2011 Champion Hurdle

Horse race 81st Champion Hurdle Champion Hurdle ChampionHurdle123 2011r1.svg Cheltenham Racecourse 15 March 2011 Hurricane Fly (IRE) Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins (IRE) George Creighton & Rose Boyd 2010 2012 The 2011 Champion Hurdle was a horse race held at Cheltenham Racecourse on Tuesday 15 March 2011.https://www.racingpost.com/results/11/cheltenham/2011-03-15/522323 Champion Hurdle result Racing Post 15 March 2011 2014-03-15 It was the 81st running of the Champion Hurdle. The winner was George Creighton & Rose Boyd's Hurricane Fly, a seven-year-old gelding trained in Ireland by Willie Mullins and ridden by Ruby Walsh. The victory was the first in the race for owner, trainer and rider. Hurricane Fly won by one and a quarter lengths from Peddlers Cross. There were no previous Champion Hurdlers in the field. All eleven of the runners completed the course. Race details Sponsor: Stan James Purse: £370,000; First prize: £210,937 Going: Good Distance: 2 miles 110 yards Number of runners: 11 Winner's time: 3m 53.71 Full result Pos. Marg. Horse (bred) Age Jockey Trainer (Country) Odds 1 Hurricane Fly (IRE) 7 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins (IRE) 11/4 fav 2 1¼ Peddlers Cross (IRE) 6 Jason Maguire Donald McCain (GB) 9/2 3 5 Oscar Whisky (IRE) 6 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson (GB) 7/1 4 2 Thousand Stars (FR) 7 Paul Townend Willie Mullins (IRE) 33/1 5 1¼ Menorah (IRE) 6 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs (GB) 3/1 6 2 Clerk's Choice (IRE) 5 Tom Molloy Michael Banks (GB) 50/1 7 5 Overturn (IRE) 7 Graham Lee Donald McCain (GB) 40/1 8 ¾ Dunguib (IRE) 8 Brian O'Connell Philip Fenton (IRE) 10/1 9 ½ Khyber Kim (GB) 9 Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies (GB) 12/1 10 10 Bygones of Brid (IRE) 8 Timmy Murphy Karen McLintock (GB) 200/1 11 ½ Mille Chief (FR) 5 Robert Thornton Alan King (GB) 16/1 Abbreviations: nse = nose; nk = neck; hd = head; dist = distance; UR = unseated rider; PU = pulled up Winner's details Further details of the winner, Hurricane Fly. Sex: Gelding Foaled: 5 April 2004 Country: Ireland Sire: Montjeu; Dam: Scandisk (Kenmare) Owner: George Creighton & Rose Boyd Breeder: Agricola Del Parco References Champion Hurdle 2011 Champion Hurdle Champion Hurdle Category:2010s in Gloucestershire