Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Cheltenham

16:00

Date 2025-03-11

Distance 2m87y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £253,215

Winning Time 3m 56.12s (slow by 7.12s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Golden Ace (GB) Lorcan Williams · Jeremy Scott	25/1	Won
2nd	Burdett Road (GB) Sam Twiston-Davies · James Owen	66/1	9
3rd	Winter Fog (IRE) Brian Hayes · W P Mullins	150/1	1.5
4th	Brighterdaysahead (FR) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	5/2	9
5th	King Of Kingsfield (IRE) Danny Gilligan · Gordon Elliott	200/1	10

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Constitution Hill (GB) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	1/2F
Fell	State Man (FR) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	8/1

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2	Constitution Hill Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	164	—	1/1-11	175	181	155	45d	—	—	+5	62	0.13/1	1/2 67%
Spectacular in the Supreme here in 2022 and this race in 2023; still unbeaten under rules
6	Brighterdaysahead Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	157	—	21-111	163	176	147	72d	—	—	+10	36.3	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Scintillating performance at Leopardstown last time; highly talented and progressive mare
4	State Man Chestnut J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	164	p	1-1231	168	172	148	37d	—	—	+30	38.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Won a substandard edition of this race last year; no match for Constitution Hill in 2023
7	Golden Ace Bay J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	157	—	11-431	144	151	116	24d	—	—	+22	24.2	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Won last time but unlikely to repeat 2024 Cheltenham Festival win over Brighterdaysahead
1	Burdett Road Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:James Owen	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:James Owen	164	t	12-132	150	159	145	24d	—	—	+23	25.6	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Record of 2-2 over C&D includes Greatwood win; faces a stiffer task at this exalted level
3	King Of Kingsfield Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	164	—	0-4225	146	148	128	72d	—	—	+23	24.2	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Again seems likely to take up pacemaking duties for stablemate Brighterdaysahead
5	Winter Fog Bay J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	164	—	143323	150	158	142	37d	—	—	+33	34.1	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Highly unlikely to suddenly find the necessary improvement to win this prize aged 11

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Constitution Hill	1/2	1/2	1/2	1/2	1/2
Brighterdaysahead	5/2	5/2	5/2	9/4	5/2
State Man	11/1	9/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Golden Ace	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Burdett Road	66/1	66/1	66/1	80/1	66/1
King Of Kingsfield	200/1	200/1	200/1	200/1	200/1
Winter Fog	200/1	150/1	200/1	200/1	200/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Constitution Hill

OR: 30 Form: 12 Odds: 20

1/2

2nd

State Man

38.9

OR: 29.5 Form: 7 Odds: 2.4

11/1

3rd

Brighterdaysahead

36.3

OR: 28.3 Form: 0 Odds: 8

5/2

Winter Fog

34.1

OR: 25 Form: 8.9 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Burdett Road

25.6

OR: 25 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

80/1

Golden Ace

24.2

OR: 23.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

33/1

King Of Kingsfield

24.2

OR: 24 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Constitution Hill	175	181	155
State Man	168	172	148
Brighterdaysahead	163	176	147
Burdett Road	150	159	145
Winter Fog	150	158	142
King Of Kingsfield	146	148	128
Golden Ace	144	151	116

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Golden Ace	24d ago	Fit
Burdett Road	24d ago	Fit
State Man	37d ago	Fit
Winter Fog	37d ago	Fit
Constitution Hill	45d ago	Fit
Brighterdaysahead	72d ago	Fresh
King Of Kingsfield	72d ago	Fresh