The 2022 Champion Hurdle was a horse race held at Cheltenham Racecourse on Tuesday 15 March 2022. It was the 92nd running of the Champion Hurdle.
| Champion Hurdle | |
| Location | Cheltenham Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Date | 15 March 2022 |
| Winning horse | Honeysuckle |
| Jockey | Rachael Blackmore |
| Trainer | Henry de Bromhead |
The race was won for the second year in a row by the 8/11 favourite Honeysuckle, ridden by Rachael Blackmore and trained by Henry de Bromhead.[1][2][3]
Race details
edit- Sponsor: Unibet
- Purse:
- Going:Good to soft
- Distance:2 miles 87 yards
- Number of runners: 10
- Winner's time: 3:50.13
References
edit- ^ "Cheltenham Festival 2022: Honeysuckle wins Champion Hurdle again – as it happened". Guardian. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Cheltenham Festival 2022: Honeysuckle and Rachael Blackmore win second Champion Hurdle". BBC Sport. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Rachael Blackmore: 'I wish I had the vocabulary to explain how it felt coming back in'". The 42. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
External links
edit- 2022 Champion Hurdle at the Racing Post