The 2007 Champion Hurdle was a

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held at

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on Tuesday 13 March 2007. It was the 77th running of the

Champion Hurdle The Champion Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run on the Old Course at Cheltenham over a ...

. The winner was Bill Hennessy's

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, a seven-year-old

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trained in Ireland by John Carr and ridden by

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. The victory was the first in the race, for owner, trainer and jockey. Sublimity won at odds of 16/1 by three lengths from the previous season's winner

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. The field also included

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, the winner of the race in 2004 and 2005. Eight of the ten runners completed the course.

Race details

* Sponsor: Smurfit Kappa * Purse: £350,000; First prize: £205,272 * Going: Soft * Distance: 2 miles 110 yards * Number of runners: 10 * Winner's time: 3m 55.70

Full result

* Abbreviations: nse = nose; nk = neck; hd = head; dist = distance; UR = unseated rider; PU = pulled up

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Sublimity * Sex: Gelding * Foaled: 23 April 2000 * Country: France * Sire: Selkirk; Dam: Fig Tree Drive ( Miswaki) * Owner: Bill Hennessy * Breeder: Stratford Place & Watership Down Stud

References

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Champion Hurdle The Champion Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run on the Old Course at Cheltenham over a ...

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Champion Hurdle The Champion Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run on the Old Course at Cheltenham over a ...

2000s in Gloucestershire