Sports Betting News: Champion Hurdle Contenders Strut Their Stuff

Two of the top contenders for the Champion Hurdle at the 2025 Cheltenham Festival showcased their credentials with impressive victories over the weekend.

Lossiemouth and Sir Gino won their respective races at Fairyhouse and Newcastle, forcing horse racing betting sites to take evasive action.

Read on as we look at how their performances have impacted the betting for the Champion Hurdle, before assessing how a potential novice chasing star performed in Ireland.

Lossiemouth had UK betting apps running for cover after romping clear of her rivals in the Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse on Sunday.

She had little difficulty sweeping past Teahupoo in the home straight and is now the 6/4 favourite for the Champion Hurdle next March.

Trainer Willie Mullins confirmed the hugely talented mare would not face stablemate and reigning champion State Man before the Cheltenham Festival.

Sir Gino maintained his unbeaten record over hurdles with a stylish victory in the Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle on Saturday.

Stablemate Constitution Hill had been ruled out of the race following an injury setback, but trainer Nicky Henderson had an able deputy.

The 2024 Triumph Hurdle winner was cut to odds of 3/1 by several new betting sites after the race, but subsequently drifted to 4/1 after Lossiemouth’s victory.

Impaire Et Passe provided an exciting glimpse of his potential over fences with an effortless victory in a beginners’ chase at Fairyhouse.

Mullins charge jumped soundly throughout the race under jockey Paul Townend and eventually powered clear to secure a stylish 12-length success.

The six-year-old is prominent in the ante-post markets on betting sites for several Cheltenham Festival races and it will be intriguing to see which route he heads down.