2012 Champion Hurdle

Horse race 82nd Champion Hurdle Champion Hurdle ChampionHurdle123 2012.svg Cheltenham Racecourse 13 March 2012 Rock On Ruby (IRE) Noel Fehily Paul Nicholls (GB) The Festival Goers 2011 2013 The 2012 Champion Hurdle was a horse race held at Cheltenham Racecourse on Tuesday 13 March 2012.https://www.racingpost.com/results/11/cheltenham/2012-03-13/545629 Champion Hurdle result Racing Post 13 March 2012 2014-03-15 2019-11-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20191115183526/https://www.racingpost.com/results/11/cheltenham/2012-03-13/545629 dead It was the 82nd running of the Champion Hurdle. The winner was The Festival Goers Rock On Ruby, a seven-year-old gelding trained by Paul Nicholls and ridden by Noel Fehily. The victory was the first in the race for owner, trainer and rider. Rock On Ruby was trained at Nicholls' satellite stable at Seaborough in Dorset, rather than his main yard at Ditcheat in Somerset, and much of the training was done by Harry Fry.Wood Greg Rock On Ruby victorious in the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham Festival https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/mar/13/rock-on-ruby-champion-hurdle theguardian.com 13 March 2012 18 March 2014 Rock On Ruby won by three and three quarter lengths from Overturn. Two previous winners of the race, Hurricane Fly and Binocular finished third and fourth. All ten of the runners completed the course. Race details Sponsor: Stan James Purse: £370,000; First prize: £210,715 Going: Good Distance: 2 miles 110 yards Number of runners: 10 Winner's time: 3m 50.10 Full result Pos. Marg. Horse (bred) Age Jockey Trainer (Country) Odds 1 Rock On Ruby (IRE) 6 Noel Fehily Paul Nicholls (GB) 11/1 2 3¾ Overturn (IRE) 8 Jason Maguire Donald McCain (GB) 20/1 3 1¾ Hurricane Fly (IRE) 8 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins (IRE) 4/6 fav 4 1 Binocular (FR) 8 A. P. McCoy Nicky Henderson (GB) 4/1 5 hd Zarkandar (IRE) 5 Daryl Jacob Paul Nicholls (GB) 9/1 6 1¼ Oscars Well (IRE) 7 Robbie Power Jessica Harrington (IRE) 14/1 7 3½ Brampour (IRE) 5 Harry Derham Paul Nicholls (GB) 50/1 8 ½ Zaidpour (FR) 6 Paul Townend Willie Mullins (IRE) 22/1 9 5 Celestial Halo (GB) 8 Harry Skelton Paul Nicholls (GB) 50/1 10 16 Kalann (GB) 5 Michael Darcy Sabrina Harty (IRE) 150/1 Abbreviations: nse = nose; nk = neck; hd = head; dist = distance; UR = unseated rider; PU = pulled up Winner's details Further details of the winner, Rock On Ruby. Sex: Gelding Foaled: 11 May 2005 Country: Ireland Sire: Oscar; Dam: Scandisk (Tirol) Owner: The Festival Goers Breeder: John O'Dwyer References Champion Hurdle 2012 Champion Hurdle Champion Hurdle Category:2010s in Gloucestershire