LATEST Cheltenham Festival 2022 Champion Hurdle ante post: Honeysuckle return confirmed in clash with Elliott's Zanahiyr

THE Champion Hurdle is one of the big races at Cheltenham Festival.

And already the market ahead of the 2022 showpiece is starting to hot up.

Henry de Bromhead won it last year with the unbeaten Honeysuckle.

Rachael Blackmore rode the superstar mare to victory by more than six lengths.

Here, SunSport looks at the current market for next year's race on Tuesday, March 15.

Cheltenham Festival 2022 Champion Hurdle odds

7-4 Honeysuckle

10-1 Echoes In Rain

14-1 Epatante

14-1 Ferny Hollow

16-1 Appreciate It

16-1 Zanahiyr

20-1 Bob Olinger

20-1 Sharjah

20-1 Jeff Kidder

25-1 Abacadabras

25-1 Black Tears

25-1 Concertista

25-1 Monmiral

33-1 bar

Cheltenham Festival 2022 Champion Hurdle tips

SunSport tipster Templegate will bring you his top selections.

Sun Racing will be covering Champion Hurdle news, odds updates and analysis in the run-up to the race.

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Cheltenham Festival Champion Hurdle winners past five years

2021 – Honeysuckle (Trainer: De Bromhead. Jockey: Blackmore)

2020 – Epatante (Trainer: Henderson. Jockey: Geraghty)

2019 – Espoir d'Allen (Trainer: Cromwell. Jockey: Walsh)

2018 – Buveur d'Air (Trainer: Henderson. Jockey: Geraghty)

2017 – Buveur d'Air (Trainer: Henderson. Jockey: Fehily)

Cheltenham Festival Champion Hurdle news

SunSport will bring you all the latest news on the key players in the build up to the Champion Hurdle.

Honeysuckle looks all set to make her seasonal bow in the Grade 1 Hatton’s Grace at Fairyhouse on November 28.

Zanahiyr earned himself a clash with reigning champ thanks to a nice victory in the Grade 2 WKD Hurdle in Down Royal at the end of last month.

Speaking afterwards, trainer Gordon Elliott told the Irish Times: "He has grown a lot and will jump fences in time, but he’ll stay hurdling this season.

"Jack [Kennedy] said he was trying to wind it up the whole way. He stays really well and will step-up in trip. I’d say the Hatton’s Grace is the obvious race for him now."

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