The Champion Hurdle is among the seven races on day one of the Cheltenham Festival
After months upon months of build-up, speculation, predictions and plenty of guesswork, the 2025 Cheltenham Festival kicks off today.
Willie Mullins told time and time again about a two-year plan to run the two-time Festival winner in the day one feature. However, she lines up in the Mares' 40 minutes earlier and will go off a short-priced favourite as she looks to add to her victory in the race last year and her Triumph Hurdle success 12 months earlier. She will be very hard to beat.
Horse Racing Cheltenham Racecourse Michael O'sullivan Willie Mullins Willie Mullins Gordon Elliott Paul Townend
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