGHEEN but he proved himself here last year and he can do so again now. The son of Germany has been flawless since starting out for Andrew Slattery in April of 2012, winning all eight starts. He will be taking on his seven rivals here for the first time but he looks a special horse and he can put them to the sword. Hurricane Fly is a special horse in his own right but he doesn't seem as good at Cheltenham and with Ruby Walsh deserting him in favour of Faugheen it is hard to be over confident about his chances. Jezki is of course the defending champion but he has yet to win in three starts this season. Barry Geraghty gets on very well with the Jessica Harrington trained gelding and it's disappointing that he is not aboard this year. The New One was badly hampered early on in this race last year, staying on strongly up the hill to finish third. He has won his five starts since but was far from impressive at Haydock on his last outing. He probably wasn't mad about the heavy conditions there and back on quick ground now he can be expected to go close. With eight in the line-up Arctic Fire has solid each-way claims while Kitten Rock will need to improve from what he has shown to date if he is to feature.
Soldier Hollow (GB)-Adelma(Sternkoenig)
hd+(44)
d2
(Wicklow Bloodstock(Ireland)Ltd)
Rated 154
In the last 3 years Arctic Fire (GER) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Hurricane Fly (IRE) | 2 | |
| 25th Jan 2015 Leopardstown(2m , Hurdle, Yielding (Soft in Places on Hurdle Crse), Yielding to Soft (Chase Crse)) Hurricane Fly (IRE) 1st (11/10Fav 11-10 Rated 169) R Walsh 3.50L in front of Arctic Fire (GER) 2nd (8/1 11-10 Rated 154) P Townend (6 ran) | ||
 | ||
| 29th Dec 2014 Leopardstown(2m , Hurdle, Hurdles: Soft Chase: Currently unraceable) Hurricane Fly (IRE) 1st (5/6Fav 11-10 Rated 169) R Walsh 1.75L in front of Arctic Fire (GER) 3rd (25/1 11-10 Rated 147) P Townend (7 ran) | ||
| ||
| Jezki (IRE) | 2 | |
| 25th Jan 2015 Leopardstown(2m , Hurdle, Yielding (Soft in Places on Hurdle Crse), Yielding to Soft (Chase Crse)) Arctic Fire (GER) 2nd (8/1 11-10 Rated 154) P Townend 4.00L in front of Jezki (IRE) 3rd (5/4 11-10 Rated 168) A P McCoy (6 ran) | ||
| ||
| 29th Dec 2014 Leopardstown(2m , Hurdle, Hurdles: Soft Chase: Currently unraceable) Jezki (IRE) 2nd (11/8 11-10 Rated 169) A P McCoy 1.25L in front of Arctic Fire (GER) 3rd (25/1 11-10 Rated 147) P Townend (7 ran) | ||
| ||
Slickly (FR)-Bocanegra(Night Shift)
ts2(52)
d2
(Rio Gold Racing Club Ltd)
Rated 149
In the last 3 years Bertimont (FR) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| The New One (IRE) | 2 | |
| 17th Jan 2015 Haydock(2m , Hurdle, Heavy (Soft in places)) The New One (IRE) 1st (1/6Fav 11-12 Rated 167) Sam Twiston-Davies 2.25L in front of Bertimont (FR) 2nd (8/1 11-4 Rated 149) Harry Skelton (7 ran) | ||
| ||
| 13th Dec 2014 Cheltenham(2m 1f , Hurdle, Good to Soft (soft in places)) The New One (IRE) 1st (4/7Fav 11-8 Rated 167) Sam Twiston-Davies 17.50L in front of Bertimont (FR) 6th (12/1 11-0 Rated 149) Harry Skelton (8 ran) | ||
| ||
| Vaniteux (FR) | 1 | |
| 13th Dec 2014 Cheltenham(2m 1f , Hurdle, Good to Soft (soft in places)) Vaniteux (FR) 2nd (5/2 11-0 Rated 154) B J Geraghty 13.00L in front of Bertimont (FR) 6th (12/1 11-0 Rated 149) Harry Skelton (8 ran) | ||
| ||
| Kitten Rock (FR) | 1 | |
| 21st Apr 2014 Fairyhouse(2m , Hurdle, Good To Yielding) Kitten Rock (FR) 2nd (3/1 11-4 Rated 125) B J Geraghty 10.75L in front of Bertimont (FR) 9th (33/1 11-4 Rated 127) R C Colgan (13 ran) | ||
| ||
Montjeu (IRE)-Scandisk(Kenmare)
(44)
cd2
(George Creighton & Mrs Rose Boyd)
Rated 169
In the last 3 years Hurricane Fly (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| The New One (IRE) | 1 | |
| 11th Mar 2014 Cheltenham(2m 110yds, Hurdle, Good to Soft (Good in places)) The New One (IRE) 3rd (10/3 11-10 Rated 167) Sam Twiston-Davies 2.25L in front of Hurricane Fly (IRE) 4th (11/4Fav 11-10 Rated 173) R Walsh (9 ran) | ||
| ||
| Jezki (IRE) | 7 | |
| 25th Jan 2015 Leopardstown(2m , Hurdle, Yielding (Soft in Places on Hurdle Crse), Yielding to Soft (Chase Crse)) Hurricane Fly (IRE) 1st (11/10Fav 11-10 Rated 169) R Walsh 7.50L in front of Jezki (IRE) 3rd (5/4 11-10 Rated 168) A P McCoy (6 ran) | ||
| ||
| 29th Dec 2014 Leopardstown(2m , Hurdle, Hurdles: Soft Chase: Currently unraceable) Hurricane Fly (IRE) 1st (5/6Fav 11-10 Rated 169) R Walsh .50L in front of Jezki (IRE) 2nd (11/8 11-10 Rated 169) A P McCoy (7 ran) | ||
| ||
| 16th Nov 2014 Punchestown(2m , Hurdle, Soft) Hurricane Fly (IRE) 1st (15/8 11-10 Rated 165) R Walsh 2.25L in front of Jezki (IRE) 2nd (8/13Fav 11-10 Rated 169) M P Walsh (5 ran) | ||
| ||
| 2nd May 2014 Punchestown(2m , Hurdle, Good To Yielding) Jezki (IRE) 1st (4/5Fav 11-12 Rated 169) A P McCoy 3.25L in front of Hurricane Fly (IRE) 2nd (1/1 11-12 Rated 169) R Walsh (3 ran) | ||
| ||
| 11th Mar 2014 Cheltenham(2m 110yds, Hurdle, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Jezki (IRE) 1st (9/1 11-10 Rated 165) B J Geraghty 5.00L in front of Hurricane Fly (IRE) 4th (11/4Fav 11-10 Rated 173) R Walsh (9 ran) | ||
| ||
| 26th Jan 2014 Leopardstown(2m , Hurdle, Hdle/Bmp: Soft to Heavy (last 2f soft). Chase: Heavy, soft in places) Hurricane Fly (IRE) 1st (4/7Fav 11-10 Rated 175) R Walsh 3.25L in front of Jezki (IRE) 4th (3/1 11-10 Rated 166) A P McCoy (4 ran) | ||
| ||
| 29th Dec 2013 Leopardstown(2m , Hurdle, Soft (Hurdle Crse), Yielding to Soft (Chase Crse)) Hurricane Fly (IRE) 1st (11/10Fav 11-10 Rated 175) R Walsh 2.50L in front of Jezki (IRE) 2nd (15/8 11-10 Rated 161) A P McCoy (5 ran) | ||
| ||
| Arctic Fire (GER) | 2 | |
| 25th Jan 2015 Leopardstown(2m , Hurdle, Yielding (Soft in Places on Hurdle Crse), Yielding to Soft (Chase Crse)) Hurricane Fly (IRE) 1st (11/10Fav 11-10 Rated 169) R Walsh 3.50L in front of Arctic Fire (GER) 2nd (8/1 11-10 Rated 154) P Townend (6 ran) | ||
| ||
| 29th Dec 2014 Leopardstown(2m , Hurdle, Hurdles: Soft Chase: Currently unraceable) Hurricane Fly (IRE) 1st (5/6Fav 11-10 Rated 169) R Walsh 1.75L in front of Arctic Fire (GER) 3rd (25/1 11-10 Rated 147) P Townend (7 ran) | ||
| ||
In the last 3 years Jezki (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Hurricane Fly (IRE) | 7 | |
| 25th Jan 2015 Leopardstown(2m , Hurdle, Yielding (Soft in Places on Hurdle Crse), Yielding to Soft (Chase Crse)) Hurricane Fly (IRE) 1st (11/10Fav 11-10 Rated 169) R Walsh 7.50L in front of Jezki (IRE) 3rd (5/4 11-10 Rated 168) A P McCoy (6 ran) | ||
| ||
| 29th Dec 2014 Leopardstown(2m , Hurdle, Hurdles: Soft Chase: Currently unraceable) Hurricane Fly (IRE) 1st (5/6Fav 11-10 Rated 169) R Walsh .50L in front of Jezki (IRE) 2nd (11/8 11-10 Rated 169) A P McCoy (7 ran) | ||
| ||
| 16th Nov 2014 Punchestown(2m , Hurdle, Soft) Hurricane Fly (IRE) 1st (15/8 11-10 Rated 165) R Walsh 2.25L in front of Jezki (IRE) 2nd (8/13Fav 11-10 Rated 169) M P Walsh (5 ran) | ||
| ||
| 2nd May 2014 Punchestown(2m , Hurdle, Good To Yielding) Jezki (IRE) 1st (4/5Fav 11-12 Rated 169) A P McCoy 3.25L in front of Hurricane Fly (IRE) 2nd (1/1 11-12 Rated 169) R Walsh (3 ran) | ||
| ||
| 11th Mar 2014 Cheltenham(2m 110yds, Hurdle, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Jezki (IRE) 1st (9/1 11-10 Rated 165) B J Geraghty 5.00L in front of Hurricane Fly (IRE) 4th (11/4Fav 11-10 Rated 173) R Walsh (9 ran) | ||
| ||
| 26th Jan 2014 Leopardstown(2m , Hurdle, Hdle/Bmp: Soft to Heavy (last 2f soft). Chase: Heavy, soft in places) Hurricane Fly (IRE) 1st (4/7Fav 11-10 Rated 175) R Walsh 3.25L in front of Jezki (IRE) 4th (3/1 11-10 Rated 166) A P McCoy (4 ran) | ||
| ||
| 29th Dec 2013 Leopardstown(2m , Hurdle, Soft (Hurdle Crse), Yielding to Soft (Chase Crse)) Hurricane Fly (IRE) 1st (11/10Fav 11-10 Rated 175) R Walsh 2.50L in front of Jezki (IRE) 2nd (15/8 11-10 Rated 161) A P McCoy (5 ran) | ||
| ||
| The New One (IRE) | 2 | |
| 11th Mar 2014 Cheltenham(2m 110yds, Hurdle, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Jezki (IRE) 1st (9/1 11-10 Rated 165) B J Geraghty 2.75L in front of The New One (IRE) 3rd (10/3 11-10 Rated 167) Sam Twiston-Davies (9 ran) | ||
| ||
| 14th Mar 2012 Cheltenham(2m 110yds, Bumper, Good (Good to Soft in places)) The New One (IRE) 6th (12/1 10-11) Sam Twiston-Davies 5.75L in front of Jezki (IRE) 8th (12/1 10-11) R M Power (20 ran) | ||
| ||
| Arctic Fire (GER) | 2 | |
| 25th Jan 2015 Leopardstown(2m , Hurdle, Yielding (Soft in Places on Hurdle Crse), Yielding to Soft (Chase Crse)) Arctic Fire (GER) 2nd (8/1 11-10 Rated 154) P Townend 4.00L in front of Jezki (IRE) 3rd (5/4 11-10 Rated 168) A P McCoy (6 ran) | ||
| ||
| 29th Dec 2014 Leopardstown(2m , Hurdle, Hurdles: Soft Chase: Currently unraceable) Jezki (IRE) 2nd (11/8 11-10 Rated 169) A P McCoy 1.25L in front of Arctic Fire (GER) 3rd (25/1 11-10 Rated 147) P Townend (7 ran) | ||
| ||
In the last 3 years Kitten Rock (FR) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Bertimont (FR) | 1 | |
| 21st Apr 2014 Fairyhouse(2m , Hurdle, Good To Yielding) Kitten Rock (FR) 2nd (3/1 11-4 Rated 125) B J Geraghty 10.75L in front of Bertimont (FR) 9th (33/1 11-4 Rated 127) R C Colgan (13 ran) | ||
| ||
King's Theatre (IRE)-Thuringe(Turgeon)
(52)
cd2
(S Such & Cg Paletta)
Rated 167
In the last 3 years The New One (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Hurricane Fly (IRE) | 1 | |
| 11th Mar 2014 Cheltenham(2m 110yds, Hurdle, Good to Soft (Good in places)) The New One (IRE) 3rd (10/3 11-10 Rated 167) Sam Twiston-Davies 2.25L in front of Hurricane Fly (IRE) 4th (11/4Fav 11-10 Rated 173) R Walsh (9 ran) | ||
| ||
| Jezki (IRE) | 2 | |
| 11th Mar 2014 Cheltenham(2m 110yds, Hurdle, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Jezki (IRE) 1st (9/1 11-10 Rated 165) B J Geraghty 2.75L in front of The New One (IRE) 3rd (10/3 11-10 Rated 167) Sam Twiston-Davies (9 ran) | ||
| ||
| 14th Mar 2012 Cheltenham(2m 110yds, Bumper, Good (Good to Soft in places)) The New One (IRE) 6th (12/1 10-11) Sam Twiston-Davies 5.75L in front of Jezki (IRE) 8th (12/1 10-11) R M Power (20 ran) | ||
| ||
| Bertimont (FR) | 2 | |
| 17th Jan 2015 Haydock(2m , Hurdle, Heavy (Soft in places)) The New One (IRE) 1st (1/6Fav 11-12 Rated 167) Sam Twiston-Davies 2.25L in front of Bertimont (FR) 2nd (8/1 11-4 Rated 149) Harry Skelton (7 ran) | ||
| ||
| 13th Dec 2014 Cheltenham(2m 1f , Hurdle, Good to Soft (soft in places)) The New One (IRE) 1st (4/7Fav 11-8 Rated 167) Sam Twiston-Davies 17.50L in front of Bertimont (FR) 6th (12/1 11-0 Rated 149) Harry Skelton (8 ran) | ||
| ||
| Vaniteux (FR) | 1 | |
| 13th Dec 2014 Cheltenham(2m 1f , Hurdle, Good to Soft (soft in places)) The New One (IRE) 1st (4/7Fav 11-8 Rated 167) Sam Twiston-Davies 4.50L in front of Vaniteux (FR) 2nd (5/2 11-0 Rated 154) B J Geraghty (8 ran) | ||
| ||
In the last 3 years Vaniteux (FR) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| The New One (IRE) | 1 | |
| 13th Dec 2014 Cheltenham(2m 1f , Hurdle, Good to Soft (soft in places)) The New One (IRE) 1st (4/7Fav 11-8 Rated 167) Sam Twiston-Davies 4.50L in front of Vaniteux (FR) 2nd (5/2 11-0 Rated 154) B J Geraghty (8 ran) | ||
| ||
| Bertimont (FR) | 1 | |
| 13th Dec 2014 Cheltenham(2m 1f , Hurdle, Good to Soft (soft in places)) Vaniteux (FR) 2nd (5/2 11-0 Rated 154) B J Geraghty 13.00L in front of Bertimont (FR) 6th (12/1 11-0 Rated 149) Harry Skelton (8 ran) | ||
| ||
Previous Winners of this Race by Year
2014 Jezki 6 11-10 B J Geraghty 9/1 (Mrs John Harrington)
2013 Hurricane Fly 9 11-10 R Walsh 13/8Fav (W P Mullins)
2012 Rock On Ruby 7 11-10 N D Fehily 11/1 (Paul Nicholls)
2011 Hurricane Fly 7 11-10 R Walsh 11/4Fav (W P Mullins)
2010 Binocular 6 11-10 A P McCoy 9/1 (Nicky Henderson)
2009 Punjabi 6 11-10 B J Geraghty 22/1 (Nicky Henderson)
2008 Katchit 5 11-10 R Thornton 10/1 (Alan King)
2007 Sublimity 7 11-10 P A Carberry 16/1 (John G Carr)
2006 Brave Inca 8 11-10 A P McCoy 7/4Fav (C A Murphy)
2005 Hardy Eustace 8 11-10 C O'Dwyer 7/2JFav (D T Hughes)
2004 Hardy Eustace 7 11-10 C O'Dwyer 33/1 (D T Hughes)
2003 Rooster Booster 9 12-0 R Johnson 9/2 (Philip Hobbs)
2002 Hors La Loi III 7 12-0 D Gallagher 10/1 (James Fanshawe)
2001 Abandoned
2000 Istabraq 8 12-0 C F Swan 8/15Fav (A P O'Brien)
1999 Istabraq 7 12-0 C F Swan 4/9Fav (A P O'Brien)
1998 Istabraq 6 12-0 C F Swan 3/1Fav (A P O'Brien)
1997 Make A Stand 6 12-0 A P McCoy 7/1 (Henry Candy)
1996 Collier Bay 6 12-0 G Bradley 9/1 (J A B Old)
1995 Alderbrook 6 12-0 N Williamson 11/2 (K C Bailey)
1994 Flakey Dove 8 11-9 M Dwyer 9/1 (Richard Price)
1993 Granville Again 7 12-0 P Scudamore 13/2 (M C Pipe)
1992 Royal Gait 9 12-0 GMcCourt 6/1 (James Fanshawe)
1991 Morley Street 7 12-0 JFrost 4/1Fav (G B Balding)
1990 Kribensis 6 12-0 R Dunwoody 95/40 (Sir Michael Stoute)
Previous Winners of this Race by Trainer (Since 1990)
Previous Winners of this Race by Jockey (Since 1990)
Previous Winners of this Race by Age
Previous Winners of this Race by Sire (Since 1990)
Probable SP 1/1 Faugheen, 7/2 The New One, 4/1 Jezki, 8/1 Hurricane Fly, 16/1 Arctic Fire, 25/1 Kitten Rock, 33/1 Vaniteux, 100/1 Bertimont.
Symbols Explained
ts2 Tongue Strap vs2 Visor hd2 Hood es2 Eye Shield ec2 Eye Cover cp2 Cheekpiece bl2 Blinkers tt2 Tongue Tie cd2 Course and Distance Winner c2 Course Winner d2 Distance Winner bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run
The superscript number on headgear bl2 indicates number of times worn. A plus bl+ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl1indicates first time.
